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I guess no-one needed a corner.

Here is your 3035 Cleveland Browns Starting Lineup

 


  Position/Player       Current Est  Future Est     Exp    GM
  QB  Sammie McKnight            19          20      10   Subby  
  RB  Derek Ainsworth            17          18       5   TheRoyalOne   
  FB  Richard Hartman            19          20       6   TheRoyalOne
  TE  Billy McWilliams           17          20       5   TheRoyalOne   
  WR  Dana Lyon                  17          18       9   WebEwbank   
  WR  Stanley Lewinsky           17          17       6   Darkiller   
  WR  Jim Henderson              17          18      12   Syrinx  
   C  Burt Carlson               19          20       5   WebEwbank
   G  Jerry Bensen               19          19       7   TheRoyalOne   
   G  A.J. Germaine              18          17       4   WebEwbank 
   T  Gilbert Reedy              18          19       4   TheRoyalOne   
   T  Rondell Finch              17          17      12   Syrinx    
   P  Ian Reese                  14          16      10   Subby   
   K  Blaine Chandler            18          19       9   Darkiller   
  DE  Gene Woodson               19          20       9   Subby   
  DE  Marvin Riley               16          17       6   WebEwbank   
  DT  Geoff Freitag              16          16       5   TheRoyalOne
  DT  Keith Bennink              14          17       5   WebEwbank   
  LB  Duane Lies                 19          19       8   WebEwbank   
  LB  Dale Still                 18          18       9   Subby   
  LB  O.J. Briggs                16          15      13   WebEwbank
  CB  Darryl Hutchins            17          17      10   Subby   
  CB  Barry Peterman             16          15      13   WebEwbank
   S  Clay Banks                 18          18       9   TheRoyalOne   
   S  Henry Berosik              16          17       7   Darkiller   
PRKR  Jeffrey Maugh              12          20       1   Syrinx   

We proceed through pre-season 4-0 with a few injuries. FB Hartman is out 3-5 weeks and CB Maugh broke is foot in a Punt return and is out 2-3 months.

Week 1
Solid season opener
Ainsworth 22-91-1
McKnight 22-15-167-0-1
Ward 1 Sack
Hutchins 1Int for a TD
The Greek 1Int
Finch 1Fumble recovery for a TD on Punt Coverage
Cleveland 40(1-0) vs. Houston 13(0-1)

Week 2
Weak follow up against an inferior opponent
Ainsworth 23-82-0
McKnight 30-18-280-0-1
Lewinsky 5-87-0
Chandler 4-5 FG’s
Hutchins 1 Int
Lies led with 5 Tackles 1 Sack
Cleveland 12(2-0) vs. New Orleans 10(0-2)

Week 3
Nice division win
Ainsworth 28-111-1
McKnight 22-18-246-2-0
Lies led with 6 Tackles 1 Sack
Bennink and Woodson 1 Sack each
Hutchins and Still 1 Int each
Cleveland 32(3-0) @ Pittsburgh 17(2-1)

Week 4
Another nice division win
Ainsworth 23-135-0
McKnight 25-17-264-2-0 plus 1 rushing TD
Lewinsky 5-104-1
Hutchins led with 7 Tackles
Swift 1.5 sacks, Freitag 1 sack, Bennink half a sack
Berosik had an Int
Cleveland 38(4-0) vs. Cincinnati 13(2-2)


Week 5
Closer then it should have been
Ainsworth 21-148-1
McKnight 33-17-185-0-1
Lyon 5-80-0
Still and Hutchins led with 7 Tackles
Freitag 2.5 sacks, Riley 2 sacks, Robbins 1 sack, Swift half a sack
Berosik had an Int
Cleveland 18(5-0) @ Baltimore 10 (1-4)

After only 2 games back in action, FB Hartman goes out for 2-3 months with a Hip Pointer

Week 6
An embarrassing loss, helped by McKnight missing half the game, and the D not showing up
Ainsworth 22-69-0
McKnight 18-14-210-0-0
Parrish 12-5-48-1-2
Lyon 6-79-0
Henderson 5-74-1
Still led with 10 Tackles
No Sacks or INT’s!
Cleveland 19(5-1) @ Tennessee 30 (2-4)

Week 7 – Bye

Week 8
A bad loss to the new division leader (in our 4th sub 20 point game)
Ainsworth 17-94-0 and 2 fumbles
McKnight 20-10-214-0-3
Lyon 3-112-0
Berosik led with 11 tackles and an Int
Woodson had a solo sack, and combined with Freitag for another
Cleveland 10(5-2) @ Cincinnati 25 (5-2)

