Monday's Marks

The Browns took on the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at home. Coming off a win in Oakland, they wanted to keep the momentum in their favor to turn back to back wins into a legitimate streak.

Kansas City struck first when, on the first play from scrimmage, Jamaal Charles broke through the Browns defense for an 80 yard touchdown run. The Browns would punt on their first possession setting up a field goal opportunity for KC, which a false start penalty would force back 5 yards, causing Ryan Succop to miss the field goal off the left goalpost.

The Browns marched back down the field and collected 3 points of their own and followed that drive with a punt return touchdown courtesy of Travis Benjamin, giving the Browns a 10-7 advantage, which they would take into halftime.

The second half was even better for the Browns, as a pair of Trent Richardson TD's and a pair of Phil Dawson FG's sealed the Browns third consecutive victory 30-7.

Milestones

It was the largest margin of victory for the Cleveland Browns since Nov. 16th, 2003 when the Browns thumped the Cardinals 44-6.

Trent Richardson tied Jim Brown’s 1957 team record for rushing touchdowns by a rookie with nine.

Phil Dawson registered his 300th FG. One of only 25 players ever to do so.

Grades:

   Brandon Weeden: B

Weeden made some nice throws to Greg little, Josh Gordon and Benjamin Watson, but in instances, he took unnecessary sacks by waiting too long to get rid of the football. He showed improvement today by not throwing any INT's but to be a successful NFL QB, you need to make quicker decisions.

   Trent Richardson: A

Richardson may not have run for 100+ yards on Sunday, but he made big plays when they counted most, scoring 2 TD's in short yardage situations. The Browns will take points any way they can get them and it sure helps to have a guy who's as close to a sure thing as it gets around the goal-line.

    Josh Gordon: B+

Another good day for the young wideout, John Gordon caught 8 passes for 86 yards. Weeden and Gordon seem to have developed a solid connection and it's paying massive dividends for both parties. Gordon, who was taken in the 3rd round of the NFL supplemental draft, is looking more like a top 5 pick with his play this season. He's minimized rookie errors while maturing at a fast pace throughout the season. He's been a huge contributor to the Browns current 3 game win streak.

    Defensive Front-4: A

This may come as a surprise, given Jamaal Charles' 165 rushing yards, but, lets not forget that most of his yards came on one play at the opening of the game. After that, the guys up front did a tremendous job maintaining both Charles and Droughn, allowing no TD's the rest of the game. They also registered 3 sacks and put plenty of pressure on former Browns QB Brady Quinn all day long. Perhaps best of all, they allowed very few yards to Peyton Hillis who sat out most of last year on  a contract dispute.

Final Thoughts:

Another win for the Browns shows that this young team has grown this season after the 0-5 start. The Browns have won 5 of their last 8 games headed into the next game against the Washington Redskins who are likely without their starting QB Robert Griffin III. It's not playoffs, but another win would sure get Cleveland excited for whats in store for them going forward with this young core of players.