Thursday Night Football: 4th Quarter Thoughts

On Thursday Night Football the Cleveland Browns face off with the Cincinnati Bengals. The winner of the game will sit atop the AFC North. Both teams are missing a ton of starters which could lead to a sloppy game. The weather won’t help the quality of play either.

Here are our quarterly thoughts for Thursday Night Football:

1st Quarter     2nd Quarter     3rd Quarter

• Ben Tate can’t pick up the first on 3rd and 1.
  • Browns go with an outside run which is stopped.
  • Punt is a touchback.
• Bengals get over midfield quickly.
  • Jeremy Hill slips out of a couple tackles for a first.
  • Nice long pass by Andy Dalton to Mohamed Sanu gets them over the 50.
• Bad pass by Andy Dalton leads to a Buster Skrine INT.
  • Skrine with a nice return as Bengals players give less than full effort.
• On 3rd and 7 Brian Hoyer hits Miles Austin for a first down.
  • Savvy vet Austin finishes the play to get just enough to get the first.
• Browns in field goal range after a nice short drive.
  • Bengals start using their timeouts. Have two left with 8:01 left in the game.
  • Wind pushes Billy Cundiff‘s kick just right. Tough 44 yard attempt.
  • Still Browns 24 Bengals 3

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• Andy Dalton continues to throw terrible passes.
  • Joe Haden looked like the intended receiver on a pass.
  • On a desperation heave Buster Skrine pulls the ball away from James Wright.
  • Only Browns fans left in the stadium and cheers go up as the Browns take over.
• Browns run some clock before punting.
• Jason Campbell replaces Andy Dalton.
  • Greg Little gets his first catch of the game for 8 yards.
  • After a first down, the Browns force another punt.
• Browns run some more clock before punting at the 2 minute warning.
• Browns win 24 – 3.

Summary

The defense basically owned the 4th quarter, and the whole game. Many players deserve game balls. For now we will just let everyone celebrate tonight. Tomorrow morning we will get to the evaluation of this amazing performance. A road game against a division foe and the team dominated. Biggest win in years.

What are your thoughts for this 4th quarter?