Monday Night Football Live Blog Cleveland @ Buffalo, 1st Half

All right folks. Yes, this has nothing to do with the Eagles and/or Andy Reid but Papa Bear AA can't make the live-blog tonight at Awful Announcing so we're having it here instead. This live blog will be run AA style. The comment section is yours to chime in and leave quotes. We'll get under way at 8:30 when our boys Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, and Dr. Tony Kornheiser (no, he's not really a doctor, he just likes to play one in the booth when players are injured) hit the air. See you then!

"Bills will beat the Browns...loser of this game is done anyway as far as playoffs go." (SSR)

With the way the Bills have looked in their division, I can't say I disagree.

"Feels like it's in the low 20s....and that's just fine with these folks." - Mike Tirico

"Anderson's quarterback rating was so low, if it was his body temperature, he'd be dead." - Dr. Kornheiser

The same can be said for most quarterbacks in the NFL. Very few have a rating of 98.6

Kickoff taken to the 44. 1st and 10 and Edward's pass is PICKED OFF BY WIMBLEY! Not a good start for Buffalo.

1st down and Quinn fires incomplete. 2nd and 10 and Lewis carries for 4. 3rd and 6 from the CLE 47 and that's incomplete. The Browns do nothing with the turnover and they'll punt it away. The fair catch was muffed but Jackson got it back. Edwards will try it again. 1st and 10....

Edwards hands off to Marshawn Lynch who gains a whopping 1 yard. 2nd and 9 and Edwards finds Roscoe Parrish for a gain of 21. 1st and 10 from the BUF 39 and Edwards gets back to the line of scrimmage on the scramble.

"Hey, another zero APR ad that IS NOT annoying. How about that, Toyota?" (Via Yet another idiot with a music blog.)

How about that?

EDWARDS IS PICKED OFF AGAIN! This time by Andra Davis and he takes it to the into Buffalo territory!

"Well, Romo throws 5 INT's last year and wins against Buffalo, maybe the roles are reversed in Buffalo's favor?" (Via SSR)

And Brady Quinn on the bootleg picks up 12.

"A lot of green grass in front of him." - Jaws

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the Ralph field turf. 1st down and Quinn finds his full back, Ali over the middle for the 1st down. From the 25, the handoff is to Jamal Lewis who only gets a couple. 2nd and 8 and Quinn goes to deep for Edwards and...It's dropped!

"Brady Quinn looks like he's born to do this." - Dr. Kornheiser fawning over his man crush.

3rd and 8 following the timeout. Quinn to throw and it's broken up by Scott. And on comes Phil Dawson will come on to attempt a 40-yarder. It's up...and IT'S GOOD! 3-0 Browns.

Packers and Saints next week on Monday Night Football. That should be a good one. Here's Phil Dawson and his kick is a touchback.

Lynch takes it up the middle for 7 on 1st down. 2nd down and 3 and Lynch bounces it to the outside and picks up the first. Lynch is absolutely eaten up on first down by Shaun Rogers and that guy flat out scares me. 2nd and 11 and Edwards to Lynch for 3.

"Oh god, Packers/Saints next week? Favre-mania is back next week on Kornheiser Central." (Via SSR)

Yay! 3rd and 7 and Edwards dumps it off to Lynch in the backfield and it goes nowhere. And here's everyone favorite religious punter, Brian Moorman who kicks it to the fair-catching Josh Cribbs at the CLE 26.

"We'll have our eyes focused on Brady Quinn when the Browns take the field next." - Mike Tirico

Dr. Kornheiser can't take his eyes of Brady. Not you too Mike! We can't lose you!

That may have been the grossest fan shot I have ever seen on so many levels. 1st down picks up 8 and on 2nd and 2 Quinn hands to Lewis who goes nowhere and it's 3rd and 2. Quinn faces the pressure and Quinn is forced to throw it incomplete.

Parrish is deep to receive the punt and it's downed at the 1. Did that touch Parrish? Apparently not. Edwards hands it to Lynch and he's "pinballed" to the 4. 2nd and 7 and Lynch takes it for about 4. 3rd and 3 and the Bills are finally realizing that the key to winning most games is establishing a ground game. Something that's foreign to Andy Reid. Timeout Buffalo who barely avoid a delay of game.

EDWARDS IS PICKED AGAIN!!! FOR THE 3RD TIME IN THE 1ST QUARTER!

"Trent Edwards, he's a fairly bright guy he's been terrible thus far." - Dr. Kornheiser

Ex-Eagle Dante Stallworth goes backwards on 1st down and loses 4. 2nd 14 from the BUF 16. Quinn's pass is incomplete intended for Edwards. 3rd and long. Quinn goes toward the endzone and it hits the back of Brian Scott. Incomplete and on will come Phil Dawson. From 33 yards out...IT'S GOOD! 6-0 Browns.