Week 9
A win is a win
Ainsworth 20-70-1
McKnight 29-16-221-2-3 more Int’s
Lewinsky 3-58-1
Lies led with 8 tackles and also grabbed an Int and got a sack!
Woodson had a two solo sacks, and again combined with Freitag for another
Cleveland 30(6-2) vs. Baltimore 28 (2-6)

Week 10
A fun blowout against the AFC West leader
Sievers 31-160-2 – replacing an Injured Ainsworth after the first play
McKnight 31-23-336-3-2
Lewinsky 10-160-1 – Hello!
Lyon 6-92-1
Hutchins had 2 picks; Berosik, Winslett and Banks each had 1
Woodson had a two more sacks
Cleveland 44(7-2) @ Oakland 7 (6-3)

Week 11
An important division win (and a nice piece of revenge as well)
Ainsworth 21-67-0
Sievers 7-50-1 – helping an ailing Ainsworth
McKnight 30-23-281-2-0
Lyon 7-99-1
Henderson 6-80-0
Berosik, and Peterman each had an Int
Woodson and Bennink each had a sack
Cleveland 47(8-2) vs. Tennessee 10(4-6)

Week 12
A tough critical win
Ainsworth 11-33-0 before aggravating his turf toe
Sievers 10-65-0 – helping an ailing Ainsworth
McKnight 32-16-253-2-3 still more Int’s
Henderson 5-97-2
Lyon 5-81-0
Berosik led with 10 tackles
Woodson had a solo sack and combined with Ward for another
Our D forced no turnovers
Cleveland 20(9-2) vs. Pittsburgh 14 (7-4)

Week 13
Another tough win against another tough opponent
Robins 25-102-2 The rookie making the most of his chance at RB
McKnight 24-11-144-0-1
Lies led with 13 tackles!
Bennink, Woodson and Ward each made a sack
Banks had an Int
Cleveland 20(10-2) @ St. Louis 17 (9-3)

Marshall Sievers tore his Knee Ligaments and is out (probably ending his career)

Week 14
A walk in the park
Robins 20-137-1 Nice first start for the Rookie
McKnight 34-24-319-3-1
Lyon 6-79-0
McWilliams 5-74-1
Lewinsky 5-72-1
Riley, Bennink, Woodson and Ward each made a sack
Ward had a fumble recovery, which was our only defensive turnover
Cleveland 40(11-2) vs. Jacksonville 17 (3-10)

Week 15
Staying a game ahead of Cincy for the division (and home field advantage) with an exciting OT win
Robins 27-123-0
McKnight 31-18-193-1-1
Henderson 3-45-1
Riley had 2 solo sacks, and combined with Freitag for another sack. Woodson added another sack to his total
Banks had 2 picks
Cleveland 40(12-2) vs. Denver 17 (7-7)

Week 16
An exciting close win, keeps us 1 game up
Ainsworth 22-117-2 returning from injury in nice form
McKnight 30-19-274-0-1
Lyon 6-74-0
Chandler 4-4 FG’s
Lies led with 10 tackles
Ward 1.5 sacks; Woodson; Riley and Still 1 sack each; Bennink 0.5 sack
We forced no turnovers
Cleveland 33(13-2) @ Miami 31(8-7)

Week 17
Finishing with a route over the division doormat
Ainsworth 20-83-2
McKnight 27-20-281-3-1
Lewinsky 9-152-1
Lyon 8-99-2
Chandler 4-4 FG’s
Woodson and Ward had 1 sack each; Riley and Still each had half a sack
Maugh got his first career Int.
Cleveland 38(14-2) @ Jacksonville 7(4-12)

Cleveland 14-2* (Home field advantage throughout )
Cincinnati 12-4*
Pittsburgh 9-7*
Tennessee 8-8
Baltimore 6-10
Jacksonville 4-12

