Browns 27, Bengals 21

First down — Browns cornerback Leigh Bodden is limping noticeably. He hurt a groin muscle during the week. That has to affect him covering Chad Johnson.
Second down — The defense forces a fumble, with Antwan Peek ripping the ball from Rudi Johnson. Big chance early in the second quarter for the Browns to seize the momentum. They do that with a touchdown — Kellen Winslow's third-down catch setting up Joe Jurevicius' 17-yard touchdown catch. The Browns take advantage of turnovers to take a 13-7 lead. Now it's up to the defense.
Third down — The Bengals throw a touchdown pass to T. J. Houshmandzedeh, who just gets his feet down (or so the official said). But the play clock had run out … Cincinnati clearly snapped the ball after the play clock hit zero. It should have been a delay of game. The Bengals take a 14-13 lead when they should have had second-and-15.
Fourth down — Joshua Cribbs sets up another Anderson-to-Jurevicius touchdown pass. The Browns lead 20-14, and provide the kind of effort that was missing a week ago. This is more like it. A week late is certainly better than never.
Fifth down (bear with me) — Brodney Pool levels Glenn Holt after a catch down the sidelines and is penalized. The fans don't like it, but Pool led with his helmet, and the rules say that's illegal against a defenseless player, which Holt was. Chad Johnson ends the drive with a touchdown, aided by three defensive penalties. Johnson gave Leigh Bodden an inside-out move, and you wonder if Bodden was able to turn to cover him.
Sixth down (keep bearing with me) — Joshua Cribbs? Football player.
Seventh down (this is getting hard to keep up with) — Derek Anderson leads the Browns to a touchdown and Cleveland scores on five possessions in a row. Officialy, let it be known: This is impressive.

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