Cleveland Browns In The Super Bowl
When the Cleveland Browns started the 2016 0-7 everybody thought their season was over. The Browns then made a franchise saving trade when they traded the Buffalo Bills a 5th round draft pick for Cardale Jones, the rookie quarterback out of Ohio State. Cardale Jones started in the Browns last 8 regular season games, throwing for over 2000 passing yards and rushing for over 1000 yards. He also had 12 total touchdowns (8 pass, 4 rush). With stats like that, Jones led the Browns to victories over the Bengal and Ravens while also beating the Steelers twice. Finishing with an 8-7 record overall, the Browns came in 1st place in their division, clinching a spot in the playoffs!
In the 1st round of the playoffs,
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The Panthers had a quick 3 and out and again, the Browns drove down the field and scored another touchdown! It was now 28-17, Panthers with the football back for their 3rd possession of the 2nd half. Cam Newton's pass was then intercepted by the veteran cornerback Joe Haden, and returned for a Brown touchdown, 28-24 Panthers. Finally, on the next drive the Panthers got something going and drove down the field for a touchdown, 35-24 Panthers. The Browns then drove down the field before hitting a 54 yard field goal to make it 35-27, Panthers with 7 minutes left in the Super Bowl! The next possession the Panthers were driving deep into Browns territory when Bradley Boddy-Calhoun intercepted Cam Newton's pass and it was Brown's ball on their 17 yard line. Cardale Jones and the Browns drove down the field and scored a touchdown, but instead of kicking the PAT, the went for two with Isaiah Crowell and got it! The Browns were beating the Panthers 36-35 with 2:15 remaining. The next drive the Panthers went down the field and on 4th down kicking a 45 yard field goal to make it 38-36, Panthers with 20 seconds remaining. The Cleveland Browns got the ball back and on 1st down, they threw an incomplete pass, but Cardale Jones was injured on the play. So, with 10 seconds left in the game they put in Terrelle Pryor as quarterback. With 10 seconds remaining in the game, he took the snap, dropped back and lofted the ball up to Corey Coleman, and he caught it in stride, he was at the 40 the 30 the 20 the 10 Touchdown! Browns! The Browns have won the super bowl! After the game, Terrelle Pryor was interviewed, The reported asked him,”What are you going to do now since you’ve won the Super Bowl?” Pryor responded saying, “I’m Going to take my family to Disney
Next, more uproar erupted in the 1998 playoffs when an official missed wide receiver Jerry Rice's fumble, which would have ended what turned into the 49ers' game-winning drive against the Packers. Rick Reilly declares:
One reason why Charlie is an interesting character is because he is a football genius. I swear he knows the tendencies, stats, and just about everything about every single player active or retired. He even knows more than most team owners, including Joe Warren, the owner of his favorite team the Los Angeles Bulldogs. Mr. Warren is also one of Charlie’s best friends. Charlie is the king of fantasy football. He seemingly always knows when a player might have a breakout year or a big season. Many of Charlie’s opponents are intrigued when he picks up Tom Pinkett, an old back-up quarterback. Joe Warren, also looking for a veteran quarterback for his Bulldogs, signs Tom to a contract. Tom ends up having a great start
In 1972, he had a Passer Rating of 157.5 in a game. A rare perfect rating would be 158.3. In 1973, he had an amazing season where he brought the Broncos to their first ever winning season. That season he earned a First Team All-AFC, led the AFC in touchdown passes, and earned the Broncos offensive MVP. In 1974, he led the NFL in yards per pass attempt with 8.1 yards. In 1975, he played his final season and retired. He became the Broncos quarterback coach for the 1976 season, then retired from that right after. In 1977, the Broncos went to their first super bowl, the year after Charley Johnson retired. He ranks 7th in most touchdowns by a Broncos quarterback, and 9th in most yards. In 1986, Charley Johnson was inducted into the Broncos Ring of Fame.
