Cameron finished the day with three touchdown catches as he caught a TD from Spencer Lanning on a fake field goal.Josh Gordon caught 10 passes for 146 yards in the season debut for the Baylor product including a 47 yard touchdown for the first Cleveland score.
The now 1-2 Browns return to Lake Erie next Sunday against the division rival Cincinnati Bengals.
Brownie Bits
1) Before we get too excited about Brian Hoyer's day,keep in mind that he did get intercepted three times although one was on a tipped ball.
However,Hoyer gets rid of the ball so much faster than Brandon Weeden and makes better decisions (on this day,at least) as well.
The Browns should give Hoyer the start next week even if Weeden is able to play.
2) I loved the go for broke mentality with a fake field goal,which resulted in a touchdown and a fake punt that kept a drive alive.
It brought back memories of a Browns win over the Saints in the Eric Mangini era,where they pulled stunt after stunt for an upset win.
You cannot do this every week,but it is fun football and I bet some of it was a result of the uproar over the Trent Richardson deal,where so many were accusing the team of tanking for the year....
3) The Mike Holmgren era was not filled with great draft picks,but the gamble on Jordan Cameron is starting to pay off.
Cameron has always had elite skills physically for a tight end,but never seemed to get the ball.That has changed this year and Cameron is looking like a Pro Bowl level performer.
4) Before the game,rumors were being reported that the Browns were not finished trading as they were shopping both Josh Gordon and Greg Little around the league.
Well,Josh Gordon showed just why he would be difficult to let go with his performance.
Gordon opened up the offense,gave Brian Hoyer a deep threat and once again showed the ability to be a number one receiver.
5) That said,I can understand the team gauging interest in both players,especially Gordon.
Gordon is one strike away from a one year suspension,so I can certainly see why the management is willing to listen to offers,but his talent would make him a tough loss to take.
6) I admit I was not thrilled when the Browns switched from the 4-3 to the 3-4 and I wrote so,but the Ray Horton 3-4 is different than the Eric Mangini/Romeo Crennel 3-4.
This defense attacks,blitzes and goes after the quarterback with aggressive abandon with six different Browns sacking Christian Ponder.
7) And they did a fine job controlling Adrian Peterson,continuing a good season against the run,but the secondary played well too,but that may have just as much Christian Ponder than the Browns.
8) Trent Richardson in Indianapolis for the Colts? 13 carries 35 yards and a touchdown for a 2.7 YPC.
About what he did for the Browns.
Cleveland will still need to get a running game going though.
The Browns leading rusher? Josh Rainey,who ran 34 yards on the fake punt.
9) Give some credit to Spencer Lanning too.
Lanning punted well (just under 47 yards a boot),but put nice touch on the TD pass off the fake field goal to Jordan Cameron and booted a key extra point with Billy Cundiff injured.
10) All told,the Browns had a rough week and could have rolled over.Instead Rob Chudzinski had his guys ready to play and they played hard and well.
I know it's just one week and the Browns will usually be outmanned,but this win showed character and that makes me feel much better than I did last week.
Photo Credit:John Kuntz-Cleveland Plain Dealer
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