Browns return home 0-2

TheBrownsreturnhometohosttheBuffaloBills at Cleveland BrownsStadiumonSunday,September23at 1:00 p.m.The game will air on CBS (WOIO-TV19) and on theBrowns’flagship station,WMMSRadio(100.7FM)as well as the PNC Bank Browns Radio Network.

TheBrownsare10-6all-timeagainstBuffalo,includin ga 5-markinCleveland.TheclubshaveonlymetonceinCleve- landBrownsStadium,whentheBrownstoppedtheBills,8-0, onDecember16,2007innearwhite-outconditions,freezing temperatures and heavy winds. Since that time, each of the three meetings in the series have been staged in Buffalo.

This weekend, the Browns will induct former defensive back Clarence Scott (1971-83) and running back Ernie Green(1962-68)intotheClevelandBrownsLegends. The pairwillserveashonorarycaptainsandwillbehonoredduringaspecialhalftimeceremony.Formoreinformationabout Cleveland Browns Legends see page seven of this release.

Lastweekend,theBrownsdroppeda34-27decisionat Cincinnati.Despitethesetback,theclub’stwofirstrounddraft choicesrunningbackTrentRichardsonandquarterbackBran- donWeedenhadstellarperformancesandtheteam’sdefensive captain (linebacker D’Qwell Jackson) hadacareer day.

Richardsonrushedfor109yardswitha32-yardtouchdown runandcaughtfourpassesfor36yardswitha23-yardscore. HebecamethefirstBrownsrookietorushfor100-yardsina gamesince2003.  His109rushingyardsare the mostofany NFLrookiethisyearinasingle-game.Ontheseason,Rich- ardsoncurrentlyleadsallNFL rookiesinyardsfromscrim- magewith189andisthirdinrushingyardswith148.

Injusthissecondcareerstart, Weedenthrewfora Brownsrookierecord322yards.Hefinished26of37pass- ing(70.3%)withhisfirsttwocareerpassingtouchdowns anda114.9rating.His322passingyardsarethemostofany NFLrookie this year in a single-game.

WeedenandRichardsonbecametheeighthpairinBrowns historytorecord300ormorepassingyardsand100ormore rushingyardsinasingle-game.Theywerealsothefirstsetof rookiestoaccomplishthatfeatintheNFLsince1996.

Ondefense,Jacksonregisteredfivetackles,oneinter-

ceptionandacareer-highthreesacks.Hebecamethe first Browns linebacker to register three or more sacks in a game since 2003. On the season, Jackson is tied for second in the league in both interceptions (2) and sacks (3). In fact, he is theonlyplayerintheNFL withatleasttwosacksandtwo interceptions this year.

InadditiontoJackson’sthreesacksatCincinnati,the BrownsalsohadsacksfromdefensivelinemenJuquaPark- er,FrosteeRuckerand JohnHughes.Theteam’ssixsacks weretheirmostsince2009.Cleveland’seighttotalsacksthis yeararetiedforthesecond-mostintheNFLandarethemost bytheBrownsthroughthefirsttwogamesofaseasonsince 2000.Inaddition,theBrownsarecurrentlytiedfortheleague leadininterceptions(5)andtiedforsecondintakeaways(6).

Onspecialteams,kickerPhilDawsonconnectedonfield goals of 25 and 50 yards against last Sunday. He is now 5 for5onfieldgoalattemptsthisseasonandhasconnectedon eightfieldgoalsof50yardsorlongerinhislast15regular season games.