Monday Night Football Live Blog Cleveland @ Buffalo, 2nd Half

Those were some scary results I got when I googled Brady Quinn. No wonder Dr. Kornheiser has a man crush on him.

The second half is set to get under way with the Browns leading the Bills 13-10 in a game that's gone from dull to mildly interesting between 1st and 2nd quarters.

"Instead of the fastest 3-minutes, we had the slowest 4 hours." - Chris Berman on the Eagles-Bengals game. It's nice to see he's taking after Dan Patrick and recycling his material. He used that line on the Blitz.

Here's Cribbs on the kickoff return and he takes it to the 25. 1st down and 10 and on comes Brady Quinn.

"Michelle lost her hat from the teams at 20 report, it must be warming up down there." - MIke Tirico

Lewis picks up 3 on 1st down and 2nd down sees Lewis pick up a couple. 3rd down for the Browns. Brian Scott falls down leaving Winslow wide open for the first down and then some, but alas, there was a reason he was so wide open, and that was offensive pass interference. 3rd and 16 now for Cleveland. Quinn under pressure....incomplete. 4th down and that's a hugh 3 and out for the Bills.

Stop talking about the weather!!! It was 15 degrees in Seattle in 2006 but I didn't b***h about it! (Via SSR)

Did you hear Joe Buck during Game 5 part 1 of the World Series? Believe me, compared to that these guys are singing in the cold.

"Very cold night here in Buffalo, it feels like it's in the high teens with the windchill here." - Mike Tirico

Then again SSR, maybe you do have more of a point after all. 1st down from the 39 after the Zastudil punt is a run from Lynch who picks up 4. Injury timeout as Shaun Smith is injured.

Not one mention of penetration from Jaws tonight. (Via SSR)

There wasn't a mention of that last week earlier. Maybe a certain part of Jaws stopped penetrating...

2nd and 6 and Edwards swings it to Lynch who gains 3. 3rd and 3 and Edwards drops back, goes deep, and it's caught by Steve Johnson for 21 yards to the Browns 33! 1st down and a gain of 4. 2nd down and THE BALL'S OUT AND IT'S RECOVERED BY THE BROWNS!

"Down the middle, he finds Johnson." - Ron Jaworski (Via SSR)

Coupled that with Dr. Kornheiser's talk about how he likes boys, and these guys really should get a room together with a tape of Brady Quinn porn playing.

1st down and Quinn gives to Lewis who takes it across the 40 to the 42 for a gain of 5. 2nd and 6 and Brady Quinn scrambles for a gain of 8. 1st down Browns and Quinn passes to Edwards for 5. 2nd down is called back for an illegal formation and it's now 2nd and 10 and the pass is deflected. 3rd down and 10 and the Bills call a timeout.

"Rivalry week. Say that when it's 15 degrees outside." - Mike Tirico

3rd and 10 and Quinn from the gun goes deep for Edwards and it's CAUGHT AT THE 27! 1st down Browns. Lewis gets a couple on the carry. 2nd and 8 and Brady Quinn is sacked! And is it all about penetration?....No! Still no mention of it. 3rd and 17 from the BUF 34. Quinn's pass picks up 8 and on will come Phil Dawson to attempt a 43-yard field goal into the wind. It's up....and IT'S GOOD! 16-10 Browns.

Jackson picks up the kickoff and takes it to 42. 1st and 10 and Edwards passes to Lynch into the backfield and he gets a yard. We're reminded of the Music City Miracle. And yes, Bills fans, that was a lateral. 2nd and 9 Edwards scrambles and gets belted at midfield. Offsetting penalties will mean that that never happened. 2nd and 9 again. Edwards throws it away to the rich guy with the front row seat at midfield.

"Is there such a thing as too much time back there?" - Dr. Kornheiser

3rd and 9 and Edwards to Lynch who picks up a 1st down. Caught it out of the backfield and ran all the way to the marker and then some.

