Monday Night Football Live Blog: Baltimore Ravens vs. Cleveland Browns

KhaiGordon on Monday, November 16, 2009 7:42PM

In 2008 the Cleveland Browns were featured in two Monday Night Football appearances. In October they shocked the defending Super Bowl Champion New York Giants with a 35-14 victory that sent Giants fans off of the deep end. However, in their second appearance in December facing the Philadelphia Eagles, they lost 30-10. Ironically these two Monday night games told the most accurate story of the Browns. Here one day and completely gone the next.

In 2008 when beating the Giants they fielded a team that included, former Browns receiver Braylon Edwards, former Browns tight end Kellen Winslow, Jr., receiver Donte Stallworth among other players that are either hurt or no longer with the team. Running back Jamal Lewis has mentally “retired” and quarterbacks Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn aren’t allowed to play long enough to establish chemistry with any of the virtually invisible wide receivers on the team.

They enter into tonight’s game at 1-7, having only beaten the equally pathetic Buffalo Bills, facing a 4-4 Baltimore Ravens team searching for an identity of it’s own, but not likely to drop a game to their lowly division rivals. The Browns have no leadership at any position and head coach Eric Mangini’s hiring is still a mystery to everyone except the Cleveland Browns’. But like my partner in crime Michael always says “Any Given Monday” as the Browns could come out as their October 2008 selves and hand the Ravens another devastating loss or like their evil twin the December 2008 Browns and drop one by 20 or more points to a hungry Ravens team.

This is quite a matchup of Monday Night teams and I’m not sure how entertaining things will be on the television. But we’ll be sure to keep everyone entertained during our live blog here at BlitzNation.

Game starts at 8:30. Live blog begins at kickoff.

Browns inactives: P Dave Zastudil, DB Coye Francies, LB Alex Hall, WR Chansi Stuckey, TE Michael Gaines, and TE Greg Estandia.

Ravens inactives: LB Antwan Barnes, DL Haloti Ngata, RB Jalen Parmele, QB John Beck, DL Kelly Talavou, RB Matt Lawrence, OL Oniel Cousins, OT Tony Moll

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8:30 EST: How in the world do they show a bloopers reel before the game? C’mon man Jaws! LOL! The Browns are so terrible there aren’t any highlights just bloopers. SMH

8:37 EST: Wow was that a 3 and out for the Browns defense? Hmmmm…

8:47 EST: Jamal Lewis running with some authority early.

8:48 EST: John Harbaugh with his best Mike McCarthy impersonation on that lost challenge (per Michael)

8:52 EST: Well there’s the Browns we all know and love. Ravens defense forces the punt.

8:57 EST: Flacco stood there and just took the sack. You’ve got to better mobility than that kid! Sheesh! That’s 2 for Cleveland already.

9:02 EST: Great run by Ray Rice.

9:05 EST: The Ravens need to run the ball. Run Run Run! Tire out this 32nd ranked defense.

9:07 EST: WOW Hauschka WOW!

9:12 EST: Good sack by Trevor Price. On a 3 man rush.

9:17 EST: I really can’t believe that the Ravens are struggling like this against the Browns.

9:30 EST: Great catch by Heap! WOW!

9:32 EST: This game is so terrible, I’m finding it hard to focus.

9:53 EST: Joe Flacco made a heck of a play to keep this drive alive.

9:55 EST: Just for updates purposes the score is: Ravens 0 - Browns 0

END OF WHAT I BELIEVE WAS A FIRST HALF OF FOOTBALL - IT WAS 30 MINUTES OF SOMETHING.

BALTIMORE RAVENS

Passing CP/AT YDS TD INT
J. Flacco 8/12 92 0 0

Rushing CAR YDS TD LG
R. Rice 10 41 0 19
L. McClain 3 10 0 6

Receiving REC YDS TD LG
D. Mason 2 37 0 19
T. Heap 3 35 0 18
L. McClain 2 17 0 9

CLEVELAND BROWNS

Passing CP/AT YDS TD INT
B. Quinn 6/12 63 0 0

Rushing CAR YDS TD LG
J. Lewis 6 27 0 14
J. Cribbs 2 14 0 9

Receiving REC YDS TD LG
M. Massaquoi 1 30 0 30
M. Furrey 2 11 0 6
C. Jennings 1 10 0 10

Ravens have got to be kidding me right now. It’s the Browns we’re talking about here.

10:21 EST: FINALLY TD Ravens! Ravens 7 - Browns 0

10:25 EST: Wow that was a pouty mouth of epic proportions from Mangini.

10:28 EST: Interception returned for a TD for the Ravens by Landry.

10:29 EST: Ravens 14 - Browns 0

10:29 EST: You know Hauschka really isn’t too concerned about job security I see. At least make the extra points kid. WOW!

10:32 EST: They did not have to air Derek Anderson’s QB rating of 3.1 in the 4th quarter. NOT COOL!

10:41 EST: Hey Hauschka made the kick. Ravens 16 - Browns 0

10:45 EST: And the boos begin in Cleveland. Because they’re so used to better play from their team, this they can’t stand for. *khai shrug*

10:51 EST: Ray Lewis didn’t even really touch Quinn on that sack. This dude basically fell down. Get down or lay down I guess.

10:53 EST: Put ya fours up! Man I’m bored. Almost there lady and gents. 4th quarter set to start,

11;38 EST: GAME OVER! THANK GOODNESS!

BALTIMORE RAVENS

Passing CP/AT YDS TD INT
J. Flacco 13/18 155 0 0

Rushing CAR YDS TD LG
R. Rice 20 89 1 19
W. McGahee 13 35 0 7

Receiving REC YDS TD LG
D. Mason 3 78 0 41
T. Heap 4 43 0 18
L. McClain 3 19 0 9

CLEVELAND BROWNS

Passing CP/AT YDS TD INT
B. Quinn 13/31 99 0 2

Rushing CAR YDS TD LG
J. Lewis 10 36 0 14
J. Cribbs 6 34 0 11

Receiving REC YDS TD LG
M. Furrey 6 30 0 14
M. Massaquoi 1 30 0 30
J. Cribbs 1 10 0 10

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