The Cleveland Browns have fallen in the last minutes of regulation for the second consecutive week. While driving down the field, Colt McCoy’s pass bounced off the hands of Ben Watson and into Jaguars safety Sean Considine arms sealing the win for Jacksonville. Oddly enough, the game was full of turnovers with David Garrard throwing three interceptions, Maurice Jones-Drew throwing another on a trick play, and two fumbles, each being committed by Garrard and Jones-Drew. However, the Browns failed to capitalize on these turnovers, scoring only 10 points.
The Browns defense played excellent for the majority of the game, with rookie safety TJ Ward recording his first two interceptions and safety Abram Elam also picking off a pass and forcing a fumble while recovering it for a touchdown. They only faltered in the last two minutes when they allowed Maurice Jones-Drew to take a short screen pass 75 yards downfield to the one-yard line. Jones-Drew scored two plays later to close the game out.
Colt McCoy did once again admirably well, completing the game with an 85.6 quarterback rating and still leads all rookie quarterbacks with an 85.3. On a negative note, McCoy did suffer a sprain left ankle and left the Browns locker room later that day with a walking boot. If McCoy cannot play this Sunday, Seneca Wallace would more than likely start considering how he has played in comparison to Jake Delhomme. The Browns have such a small chance of any hope in making the playoffs that they would have to win outright. A realistic record at the end of this season would be 7-9 with losses coming against the Steelers and Ravens.