"He's saving his quarterback's bacon here tonight." - Mike Tirico

Bacon? 1st down picks up 7. 2nd and 3 and Jackson gets another Buffalo 1st down. 1st down and Edwards fires incomplete. 2nd down and Lynch with a good run for a first down.

"That's how you hit the hole!" - Ron Jaworski

"You don't get holes in the NFL, you get little cracks." - Ron Jaworski
"That was a little crack? I could have driven my bus through that, Jaws!" - Dr. Kornheiser

What a fantasbulous catched by Mercedes Lynch for the first down, he has the legs of a tarantusaur. - Emmitt Smith

Emmitt! Welcome to the blog! It's great to have a star like you here.

1st and 2nd down gives us Jackson runs of 6 and 2, respectively. 3rd and 2 and Lynch goes backwards and on will come Rian Lindell to add to tonight's field goal fest.

Lindell from 31-yards out...BANG! IT'S GOOD! 16-13 Browns

Cribbs takes the kickoff to the 17 as Mike Tirico tells us that no team in NFL history has blown 3 straight 13-point leads. Ravens, Broncos, and now the Bills? We shall see. Oh, by the way, nice gloves Doc!

1st and 10 for the Browns. Quinn fires to Edwards for another 1st down.

That's the end of the 3rd quarter with the score, Browns 16, Bills 13

"Romeo has had 3 soap operas bubble up on him in the last few weeks". - Dr. Kornheiser (Via Mal)

Jerome Harrison takes the hand off AND HE BREAKS FREE AND NO ONE IS GOING TO COME CLOSE TO CATCHING HIM AS HE TAKES IT INTO THE ENDZONE! TOUCHDOWN BROWNS! The PAT makes it 23-13 Browns

This one maybe over, but wait...

McKelvin on the kickoff return AND HE BREAKS FREE, HAS THE KICKER TO BEAT, HE WHIFFS! LEODIS MCKELVIN WILL GO ALL THE WAY INTO THE ENDZONE! TOUCHDOWN BILLS! The PAT makes it 23-20 Browns and this one ain't over yet, folks!

And here's Cribbs on the return and he can break 'em as well. A high kick backfires and the kick is out of bounds. Browns ball at the 43 as that's where it went out.

"I wonder what Shaun Rogers gets up to?" - Dr. Kornheiser after they showed the speed of McKelvin and Tirico announced the speed of Harrison on their respective runs.
".1" - Ron Jaworski

1st down and Quinn fires incomplete. 2nd and 10 and Harrison bounces to the outside ann picks up a first down and a tough late hit will be called as Harrison got bounced over to the bench. Add 15 to that one. It's amazing how momentum can draw penalties. Quinn fires deep to Edwards and it's incomplete as Edwards got his feet tangled.

Lewis takes for 3 on 2nd down. 3rd down and Quinn fires for Harriso who MAKES THE CATCH at the 9. 1st and goal and Lewis picks up 4. 2nd and goal and Quinn overthrows everyone out of the endzone. 3rd and goal...

...Quinn throws it out of the endzone again! Goalline stand for the Bills as we will see Phil Dawson come in to attempt a 22-yarder. Dawson drills it and...IT'S GOOD! 26-20 Browns

Kickoff taken to the BUF 42 and on 1st down Lynch busts one into Cleveland territory at the 44 for a first down. 1st and 10 and Lynch gains 3. 2nd and 7 and Edwards throws it to Lynch for the first down at the CLE 30. Here come the Bills!

No gain on 1st down as we find out that no Stanford QB has ever thrown a TD to a Cal player. Holding on 2nd down and that will make it 2nd and 19 now. Edwards gonna throw and it's incomplete intended for Robert Royle, the tight end. 3rd and 19. Edwards short to Lynch and he goes backwards and that may have just knocked them out of field goal range. Nice to see Dick Jauron channeling Andy Reid.