-2035 Post Season and Season Stats-

Wild Cards
Atlanta 16
Philadelphia 13

Milwaukee 23
Cincinnati 41

Pittsburgh 23
Oakland 17

Tampa Bay 38
Greensboro 20

Quarter Finals

Atlanta 19
St. Louis 24

Cincinnati 28
Indianapolis 24

Tampa Bay 30
Minnesota 21

Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
A cool breeze blows across the field on this January afternoon. The Steelers come in looking for an upset, and revenge for their 2 regular season losses. Both teams battle to a near stalemate, as the only score in the first quarter is a Chandler FG.
Early in the second, the Steelers got on the board, with a solid TD drive, including a daring 9 yard pass play on 4th and 8. Cleveland answers, but only with a FG. The quarter keeps moving with no scoring action. Cleveland’s ball, 2 minute wanring before the half, down by one. 3rd and 8, Ainsworth takes it up the middle for 12, following a crushing lead block by C Carlson. 1st ad 10 at the Pitt. 19. McKnight drops back , and finds Lyon near the goal line, Lyon makes in the catch, and lunges into the endzone for the score. Ainsworth then carries the ball in for 2. The Browns take a 14-7 lead into the half.
The third quarter starts with a Cleveland drive that ends with Chandler drilling a 56 yard kick. (17-7) Cleveland stops the Steelers on their next drive. But Cleveland starts to stall as well, feeling cocky they go for it on 4th and 3, but come up short. The Steelers take over on the Brown’s 38, but can’t convert as the D holds them to 7 yards, and their kicker shanks it wide right. The Browns take advantage of their luck and pass their way down the field(16 and 26 yarders) for a 14 yard scoring strike to Lewinsky.
Holding a 24-7 lead going into the fourth, the game is essentially over. The quarter starts with us blocking a punt, leading to an easy 7 points for Ainsworth. Later in the fourth their QB coughs up the ball as Freitag and Woodson slam into him. Ward drops on the ball. This leads to Ainsworth TD run. A fumbled Steelers punt return allows us to put a final 3 points on the board, inside the two minute warning.
Ainsworth 19-190-2
McKnight 27-17-235-2-0
Lyon 6-88-1
Lewinsky 5-76-1
Woodson combined with Freitag for one sack and with LB Ekstrom for another
Blair had the only pick
Cleveland 41 vs. Pittsburgh 7

League Finals
Tampa Bay 18
St. Louis 21

Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals
It comes down to the game everyone was expecting. Cincinnati had to fight through two 11-5 teams to get here, but they made it. They are five point underdogs, due to their week 4 loss here in Cleveland, and their 12-4 record. But they hope to capture the magic of their week 8 victory, where they forced 5 Cleveland turnovers. For the 99,900 fans the game didn’t live up to some expectations. To others it was the sweetest kind of game of all.
The first quarter started with a negative 8 yard Cincinnati drive. Followed by a 58 yard TD drive by Cleveland capped by a McKnight pass to Henderson. The scoring stopped until the middle of the second quarter, when the Browns got the ball at their own 30 yard line, gave the ball to Ainsworth and watch as he bobbed and weaved through Bengals’ defenders in a beautiful 70 yard TD run! With only 7 seconds remaining in the second quarter, a pass got away from McKnight and Bengal CB Jennings grabbed it out of the air at mid-field. Jennings began to run as the final seconds ticked away… to the 45… the 40...35...30 past all the Browns players… to the25, the 20…, then comeing in from behind, 4th wideout Byron Armour raced in and shoved the ball carrier out of bounds, saving what looked to be a sure touchdown.
At the half the Browns held their 14-0 lead.
Neither team could make anything of their first drives, but on Cleveland’s second attempt, they managed a FG. Then came the final nail in Cincy’s coffin. On 2nd and 10, RB Sanders made a brilliant 8 yard run, but as LB Still managed to strip the ball out of his hands while tackling him. LB Briggs dropped on the ball as we took over at their 24. Two McKnight passes later it was 24-0 and the Bengal’s where completely deflated. A late 3rd quarter Int led to one final Brown’s scoring drive.
Ainsworth 20-88-2
McKnight 38-20-2-1
Henderson 5-90-1
DE Ward led with 5 tackles
Freitag and Swift had our only 2 sacks
Berosik 1 Int
Cleveland 31 vs. Cincinnati 0

