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Points off turnovers

Cleveland Browns
10/05/2007 8:20 AM The official website of the Cleveland Browns reports the Browns have been opportunistic through four games this season in creating turnovers into points.  The Browns have forced eight turnovers (3 INT, 5 fumbles) this season and the offense has converted those turnovers into 34 points (4 TDs, 2 FGs), including 10 points or more in each of the last three consecutive games.  Also, the Browns defense has limited the Browns nine turnovers (6 INT, 3 fumbles) into only 22 points (1 TD, 5 FG). Read more

Cribbs named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month

Cleveland Browns
10/04/2007 12:39 PM

Cleveland Browns KR Joshua Cribbs was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month.  Cribbs currently leads the NFL with a 549 kickoff return yards and a 34.3 kickoff return average.  In four games this season, Cribbs has totaled 16 kickoff returns for 549 yards (34.3 avg.) and one touchdown.  Cribbs has also handled punt return duties with three returns for 33 yards and also ranks second on the team with six special teams tackles.

 

Cribbs recorded his third kickoff return for a touchdown of his career with a 99-yard touchdown at Oakland on Sept. 23.   Cribbs is currently tied for the franchise lead (Bobby Mitchell, 3) and is the only player in franchise history with a kickoff return for a touchdown in three consecutive seasons.

 

Cribbs has consistently provided the Browns with a spark on special teams and has already added five returns this season of over 30 yards.  Cribbs currently ranks second in franchise history in all-time kickoff return yards with 3,137 and needs only 49 yards to pass Dino Hall (3,185) and become the team’s all-time leader in kickoff return yards. Read more

Coaches cross paths again

Cleveland Browns
10/04/2007 12:25 PM The Dayton Daily News reports HC Romeo Crennel worked under Bill Belichick as defensive coordinator on three Super Bowl winners with the New England Patriots. The way their relationship is sometimes portrayed, one would think Crennel thus regards Belichick as something of a mentor. Well ... not really. "I regard him as an associate," Crennel said Wednesday. "I've learned a lot from him and enjoyed working with him." Read more

Palmer's criticism drives Johnson

Cincinnati Bengals
10/04/2007 12:24 PM The Dayton Daily News reports WR Chad Johnson actually wants QB Carson Palmer to rip him when he messes up. What's more, Johnson said, he needs it. The Cincinnati Bengals' dynamic duo is like an old, married couple. They fuss 'n' fight, but always make up. And that's what happened after Monday's heated exchange between the two on a pass play that resulted in an interception in the Bengals' 34-13 loss to the New England Patriots. Was Johnson surprised that Palmer called him out? "No, that's the way we are," Johnson said. "It's a good thing, because the only person I have around me who's not patting me on the back — 'Oh, my gosh, great catch! Way to go, Chad!' — is '9' (Palmer). And I need that. "I expect perfection out of him, and he expects perfection out of me. I messed up on one play. It's good that we're like that. That's what makes us great." Read more