The punt is fair caught at the 17 by Cribbs.

"Donovan McNabb thinks every game is the Super Bowl, he just wants to keep playing." - Mike Tirico

Lewis gets 3 on the 1st down carry. On 2nd and 7, Quinn just launches one straight up into the air and IT'S PICKED OFF BY KO SIMPSON! But this one is going to be challenged and it does not look good for the Bills.

"You can't bank challenges from game to game." - Mike Tirico on the Browns not challenging until now.
"Really? It's not like roll-minutes?" - Dr. Kornheiser

The play is overturned and the Browns regain possession. 3rd and 7 and Quinn finds Kellen Winslow for the first down. 1st and 10 and Lewis picks up 3. 2nd and 7 and Quinn fires deep...Incomplete. 3rd and 7. Quinn from the gun passes and it's dropped by Braylon Edwards! There's another drop, Shutupkornholer.

Parrish takes the punt return to the outside and into Browns territory! 1st and 10 and Lynch pucks up 3 to the Browns 45. 2nd and 7 and Steve Johnson makes the catch for the 1st down at the 35. 1st and 10 and Edwards hands to Lynch who gets 7 there. And the Bills are circling that ol' wagon that Berman loves to talk about.

2nd and 3 and they give it to Lynch who BOUNCES OFF OF ROGERS! TO THE OUTSIDE, LYNCH REACHES FOR THE GOALLINE AND HE'S JUST SHORT! 1st and goal from the 1!

Edwards....QUARTERBACK SNEAK.....TOUCHDOWN BILLS! THIS GAME IS TIED! Lindell to give the Bills the lead on the PAT...IT'S GOOD! 27-26 Bills!

Has this game seemed to go on forever? Or does it just seem that way because it's so cold?? (Via Mal)

It's the cold. And yes, Andy Reid wonders how the Bills do it.

Cribbs takes the kickoff to the 30. 1st and 10 and Quinn finds Edwards for 12 to the 44. 1st and 10 is incomplete. 2nd down and 10 and QUINN FINDS WINSLOW FOR 16 YARDS AT THE BUFFALO 40!

He did it at Notre Dame? You mean almost beat USC in 2005 and get blown out by LSU, Ohio State and every other good team? (Via Walnuts)

Exactly.

2-minute warning and this one's ending in bold, again, folks.

Quinn throws on 1st down and it's NEARLY INTERCEPTED BY MCKELVIN! 2nd down is incomplete. 3rd down and that pass is batted....and incomplete!

And here comes Dawson for a 56-yard field goal to give the Browns the lead. IT'S LONG ENOUGH....IT'S STRAIGHT ENOUGH....IT'S GOOD! BROWNS TAKE THE LEAD 29-27

"That one was stroked beautifully." - Jaws with the late double entendre

Jackson on the kickoff return and he takes it to the 44.

"Unlike last week, I have not declared this game over." - Dr. Kornheiser

Edwards passes it to Royal and the Bills are at the Browns 35!

Lynch gets a couple on 1st down and the Browns call timeout in hopes that they might get the ball back. Boring start, but this is getting crazy!

Lynch gets another 2 yards up the middle and it's now 3rd and 6 as the Browns call another timeout. 3rd and 6 and Lynch to the outside and he gets 2 yards again and we'll be seeing a 47-yarder against the wind.

A 47-YARDER FROM LINDELL IS UP......NO GOOD!!!! WIDE RIGHT! AND THAT'S IT! THE BROWNS WILL ESCAPE BUFFALO WITH THE WIN!

And an eerily similar finish to that ill-fated Super Bowl. 47-yards. Wide right.

Quinn takes a knee and that puts a capper on this one, 29-27 the Browns over the Bills.

Thanks everyone for joining me for my first live-blog on my new blog. Good night and good luck. I will be live-blogging the Eagles-Ravens game Sunday afternoon, if you get the game, I hope that you will join me once again.