![]() ![]() On a final chance to climb back into the game, Chicago, down by 17-0, missed three times from inside the 5, including a fourth-down play with 7:09 left on which the Bears committed pass interference at the goal line. He simply replaced Tomczak with Jim Harbaugh and watched the Bears continue to fail. ![]() Ditka, amazingly enough, didn't snatch anybody by the jersey or erupt visibly. Eric Metcalf's seven-yard touchdown run - after Kosar's passes to Ozzie Newsome and Webster Slaughter - made it 17-0 with four minutes left in the third. After a clipping penalty on the ensuing kickoff started Chicago at its 10, Tomczak threw an interception at the 25 no receiver was within five yards of the pass. I don't know who could have thrown the ball with that protection." When cornerback Maurice Douglass had a pass slip through his hands for a Cleveland completion early in the third quarter, the Browns went on to get a 31-yard field goal from Matt Bahr to make it 10-0 with 8:35 to play. That was the worst pass protection we've had. "The defense played aggressively," Ditka said, "but the offense gave them no help and special teams gave us no field position. Tomczak completed only four of 14 passes for 76 yards. But Tomczak, his offensive line and the special teams betrayed the Bears tonight. The Bears (4-3 and a game behind the Vikings in the NFC Central) really didn't have too much to feel bad about at the half, trailing by only 7-0, because it could have been much worse. He connected on 22 of 29 for 281 yards and continually picked on cornerback Lorenzo Lynch, substituting for the out-of-favor Vestee Jackson. We're going back to the drawing board and see if we can get it back together." Kosar, without Dan Hampton and Richard Dent to pester him, usually had enough time in the pocket to take a nap and still complete his passes. ![]() I believe in them, and I believe we can turn it around. "I'm not trying to make light of it, but you saw it," Ditka said. Tonight Chicago's volcanic coach took a different tack. "I should have walked right past him." All Ditka could do was laugh afterward and call tonight's debacle "a day of reckoning." A week ago, after a loss to Houston, Ditka ranted and raved so much his cardiologist must have been more than nervous. "I should have had more class than that," Singletary said. A fan who gestured at Singletary after the game suddenly found himself being challenged to come down on the field and fight like a man. The Bears were so angry, even all-pro linebacker Mike Singletary lost his head. The Browns beat the Bears, 27-7, and it really was more lopsided than that. By the time it was over Bernie Kosar had kicked sand in the Bears' faces by throwing the 13th longest touchdown pass in NFL history and Chicago quarterback Mike Tomczak was banished to the bench. The Cleveland Browns, struggling themselves the last two weeks, found the former Monsters of the Midway to be a cure-all tonight. And for the first time since the last week of the 1983 season - a span of 85 games - Chicago is not in first place in the NFC Central Division. For the first time in Mike Ditka's eight-year tenure as coach, the Bears have lost three straight games. Grizzlies the first four weeks, these Bears are nothing more than koalas now. 23 - Pitiful is the sight of the Chicago Bears without paws. As a playmaker on defense, Myles Garrett delivered 60 tackles, 18.0 TFL, and 16 sacks in 16 games last year.īet on Browns to win the Super Bowl and plenty more with BetMGM.CLEVELAND, OCT.In six games, Deshaun Watson passed for 1,102 yards (183.7 per game), with seven touchdowns and five interceptions, and a completion percentage of 58.2%.Donovan Peoples-Jones had 61 catches for 839 yards (49.4 per game) and three touchdowns in 17 games a season ago.Amari Cooper had 78 catches for 1,160 yards (68.2 per game) and nine touchdowns in 17 games.In addition, Chubb had 27 receptions for 239 yards and one touchdown.In 17 games last year, Nick Chubb ran for 1,525 yards (89.7 per game) and 12 touchdowns.The Browns were 4-8 in the AFC, including 3-3 in the AFC North.Cleveland collected three wins as the favorite (in seven games) and three wins as an underdog (nine games).At home last year, the Browns were 4-4.Cleveland averaged 349.1 yards per game offensively last season (14th in ), and it surrendered 331.5 yards per game (14th) on the other side of the ball.Last season, the combined scoring went over the point total eight times in Browns games.Looking to place a futures bet on the Browns to win the Super Bowl this season? Head to BetMGM using our link and enter the bonus code "GNPLAY" for special offers! Cleveland Betting Insights Watch the Browns this season on Fubo! Browns Super Bowl Odds The Cleveland Browns have +3500 odds to win the Super Bowl as of December 31. ![]()
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