1989 Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns Week 4 Football Game. The "Switch Sides" Game.

the first time Elway returns to Cleveland to duel Bernie Kosar and the brown [Music] NBC Sports presents the national football team today it's the Denver Broncos vs. the Cleveland Browns it's a beautiful day along the shores of Lake Erie is a sellout crowd will watch the matchup today between the AFC West and the AFC Central good afternoon everybody and welcome to Cleveland stadium along with Paul McGuire I'm Joel Myers new today the Browns take on a team that has been a source of frustration for them for a long long time now involved seems almost hard to believe that the Browns have not been able to beat the Broncos since 1974 and it may continue again today the Cleveland Browns they have two offensive linemen on the right side Dan Pike and Cody Rison who are both playing hurt and it's just a matter of time when they go down the Browns have not been able to run the ball so far in three games and they have three new running backs in the backfield a lot of excitement surrounding those new running backs as it's the first career start today for the first round draft choice from Texas Eric McGowen I'm looking forward to seeing Eric Metcalfe you talked to the Denver Broncos about Metcalfe who saw what he did on Monday night on artificial surface they said we'll wait a minute he's going to be playing on grass the moves that he made Monday night he may not be able to make here today on Sunday [Applause] Eric Metcalf is ready to return the opening kickoff and the Browns they're pulling out all the stops today's they are wearing their brown jerseys for the first time at home since 1983 so maybe that's the good luck charm Paul they need I think you're doing it for Jimmy Brown Treadwell gets into it it'll be Metcalfe from the six and we'll underway from Cleveland there goes that cap he's out past the 40 great start for Cleveland was brought down by the placekicker david Treadwell let's look at the offensive unit for the Cleveland Browns that makeshift offensive line Farren banker Rakosi bike and rising up front and of the backfield along with bernie kosar tim manoah's the full-back Metcalf the tailback and the gifted wide receivers slep stirred slaughter reggie Langhorne and the tight end Ozzie Newsome first and ten at the 41 the jump off to met cap they set up the screen he's at the 50 yard Rick Dennison dumping Metcalfe they just want to get to his hands as often as possible now when they go to the shotgun formation but Cleveland Browns with the four wide receivers Metcalfe will leave actually hills go to a slight position he'll stay in there and we'll be joined by Gerald McNeil and manoa will be the only running back with Bernie Kosar the gonna love what they've done with with bed camp right off the bat they let him return to kickoff and then they get him to ball right away he's got it again and he's got a first down with blacks out of the play into the secondary goes for a first down while in henderson bringing down Metcalfe but there is a flag down on the play all hold against Cleveland Joel what's happening is that Metcalfe since they're starting they know he's nervous and what's going to happen in you in your seat meant kept he has touched the ball on the opening kickoff and the first two plays holding 73 offense second down let's look at the hole all right him the hole is going to be Rico Z who was the center is sitting right in here and he's demand are going to call for holding there's were cozy blocking back to the inside and you can see his arms are wrapped around Kragen who is the nose tackle that's one of the reasons why the hole is there and now brings up a second down in 12 with a ball just outside of the 39 yard line close to the 40 in Manilla goes in motion they give that keep Jones out of Nebraska another flag down in the play so is Jones he's down across the 45 to the 46 yard line Steve Atwater the rookie freeze safety making the hit it's going to be a penalty once again against the Cleveland Browns here's the defensive front seven for the Denver Broncos character Kragen in town sir the defensive front three the linebackers Brooks Dennison Lucien Bergen Fletcher to offense second down Braxton to Henderson Smith and water in the secondary in three of those four newcomers not only are they newcomers but then they're really they don't have a legitimate cornerback most of these guys are safeties now with the Broncos go to their nickel alignment they'll bring in the extra defensive backs Ron hopes mark Haines and Randy Robin now seconded long second and 17 for Kosar in the Broncos back to the road 35 they give to that down can't spit on the tackle Dennis spit these strong safety as well as Michael Brooks the outside linebacker isn't it interesting that Cleveland keeps giving the ball to Erik Metcalf we talked to Wade Phillips the defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos they said the one thing that they want to do with med campus not letting him get to the out of bounds line they want to keep him in the middle of the field where they could take a shot at him because they don't believe that he can handle the ball more than 20 or 25 times in a ballgame the call you saw him play at the University of Texas where the humidity and the heat is so great I've got to believe he can work in the atmosphere and the conditions here in Cleveland he will play all day third and 15 as Metcalfe goes in motion Kosar to Metcalfe again he can't beat the double-team on the outside he's short the first down by about nine yards he's brought down by Tyrone Braxton we talked to Eric Metcalf father earlier this morning Terry Metcalf and asked him is his son just like the father yes very very much like me wants not only plays and stuff but he wants to please others many times I can put a little more pressure on indivisible necessary so raising it just take it one at a time it looks back on the past and just play the planet at hand Terry Metcalf soo many years a great running back with the st. Louis Cardinals Brian Wagner into punted away to Ken Bell and it's off the side of his foot so a break for the Broncos very early and an injured Bronco down to the fielders well [Applause] they spot the ball out-of-bounds at the 41 yard line so when we come back the Broncos will have it first and 10 outside of their own 14 welcome back to Cleveland Joel Meyers along with Paul McGuire first and 10 coming up for the Broncos the first time they get the ball offensively at their own 41 yard line after only a 15 yard punt by Brian Wagner and good news for Cleveland fans hanford Dixon is playing and starting he had a bold groin muscle and it seems to be alright don't test it now start Steve Sewell in the backfield along with Jeff Alexander Jackson and Johnson the two wide receivers and Elway on the very first play already audible eyes him to the line of scrimmage it's to Alexander he is Falls ahead for a couple of yards Mike Johnson the middle linebacker making the play for this number one defense against the run in the NFL that Cleveland Browns have allowed the opposition only 73 yards a game rushing the ball hurry up offense they're going with no huddle the Denver Broncos Barry Bishop Carter Regan Lanier Elway on 2nd and 8th going up top for Johnson it's the complete inside the 35 for a first down to me Cleveland 34 yard line and for Dixon and Thane gash providing the coverage on the play tough to keep up with Vance Johnson and Mark Jackson the secondary well it is tough now I don't know if Hanford Dixon he's talking to gash saying wait a minute here I got I got him short - you've got to get him deep 30 is cash now you see Hanford Dixon pulls off there up Johnson - never gets over if the ball is on target it's a touchdown soul is going to go into a wing position the lone setback is Jeff Alexander was so emotion on first intent from the 34 it's Alexander breaks the first Akal takes it down to the 34 a gain of four [Applause] in the offensive backfield with John Elway's sue-lin Alexander the wide receivers Vance Johnson and Mark Jackson and the tight end one of the best of the AFC Clarence K when they go to four wide receivers though Michael Young will come in and Steve Seoul will be one of the slot men as well second new six the ball at the 30-yard line Elway falls down he wasn't touched though gets it up the middle and almost Felix right and it just go off his fingertips it looks just looks like Elway get stepped on as he comes out of the out of the box now here's that way right here and take a look at the center sitting right here now that's carts and it looks like Elway just steps out of when he comes out [Applause] Center just steps right back on his foot actually it was the right guard that that got him Eureka since I wager agus quit just get catches that way he goes down but yet play we can't get to him first third down of the day Vance jumps it in motion third and six from the 30 in Elway goes up the shotgun pressure comes he's hit he's on his way the dog pound in Cleveland loves it Carl Hairston and Al Baker [Applause] and that takes them on a field goal position as well go but the thing that the Cleveland Browns did is to keep him in the pocket if they can keep him from running now I'm going to make a circle out here but this is where the defensive rush comes from the way from the outside it will come from right in here and outside and watch what happens to Elway he's got to move back inside Gerald McNeal back deep waiting for the punt and hit it's down by Ken Bell can it go to the endzone yes they say it was on the goal line what a break for Cleveland my Quran one of the best putters at getting the ball out of bounds inside the 20 didn't get a break there when we come back the Browns will have it first intent their own 20 now during the official Ford clearance get low 2.9 percent financing or up to $1,000 cash bonus on Ford Rangers get 2.9 financing or $1,250 on Bronco to Plus get up to $750 on selective series pickups combine the cash with option package discounts and save over $2,200 on later over 34 hundred dollars on Bronco to and over $3,200 on big pickups see your dealer for details on all the great values remember the offer ends October 4th this isn't a man for 2001 this is an ad for Zenith VHS VCR with dazzling special effects and remarkable HiFi stereo sound univers ena VCR the movies you bring home will take on a whole new dimension Zenith quality most my friends don't know what they're gonna do after graduation but I've already locked in guaranteed skill training in the army qualify now and you can reserve even the Army's most sought-after technical training up to 12 months in advance through the Army's delayed Entry Program sure being a soldier won't be easy but then nothing worth happen ever is [Music] [Applause] NBC Sports coverage of the National Football League is brought to you by New Keystone and Keystone life bottled beer taste in a can wouldn't that be great by Ford and your Ford dealer have you driven a Ford lately and buy Xena the quality goes in before the name goes on scoreless in Cleveland first intent for Kozar in the Browns at their own 20 and it's complete to Ozzie Newsome put down at the 29-yard line say he short the first down by only one yard that keeps that long street going for Ozzie Newsome is he's caught a pass now in 149 straight now just before we broke away Paul Moran almost had it down inside the five inside the 1 yard line ken bell tried to put it down there yeah but you see how bail is on the in line when bail is on the end line that means that the ball is in the end zone second and a yard now for the Browns with their own 29 yard line Manoa in the eye in front of Keith Jones nine-man defensive front and goes are looking to throw he'll run for the first down he's got it to the 34 yard line those great Cragen let's look at some of the other scores in the early games from this week number four of the NFL season Kansas City Miami - not on the board yet but New Orleans with a touchdown in a four point lead already over Washington and three other games just underway in Detroit New York and Minnesota rounds have it now yard-line Metcalf back in there split behind goes on with kim mun-oh goes in motion the counter to that cap squirts through 40 yard line he's got about six under carry Joe Joe these are only five yard or six yard runs but to claim the brown so far this year they have not been able to run the ball going against one of the best running defenses in football Denver the Denver Broncos have not been able to throw the ball and they're going against one of the best pass defenses now here comes you're going to see Metcalfe Manoa goes the other way the guards come out to the outside that's banker fight come out and you see and Metcalfe now he picks up six yards or seven yards but that's what the Browns have to do now they put him in a good passing situation second and three for the Browns our own 41 its Keith Jones nothing doing up the middle takes it to the 43 and they put him down near the 44 close to the first down marker coming into the game some of the keys for these two teams John Elway has never lost a game to the Cleveland Browns while Bernie Kosar he hasn't been intercepted in his last 150 attempts the defensive line for the Broncos won the very best in the NFL while the offensive line for the Cleveland Browns will they had to put Paul Ferran over to the left tackle position to help things out because of the injuries say go to the measurement and he's just short of the first down other things to look for today some of the critical elements of this contest the Broncos their past defense number two in the NFL allowing only a hundred and forty nine games 149 yards per game over the first three and we just talked for that great run defense if the Cleveland Browns so just like you said the Broncos have to be able to run the ball and the Browns they've got to pick it up at the basket attack and run the ball as well Cozart over the top for the first down 13 inches Bernie Kosar stretches out that 6.5 inch prey we've docked in the first game in the end we talked to Randall Cunningham about that particular place Randall Cunningham said that's one of the plays I hate to run down by the goal line I don't mind because I get six points Bernie Kosar feels the same way this is that this is a time when they know he's gonna carry the ball and everybody wants