![]() ![]() However, Seattle couldn't move the ball as Whitehurst had four incompletions and had a pass dropped on the Seahawks' final possession. I hope they made the right choices because it's pretty hard to live with if they didn't."ĭawson's 53-yard field goal with 11:18 left gave the Browns a 6-3 lead, and the 36-year-old was set to give Cleveland a six-point lead but his 24-yard attempt with 3:05 left was swatted away by Seahawks defensive end Red Bryant, who earlier blocked a 48-yarder in the first quarter. I kind of hope they're right, to tell you the truth. "Whether they did or not, we'll see the film and take a look. "When a game is this close, a call can make a difference," Carroll said. Unfortunately, we couldn't get enough going to get the win."Ĭarroll didn't blame the officials, but he wants to take a closer look at a few calls. The margin of error became a factor that amplified every call and every play. "It was a very difficult loss," said Carroll, who also had some issues with referee Mike's Carey's crew. Making matter worse, Seattle was penalized eight times, and its biggest play was called back by a penalty as Leon Washington's 81-yard punt return for a TD in the third quarter was nullified by a blocking-in-the-back infraction - one of several mistakes the young team made that annoyed coach Pete Carroll. Backup quarterback Charlie Whitehurst, filling in for Jackson, completed 12 of 30 passes for 97 yards and couldn't get the Seahawks moving at all. They managed 137 yards of offense, and Seattle had the ball for only 17:04. "You do what you have to do to win the game." "Whew, huh?" Shurmur said, opening his news conference. 500 record after six games for just the fourth time since its 1999 expansion rebirth. Despite weeks of drama and injuries for first-year coach Pat Shurmur, Cleveland has a. The Browns (3-3) didn't reach the end zone, but Dawson bailed them out with kicks of 52 and 53 yards, his first career game with two makes over 50. "We're probably not going to brag about it in 15 years, but we'll take the win." No matter the blemishes, they're all beauties.ĭawson converted two field goals over 50 yards and had two others blocked, but he booted Cleveland to a a dull 6-3 win over the sloppy Seattle Seahawks, who came in missing starting quarterback Tarvaris Jackson and lost running back Marshawn Lynch to a back injury during pregame warm-ups. ![]() ![]() Phil Dawson's 2 long field goals enough to lift Browns past SeahawksĬLEVELAND - In 13 turbulent seasons with the Browns, kicker Phil Dawson has learned all wins - the good, bad and ugly - are to be savored. ![]()
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