The game was close for a half before a dominant third quarter put the game away for the Chargers.
Cleveland hosts what should be an angry and desperate Pittsburgh team on Thursday night in a game that will give the Browns their final chance at a win inside the division....
Brownie Bits
1) The game was close for the first half (13-7) and the score wound up close,but that can be blamed on one man-Chargers coach Norv Turner.
The Chargers moved the ball at will through the air in the second half until Turner began to worry about LaDainian Tomlinson records instead of finishing the Browns off.
Add to that,the soft prevent style defense that allowed the Browns three scoring drives in the 4th quarter and that gives you a closer score that the game really was.
I give the Browns credit for trying hard and hustling,but the Chargers were just as responsible for the comeback....
2) Brady Quinn was improved and the numbers look nice,but they were inflated by a fourth quarter that San Diego allowed Quinn to play to his strength-short passes.
I did like the way Quinn looked on the first drive on the game which resulted in a touchdown and was the only Cleveland score against the San Diego defense when they were playing straight up...
3) Jerome Harrison finally saw the field and responded with two touchdown catches and over 100 total yards on the afternoon.
Harrison should be the player that gets the most carries over the final four games....
4) Tight end Evan Moore was recently added from the Packers practice squad and showed a very nice set of mitts in grabbing six passes for 80 yards in the game.
With Steve Heiden out for the season,Moore has a real chance to establish himself as a viable pass catching option at tight end over the rest of the season..
5) Brian Robiskie saw time as well and caught four passes including a big play of 43 yards....
6) Weak plays from the safeties allowed Antonio Gates to just kill the Browns
with eight catches for 167 yards.It would have been worse had the Chargers kept throwing in the fourth quarter.
Gates was able to outquick and overpower Mike Adams and Abram Elam all day...
7) C.J. Mosley was placed on the injured reserve list after breaking his ankle in the loss.
Always sorry to see guys seriously injured,but this shouldn't be a huge loss...
Former Dolphin and Charger Derrick Robinson was signed to replace Mosley on the defensive line.
8) Moving away from this one and to other topics-I was super impressed with Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh in the Huskers upset bid against Texas.
Suh could be the top pick in this draft and looks to have the potential to be a dominant defensive tackle that can rush the passer.
I would love to see Suh as a Brown,but with two other teams still with one win (Rams and Buccaneers) the Browns could be anywhere from 1 to 3 as of now and could fall further if the Browns win any of their final games....
9) Another player that I would love to see as a Brown if Suh is unavailable is Tennessee safety Eric Berry.
Berry is an athletic and physical player that would bring Cleveland their best safety since the late Eric Turner in the early 90's....
10) The Steelers will likely win on Thursday,but it sure is nice to see Steeler coach and figurehead Mike Tomlin humbled a bit.
The way to "raise hell in December" isn't losing to Oakland at home!
Photo Credits
Gates and Harrison:Matt Sullivan-Getty Images
Mangini:Tony Dejak-AP Photo
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