to take a shot at you players to look for today the two rookie running backs Bobbie Humphrey for the Broncos Eric Metcalf for the Browns Metcalfe has it on first in ten look at the movie mates Metcalfe going across the midfield stripe for the eight of Denver get seven yards on the reception now wait a minute didn't the Denver Broncos say they didn't think he can make the cuts he made on Monday night on grass watch this Carl Mecklenburg is the guy that's going to get faked out the little dip outside back to the inside there goes Mecklenburg and there goes Metcalfe and he picks up seven more yards good block thrown out in front by the center gregory cozy and he was the center of controversy last year as we look at the first-year head coach for the cleveland browns but Carson who's a little upset with his offensive unit last week and said that maybe I spent too much time on the defensive side this year second and three at the 48 Manoa in motion it goes to Keith Jones breaks the first half it goes for a couple they'll still be short of the first down as he's dropped down by Alfonso Carriker well Eric Metcalfe looks so similar to his father in his running style and Terry Metcalf Hawaii looked when he was a rookie with the st. Louis Cardinals how about this run here this is what Eric I'd like to do today watch this only one man actually put a hand on him [Music] not too shabby huh and he did it so often Eric Metcalf in the backfield once again as McGuirk Manoa goes to the wing on third one from the 41 yard line of 46 yard line of Denver Metcalf over the left side to the first half inning Franco 40 he's got all the moves Eric Metcalf looked like he was going to be dropped at the original line of scrimmage and then does that little 360 Joe look it over here they're going to fairness banker on this side Rico she is the center but watch Metcalf the moves that he makes he makes basically on his own watch here there's banker kicking out ferrets there they're blocky and here comes the bat cab he'll make a move right back to the inside that was blaming climate Henderson at missed them first and ten from the 40 who else gets hit by Derek Metcalf won't be able to turn the corner and he's down at the original line of scrimmage was interesting though talking to dent the Denver Broncos defense yesterday in Mecklenburg said it we will be aware of where Eric Metcalf is on the field as soon as he comes out of the huddle he's leaving the field now on this play but as soon as he comes out of the huddle everybody will point to Erick Metcalfe so we'll know where he is the brows already have more yards on the ground than they did in the first three quarters of their game against the Bengals on Monday night there's the defensive coordinator Wade Phillips in his first year with the Denver Broncos second of ten now those are the Browns of a dead reporting they double up on the short side of the field line horn and slaughter it goes to Keith Jones lost his footing daddy gets about two two-and-a-half yards on the carries dumped by the free safety Steve Atwater Atwater one of the big reasons that Denver secondary is doing so well in the early going this year is he some of it big enough that ban is six foot three ways 217 pounds and they said just loves to hit people Wade Phillips told us yesterday the lower half of his body really reminds him of the lower half of Pearl Campbell's body he's thick to say the least their worst round draft choice out of Arkansas big third down for the Browns 38-yard line it's lawyer Tillman goes in motion the slaughter over the middle Dennis Smith it is night here out of USC timing it perfectly Webster slaughter is looking for pass interference but I'm going to tell you something it isn't passenger first Dennis Smith is there just as the ball gets here and just remember one thing when you take a look at this you're gonna see Smith come in Smith has as much right to that ball as slaughter has so the drive stalls inside the 40 after the brown started with it at their own 20-yard line Ken Val weights the punt from Brian Wagner his first effort was off the side of his foot it only went 15 yards he'll try to get into the corner once again it's off this side of his foot another wobbler this went 10 the baby stop start this afternoon for Brian Wagner they're right back to Cleveland with two and a half minutes left of the first he is so strong from the waist down is so quick he has to beat he has to be Keith Bishop now here is Perry right here he's just going to run right around Bishop and then end up knocking the ball out I always head and I almost gets it here he comes Bishop is moving out to pull out here comes Perry there's the hand on Elway and look at him he goes back at the ball he's rolling for it kicks it away from that way look at this guy you talk about hustle he just runs right by Bishop but I think Bishop was going to pull out and was supposed to have help on that side by Gerald Perry number 60 Robert banks made the fumble recovery but Michael Dean Perry made the big play [Applause] he is so quick out of the blocks John oh it was telling us yesterday just which the game was in Denver because he felt like he could get Michael Dean Perry offsides about five different times but he couldn't hear because of the crowd noise the only problem here is that he hears Michael Dean theory again see Bishop looks like he's pulling out and then at that point in time is the center was supposed to come down on him and he didn't pick him up and when that happens [Applause] got to give us a call so besides the fumble they come out the I Metcalf Avenue on first and ten from the Denver 15 the swing to Metcalf he's all alone to the 10-yard line just inside the tent for a game a little bit better than five [Applause] that gap with 78 yards of total offense already denver with only 13 did you just I mean there's a little holding in a line because you got some guys hurt but watch what Michael Brooks does number 56 I told you they want to keep Erik Metcalfe to the inside now Brooks forces him to go inside and not allow them to go outside because they want to take a shot at him they want to try to wear him down second and four just inside the 10 yard line and captain Manoa stay in the backfield Kosar changing the play at the line of scrimmage and scoreless with a minute 35 left the first timing matters waters there [Applause] Lyman Henderson not a factor as he tried to provide the coverage Lyman hinder was Henderson was not a factor two things happen first of all Bernie Kosar sauce slaughter out there on Henderson one-on-one but what happened was the move that slaughter makes to the inside Lyman Henderson almost falls down and when that happens Kosar is right there with the ball perfect pattern he sees right now he doesn't have to really lay it out that far but you didn't see why I mean Henderson in a picture because he almost fell down mat bar in for the point after try it's perfect and the Browns get on the board first the Cleveland Browns before a sellout crowd go up by seven with a minute 32 left of the first Liberty Mutual Insurance presents legends of the game for five straight years he rushed for over 1,000 yards 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touchdown that bar it gets into it Bobbie Humphrey back teeth along with Ken bow it'll be pallet before across the 30 Eddie's down across the 35 at the 37 yard line more scores from around the NFL there's Mark Harper the reserve defensive back made the play of the special teams the Chiefs getting on the board and remember the Bengals playing without Boomer Esiason today as Churchill catch to start a safety for the order they get the early lead on the Dolphins Detroit with a field goal from Eddie Murray has the lead in the Jets on top of Indianapolis 33 yard return [Applause] the delay to Bobbie Humphrey his first carrier today the rookie from Alabama spins across the 40 to the 42 yard line for a gain of five and Paul Peeta lends to the Denver offense the same type of excitement Metcalfe brings to the Cleveland offense but I like what Dan Reeves said about this young man Bobbie Humphrey said he sees more of the field than any other back he's ever coached when he goes to a hole like a lot of people will run up into a hole if there's a fullback in front of him he'll bump into the fullback this guy avoids people and finds the hole those seven points the brows just put on the board the first points against the Denver defense the first quarter this year Alexander and Humphrey the ion second and five and the big pullback goes absolutely though Carl Harris didn't play Matthews making the stop act after that long pass in the first series of downs for Denver Hanford Dixon is not in the game at this point Mark Harper number 23 is playing that corner now Hanford Dixon is coming in as a nickel man but Harper will be playing the right corner we'll see if john elway tries to exploit mark Harper in the secondary fourth year out of Alcorn State extra wide receivers coming in now for Denver on third and three better worry about blocking a defensive line before it worries about beat in the corners Carl Hairston made that last stop and I love the line by Al bakeries at Carl Harrison as they call them Big Daddy in his 14th year out of Maryland Eastern Shore he said he'll be the first player in NFL history collect a Pro Bowl check and a Social Security check in the in the same year hitting the Gannet played against Terry Metcalf yes it was the only one of the field you're right the only one that has the distinction of tackling Terry Metcalf he came over from the Eagles before the 85 season and he's one of those inspirational leaders on the defensive units long delay it appears they're ready to go yes they had to had some time back onto the clock the 42nd o'clock we've just received word that Turk shouldered has been hurt in that Bengals game at Kansas City and Boomer Esiason is forced into action with a sprained ankle at all amazing how these guys play hurt there's a half a dozen guys I played this we didn't know whether they're gonna start or not and they're all out there playing including Brian Brennan that's the end of the quarter time runs out and the first 15 minutes in throw and it's off the fingertips of Jackson and you were right about once they made through at Harper's area Mark Harper number 23 that way in the Denver Broncos have really had some problems this year throwing the ball now here's the throw out here to Jackson and just take a look at this Paul is in his hands should have caught it nurse number 23 Harper they're covering but he wasn't on to play my Quran who Ana 46-yard average last week in the Broncos with punting once again beautiful turns it over McNeal weights back at his own 10 it will take it to the 9 get some blocks to the outside his way one more block and he goes inside the 40 but er my Koran [Applause] yard return for the one they call cube Cleveland Gerald McNeil the cube all right here's the cube but over here is they're keeping the first man away from the cube so he can catch the football once he catches it he moves back here where the wall is take a look at the right of your screen you'll see if you don't see the block in there but you won't see the offensive man coming downfield now the cube when he gets there take a look at the hole there are no white shirts it's easy to run except for the punter he lets the punter make the tackle first antenna p10 43 for the Browns and they already lead by 7 with the Noah going in motion Kosar with time his tight end Ozzie Newsome inside the 40 down to the 38 yard line next Sunday joint NBC Sports for the week number five of the NFL season beginning to 12:30 Eastern with Bob Costas OJ Simpson and NFL live and then our exciting regional action you'll be able to see the rounds in Miami against the Dolphins Buffalo Indianapolis Houston at New England Cincinnati at Pittsburgh's there's a lot of great matchups and then it'll be San Diego and Denver later in the afternoon [Music] Kansas City taking on Seattle's who check the local listings for the game of the time in your area [Music] to the 38-yard line second and five for Cleveland inside gifted Jones he's got the first down stack up but he's our down to the 32 yard line near the I like what to claim the browser to past that Kosar has thrown mr. slaughter for the touchdown they're just taking all the dump stuff that the Denver Broncos are giving him to throw in Ozzie Newsome they're running draw plays running off tackle not worry about going deep now here's the blocking up front there's no question about the left guard banker Baron on the left hand side they pick up the first down being very very patient the defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos Wade Phillips Sparky was Buddy Ryan to the Philadelphia Eagles last year first and 10 now Cleveland the Denver 32 landlord going in motion the big fullback to Noah tripped up in the line falls forward inside the 30 he out of the 29 he was tripped up around the ankles by Andre Townsend scores in week number four of the NFL season Miami had a snap gopher Reggie Robbie's head that's why they got that safety is they're trailing by two Detroit a field goal from Eddie Murray the New York Jets on a 92 yard interception return by Eric McMillan appellate and buffaloes take the lead now on New England second and seven with a ball at the 29-yard line close to eight yards then tight end Newsom goes in motion long psychos are slaughters Kozar had to release it just a little bit early he had to release a little bit early but I'm gonna tell you they've got to come back and take a look at Eric Medcalf because Eric bedcap was covered by the linebacker Simon Fletcher and I don't believe that Simon Fletcher can stay with bet cap med campus on the bottom number 21 and look who's out there with him 73 now here's slaughter across the middle he was open he was open for a moment wyman henderson was with him but as you said those are had to rush the ball [Applause] Browns facing starting close to eight they are 204 so far in third down conversions Metcalfe is the man in motion Kosar can't get it to his wide receiver that was Gerald McNeil it would have been short of the first down anyway by a couple of yards so now instead it'll be a long field goal attempt coming up from that gar before the game he was hittin it from this distance easy that's because no rush by the defense it'll be out of the hold of the