FOF Bowl
Cleveland Browns vs. St Louis Rams
The fans are ready for a rematch of the thrilling 3 point Cleveland victory in St. Loins during week 13. The Rams have the number 1 passing offense, the Browns the number 2. The Rams hope to win in the air. If this turns into a ground war, the Browns have the advantage with their first place rushing game, against the Rams’ last place rushing D (how did they get to the Bowl in the first place??)
Cleveland started slow, managing a first down on their opening drive, then loseing 9 yards on 3 plays and punting from the 17 yard line. The result was terrible as St. Louis started on our 24. Our defense held, and they only came away with 3. Again the Ram’s stopped us cold, forcing a punt from our 16. This time Reese got off a nice kick that was covered quickly. Both teams exchanged a punts. The Rams then drove deep into Cleveland teritory, only to be stopped short as LB Duane Lies picked off a pass intended for Rams TE Irving Rogers at the 14. As time ran out in the first quarter, Cleveland was finnaly coming to life, as they advanced into St. Louis territory.
The second quarter opened with a Cleveland FG to tie the score at 3. The Rams came back, only to wind up missing a go ahead 46 yard FG. Capitalizing on their mistake, Cleveland’s air attack brought them to the Rams’ 35. From there, on 2nd and 15, Ainsworth took over, and 2 plays later he was dancing in the Endzone. Browns move ahead 10-3. The Browns defense holds the Rams’ to only one first down on the next drive, forcing a punt. The Browns used two big passes from McKnight to Lewinksy (10 and then 31 yards) to move to the 6 yard line. From there it took Ainsworth two attempts to drive it in and close the half 17-3.
Both teams managed nothing on each of their first 2 drives in the second half. It took the Rams the final 6 minutes of the third quarter just to fight through the Browns defense and manage a field goal. The Browns then started the 4th with a 4 min. 30 second, 75 yard TD drive, that was ignited with a 20 yard Ainsworth run and capped by a 5 yard Ainsworth run for the score. Again the teams exchanged punts, followed by another St. Louis FG. With the score at 24-9 and only 7 minutes left, things looked bleak for the Rams. Things looked worse as the Browns proceeded to run another 4 min. off the clock (although not producing any more points). With 2:15 left, the Browns defense finally slipped, being called for unnecesary roughness on 4th and 9 (when the receiver had dropped the ball down field ) The Rams then got a 44 yard pass down to the goal line, and plunged in for their first TD on the next play. Down by 6, with only 1:13 left, it was obvious they would have to go for the onside kick. Cleveland had their “hands” unit on the field, and WR Herman Vance managed to recover the kick. (ok so it’s a little unfair when your 5th wideout is good enough to be the first WR on ANY other team.) From there the Browns simply ran out the clock, making one first down in the process to burn up St Louis’ time outs.
Ainsworth 23-97-3 Game MVP
McKnight 31-17-0-0
Lewinsky 7-88-0
Briggs led a dominating D with 7 tackles (St. Louis RB’s averaged only 1.7 yard per carry)
Lies had 6 tackles and an Int
Bennink and Ward each made one sack
Cleveland 24 vs. St. Louis 16

Browns Win! Browns Win!


Individual Stats
QB Sammie McKnight(16 starts) 438-279-63.6%(1st) - 3868 yards(3rd) 8.83avg(1st) 20TD 19Int 89.0Rtg (5th) and surprising League MVP, 2nd Team All-League QB honors in what is a statisticly disapointing season for him with his second lowest rating as a starter.

RB Derek Ainsworth(16 games/13 starts) 256-1115 4.3avg 9TD’s Championship MVP
WR Dana Lyon (16 games/15 starts) 68-1007 14.8avg 5TD’s
WR Stanley Lewinsky(16 games/14 starts) 60-998 16.6avg 6TD’s
WR Jim Henderson (16 games/3 starts) 43-694 16.1avg 5TD’s
C Burt Carlson (15games/15 starts) 29-77blocks (37.6%) 2 sacks allowed
K Blaine Chandler 48-56FG’s(85.7%) 44-44PAT’s 1st Team All-League K making a single season record number of FG’s
DE Gene Woodson 32 tackles, 14.5(6th) sacks
LB Duane Lies 90 tackles 3 sacks, 1 Int
LB Dale Still 74 tackles 1.5 sacks, 1 Int, 1 Fumble Recovery
CB Darryl Hutchins 50 tackles, 5 Int’s 1 TD
S Henry Berosik 76 Tackles, 5 Int’s 1 TD
S Clay Banks 66 Tackles, 4 Ints, 2 Fumble Recoveries


Team Stats
Turnovers +4 (10th)
Offense
Rushing:2405(1st) Passing:4052(2nd) Thrid Down:.354(18th) Points For:464 (1st)
Defense
Rushing:1627(4th) Passing: 3143 (8th) Thrid Down:.301 (1st)Points Against: 269 (2nd)

Herb:
Perforance: 100
Value: 100
Profit: 100
Dificulty: 74
Year End Score: 98

 

   
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