Phil Dawson drilled two field goals in the last 90 seconds of the game to lift the Cleveland Browns to a pre-season opening 27-24 win over the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay.
Dawson nailed bombs of 58 yards to tie and 46 to win the game on the final play.
Cleveland's next home game will be at home against the St.Louis Rams.
Brownie Bits
1) Outside of the first quarter,this game was pretty dull,but Jake Delhomme's only possession was strong enough as he was 6 of 7 and led the Browns to a quick touchdown.
A small sample for sure,but Delhomme looked plenty sharp to me against the Packers defensive starters.
2) Seneca Wallace threw two touchdowns in his time and both showed why Browns fans could see an improved passing game this season.
Brian Robiskie's acrobatic grab was a work of art and Ben Watson's TD straight down the seam gave me hope that Watson could use his skills down the middle and open things up for Robiskie and Mohammed Massaquoi downfield.
3) Colt McCoy had a few nice scrambles,but his passing wasn't at its peak as the interception that he threw should have been heaved into the stands.
Rookie QB's have struggles,so I don't put too much into this yet.
4) I liked Peyton Hillis as an offensive weapon at fullback.
Hillis will never be the blocker that Lawrence Vickers is,but he will be more of a offensive threat than Vickers will ever be.
Hillis could be a valuable pickup for Cleveland.
5) I know Josh Cribbs was being sat from returning kicks,but why was first round pick Joe Haden doing the job?
That move made zero sense to me when you consider the risk of injury compared to anything that the Browns got out of Haden as a returner.
6) Punter Dave Zastadil was placed on the IR and is finished for the season.
Reggie Hodges appears likely to be the replacement for the solid booting Zastadil....
7) I was also encouraged by the play of nose tackle Ahtyba Rubin,who stripped the ball from Ryan Grant in the first quarter and led to a Browns touchdown.
If Rubin can play the nose and Shaun Rogers can move to an end,the Browns defensive line improves right there.
8) The defensive player of the game was T.J. Ward,who was all over the field with 8 and a half tackles.
Had Ward been able to take down John Kuhn on a Packer TD run instead of bouncing off of him,Ward might have had an A+ type game...
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