backup putter or the backup quarterback Mike kegels it'll be a 47-yard attempt format bar and it's blocked by Denver picked up by Grayson or checked that picked up by the linebackers worked into the special teams Michael Brooks Jenna Smith though to peer got his hand up in the air and locked that field goal attempt Dennis Smith's comes right from the outside on the left hand side or the right hand side the field goal kicker the left hand side of the defensive end and really looked like you wouldn't even touch coming in [Applause] bars a little bit upset right to the right of your screen comes right to the inside and when he makes that move to the inside there's nobody there to block him then waiters is the guy that was supposed to block them number 50 and doesn't do it you can't let the inside guy go don't worry about the outside guy his chance to get there are slim and none so far this afternoon the Browns have dominated statistically but still they only lead by seven in Denver gets it back first in tenifer with winder and melvin bratton the rookie from miami in the backfield first carry ranking tackles across the 45 near the 46 yard line you know what it makes it even worse jolt they're only ten players look at this one two three four five six seven eight nine ten there's nobody deep and then the block comes right in here bang they did it they did it with ten people on the field that's really gonna make Cleveland mad that was the best run of the day so far for the Denver Broncos seven yards from Sammy winder you waited so long in the secondary in his ninth year Oh USC of all of Denver's 46 call winders number again he's got the first down into Cleveland territory down to the Browns 48 yard line when we talked to Bobby Humphrey yesterday he said that there was one player in particular that kind of took him under his wing and looked out for him a little bit Sammy winder and Sammy Weider's got a no fall that eventually he's going to lose his job to the rookie from Alabama and he's going to be able to accept it because he knows he can still play the backup role for two or three more years as long as he stays healthy great attitude Merstham 10 inside the Cleveland 40 [Applause] winder the lone one of the back killers Kraken goes to a wing on the hip of Clarence came to tied in flags in the errors that appear the Browns jump plenty of time going team he's got Vance Johnson it's complete inside the 15 to the 13 yard line Geraldine Perry was the guy that was offside our Michael Dean Perry excuse me was abandoned was offside and then what happened is that Minnifield didn't stay with Vance Johnson downfield and you know when Elway scrambling that he's going to be looking deep we're looking for somebody coming back into his face but he looked downfield and Frank Minnifield just did not stay with his receiver the offside penalty is already there and Elway is going to back out to the outside both sides number 92 defense holding number 23 defense counties are applying first down and then you see the NEC Vance Johnson downfield he just runs away from midfield and it gives the Denver Broncos the ball first and 10 at the 13 yard line 35-yard completion the offside thought against Michael Dean berry and it goes back to what John Elway told us yesterday he saw Michael Dean berry on the Monday night telecast lift his hand up frequently he trying to anticipate the snap count so changing his voice on first in ten [Music] Mark Jackson going in motion Bobbie Humphrey gets it Humphrey inside the 10 down to the 5 yard line plus to another Denver first down dump down by the safety Thane gash Bobby Humphrey just take it was an off tackle play he went right to the hole and just took it for eight yards down the field I like the way this young man runs the ball the quickest running back for the Denver while against Denver the ability their tailback second and two Humphrey again over the top close to the first down marker [Applause] pumphrey missed most of his senior season with a stress fracture to his left foot that's why a lot of people's shied away from Bobbie Humphrey but when Dan Reeves found out he was still available in that supplemental draft they wanted him they checked all over all over the country to find out how long he was going to be there they realized that the three teams that were ahead of the Denver Broncos at that time and either made trades or picked up in the draft the running back that they wanted so they knew that he would be there in a supplemental draft that he took them [Applause] third less than a yard and Elway will throw throws it away pressure was coming from the linebackers Mike Johnson I'm going to tell you all I would call that intentional grounding really you know even though that there was a receiver downfield but he deliberately throws the ball into the stands you're going to see the heat on Elway this is the same ASEC because the defense is there they're ready to nail that way look where he throws the ball there's on a white shirt in anywhere [Applause] it'll be a field goal try coming up for David Treadwell in his first year out of Clemson he has been perfect so far this season [Applause] eight minutes and 59 seconds left in the first half of play Denver looking for their first points of the day interesting call though third less than a yard third and inches and Elway throwing the ball on the play-action fake but in this situation and you're going against a darn good defensive football team Joel you've got to put some points on the board and I like to call after the way we saw Vaughn free Bobbie Humphrey though get up in the air on that great vertical leap just a little bit earlier you'd have to think Paul that he could get up on top and go behind his Center for a few inches all right that's true but when he did that vertical leap and you and I know that you know at the 7 yard line you're not trying to get a touchdown he was trying to get a first down now it was second down and about three yards he only picked up about a yard and a half so he didn't get as much as he thought he was going to get and they're not gonna take a chance I like the call I like to take the points try to get the points in the way of a 22 yard field goal by David Treadwell seven of seven of the field goal [Applause] [Music] temp officially of gary kubiak and Treadwell drills it through the uprights of Denver finally putting some points up with 8 minutes in 54 seconds left in the first half they now trail by 4 Treadwell giving Denver their first points of the afternoon a drive that took three minutes in 12 seconds and Cleveland ready to get the ball back with a four-point lead as we welcome you back to Cleveland stadium Joel Meyers along with Paul McGuire they Lyon drive it try to keep it away from that cap and it is away from Metcalfe as it picked up by Pordenone rejection to the 24 yard line other scores around the NFL Kansas City once again with the lead over the Cincinnati Bengals as the Chiefs try to even their record at 2 and 2 New Orleans jumping on top early over Washington down to the Superdome [Applause] pittsburg on the road trailing on that Eddie Murray field goal Buffalo on a Thurman Thomas Hinch goes to that cap on first and ten leaves his way across 225 of the 28 yard line Denver defense showing now ball more often the eight-man defensive front since Wade Phillips came into the Denver situation as Metcalfe will get a quick breather that hasn't been often that he's been off the field today Carl Mecklenburg was telling us yesterday loves the new defensive lineman for the Denver Broncos a very aggressive nature to it this year second and six the fall of the 28 yard line of Cleveland with Ozzie Newsome in motion those are on the quick out and it's the flick the landlord for a first down it's after the 42-yard line all right Joe you were talking about this defense and there are a lot of new faces in here but just take a look at you've got a man here here here here you there's eight men up there the line of scrimmage and as soon as the ball stepped watch what happens with these linebackers they'll move out they'll go back into coverage that's Dennis Smith who's up on the line of scrimmage that he backs out in the linebacker as soon as they repass they're out of there worst Kosar hits to one man discovered man Brian Brennan closest wide receiver for the near Sun on your screen into the first time today miss last week's game of the hamstring injury first intent for the brown to their own 42 and the counter goes to Metcalfe Smith couldn't get him but the linebacker cleans up that's Rick Dennison no gain on that carry for Eric Metcalf that's going to be a tough play for the Cleveland Browns to run and I'm going to tell you why because they ran it to the left which means that you got to pull fight Andrew cozy or Rison and when you pull those two guys they're both hurting they're both limping and there's just it's hard for them to get to the hole you're going to have to run your sweeps to the right hand side and not the left that gap splits out as one of the wide receivers Manoah the lone one of the backfield on second and ten from the Cleveland 42 Kosar with time it's complete the Ozzie Newsome to the 49 yard line for an update let's go to New York now and Bob Costas an NFL live [Applause] all right Joel moments ago Boomer Esiason threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Tim McGee why is a sai-san in the game when we told you he wouldn't start well he didn't start but his substitute Turks show nerd injured an ankle when tackled on this play Esiason on a gimpy ankle of his own had to come in they trail 10 7 to the Chiefs at Arrowhead Joel all right Bob thank you so not the ultimate situation for Sam white is he a direct Boomer Esiason back to work in a hurry big third down for the Browns 33 at their own 49-yard line Kosar work out of the shotgun that's Brian Brennan going in motion and those are going to the bundle for Webster slaughter the defensive back Dennis Smith with them down on that play helping out Wyman Henderson remember we saw they didn't the Cleveland Browns didn't get over watch this there's Henderson number 24 on slaughter but number 49 is Smith he is the safety look at his job look at the ground that he covers and he is the closest man to the football at super coverage by the defense Ryan Wagner comes on for his third punt of the day mr. excitement his first moves 15 yards his second eleven yards Ken Bell back deep for Denver almost blocked line drives out a wobbler it's taken to the 11 by Bell rassee to 22 to 21 yard line by Randy Robbins so when we come back Denver will have it first instead of their own 21 yard line still trailing by four one of the best to ever play the game taking it in today from the owners booth Art Modell with former Brown running back Jim Brown first in center Denver at their own 21 yard line Bobbie Humphrey out of the backfield Dragan the nose tackle our night dragon rather [Applause] it was Gibson the defensive lineman who's in there for the first time today Yepsen making the stop no gain on the carry for Bobbie Humphrey it's been a difficult day for that Denver offense as you can see and they're gonna have to try to throw the football rat joining Humphrey in the backfield so all-rookie tandem behind John Elway on second and 10 moving on the line flags into the air and a free down it appears for Elway in there again first-year player from northern Arizona offside Cleveland look like the right side of the defensive front was jumping offsides if that's the right side it's Michael Dean again [Applause] Michael Dean Perry encroachment number 92 defense second down well L he told us yesterday he said if I had him at home I'd get him seven or eight times there you see Michael Dean Perry moving he's on Keith Bishop number 74 54 also getting some help by carts at the center but I always said Mike he raised my voice up in the middle of the field like this I can get him to jump and he's doing he's done it twice so far second and five now for the Broncos at their own 26-yard line winder in there on the play-action fake Elway Vance Johnson working on Harper the quarterback who's getting the start due to the injury the hands redic sued and you said if they're going to go out there and work on our for now look at Vance Johnson's going to come back Harper's win them all away this is just super defense that ball is down we're only Johnson can catch it he just missed a ball but you've got to give credit on to Harper for the coverage Chiefs maintaining that lead over the Bengals Houston increasing their advantage to 12 now over the Dolphins over Tampa Bay now work out of the shotgun with Johnson in motion pressure coming up the middle hey Matthews with this act about tenacity of a defense play matthews epitomizes it clay matthews number 57 is going to come up inside now but claim anthems reads that he can he can bless now watch what he does he gets knocked off there's fifty seven but watch who makes the tackle number 57 clay matthews just a super effort part the center had a piece of him but it didn't only slowed him down my Quran honey his own goal line brings down the high snap and bugs it away - Gerald MacNeil hangs up a very high bun MacNeil calling for the fair catch he's got it outside the 40s [Applause] we returned to a sold-out Cleveland stadium people riding the dog there is a pending [Applause] it's gonna be weird ones and a brown so it's got to be against Denver and they'll refuse it because they get the ball there I just feel so sorry for number 63 I watched Cody rise and walk out on the field and Joe it's just getting worse and worse and worse than the problem he's had it's twice this year and if she I'm a Latino player downfield I'm the 54 of the kicking team penalty is declined first down and the two of times this year what's happened to him Cody rising as he is locked on if that happens he's got to come out Browns come back with the ball an exceptional field position the number of others on that Cleveland offensive line number 63 Kody risin playing hurt today we were told that knee of his could lock up at any time floating currently first intent to the Browns outside of their own 47 and Metcalf can't break the ankle attack Alfonso character characters sixth year out of Florida State the reminder Dora viewers will be selecting the Budweiser Most Valuable Player for today's game at the conclusion of the contest take a look at Kody rising it just