Browns Lose (0-1)

It's going to be a lo-o-o-ong season by Lake Erie. As much as I miss watching the Brown and Orange, I'm not going to miss games like today's 27-13 defeat at the hands of the Bengals.

But the stats (I didn't actually see the game) don't look completely awful. One highlight: my reading of the stats here indicates that the Browns O-line didn't give up a sack today (hear that, Tim Couch, wherever you are?); Dilfer threw for 278 yards (given the score, they were probably throwing every down in the second half); and WR Frisman Jackson had a pretty good game.

Yes, Frisman Jackson, not a household name. Before this season, 16 receptions in three seasons.

But the Browns defense gave up 27 points, 280 yards passing for Carson Palmer, 126 yards on the ground for Rudy Johnson. The Browns won't win many games giving up that many points. But, then again, that last sentence could have ended after the word "games." It's going to be a long season, as I said.