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Imagine being a player for the Cleveland Browns and receiving a report card for the first half of the season.

Last season, the Cleveland Browns failed to score an offensive touchdown in their last six games.A However, at that point in the season, they were playing the third and fourth string quarterbacks in Ken Dorsey andA Bruce Gradkowski.A What's their excuse this season? A The Browns did score an offensive touchdown today, but the philosophy and results ...

What do Packers tackle Breno Giacomini and Browns quarterback Brady Quinn have in common - besides the first two letters of their names? They were the only players who were in uniform, but did not step on the field Sunday during Green Bay's 31-3 destruction of Cleveland.

BEREA: When Derek Anderson slipped across the goal line on a broken play against the Cincinnati Bengals in Game 4, few knew the Browns quarterback was stepping into the dead zone.

I'm back! It was painful having to go through this week without the ability of providing content at my own convenience, but everything is back to normal and the game thread will be up tomorrow morning for the Browns' contest against the Packers.

The mismatch on paper was a mismatch on the field. Browns rookie receivers Mohamed Massaquoi and Brian Robiskie weren't able to do anything against the veteran Pro Bowlers.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Scribbles in my Browns notebook as the Packers build a big lead at halftime: 1. Lots of empty seats and lots of Green Bay fans wearing cheeseheads.

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker PITTSBURGH -- The Cleveland Browns came out firing in the second half.

One day, Browns fans won't feel this way after watching their team play on the road against the Steelers.

Brady Quinn might still be on the roster when the trading deadline passes at 4 p.m. Tuesday, but it doesn't mean he'll be playing anytime soon, regardless of how bad the offense is.

The Steelers have now won 12 straight games over the Cleveland Browns: Date Site Result Nov.

The Cleveland Browns have been sacked by the flu. Coach Eric Mangini said 12 players, including Pro Bowl nose tackle Shaun Rogers and five other starters, are home with flulike symptoms and he plans to adjust his practice on Wednesday as the team prepares to face the Green Bay Packers this weekend.

No matter how you measure it, the Cleveland Browns can't beat the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes before the Steelers' offense began stopping itself with turnovers, and Pittsburgh benefited from a curious first-down measurement to beat the rival Browns for the 12th consecutive time, winning 27-14 on Sunday.

Observations, opinions and facts ... The first four offensive plays by the Browns were inside handoffs to Jamal Lewis.

BEREA: Throughout his 10-year NFL career, Jamal Lewis has proven that the more he runs the ball, the better he gets.

Browns defense forces the first Baltimore punt to start the second half. Eric Mangini pulls Brady Quinn.

I can still see it. The Browns on the 5-yard line against the Carolina Panthers.

Several years ago, the Cleveland Browns brought in a so-called personnel guru in former general manager Phil Savage.

A new coach, two dozen new players, and a new organizational philosophy have generated the same old results for the Browns on the field.