you got to give him all the credit in the world now here is he's got a bad leg and he's supposed to be blocking down and coming back into the linebacker month for number 51 he gets a piece of his band that's all he's supposed to do growls go with three wide receivers on second and nine from their own 48 Langhorne going in motion long down by Cozart over the middle it's complete the lawyer Tillman that is his first career catch for the rookie from Auburn mecklenburg made obey though [Applause] a gain of about four close to 5 it'll bring up third and four at halftime Bob Costas and OJ Simpson with scores and highlights from the other games of the in centers extra with Bobby bath and Ralph Wiley another key third down the Cleveland Browns with 224 left in the first half 35 the 47 yes the Broncos jumping off those are ghoster slaughter it's intercepted by Braxton let's find out what the penalty flag is all about Braxton's reaction tells us a lot already the offensive line tells you a lot about it because they're not leaving the field they know it they're offside right in the middle [Applause] and in this series Kosar is staying under his Center a cozy a lot longer than we saw earlier in the game he's treating that defense because it's alive Baxter's backer 61 defense first down that's towns it but the linebackers are so active for the Denver Broncos it is a difference up here right in here is where you're going to see the guys jumping offside right in the middle around in Townsend Townsend is one of them number 61 the cozaar season gets them offside I don't know if he's changing his voice or not but he got them outside that's what happens when you go to a longer count it turns out to be a cleveland first down at the denver 42 yard line Manoah jones split in the back field behind Kosar Kosar in trouble he goes down first sack of the day for the Denver Broncos belongs to Simon Fletcher and for another update let's join Bob Costas in NFL live Joel at the Meadowlands Colts driving for an apparent score but Jack pseudos pass intercepted by the opportunistic Eric McMillan last year as a rookie he led the AFC with eight interceptions brought two of them back for scores this time number 22 goes 92 for a touchdown Jets 7 Colts in all right thank you Bob we have reached the 2-minute warning at Cleveland stadium and it's just as we expected a tight affair between the Browns and Broncos salutes those who strive for victory with this edition of the winner I don't think that you can play this game just being one-dimensional player you have to be able to do everything and do it well and Kurt water does everything well compiling over 7,200 yards of total offense in a career that's just in its sixth season despite a career-threatening knee injury Warner has persevered to become a consistent running threat and earned respect as a winner [Music] all means only our cheese [Applause] [Music] mom's and compact cars like the hot little Dodge shadow somehow they aren't making them like they used to I like big towns like Christmas [Music] Cole cause the it takes a part of this country as cold and clean as the Rockies to brew a beer and pure and naturalist course we refresh just like you like it Rocky Mountain legend an American original [Music] but Carson the first-year coach for the Cleveland Browns has to love the work of his defense once again but his offense sputtering Denver with three timeouts remaining Cleveland used one earlier so with two minutes remaining to the first half they've got two left you like the offensive football you're watching it Kosar on second and 14 pressured again fives manoa but no breaks the tackle to lotus feet down to the 39 yard line great ad-lib by Bernie Kosar two five Manoa [Applause] the great ad-lib by Bernie Kosar but Bernie was running for his life and here's been off Tim mono number 42 now he didn't block anybody because nobody came up in his area so he moves it back to the inside Michael Brooks is supposed to be covering him [Applause] Mecklenburgh misses him here comes Brooks in there he misses him and then finally Wyman Henderson number 24 makes the stop 37 for the Browns of the Denver at 39 yard line Gerald McNeil the extra wide receiver goes in motion [Applause] that's complete horns gotta paddies far short of the first down by at least a couple of yards to the 34-yard line Marchesa Dennis Smith you talk about converging on a wide receiver they do a great job to keep it from getting a first down Browns use a timeout we'll come back to find out what they decide to do with it Liberty Mutual presents the accident that never happened because as America's largest insurer for workers compensation Liberty Mutual has done more to help prevent injuries on the job than any other insurance company caring for people is why America believes in Liberty America believes in Liberty Liberty Mutual Insurance we're only 50 seconds away from halftime and at halftime joined Bob Costas and OJ Simpson through scores and highlights on this week number four of the NFL season now a decision coming up for the Cleveland Browns on 4th and 2 I don't wonder 34 I don't like to call I'd get rid of the ball get it out of there punt the ball down don't let them get any momentum going in at halftime you want to keep the Denver Broncos off the field because they have stay still have three timeouts left in 50 seconds of taking time out this but if they stop them I would have cut the ball away Kosar is working with four wide receivers in the know of the only one of the backfield on 4th and 2 and it's been Noah off the middle for the first down and then some but Noah's fitting inside that spot water in the secondary he's gone all the way they got the hurry-up offense it's another reason why I'm not coaching they only have one timeout left was an excellent call we got a timeout on the field by Denver they're gonna take one [Applause] Denver was trying to bring on some extra people to the secondary and they appear to be confused first charge team timeout a forty second timeout Kosar and the Browns are not complaining with that last decision by Denver not complaining at all but just take a look at this young man right here mister feikin he's going to come down and make the block right to the inside it's going to open it up for Manoa this man here to come in the hole and that water is the man that makes the tackle it saves the touchdown there comes spike up into the hole they seal everything off to the inside banker number 68 and then there's that water number 27 who saves the touchdown it's a great call nice cut by the big fullback Manoa I know it's such a great blocker and every time he gets a chance to run with the ball plus something to happen to make something happen he likes to punish people a notice is in his third year out of Penn State according to Bernie Kosar he agrees with you Paul he said he's his best blocker a lot of the running backs first intent Cleveland's got into the Denver 22 yard line and it looted 5-4 with 27 seconds left in the first half Kosar into the corner of the endzone couldn't get it to McNeil great coverage by the Denver secondary that play took seven seconds but I will tell you something right now he's got to come back to take a look at the same play again because they had Manoa number 42 going down the sideline on the right hand side and he would've been able to pick up at least ten yards and get out of bounds Browns don't have the luxury of trying to run the ball they've only got one timeout remaining and Kosar as the play brought in for the first time today by Barry redden former member of the Los Angeles Rams in the San Diego Chargers there's the same formation so I wonder if very red is gonna go out in that flat its second instead of the 22 those are with time grows up all the way Alfonzo character finally getting in there in there to apply the pressure on Bernie Kosar it looked like he wanted to go to the end zone again though yeah you're going to see the rush coming up a fossil character it's go to commit number 92 and put the heat on Cozart and if Cozart had and look to the right-hand side very red and was wide open and all he had to do is dump the ball him they still have 15 seconds now there's two plays that have taken 12 seconds total they got time to run one more he wants the IceCube back in again and I would throw it to the to the back coming out of the backfield just to get you a little bit more room three wide receivers this time pick count it goes to the runningback ready inside the 20 down to the 18 [Applause] Simon Fletcher wrapping up the running back and now the Browns will utilize their final timeout with only two seconds left of the first half that bar tried a field goal earlier that was blocked by Dennis Smith it was a 47-yard attempt he is now four of five on the season as long as so far this year a twenty-seven yarder Dennis Smith came right inside number 50 van waiters on the outside who was the up back on the right-hand side but I guarantee you they corrected that so that bar we try to put the Browns up by seven it started out today ball where it looked like the Cleveland offense was really going to move the ball successfully against the Denver defense but Wade Phillips the defensive coordinator obviously making some adjustments because they've slowed them down considerably they had Denver keying on Eric Metcalf it'll be a 36 yard attempt and it's up at it perfect the two teams head into the house guru we're Cleveland Browns trying to beat the Denver it'll be Ken Bell had his own goal line [Applause] passing the 15-yard line what a wake-up call to start the second half 5 Van waders he's down at the 18 van waders is the guy that missed a block was Smith blocked if the field goal now watch this number 50 he's making up for her he'll never do it in him all of us obviously he didn't see him coming from his Blind Side so a boost already for the Cleveland Browns to start the second half of their special teams and van waiters in particular so first time this year that the Denver Broncos have started a second half trailing we'll find out how they respond thrown 18 yard line starting to the backfield with melvin bratton the rookie from miami it's wider on the waiting for his blocking he moves to pass through 20 out to the 21 yard line Carl Hairston Big Daddy making the stop for the Cleveland Browns he's in his fourteenth year you know would you see a defensive lineman especially a tackle coming from so far inside to make the tackle and that man number 57 Clay Matthews is a guy that keeps stringing it out he's the guy that enables these guys the bigger guys to get in on a tackle by doing his job second and seven now with the fall of the 21 yard line pressure on Elway Luzi say it's better than way by Grayson who comes up with a Denver's ghatak the outside linebacker David Grayson stripping Elle where the ball for the second time today if you're with us in the first half it was Michael Dean Perry doing the same the problem is that Elway has no one to throw the ball to first K is being covered by Clay Matthews 57 and here comes Grayson he's going to make the play all the way around to the outside and that ball was hit Elway was throwing the ball if he had enough over his shoulder they would have called an incubated pass but he was throwing trying to throw the ball sidearm in Grayson never gave him the opportunity to get his arm up excellent play by the defense and a very alert play by Bobby Humphrey to come up on the loose ball of the backfield well what they're going to do I think is they're going to view this to see if Elwes arm was in motion the question was I got to believe Galway throws it from up over the top hey Grayson hits his arm and never gives him a chance to do that knocks the ball out [Applause] all right here's how way from the back now on the left-hand side is Grayson number 56 is going to come in is that way in the process of throwing the ball no he isn't his arm was down wasn't coming up or going through so that place should stay and it's going to be third down fairness call her down [Applause] play by David Grayson turns out to be the fourth sack of the day the Cleveland Browns [Applause] the Dogg Pound today all Dave get it was Vance Johnson the Browns defense electrifying this crowd the defensive secondary show that's what we talked about at halftime when the secondary plays that well and there's no place to throw the ball to no place to throw the ball that way can stand back there all day and make any difference my Quran one of the best putters in the AFC 41-yard average so far today they kickin it to Gerald McNeal turns it over again I spiral McNeil from his own 39 getting blocks to the 50 just dumped inside the 45 or he's off to the races by Mark Mumford the linebacker dynomite field position for Cleveland to start their first drive of the second half all right now you were talking about Elway having all day but just take a look at the areas of the field I'll just bark some circles here where the guys are but all these guys here are in coverage and there's just no place to go to throw the football now watch when Elway stands back there looking he has time yes to look around but who is he going to throw the ball to no one the ball was hit at the line of scrimmage but he grows to a man with double coverage [Applause] Kosar brings them out first and ten at the 43 of Denver goes up top hits his wide receiver Langhorne and it's a first down with a 31-yard line of the broncos Langhorne six to 200 pounder really one up top all right here comes languor numbers 88 and he's just moving into the pin to look into this secondary where they're playing zone defense Braxton is kind of releasing him to the to the safety safety never gets there Langhorne picks up the first down Heath Jones takes over in the backfield for Eric Metcalf joining Timbo Noah first and ten all of the 31-yard line flags into the airman Noah on his way the difference it's a dead ball foul [Applause] offensive foul on all-star off fans number 74 first down if that's fair and it's all dead golf Erin starting at the left tackle position today they have had to flip-flop a number of people on the offensive line okay here's Ferran right here and you're gonna see him move lonoa look good kind of running down through there without anybody chasing them there's Ferran he'd move with just a little bit too too early it's on powers and here goes Manoa said waving and this nice trying to tackle