In 1988 Brett had his big break. He broke the school record of touchdowns by throwing
My family and I are big Giants fans, and one time, we were at a Giants game. At this Giants game, they were losing to the Redskins almost the entire game. At the end, the Giants were losing by six points, with about 5 seconds left to
Cleveland, Ohio has been in existence for 203 years. There are more than 500,000 people living in Cleveland, yet few know about its past. In this paper, I am going to take you along as I tell you the history of Cleveland.
For years, the debate over who the most productive fantasy players were in a given era was fixated on the top-rated running backs. With a gradual change in play calling philosophies, that trend has shifted dramatically since 2010. Such a dramatic shift - that now getting a top tier wide receiver is a higher draft priority than stocking up on ball carriers. However, since 2010 a few NFL fantasy superstars have been consistently the best point producers.
On the plane ride home and in the airport I was still thinking about the game.The Carolina Panthers had blown out the Buccaneers by 30 points! Cam Newton scored 3 touchdowns himself! I was still excited about the whole game until I fell asleep in the
The Herschel Walker trade lives on as the biggest trade in NFL history due to the fact that eighteen players changed hands. It took place in October of 1989 and involved the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys. Before the trade deadline (before the sixth game of the season), the Cowboys had not won a game that season, and the rookie head coach Jimmy Johnson believed that a full rebuild of the team was necessary, so he came up with a solution to end their losing streak and that idea was to trade Herschel Walker. He admitted that the Cowboys were not a very good team and that a drastic move would be the only thing that could kickstart their season and that would be a blockbuster trade. He thought, for a short time, about trading Michael Irvin to the Raiders, but was talked out of it by Al Davis.
In 1996, Lewis was the first-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens leading the team to a Super Bowl victory in 2000. Ray Lewis was named Defensive Player of the Year that same season. In 2013, Lewis led the Ravens to another Super Bowl victory and later
...ay Lewis led the ravens defense to a NFL- Best ranking in 14 major defensive categories including total yards allowed. Lewis missed two games due to an injury, but still recorded 103 tackles a personal best offive sacks. The ravens allowed just one 100-yard rush performance in the 14 games. Lewis played. Lewis was named AFC Defensive player of the week following his seven-tackle, one sack and three pass deflections. In 2007 despite the Baltimore ravens mediocre he earned his 9th Pro bowl nod in his 12th career. He finished the season with 120 tackles. As the years go by Lewis is getting stronger better and making his way to one of the best football players out there. Ray Lewis is soon to be one of the best defensive players out in the NFL history. Lewis totaled over 1,000 tackles over his career. He is only getting better and will improve every game in my opinion.
on the team. In the Rams debut season they went 1-10-0. I know what your
Here are some of Barrys career achievements that he has done in the short time he has played the game. Which has made him such the over achiever that he is. 1988, won the Heisman Trophy Award for best player in the nation. 1989, lead the NFC in rushing and was Rookie of the Year. 1992, became the Lions' All-Time leading rusher. 1994, rushed for the fourth best NFL season record of 1,883 yards and included a 237 yards in week 11 vs. Tampa Bay. In 1996, became the first player in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards in his first eight seasons, won the NFL rushing title, selected to the Pro Bowl for the eighth time and became the first player to rush for over 1,500 yards in three consecutive seasons.
The Bears, led by 3rd string QB Matt Barkley, found themselves down big at the beginning of the 4th quarter. The Bears fought back until they were down 27 to 21 with under a minute to play with the ball placed inside the Titan 10 yard line. Barkley's first and second down throws each fell incomplete. On third & goal, Barkley saw Bellamy wide open in the right shallow side of the end zone. Barkley hit Bellamy with a bullet pass right between the numbers of his jersey, but the pass fell incomplete after Bellamy failed to make the catch. One play later, Barkley's fourth down pass to the back of the end zone fell to the ground and the referee's whistle blew both the play and the Bears' hopes of winning the game dead. But even with the displeasure from the fans, there still might be hope for Bellamy's
...k and a player of need. After consideration, the Texans choose the Defensive End out of South Carolina Jadeveon Clowney, because no team would allow them to trade with them for a later pick. This however, was no problem to them seeing his massive and impressive upsides as a pass rusher.