Daily Dawg Tags: Josh McCown owns the day
By Thomas Moore
Spanning the virtual globe to bring you the latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL – these are your Daily Dawg Tags for Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Cleveland Browns:
Josh McCown silences critics with performance in Baltimore
"The Browns never have been great at winning games easily. But as long as a win is the result, fans usually seem to maintain some sort of happiness throughout that winning week. Browns fans have more than just a win to be happy about after the 33-30 win over the Ravens. They can be happy about having a competent quarterback leading the offense."
Josh McCown’s big day and other stats from Week 5
"Josh McCown had a game on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens that no one saw coming. His 457 passing yards were not only a personal best, but is also the highest total by a Cleveland quarterback in franchise history. (That’s all the way back to 1946 if you are scoring at home.)"
Browns open as home underdogs to the Broncos
"The Cleveland Browns have opened as four-point underdogs for their game on Sunday against the Denver Broncos at FirstEnergy Stadium."
Josh McCown says ankle injury won’t sideline him
"Lost amid the shock and awe of quarterback Josh McCown‘s performance in helping to lead the Cleveland Browns past the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday was that McCown injured his ankle in overtime."
Browns plagued by bad habits in win
"The Cleveland Browns continue to profoundly fail in so many areas on the field that one has to realize that this win is a fluke and probably not a trend."
Browns offensive line solid in win (PFF)
"Here are the top takeaways and highest-graded players from the Cleveland Browns 33-30 win over the Baltimore Ravens."
NFL News:
Broncos’ Demarcus Ware to miss two weeks with injury (Predominantly Orange)
"It appears as if the first big injury to the Denver Broncos defense has come to surface. Demarcus Ware, the team’s leader in sacks, will miss Sunday’s game with Cleveland with a back strain."
San Diego’s Antonio Gates records 100th career touchdown reception (ESPN)
"San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates became the ninth player in NFL history to catch 100 career touchdown passes when he scored on a 12-yard pass from Philip Rivers with 9:06 left in the first quarter of a 24-20 lossto the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday."
Cowboys evaluating Brandon Weeden as quarterback (Dallas News)
"Brandon Weeden came into Sunday’s game with the second-best quarterback rating in the NFC behind Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers. By the time Weeden’s day was done against New England, all the talk was about who is next in line at quarterback for the Cowboys."