me Baron was the starting left tackle in 86 and 87 and when he started to that position for the Browns in 86 and 87 they had a 15 and 4 record don't worry about him playing over there first and 15 now with Metcalfe in motion the 36 of Denver pocket holds up he goes to landlord it's complete again inside the 30 out of the 27 yard line one of the big problems Denver they're just trying to get to Bernie Kosar with a four-man rush and they're not doing it they're gonna have to send some linebackers Kansas City and Ron Jaworski first start of the year with a three-point lead at the half over the Bengals Houston thumping Miami after the first 30 minutes of play Pittsburgh trying for their second straight win in a row at Buffalo taking it out on New England Keith Jones on the pits Jones with flags down to the play goes down inside the 25 to 24 yard line character making the stop the flag went down when you normally see a holding call [Applause] let's check in with our referee Tom Dooley holding number 63 off in second down go D go D rising tell you we got an excellent block though it was Tim Manoa but Manoa gets the block Keith Jones can run with a ball [Applause] penalty's now really hurting the Browns after they got great field position on the solid returned by McNeill to start with it at the 43 a couple of completions a couple of first downs but they pick up these illegal procedure call when they had it first and 10 to the 21 now a holding call and all of a sudden at second and 16 with the ball back the 37 yard line biscuit happen Metcalfe the tailback in the eye behind Manoa Kosar for Manoa it's incomplete the linebacker defending was Michael Brooks lonoa better be awfully glad that Michael Brooks slipped because if he had to slip into taking Manoa's head up there's Wade Phillips we just had him in our shot the new defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos and the Broncos with so many changes personnel wises in their secondary three of the four starters back there newcomers this year in the second Arian what a change it's been 23 out of the 47 players on the Denver Broncos roster 25 years or younger and they're either in their first drew second year in the league and the only undefeated team in AFC label and only two of eight this is thirty sixteen Kosar eluding the pressure and it's out of the way it almost picked off by Mark Keynes they were looking for Reggie Langhorne Oh mark Hayes what might have still been running because I don't think coach I would have been able to hit him because mark Haines is just reading they're staying back in and Langhorne his down field now look it's you see language is sitting there now watch he sees clothes are in trouble now he's got to come back to him and he's just sits there and waits and starts to move up the ball hits mark Haines right in the helmet wasted opportunity by the Cleveland Browns great defensive play in particular by the secondary of the Broncos Bell waiting for the punt Brian Wagner he's at a tough tough day Miska short spiral to take him out of bounds they fetch it down inside the channel at least seven yard line by Stephen Bragg's the reserved corner banks oh and Denver comes back they'll have it but once again in a big hole deep in their own territory while we're away they were working on some of the terms of the side here at Cleveland stadium meadow rock concert The Rolling Stones here this past Wednesday night not the best of shape the game this afternoon first and 10 give is Sammy winder from Denver Clay Matthews making this stop that's been the mode of operation for the most part and with the way things have been going for that Denver offense the more and more Paul going to have to rely on the arm of John Elway well play Matthews plays over Clarence Kane number 88 now look at this he gets blocked to the inside or just lets his man go back to the inside and then Clay Matthews just picks up the plate that's his job if the tight end goes down he reads run he just sits in a hole makes the play [Applause] second date with the vault of the 10-yard [Applause] Denver trailing by seven the reverse goes to mark Jackson defense they stayed at home in Felix right in particular so Felix Wright made such a great play he's just sitting back there waiting greeting pass and he saw a play action which when you run a reverse like that with all the play action it just holds the safeties up into the line of scurries that time Felix didn't get off because it didn't show past and he just sat there and waited on to play [Applause] the offense he's only got two wide receivers in there excited the backfield with Jackson in motion 37 was of all the 11 has it batted down playing Matthew's again as he went for mark Texan [Applause] melvin bratton and jackson in the same spot and when Elway looks over there he's going to see both guys now here comes Jackson 32 is Bratton now watch up coming out together Bratton goes out and Minnifield picks him up and then there's Clay Matthews just sits there and rides it can't believe that Elway threw the ball there my Quran once again cuttings in his own endzone to Gerald McNeil and doesn't really get into this one at all it's off the side of his foot not a foul [Applause] [Music] at first team 10 at the 40-yard line of the Broncos everything going now early in the second half in the direction the penalty was illegal use of hands it was called on Steven Bragg's the reserved cornerback at his third year out of Texas but it did not cost the Cleveland Browns possession it cost them 10 yards didn't cost them possession because it was after the ball was kicked Silby first intent for the Browns right of the midfield stripe Kansas City continues to lead by 3 Houston dominates Miami this afternoon so far lonzell Hill with a touchdown reception from Bobbie a very good start for the Saints Indianapolis trailing on the road the Jets Buffalo looks like they'll hand New England their third straight loss Atlanta leads Green Bay Whalen is really hurting I mean they lost you know lipet and tippet embarrassed right right off the bat granny camp but Garson said this week he wanted to run the ball more consistently the Browns have done exactly that they've got it first in ten right after 50 Derrick Metcalf starts the series tailback Kosar Webster slaughter +2 the first down marker mark Mumford making the stop I believe it's enough for a first down yes it is buy a yard you give Bernie Kosar time and he's gonna beat you now wimon Henderson number 24 is sitting out there and on slaughter and watch this he's playing him to go all the way into the middle he just checks up those are our finds to be drifts to the outside but word is there to make the tackle but they get a first down top to give Webster slaughter that much of a cushion in bet first and ten at the 39 yard line of the Broncos Metcalfe of Manoa stay in the backfield Cozart a Langhorne it's complete down to the 30-yard line near another first down Tyrone Braxton the quarterback on that play making the hit the reason this play works is because Dennis Smith has to go out with Eric Metcalf when he goes out into the flat and when that happens it just opens it up to the inside for Langhorne and there's only one on one coverage metcalf gets a break comes over to the sideline replaced by Keith Jones Waveland is dominated to the Battle of field position today but they have not capitalized too often but Noah plunging ahead for the first down and he's got it inside the 29 near the 28 yard line so the Browns booth to change once again but this is the fourth time today that they have started with the ball in either Cleveland or Denver territory or right at the midfield stripe you gotta like Cleveland's offensive coordinator because they just sat back and they figured they're gonna cover cover Metcalfe gonna Keon red cap so we can get red cap on one-on-one coverage especially with a safety and get him up feel we may be able to get the ball to first and ten with the ball at the 28-yard line of Denver Cleveland continued to leap i7 those are in trouble throws it away at the feet of Eric Metcalf and a flag goes down we may see crowning gone [Applause] Fletcher and character for applying the heat on the Browns quarterback we're gonna call intentional grounding I got to believe this was truck they were trying to get a screen pass out there to Erik Medcalf and the Cleveland or the Denver Broncos just read it so well there was no place to go and they're going to call intentional grounding what is the difference though Paul when Elway throws into the stands without a Denver Bronco receiver even closed and here in this case he is thrown into the feet of Eric Metcalf well and they clearly illegal pass and lost it down number 19 offense second down to show up sentence especially Bernie Kosar because Derrick Metcalfe was in the area of the ball all right mozart's going to be rolling out to the left of the screen or to his right now meant calf slips out now you see the screen starting to set up and there's no place to throw the ball because Townsend is right in in his face and he hits alignment with it that's why they call it now second in 20 law sit down those are pressure again gets adopted Jones Jones's belt it immediately Lyman Henderson coming up putting down Keith Jones in a big hurry the completion is good down inside the 35 to the 34 yard line we've talked to Carl Mecklenburg yesterday about this swarming defense of the Denver Broncos and he said before we only used to have one or two guys going to the ball he says in this defenses the Denver Broncos have now you'll always see five or six guys at the ball that time when Keith Jones caught the ball five Denver Broncos were in his face they're in lon 32:16 with the ball at the 34 yard line the Browns wasted great field position once again Brandon was in motion it's over the middle for Liang the first down marker no he shoved down by Randy Robbins at the 30-yard line way short of the first down remember I was talking about the swarming defense of the Denver Broncos when they go to the ball now just take a look at this landlord's gonna come in and when he catches the ball watch the amount of people that converge on him here they come beautiful beautiful defense it'll be a 48-yard field goal try coming up for Matt Baris 1 of 2 on the day it's on its way it's got the test the direction yes Cleveland as their biggest lead of the day's second field quarterly afternoon format bar and the Browns now on top by 10:00 tompa is usually snapping format far on his field goal attempts but he's out today with bruised ribs in Gregory cozy now is snapping for the Cleveland Browns for a cozy taking over coming through a that 48-yard field goal bar gets into it and it's taken by Ken Bella the five [Applause] now Kramer number 40 what a great job on special teams next Sunday join NBC Sports for week 5 of the NFL season beginning to 12:30 Eastern with Bob Costas OJ Simpson and NFL live and then our exciting regional coverage highlight if it's great hard-hitting matchups Bills Machine Gun Kelly leading Buffalo into the Hoosier dome the battle Eric Dickerson the Indianapolis Colts others massif the great quarterbacks duel with Jim McMahon of the Chargers take on John Elway's Denver Broncos and it's go starburst Marino the game of the time in your area first do ten for ten erotic play action for [Applause] [Music] [Applause] they were trying to get the ball to Kay but Perry's the guy that breaks it up case blocking all of a sudden he falls down he gets back up again his blocking on Gibson but but Elway couldn't get it Perry and Perry is the guy that knocks the ball away Elway has had some problems because this defense is in his face and they're jamming them all the time but it looks like right now lways that time the defensive secondary making great coverage this first hey there because Perry knocks it down in motion of the backfield on second in ten la rifles in over the middle for Jackson fans Johnson Township inside the 40 to the 30 to the 20 all the way inside the 15 yard line to the 12 you know it's difficult to keep them down all day long with gifted wide receivers like Johnson and Jackson and they find Vance Johnson they find Vance Johnson and I said that the Cleveland Browns they have a high-risk defense because I'd like to play a lot of man-to-man coverage now Harford is supposed to be covering on Johnson he doesn't but watch what Harper does he's demanded has the angle and makes the tackle and saves the touchdown the ball is at the 12 yard line you take a look at outside Harper's going to be on here and he's the guy that's going to have to be covering he's too [Applause] 68-yard makes it first Cleveland's well Bobbie Humphrey on the go forced out of bounds trying to turn the corner he's out at the 8 yard line let's look back at that long pass one more time Paul all right we got to take a look at it you ended up with Harper right here and I believe those are the two guys are going to come down here in the middle when that happens you're looking at one-on-one coverage but Harper does stay with them and make the play advance Johnson comes in bang he makes the catch and Harper chases up and saves the touchdown [Applause] second and six with a bottle t8 delay the Humphrey stacked up at the bar Carl Hairston the first one to wrap up the running back [Applause] and now it's going to be an interesting decision for john elway in the denver offense with third two inside the 5-yard line [Applause] extra defensive backs coming in now the Cleveland Browns [Applause] [Applause] they pretty tough to hear his signal call anyway with the noise down to the end zone and from the dogpound big decision coming up trailing by 10 the Denver Broncos are facing a third and two inside the 5-yard line of the Cleveland Browns and in front of the noisiest area in all of Cleveland Stadium well after John Elway took the timeout then he went to the officials say hey the noise is loud and he's going to I would imagine if he can't hear he's going to step away from this he's a I can hear I'm coming out [Applause] [Music] so far it's Humphrey up the middle he's got the first down he's got the touchdown flags down in the play though Big Daddy thinks it's against Denver he's been around long enough thinking Ruffer if he wants illegal formation so that you see when L went get out of the huddle the guys were standard Standa noises get up to the line of scrimmage again we were supposed to