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Originally Posted by SportsJunky
Nice. I'm stopping by one of these nights.
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It was a beautiful late summer evening on the shores of Lake Erie. The eight-time champions, the exalted Cleveland Browns, hosted the invaders from frigid Northern climes, the four-time Super Bowl losers, the Minnesota Vikings.
The eyes of the nation were trained on the future hall-of-famer and wishy-washy traitor, Brett Favre, but it was the surprise starter Brady Quinn and aging ruinning back Lewis that would make NFL history.
The 21-21 half-time score flattered the visitors, as the Browns controlled the ball with a punishing ground attack. The Vikings scored on three broken plays, but were otherwise ineffective. Favre seemed confused by the swarming Browns defence and the auditory assault of The Dogpound.
In the second half, the dam burst, and the Browns scored three unanswered touch-downs. The Vikings felt much shame.
CLE 42 MIN 21
Rush 296 35
Pass 282 77
1st D 30 3
3rd% 52 9
Poss 48:34 11:26
Quinn was 17/35 and a QB rating of 87.5
Lewis ran for 246 yards.
Edwards caught 9 passes for 171 yards and one TD.