"Trent needs a Priceless Pep Talk." (Via SSR)

Sadly, Peyton Manning is not here. Actually, that's a good thing. Nice kickoff return to the 49. 1st down and 10 goes not get a lot. 2nd and 8. Edwards hands to Lynch who gets 5. 3rd and 3 coming up. And it's dropped by Steve Johnson! Wow, talk about not helping a struggling QB.

I just realized that my attemps to bold on the Dawson field goals have not gone bold. Does anyone else see bold there?

"It can't be the cold weather because both teams are used to playing in cold weather." - Dr. Kornheiser forgetting about the warmer fall.

1st down goes for a couple. 2nd down goes for another couple and this could not have been a more boring quarter.

6-0 Browns after 1

3rd down and we have an illegal contact call that gives the Browns a 1st down. Lewis gains a yard and a half. Quinn to Winslow for a pickup of 13 and Tirico isn't lying when he's saying that was the best pitch and catch of the night. 1st down and Quinn fires to Edwards who actually brings the ball in! Gain of 19 and a 1st down at the CLE 49. Lewis picks up a measly yard on 1st down and from midfield Quinn goes over the middle for Edwards who makes another catch! 1st down at the 32.

"the players aren't dropping everything because the defenders have caught a few". - Dr. Kornheiser (Via Mal)

"You have to catch the ball with your hands." - Captain Obvious Ron Jaworski

2nd and 6 and Lewis to the outside and he's shoved out of bounds at the 2!

Did Dr. Kornheiser just annoint the Browns the sexiest team in the league?

Timeout Buffalo.

1st and goal and Cribbs takes the ball and he goes into the ENDZONE! TOUCHDOWN BROWNS! The PAT is good and the Browns lead the Bills 13-0.

Short kick and Jackson takes it all the way to the BUF 40. The Bills have good field position, so they have that going for them. 1st and 10 and Marshawn Lynch gets a couple on the wildcat. Edwards goes to Lynch out of the backfield and he picks up 4. 3rd down and Fred Jackson picks up a 1st down into Browns territory at the 34.

1st down and Edwards hands to Jackson who takes it all the way to the 17! Here come the Bills! 1st down and this time Jackson gets taken down in the backfield.

Here's Lynch weaving his way through the Browns defense INTO THE ENDZONE! TOUCHDOWN BILLS! The PAT is good and it's now 13-7 Browns.

"2 touchdown drives after a hard to watch first quarter has made this game interesting." - Mike Tirico telling it like it is.

The kickoff is taken for a touchback.

"He's a great looking kid." - Dr. Kornheiser on his man crush, Brady Quinn

1st down goes for a loss. 2nd down and the pass is caught by Edwards and it's now 3rd and 6 for the Browns. Quinn fires over the middle and he overshoots everyone. 3 and out for the Browns and momentum is with Buffalo now.

"He's gotta take that tight end down the middle." - Jaws giving us a lovely visual.

Edwards fires one deep and the Bills have the ball at midfield. 1st down and Lynch gains 8. 2nd down and 2 and Jackson through the middle gets another big gain.

"Brady Quinn wanted to play in Cleveland. If he ends up very good, he could be the governor of Ohio". - Dr. Kornheiser (via Mal).

Why would he want to set up Brady where he would undoubtally be involved in a sex scandal with Dr. Kornheiser?

Apparently I fell behind and NFL Gamecenter is not working for me. 2nd and 3 from the 27 and Edwards hands it off to Lynch who gets bottled up at the line of scrimmage.

Jackson out of the wildcat on 3rd down and he fights his way for a 1st down. What an effort! 1st and 10 from the 22 and it's deflected by Thomas and incomplete. 2nd down and Marshawn Lynch makes a diving catch, gets back up and gets all the way to the marker. 1st down Bills from the 12 with 31 seconds left. Edwards, scrambling and he gets to the 8.

"We've seen some poor clock management this year in the NFL." - Jaws

*cough*cough*Eagles

Timeout Buffalo. 2nd and 6 and Edwards fires to the ENDZONE...incomplete! Nearly picked off. 3rd and 6 and Edwards stands in the packet, eats dinner there, and ends up throwing it to the drunk guy in the front row. Here's Rian Lindell from 26 yards out. It's up.....AND GOOD! 13-10 Browns.

And that's the end of the 1st half, 13-10 the Browns over the Bills and I will see you in the 2nd half thread!