be he was shoving one of his players into a different position out of the huddle [Applause] this is the way they lined up on third and two at the fore and I've been very much with the idols see where the illegal formation is at this point because on alignment are intact right here that's no problem I don't see it only the second penalty of the day against the Denver 37 with a ball back in the nine yard motion Elway on the shotgun with pressure coming up the middle Elway for the end zone and a flag is down in the play as it's out of the hands of Sammy winder it falls incomplete but was there interference we got to fight in the end zone between two players if there's going to be pass interference it's going to be on Clay Matthews number 57 because he didn't play the ball he played the man but they also held Michael Dean Perry I mean they had him by the shirt and I have to believe it's got to be Bishop that had him I mean and it was wide open the officials are standing there when always running around Michael Dean Perry is being held [Applause] John Julie the referee sorting things out with his officials a little testy isn't what that official put his arm around it you're on national television you know put your own rubber here [Applause] an incredible play again though by John Elway when it looked like there was nothing available he found Sammy winder right on the goal line nothing available personal foul personal file there but there's a holding penalty they got three two against Cleveland one against Denver you'd have to believe the personal files will offset each other dead ball fouls ball after the play was over and the holding Gaul would go against Cleveland all right Clay Matthews as the man is going to be covered Sammy winder and I think that's a pass interference where he is holding defense offsetting personal fouls offense and defense replay start down they'll do it all over again [Applause] i'ma tell you then he held Michael Dean Perry all over the field and didn't call it and it was wide open Michael Dean Perry is right here and just watch what happens when he comes in watch the holy look at his arm to drag and bishops got him by the throat and the officials standing right there now the defensive penalty was against Matthews number 57 in the end zone because he was playing the ball right here instead of playing the man and they called pass interference there down once again inside gift a winder goes nowhere Robert Thanks tripped him up in the line of scrimmage [Applause] Robert banks makes a great play Charita number 66 is coming out to block them and banks just goes underneath and makes the play and makes the tackle and now the Broncos are going to have to settle for a field goal shred well is accounted for the only three points of the day for the Denver Broncos on a 21 yarder in the first half this will be out of the hole to the backup quarterback Gary Kubiak [Applause] go to clunk operator please reset the clock to 2:30 2:30 on a clock right now there's 2:22 left in the third quarter so we'll put 8 seconds back on the game clock [Applause] well the clock operator said a wake-up call hey yell at him twice alright he's got it now he's got it it's a tough wake-up call in front of 80,000 [Applause] [Music] the Browns have led throughout but could easily be up by a lot more than 10 points with a field position they have enjoyed this afternoon [Applause] 26-yard attempt rich red well he's a debate on the season boom right through the uprights and once again it's a seven-point game so after a lot of confusion and a number of penalty flags the Browse defense comes up big on third and seven from the nine yard line big play by robert banks in his third year from notre dame I like to see they they give to get the players number when he's holding or it's his infraction they ought to learn the clock operators name and give his name you know just so people know who the guy is is that messing up too [Applause] another look at the illegal formation alright what they're saying here is that the right tackle is uncovered now here's the right tackle and I don't understand what what difference does that make say this wide receiver here has got to be up on the line of scrimmage and when he's out here because he becomes an and eligible receiver so that when that man is on the line in the tackle is there the tackle becomes eligible receiver and we thank George Finkel for that and that wide receiver who just came in the game Michael Young had only been in for a couple of snaps today he was also the one that was involved in the altercation back in the back line of the end zone [Applause] Eric Metcalf wedding for the kickoff from Treadwell [Applause] been sliding down across the 20 at the 22 yard line good coverage for the special teams of the Denver Broncos kip corrington making that hit Kansas City still clinging to that three-point lead that they had at halftime Houston trying to bounce back from a heartbreaking loss in overtime to Buffalo last week and a tight one down to the Superdome pittsburg fled most of the way they still maintain that seven-point advantage and the first start of the year for Doug Flutie not a very productive one so far first and ten for the Browns their own 22 Cozart all locked up in the Webster slaughter across the 40 to the 43 yard Joe when you give Bernie Kosar that much time and we're talking about a patched-up offensive line and here's Cozart hitting Webster slaughter now what happens on that plate is Henderson lets him get to the inside but Steve Steve Atwater number 27 is there I got to believe that that was zone defense and Atwater just missed the coverage first and 10 for the 20 yard completion to slaughter Browns have it at their own 43 I know ago shoot motion on the long count back those are Metcalfe gets it metcalfe tripped up after moving to pass the 45 to the 47 yard line with a strong safety Dennis Smith Browns have really not tried to go to the ground game all that often in the second half of play with 55 seconds left of me third quarter when you're wondering when you watch the Denver Broncos defense in the past four years all you ever heard was Karl Mecklenburg number 77 his name all the time and he said yesterday that this defense is a swarming defense more people will make more tackles than he will he doesn't feel any more like he's got to make the big play on every down that's right the kebab goes to Metcalfe on second down a great open field tackle by Dennis Smith with a flag down in the secondary [Music] he knows too much better than that open field tackle by Smith no Dennis Smith red and an Aussie do submit may be offensive pass interference or a pick plate Ozzie Newsome was downfield and he's the one that ran right to the official complaining but that was a tremendous play by Dennis Smith to get Eric Metcalf in in in the open field like that but he had to jump on it Cleveland has been their own worst enemy with all these penalties in the second half it'll be declined by Denver Dennis Smith is playing the strong safety position in eastern Syria singer Stanley number 88 the penalty is declined it started down [Applause] they call it on reggie langhorne the wide receiver took it over like who me I thought there was a Z one interesting comment Daenerys made to us yesterday in regard to his defense he wondered why more younger players weren't making his defensive unit he thought if the system was too complicated than it was going to have to change the system which he did going to Wade Phillips no should be the final play of the third water on 3rd and 10 from the 43 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] so when we come back to start the fourth quarter the Browns will have the ball by Cozart and the Browns also cleaned that seven-point lead [Applause] [Music] life's full of simple pleasures comfortably buys jeans [Music] the anti-lock brakes on the 1990 acura integra were inspired by those used to stop jet 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there no he'll move sideways in the pocket but never run a field there was no one in to cover him again Cleveland has a deep in Denver territory first to ten at the Broncos 34 with Langhorne in motion Keith Jones for very little up the middle but it keeps those wheels spinning and takes it all the way for four yards to the 30-yard line alright let's go back to the illegal formation the illegal formation reads that can't have alignment uncovered a 70 a 60 or 50 number uncovered and what happened is those split in on the side where the tackle is has to be up on the line of scrimmage so that now the tackle is playing his normal position if he's off the line of scrimmage that makes the tackle illegal or an illegal receiver and that's why they made the call [Applause] now second and six with the bottom of the 30-yard line Manoah the only one in the backfield with a tight end Newsome in motion pressure on Kosar l1 the 27-yard line Simon Fletcher wrapping up the quarter back when it appeared that Kosar once again was going to pick up a critical first down alright birdy you cannot run the defensive lineman but you're not gonna outrun linebacker to get stuff swift the foot I love his guts [Applause] he's got to be laughs but he's haven't run so much in my entire life that's because the defensive secondary really did a great job Brooks misses him in the backfield now he's going to try to outrun Fletcher number 73 and now Bernie get down 33 now for the Browns [Applause] while the 32 or make at the 27 yard line versions Metcalfe on the inside gift tackle breaks another tackle he's close to the first down marker he needed to go to the 24-yard line that's exactly where he went down what a difference it is when you have a running back that just keeps his feet moving when Metcalfe went inside I mean he doesn't like to marker the ball there is a flag down to the play as well out of the secondary and it's going to be called against Cleveland Metcalf keeping his feet movement stopped at the line of scrimmage moved back to the outside and did have the first down I thought but the flag is on Cleveland don't go use the pans number 84 offense star down that's a wide receiver trying to apply a block downfield Webster slaughter iWatch Metcalf here now he's gonna try and follow right up in with in the middle of the line there just is no place to go now watch what he does he keeps his feet movement and then moves back out to the outside now here comes slaughter slaughters block was from behind it was on the left of the screen hits the man when he could see his name on the jersey you can't touch him the worst part about it is Metcalfe already had the first down instead it'll be third and 10 with the ball back at the 34 yard line of Denver four wide receivers setting up for Bernie Kosar Cozart almost picked off throw it away ahead of his intended receiver Langhorne almost intercepted by Randy Robbins Kansas City still maintaining that three-point lead Houston add to their advantage over Miami what the closest games of the day down at the Superdome Pittsburgh looking for their second straight while the New York Jets try to even their record at two and two and Minnesota in control in the fourth at home a couple of other scores New England finally gets a touchdown Doug Flutie guiding the offense today and Atlanta winning on the road at Green Bay Waggener in to punt it away fell back deep as Wagner will try to hang goes down the middle instead just before the goal line inside the five they love them again Joel been a tough tough day for that young man Brian Wagner third year out of Cal State Northridge but he comes through early in the fourth quarter we'll be right back after these messages from your local station a woman shocking story of abuse threatening to kill me have a fight for dignity Nancy McKeon a cry for help Monday dad I got in I got accepted to Ohio State Medical School have you told mom no I didn't tell mom like I wanted to tell you first I 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can yell just as much as this end over here [Applause] [Music] Paul I know you've seen a number of games at this stadium tonight I worked a couple of Cleveland stadium last year and I have never seen it I've always seen dog bones and other coming out of the end zone but Carson is very upset about now what happens if it hit the first hand did he go back to the other way again I'm just looking look at the flags the flags are basically lifts so I'm looking at any kind of wind advantage that Denver might give up or pick up doesn't seem like much but if you think crowd was noisy before listen they'll say this is the noisiest Stadium [Applause] he tells Elway to play throwing his arms up in the air the baseball field next door here Joe laughing woman finish this at that light now with the new rule in the NFL the home team team can lose timeouts after the first warning from referee Tom Dooley and they really don't want to cause it in any game but especially in this game you know when you're looking at how close this game is and remembering what Elway can do to you going up and down the field with him throwing the ball he may be having a bad day so far but that could turn we're talking a defensive captain it's all the noise thanks for your corporation oh you're very welcome that disclaimer provided by Tom Dooley and it's really going to help to watch this critical play coming up with E trying to be Denver for the first time since night [Applause] a third down today curtain going deep [Applause] sigh Jackson over the nearside pass wasn't close to either of those two receivers [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and Frank Minnifield really upset when he saw the flag going to the air it's going to go was covering number 83 Michael Young [Applause] [Music] was Michael Young pushing off Benefield had excellent coverage we would be sad set the ball wasn't catchable Benefield on young 83 31 watches Michael Young pushes off there you can't do that as much right as you have and again as long as you said was not catchable [Applause] his own endzone it's a wobbler returnable type forty-eight McNeil inside the 40 count in an exceptional field position the rounds to start their drive and but Garson still upset of that call by the referee the change in the Denver offense [Applause] it'll be first and 10 inside the 39 when we come back for Cleveland dr. may CJ what are you really feeling it's very sweet this is what