Dawson is Awesome in Quinn’s First Win

November 18, 2008 By 6 Comments

It looked like déjà vu all over again when late into the fourth quarter Bills quarterback Trent Edwards snuck one yard into the end zone for a 27-26 Buffalo lead with less than two minutes to go.

Brady Quinn Gets First Win Against Buffalo BillsBut after getting the ball back Browns quarterback Brady Quinn, in his first start on the road, only managed to move the ball 28 yards to give kicker Phil Dawson a nearly impossible task of making a 56-yard field goal amidst the swirling winds inside Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, N.Y.

Dawson nailed it.

And the score was 29-27 Browns, with time enough on the clock to give Buffalo kicker Rian Lindell a chance to hit a 47-yard line for the win. But a cross wind pushed the ball wide right with just 38 seconds to go, and the Browns escaped its third consecutive game of blowing 13-point leads only to lose in the end.

When the referees signaled “no good”, the Browns sideline erupted in jumping high fives, while Quinn looked up to the gray skies to give thanks.

For once Lady Luck – or perhaps the luck of the Irish – was on Cleveland’s side. Afterward, Browns Head Coach Romeo Crennel described Dawson as “money.”

Be honest, did you think Phil Dawson had the leg to make the 56 yarder?

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On the down side: Missed tackles continue to plague the Browns.

Trent Edwards threw three interceptions in the first quarter, alone, but the Browns came away with just six points.

Also, a deep pass to Braylon Edwards on the Buffalo five yard line in the first quarter had “touchdown” written all over it, but Edwards could not hang on.

On the up side: On the first play in the third quarter, Jerome Harrison caught a pitch-out from Quinn and sprinted down the field for a 72-yard touchdown run – his first.

At about midnight, the Browns climbed aboard the team bus for the trip back to Cleveland. It had begun to snow and they would have a short week to prepare for Houston Texans on Sunday.

Brady Quinn completed just 14 of 36 passes Monday night, but he led the Browns in the final two minutes to a game-winning field goal.

(Photo of Brady Quinn courtesy of Chuck Crow — The Plain Dealer)

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  • Much Needed Reality Check

    A clutch boot to be sure, but let’s face facts: he should never have been attempting it in the first place, thanks to Brady “Thanks Mr. Buffalo DB for Dropping My Game-Choking Interception” Quinn. The game should’ve been over right then and there. Oh well, rabbit’s feet are rabbit’s feet, and here’s to Boy Brady making lots of game-losing picks in the future!

  • Midnight Writer

    Dear Mr. Much Needed Reality Check,

    A win is a win is a win.

    And if the Browns are just lucky with Quinn; if every win is ugly and not deserved, I will take them all!

    By the time you add up how many games you should have won; how many games you should have lost, in the NFL it probably all comes out pretty even.

    And I’ve said this before. Brady Quinn can’t help the way he looks. Not everyone can have the mean, imposing look of a Ben Roethlisberger.

  • Much Needed Reality Check

    @Midnight Writer,

    In other words, the mean, imposing look of a real man. Yes, I’d have to agree with you there.

  • Midnight Writer

    Dear Mr. Reality — or should I say, Delusional –

    True, Quinn does not appear to be imposing and has a thick Columbus, Ohio accent (talking as fast as a Clevelander, but with a hint of a midwestern/middle Ohio “hick” accent, but not as appalachian-like as Cincinnati), and I admit, has a bit of a deer-in-headlights thing going.

    But as long as he jumps up after being tackled, has his players’ ears in the huddle and works on that long ball, I join other Browns fans in hoping Quinn can bring Cleveland an 8-8 record when all is said and done.

    By the way, what quarterback in your mind, is ideal?

  • http://www.midwestsportsfans.com JRod

    @Midnight Writer,

    I think this is the look he is talking about:

  • Midnight Writer

    Yeah! Ben never looked better than this: on the sidelines looking as confused as hell.

    But I concede that Brady Quinn should have more of a grizzly Adams look, too or at least a kind of unshaved look. Maybe he should drive a pick-up truck with a couple of mean hound dogs in it and a rifle at the ready to bag a stray deer, too.

    By the way, in watching the Bungles and Pee-burg Thursday Night game, I noticed that some key receivers from both teams dropped balls thrown right to them.

    Is what Braylon Edwards has, catchy?