Win or lose.

WSS

and landed in the endzone, forward progress - no safety.

But we loved it just as much, even without the two points, which would obviously

had been a great thing....

@hoorta said:

We have lost. We've lost way more than we should even have to absorb in our little minds these past 15 years. You guys act like we've won something, like we fixed something, like everything has been rightened.

We were 3-2 last season at one point. We got giddy, gay and stupid at that point as well.

There is much to talk about. Comb the confetti out of your hair, brush the streamers off your shoulder and put the celebratory AK47 back in the closet, because it's Raven Week and we are 1-1 overall and 0-1 in the Division with much to prove.

Hoyer did farily well. Better than we have seen in a long time. Some of those throws were frustrating, and scary. That lob with hang time early in the game, and at least two Saints guys in the area...I'm amazed it wasn't intercepted. He did better passing while rolling out against Pittsburgh.

Jimmy Graham is a big dude. Really big. Haden's failure to break up the catch of his first TD...a tiny man trying to reach around that giant and it just didn't work. It seemed they switched coverage up more and had different people on Graham early in the game. But also keeping pressure on Brees was working. When that wasn't happening anymore, more coverage on Graham would've been nice.

Nitpick at this point...but was anyone else frustrated with Crowell's decision to stutter step and juke past the defenders on 3rd and short...instead of just plowing straight to get the first down? I can't recall the exact amount of yards but I think it was 3rd and 4. I also saw a couple of big holes open up, and he didn't burst through like he should. Sure they were only open for a split second, but getting through those in time is the difference between a good RB and a great one.

Can anyone explain to me exactly why JM was put out there for 3 plays? I assumed maybe Hoyer needed a moment to tie a shoelace or something, but then I read he wasn't particularly happy with the calls to put him out there when he was doing his job just fine.

LOVED the fact that we the fans caused Brees to call all 3 timeouts in the first half, and then a false start to boot. Wow the energy and it seemed quite intense where I was near the side opposite the dawg pound.

Questions about Brees: why was it not a safety when he fell on his back in the endzone? My friend sitting next to me said Brees immediately got up on that play and started to point at the ground where the refs needed to spot the ball...and a QB of Brees stature gets listened to. I dunno but then I questioned the lame throw away he pulled off while being sacked, that I felt should've been intentional grounding...but maybe there was a Saints receiver just close enough to be "in the area".

I have recorded the game and plan to rewatch it to see what I couldn't or missed while at the game, but overall no one can complain. Hell it's the first time in ten years for a home opening win, and against a team like the Saints. I don't know how many games I'll be able to handle ending like that and I hope Browns improve more so we don't have to. A few dominating wins in the mix would be ok with me. Ha!

@texasag1969 said:

BINGO!

Our Browns played full out, full time.

I told someone last week that we have to learn to win & a big part of that is winning against a good team late in the game. That is EXACTLY what took place yesterday. We WON the game & the Team and the Fans were in it every step of the way.

I was there & it was ELECTRIC at First Energy!!

Mike

1. When a crowd is really behind you making both teams deaf, you have a winner in the making. Fans see it. Players see it.

2. #1 means there is hope again and where there is hope, wins are sure to follow. The team gets the message and they share the hope which means they "Play Like Browns" every damn play whether it works or not and no matter the scoreboard. Fans and team are giving their best. As a new Browns fan that's great to see!

No Gordon

No Cameron

No Mingo

And some can't enjoy a win against New Orleans!

@clevfan4life said:

Yup, it's getting obvious Hoyer isn't the most accurate passer i the world.

@jafbf said:

We were 1 - 14 since 1999 before this.

It's either 10 or 12 years since that win

10 since we won a home opener.

@atenears said:

Then why are you here? Shouldn't you be out celebrating? Firing an AK47 in the air, or popping streamers?

Never understood people running to message board forums to tell others to not talk about the subject of the forum. If I could blow bubbles out of this guys monitor to make him happy I would ... but it's football, no cake, presents or warm puppy kisses, just football pal.

You almost sound like you'd be happier if we lost.

@diehardbrownsfan said:

Hit him right in the hands and he didn't pull it in.

Yup... DBs try to prevent that stuff...

@atenears said:

Whatever, spin it as you will. I know what happened on the play and I don't see how it supports your argument, luckily the official on the field ruled the clock stopped with the possession and that he got out of bounds. That added time on the clock was huge.

At one point you stated, "If you want to pick on that play, pick on the fact that BH ran off a lot of clock holding onto the ball as long as he did." which isn't true, only 4-seconds were run off the clock on that play. The play began at 00:19 and ended at 00:15.

Sigh... not spinning... you misstated what occurred in your original post, so I decided to have a little fun with it... sorry I bothered...

Looking at DVR recording of the original broadcast as I type this...

The ball was snapped at 0:22. The play-by-play transcript says 0:19... it is wrong.

Regardless "A lot of time" was not accurate on my part. You can, however, hear the crowd noise swelling over concern for the time being consumed as Hoyer rolled left.

Side observation from rewatching the play and following replay just now...

While the Ref announced "The ruling on the field is a catch and the player went out of bounds," I never see an official waiving his arms to stop the clock...

@tour2ma said:

Hit him right in the hands and he didn't pull it in.

hey chef, your steak sucks! can i get another without the yellowish green mucous slime running off of it? make sure you cook it right god dammit!

@tour2ma said:

I hardly poked the guy. He just got all sensitive after the Big Win, vaulting us to 1-1 and 0-1 in the Division. Just cause I tripped him as he was taking his Cal Ripken celebration lap around the stadium, ain't all my fault.

@tour2ma said:

Whatever, spin it as you will. I know what happened on the play and I don't see how it supports your argument, luckily the official on the field ruled the clock stopped with the possession and that he got out of bounds. That added time on the clock was huge.

At one point you stated, "If you want to pick on that play, pick on the fact that BH ran off a lot of clock holding onto the ball as long as he did." which isn't true, only 4-seconds were run off the clock on that play. The play began at 00:19 and ended at 00:15.

Don't type angry...

Forget "Replay"... haven't even seen it. Too busy watching late game and playing with you...

At the time in the game the ex-official commentating said:

Good catch.

Austin got OB.

Clock operator failed to stop clock.

The review confirmed the catch.

The clock correction was made on the field, not by replay.

And you can ask all you want, but no way I go with you to the prom...

@tour2ma said:

It was a completion and Austin made it out of bounds, hench the reason time was put back on the clock (clock stopped when he was "down" ruled out-of-bounds). Had he been ruled in-bounds the clock would have continued to run down to 00:06 ... remember the review and time 00:15 added back onto the clock? This play was not clearly communicated by the officials, but the only explanation of why time was added back onto the clock would be that it was a ruled an incompletion (which it wasn't), a completion and tackled out-of-bounds, or someone called time-out (according to NFL stats, no time-out was called here expect for the review).

The NFL replay guys are incorrect on their replay of the telecast, as they state that he did not get out of bounds and much time was ran off the clock, but the play only took 4-seconds, so that just can't be so.

Stick around, we might hold Prom at the end of the year and you can teach us footwork and dance moves, Chachi.