sets every master part it's called can say engineering engineering based on human feelings even Iowa's pulse plays with it master can actually learn how to create cars that feel just right because to us feeling right is what driving is really all about master I got a phone call this morning from one of our oldest customers he fired us after 20 years he fired us said he didn't know us anymore I think I know why we used to do business with a handshake face-to-face now it's a phone call and a fax I'll get back to you later with another fax probably well 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Cleveland's got it just outside of the 38 yard line Rocco's got a timeout 30-second clock was down to one second Bernie when when they took the time out after they got the punt return he went to Dooley and he said I want I want to turn it down I want to go into the dog pound he spent more time with the official than his own offensive huddle now this was before during the timeout Bernie was talking to Dooley and Dooley shaking his head no I'm Bernice's women I want if you gave it to them and turn it around give it to us [Applause] I think that's the first time we've seen a smile out of Tom Dooley today where babies had a tough day but a tough day as well for the Miami Dolphins and Don Shula Washington with her first lead of the day at the Superdome in the fourth quarter over the Saints its burgers extended their advantage over the Lions now at the Silverdome and it's all tied up between the Colts and the Jets with Minnesota in control at home a fight 21 of the Patriots of Doug Flutie first intent just outside of the 38 Metcalfe of the reverse gives it off the Langhorne the blocking not there in no-man's land with flags on the play and he's down at the 49 yard line [Applause] and you're going to have a holding penalty on top Ted banker number 68 never talked about this yesterday they said we know they're gonna they're going to run a reverse and we talked to the Cleveland people and they said we would like to get the reverse done early in the game this isn't early in the game there's 12 minutes to go in the fourth quarter again though Cleveland killing themselves with penalties when they get the great field position they've had super field position all day long and have only been able to put 13 points on the board and that's just by stupid penalties peligro use of hands number 68 office revenues decline second down they call it on Ted banker the left guard is sixty year out of Southeast Missouri State they'll decline the penalty because it was a loss of ten yards the average drive for Cleveland has started at their own 40-yard line [Applause] it's now second and 20 the Broncos 49 [Music] lawyer Tillman going in motion Kosar has it go off the fingertips of his receiver Tillman who came up with his first career catch earlier today on the first half but when you need 20 yards you're not going to get much throw in at 6 7 yards past the line of scrimmage you're not they thought they had the lice isolate with children on mecklenburg but mecklenburg was all over lawyer Tillman and he got the ball had only been good for about three yards anyway his mecklenburg was there you'd have to think Paul the Denver Broncos feel very fortunate about the position they're in right now they only trail by 7 plenty of time 1138 left in the fourth quarter and their offense really hasn't been in sync all day had been a sink in head and head field position starting at their own 12 on the average third and 20 now at the 49 of Denver Kosar in trouble he's down again Simon Fletcher with his second sack of the afternoon Simon Fletcher just just took Cody Rison all the way back to the quarterback rise he just couldn't even come close to holding him and Fletcher made the play he's a linebacker in a down position 30 rising on the left of your screen will be trying to block them and just take a look at Fletcher rui-zi can't hold him Fletcher makes the tackle Cody was holding Fletcher that series started at the Denver of 39 and now they're funding from the line of scrimmage for Cleveland their own 43 Wagner in to punt to Kent barely gets it away in time Belle bobbles that have 220 diving-board it appears that he came up with it guess he did near the 24-yard line Heath Jones the first one down there for the Cleveland Browns so the Broncos get it back still down by only seven glad to be in America back in the good old USA maybe the sweet [Music] lene quarter-pounder hot off the grill with crispy golden fries Aaron is made and come home next in a world of distractions and unexpected turns a car should be like a friend you don't have to talk to the Mazda 66 is actually engineered to feel just that way resulting in an uncanny ability to make you feel in control at the same time it makes you feel the six to six [Music] every day more and more people are getting together over an ice cold blood light [Music] Jim Kelly Eric Dickerson Kerry Ellis all [Music] and the ground attack [Music] the bills battled the coals [Music] next Sunday one of the very best in NFL history Jim Brown watching today's game in the owners box juicy Art Modell as well [Music] [Applause] and on that last Pont beef Cleveland Browns almost got another breakers can bail and Bell just took his eye off the ball B and enough presence of mine to get back and get on the ball don't try to pick it up just fall on it double tight end set [Applause] he's got problems and almost closed the interception to Grayson [Applause] they still can't find the tight end well when you're forced out of the pocket robert banks are is in their number 97 here's Benefield covering but look at clarence k number 88 do you think he isn't open nobody is covering clarence k and all but always running for his life and grayson drops the ball that's two linebackers dropped two balls to stop a drive-in great field position second and ten now for Denver their own 24 yard line that was just frustrated he has to be Sol's the motion and winder the single set [Applause] away with time again throws an interception this time that Grayson to the 30 gets up off to the 20 the plane he's out of bounds at the 10-yard line there are flags all over the place but that's after it's the interception the third year man from Fresno State wasn't going to drop it this time Callaway was trying to hit Pat Kelly number 87 with the ball and there was just no place to throw the ball the Browns were sitting in his own defense I think it's the block afterwards and that might have been after the interception their school they may be some fans of blocking aback number 78 on defense first down Cleveland we're going to look at Grayson here and watch and he's just going to come back to here play centerfield and reach out way sighs and that way throws it better hit it right there hands with granny hit Pat Kelly number 87 now watch Grayson move into the picture there it is right there Pat Kelly as Eric Grayson gets there first he dropped one he said I'm not dropping two and he see the block from behind by Hairston unwinder claimant has the ball in great field position again they're at the Denver 33 yard line first and 10 they come out in the eye with Metcalfe behind Manoa and Langhorne in motion it's Manoa banging it straight ahead inside the 30 to the now let's see if they go to the ground try to take some time off the clock with 10:45 left to the board while I bring in Keith Jones in to run back there with Manoa and I just got to believe that Bernie's Bernie Kosar on to clean and browns are gonna try to keep it on the ground or inside ten minutes of thirty seconds in this in the fourth quarter and and here's where they just used the blocking of their offensive line in Manoa number 42 [Applause] second and five the Volta 28-yard lot of Denver seven men on the line of scrimmage for the Broncos those are taking his time getting under his Center as he watches the play clock in the end zone it's chief Jones on the dairy ranking three inside the 25 yards short of the first down to the 24 yard line wrapped up there by the pre safety Steve Atwater Furguson Manoa is just a super blocker I just sitting there watching but knowing he just blows the linebackers off the line of scrimmage with no problem at all and he knows him everyone swell we get the ball he's smiling he's picked up but don't get it Jose all blocked for you Emma Noah compliments the other two tailback so well now Metcalfe and Keith Jones the speed out of the backfield crucial third down for the Browns they haven't had a lot of success in third downs either today's Bernie Kosar is a 20 of 31 down thoroughly 3 of 12 they're in a little bit better than a yard Jones the first down marker was and last second close to the 23 yard line character though got great penetration the left defensive tackle for the Denver Broncos all right right behind here is is Manoa now watch he's going to come right over here and make the block on the outside watch my nose block here he comes right to the outside and he just hammers Michael Brooks and they're going to measure for this they I think they may be about a half a ball short you kicked a field goal it puts you back up by ten or do you go for it okay half a ball short go boarding that now where they got to move that thing back that's a long way there almost a full yards short of the first down and that bar will try to give the Browns a 10-point lead he has hit a couple of field goals today he's had one blocked yet a 48 garden also a 36-yard his first attempt from 47 yards was blocked by the Broncos Dennis Smith who when it's untouched up the middle this time if we spotted to the 32 making it a 42-yard attempt wherever there's a new center in there now on a field goal team the new center is gray croco sheis back it's down it's up it's on its way so it's tases seven-point cleveland leave even though once again they got the ball into credible field position in Denver territory it just amazes me the number of chances to Cleveland Browns have blown in this ball game here's Bart let's just see the snap is perfect cozy gets the ball back there's no problem peggle gets it down and bar just misses it [Applause] that last drive was the fifth time Cleveland is started with appalling Denver territory winder on the 1st and 10 Gary belted as soon as he gets it past the 25 to the 27 yard line al Baker Mike Johnson combining for the stop what a long day though it has been for John Elway three of 15 for 127 yards and he got that one pass ticked off in the last series by David Grayson and he wonder why you know you're not he's not throwing the ball of soul and all the other people he's got Jackson and Johnson McClaren's came he just hasn't had the time second in seven with the bottle the 2072 lay the body Humphrey Bobby Humphreys with room across 1935 out to the 40-yard line Denver first down and this is a draw play the Cleveland Brown sitting back thinking that Elway is gonna throw the ball he hasn't had that much success 26 you're gonna see it right now Bobbie Humphrey but just look at the good-looking blocks by Alexander up in front which is also call to hold I just can't understand how that the officials miss them when they're right in the middle of the field and they're right in front of you content making the reverse Humphrey can't get away corner back to the appreciate insane gas he's dropped at the original line of scrimmage to the 40-yard line next Sunday join NBC Sports for week five of the NFL season beginning - 12:30 Eastern with Bob Costas OJ Simpson and NFL live than our exciting regional coverage highlighted with some great hard-hitting matchups the bills Machine Gun Kelly wait Buffalo into the Hoosier dome to battle Eric Dickerson and the Indianapolis Colts plus other regional actions local issue the game area second and ten flags on the play Humphrey cross 245 spinning up near the 49 yard line against cash wrapping up the running back but there were flags at the line of scrimmage and Larenz k tells us offside against Cleveland as a gain of close to nine you take the down back and take the five yards nobody talked about this game as the opportunities that Cleveland has had just give credit to the Denver Bronco defense I mean they've stayed in this ball game all the ways only given up 13 points and 57 defense penalty is declined they're down remember the fumble came by Michael Dean Perry and all of a sudden right off the bat they get a touchdown that's two field goals after that this defense of Denver you've got to give an awful lot of credit because they've hung in there all day long they have not had any [Applause] from the office in particular pressure on Bernie Kosar on third one they get the first down john elway with the quarterback sneak to the 49 yard line looks like overtime to you I think I said that about a half-hour ago that it looked like a dead cinch for overtime but you bring up a good point Paul because the secondary for Denver has three new starters in their joining Dennis Smith and a very aggressive Denver defense they don't sit back and wait via LAN they gamble they take chances [Applause] the emotion [Applause] close to another first job to completion but flags are down in the play again as it's taken into the 39 yard line by Mark Jackson seems like the second half it's been about a flag every other play well it's like three steps forward and six backs tell they go use the plans number 60 offense first down they call it on the left tackle Gerald Perry in his second year out of Southern University you know that and that was the first pass in this Drive that Elway is thrown and they took the ball over with with about ten minutes to play and a ball and it's down to now 347 at Counting five minutes of 47 County sorry I said three minutes bursted 20 now [Applause] the rottens or [Applause] going for the bundle pursue Souls time to the Caribbean all the way down to the five and he worked against Frank Minnifield [Applause] okay we kept saying you know why doesn't that way throw to school downfield well when you have enough time to throw the ball and Elway had all the time in the world soul soul just gets to the inside of Minnifield and Minnifield is one of the best and Ben in the inside they have the ball at the six yard line there's enough talk about Joel this basic heck of a dimers to a quarterback when you can stand there and look over everything and wait for your wife receiver to get open by the offensive line Thurston go to the sex the give to the full-back Alexander bottled up right at the line Leigh Matthews stopping the play completely [Applause] Michael Dean perry also enema stop i'll bring up second and goal from the 6 yard line [Applause] how often do the Denver Broncos go down to 420 left in the game without a touchdown on the afternoon here's another look the Browns ago with three defensive linemen in [Music] [Applause] he's in the backfield but L will throw on 2nd and goal firing for the tight end incomplete looking for clarence kay they British brought in auntie Johnson and he lined up and soon as he reached past his man is Clarence K the question is this Clarence K pushing off here he comes off the line of scrimmage play Matthews releases UM's to Eddie Johnson 51 now look at this no pushing off and just get into contact that ball hit him right in the chest was a little low and it was only a hundred miles an hour I think ricocheted off his shoulder fence in this chest three wide receivers the same [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Elway again thinks 97 defense Hildy's is fine touchdown Vance Johnson with the first touchdown of the day for the Denver Broncos and Vance Johnson comes all the way across the field to get this ball and they just no way even with the coverage - was there but that's good to me that wasn't - it was frags it was there and his no chance sighs to sign up I'm the holdup Kubiak and it's all even in Cleveland you figured it was going to be a struggle coming in today it's turned out to be a defensive battle brought the rounds of the Broncos Broncos had a triple formation that time with Vance Johnson in the slot and he just takes gas all by himself here's Johnson here and he's just gonna come down and go right along the line and he's got one-on-one coverage here and end up begging to catch for the touchdown where he comes from he just comes underneath bumps into gash makes the catch it is touchdown but he was slipping when he went off the field so Dan Reeves and the Broncos tying it up for the first time today Saint trailed early seven to nothing seven to three then 10 to 3 eventually 13 to 3 but they have battled back on the field goal the 26 yarder by Treadwell now that touchdown pass to Vance Johnson what a gifted athlete talked about it all the opportunities that the Cleveland Browns have had in this ball game they should have 35 points on the board they have 13 and they're tied [Applause] Eric Metcalf the man in the middle waiting to kick offered Treadwell I won but a very short one take it to the 12 [Applause] bounced down across the 25 down to the 27 yard line other scores around the NFL Cincinnati with their first lead over the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth quarter Houston demolishing Miami Washington on a low Miller field goal still with the lead in the fourth quarter at the Superdome Pittsburgh trailed early three to nothing that's the only time they trailed today and Atlanta and Green Bay but close was the home of the Packers first intent goes our from his own 27 of the middle of its intercepted intercepted by Denver's mark bumper sit down from behind at the 33-yard line of Cleveland it looks so good just a few minutes ago from Cleveland and trying to win to the first time since 1974 over the Denver Broncos but it's disintegrating in a hurry we kept talking about this Denver defense and how they just stayed in this ball game is standing this ball game they had poor field position old time they just watch what happens is month 451 is the linebacker he's reading Kosar he sees them looking to the inside to slaughter it just makes the play the safeties were there at that water was there no problem at all great play by the linebacker we see linebackers with more actions that ain't enough seen in any ball game [Applause] 33 mr. Xu to Humphrey ran up the back his own blocker Olli gets a yard like Johnson making the hit it's the first time this afternoon the Denver has started a drive in Cleveland territory comes with three minutes and 25 seconds left and this game is tied and that's that defense and he just can't say enough for Wade Phillips his defense and just misstated there's a hugging there and hanging there good you know the old can only contain our way for so long and this offense it is a high-powered office and it is a high-risk defense by the Cleveland Browns now they've got their backs to the wall for the first time in this ballgame two tight ends two wide receivers of the formation second of nine [Applause] la as Johnson again over the middle they reverse down he's got a first down in the 22 yard line [Applause] [Music] so difficult to go man-on-man with bands Johnson alright that's Harper out there with him and he's going there all man demand in the entire secondary it's man-to-man Johnson there Harper's just trying to stay within Elway talk about 100 miles an hour that thing was 100 miles an hour but the whole defensive secondary we're all man-to-man coverage because the Browns just came with that high-risk defensive there's with a full-scale blitz Alexander brought into play [Applause] it's Alexander breaking tackles inside the 20 down to the 10-yard line [Applause] another first down for the Denver Broncos the two-minute warning at Cleveland Stadium it's all tied at 13 AT&T golf like joints in the 1984 regular season the Dolphins racked up an amazing 70 touchdowns but what team holds the record for most points scored in one season the Chicago Bears the Dallas Cowboys or the Washington Redskins which would you choose we recognize how important every 800 caller is to your business we recognize that and for some reason there's a disruption in that service we know you can't afford to be out of business we have a new 18 t800 insurance policy if you're not getting 800 calls for any reason if it's an equipment failure if it's a problem with the network it doesn't matter to us what matters to us is getting your calls to you we guarantee we'll put you back in service to a working telephone line within an hour that's what the insurance policy does for you in 1983 the Washington Redskins scored 541 points during the regular season if you said Washington you made the right choice [Music] this telecast is presented by authority of the National Football League and is intended for the private use of our audience any rebroadcast or other use of this telecast without the express written consent of the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League is prohibited this game is property of the National Football League equipment Browns and the Denver Broncos all rights reserved Treadwell getting ready if needed its first and ten just outside the ten yard line Treadwell the man has not missed a field goal so far this season in four games he's got a couple today 26 yards in 21 yards he is now 9 of 9 is not missed an extra point either in this field goal if it just stayed right here would be 27 yards and I know that Denver Broncos they're probably going to try and run the ball there I go again guessing I've been wrong twice they've been trying to run the ball get some time off of that clock Cleveland only has two timeouts left [Applause] they have to save him for the office to tie then sent on first down yelling to the left to the right Alexander and wider and wider gets it but Lin his garden tackled down to the eight yard line [Applause] now to the Cleveland Browns start using their timeouts yes they'll use their first [Applause] grounds have two remaining as it's tied at 13 and the Broncos try to break that 13 all-time [Music] but it feels like to move in the mx6 sport school come syphilis at the mx6 from mother [Music] the Cleveland Browns had used to timeout earlier in the second half so now each team with one timeout left a minute 49 remaining in the game who is the opening of our show wasn't it Elway going down the field the dry [Applause] talk about snakebit Art Modell me over the Browns this box with frightened in motion second from the winder [Applause] big hit on Sammy winder a set of high risk his defense and these guys put an awful lot of pressure on you there's Waddell talking to Jimmy Brown and now here comes finder and he's trying to get to the outside and look at Johnson he is right there and makes a play and just strips the ball out of winders hand minuscule in on the play in 42 with only one timeout [Applause] for one extreme to the next in the owners box our producer today George Finkel our director Bryan sheriff we could be around quite some time now with a minute and 42 seconds left in the fourth quarter [Applause] after further review the play will stand two small first down was there any doubt all right let's just take a look at it again and late judge so this event is going to strip it here comes winder he just reaches for the ball and just Yanks it out winder can't do anything with it minute field number 31 jumps on the ball about 84 yards to go to wide receivers to each side for Kosar bicep time goes down in that defense getting in there entree Townsend good pressure all day on Bernie Kosar there was excellent pressure on co-star and they're in a hurry up offense but Cozart did the smart thing don't make a mistake and throw the ball away here if you have to have win two overtime that's what he's telling his players zach is the loss of three back to the 13 second and 13 little one to Brent and hangs on after he was hit immediately by Karl Mecklenburg it's out to the 20-yard line bringing up a third 36 for the first down brennon sky across the 30 to the 32 no huddle hurry up offense minute left [Applause] all the cozaar wants to do is get this thing into field goal range in and use that time out first intend for the 32 Kosar the Langhorne breaking the text [Applause] it should use a timeout right now because it's going to take too long to get these guys back in the huddle you can always store throw the ball into the ground I think that's what he's going to do we should do nice going after it first at 10 for the 47 goes our throws it away incomplete threw it right for the belly on a hop of reggie Langhorne Jesus wanted to stop the clock well the situation now is that Cozart knows that he has to pick up between 25 and 30 yards in order to give bar a legitimate shot at the field goal and if I were co-star to throw this ball even though it's stacked in there is if he has enough time to throw it is in the middle of the field because Denver thinking that he's going to throw it to the outside and try to kill a clock the middle maybe open second of ten from the 47 for wide receivers in the battery now as you're coming Flags down to the play movement and the offensive line is going to move back another five yards [Applause] now three seconds were taken off the clock 19 to 16 seconds left well the clock operator for the clock operator please reset to 19 seconds criminal will fall start right guard off then suck it down I was speculating because I figured if it's a dead ball foul the clock can't start that's exactly the situation so they get those three seconds back but they also lose five yards they're just talking about the right guard but it was actually the left guard that was moving on a plate 10th banker Julie's had a tough day though [Applause] the clocks had a tough day second and 15 the ball back at the 42 yard line Kosar in the brown [Applause] have a choice yes the reason I was telling you before Joel I'll get back to him right after this commercial we'll be right back to Cleveland for the final 12 seconds of a tied-up affair Liberty Mutual presents the accident that never happened our commitment to preventing injuries helped make us the leader in workers compensation America believes in Liberty Liberty Mutual Insurance this is a machine built for absolute dependability and these are its hardest-working parts the uncompromising mechanics of American Airlines [Music] so when I was telling you before about playing in the middle because they're worried about the outside to get out of bounds now just take a look at this area right in here and this is where you want to throw the ball because everybody's going to be cleared out here and here and it's going to open that middle up here's the place water comes across and look at the middle it's open 12 seconds left there I've time outs first and 10 from the 40 Kosar scramble for the sidelines is it taken in yes flutters cutting at the 30 tip toeing on the sidelines credible catch by slaughter butter had two guys out there in Lane almost reached four he thought it was for him and it ended up in slaughters hands his hotter makes the catch hey Horry got hurt on the sidelines now it's going to be [Applause] eight yard field goal by Matt Barr as long as last year a 47-yard er his career-best back in 86 of 52 yarder patch snap he gets into it is it good fifteen years of frustration ends on a the Cleveland Browns of the and I said to you at the beginning in this game jewel in the first corner you have just witnessed one of the finest defensive football games I've seen in a long time the player browse at to put this game away we've made stupid mistakes on penalties but you've got to give credit to the Denver Broncos defense under stretching their secondary what great coverage and what a great job the defensive it's a shame [Applause] it just barely made it over the crossbar [Applause] a 48 garter by bar [Applause] and the ball boy made his decision but Carson with the sidelines that stops the 10:00 game by Denver over watch how loafer had to wait look at him he's still waiting get excited man you just won the game let's not forget about the placement by Pago on a snap that skipped back to him and still had time to spin it around [Applause] Browns raised their record to three meeting the Denver Broncos [Applause] bigger field go to the career of Matt Barr he's in his 11th season out of Penn State that may be the biggest I think one of the things Denver is going to have to do is really go back and take a look at their offense because you know they will do scheme going with wider and Alexander and Bratton Humphrey but Elway was way off today except in that one drive when he gets the team down for the score the Cleveland's defense hung in there again [Applause]

Channel: Mr. J

Views: 12,630

Keywords: John Elway, Bernie Kosar, Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns, Pro football

Id: CtgijqTbPcA

Length: 155min 53sec (9353 seconds)

Published: Sun Jul 12 2020