49ers @ Browns 1993

are you ready for some football [Music] it was a long-running hit series from the 60s the fugitive starring David Janssen in the 1980s the San Francisco 49ers were a big hit the quarterback Joe Montana in the starring role remake today is the number one fact OfficeMax with Harrison Ford playing Jansen's role of dr. Richard Kimble and now starring at quarterback for the 49ers Steve Young playing the role vacated by Montana last year young took them to the NIT title game but would heed the critics two thumbs up only a Super Bowl coming off the last year's season I feel like now it's good enough we know we got to do better it's about performance and not only how you perform but that you win every game - I'm gonna find out how good I can be [Music] we always have things to prove as a player you're always proving that you could perform and do well and that you can lead a team to championships on in that way you're always out doing that that's that's just the nature of the game [Music] baby sees money late football [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Cleveland stadium located on the shores of Lake Erie a beautiful night for football as skyline of a very progressive Midwestern City sellout crowd tonight in Cleveland stadium that means 78,000 Plus there will be rocking they love the Cleveland Browns and the 49ers in the Browns meet here in Cleveland for the first time since 1984 hello again everyone Brian Gifford along with how Michaels and Dan Dierdorf good matchup for you tonight both teams got off to a win and their opener a week ago the Cleveland Browns now in their third year under coach Bill Belichick one here with a great defensive effort over Cincinnati the 49ers won on the road what's new about that they beat Pittsburgh and they come in tonight at 1:00 and oh the Cleveland Browns make no mistake about it they are a better football team than they have been in the past and many people are picking the 49ers to do what they did four times in the 80s a mess win it all the Super Bowl but the 49ers al have been dramatically hit not only by Bay free agency but all of a sudden a rash of injuries Frank they are remarkably resilient if nothing else they are the first team in the history of football to have won 10 or more games over ten consecutive seasons no reason not to expect them to make it 11 in a row not only have they been good they've been glamorous the marquee names through the years Montana and young writes and Clark LOD and Craig and they've been able to withstand the loss of and/or injuries to all of those people and keep on rolling but tonight they are without the blood and guts of the team offensively a scrap iron guy Tom rattmann underwent shoulder surgery he does all the little things you have to do to win he'll be out for half the season it could have a very significant effect on the San Francisco offense that goes up against the strength of the Cleveland Browns their defensive unit a defensive unit master by Bill Belichick now in his third year dan and feely bill has more to work with this year than in the prior two almost all the way across the board al has this team improved and most noticeably it's a healthy quarterback that they have now Bernie Kosar who missed nine games last year broke his ankle he is all the way back offensive line wise they've been fortified by the addition of a rookie at center Steve Everett and it left guard from Atlanta Houston Hoover much better there defensively this team was already very very good they are now even better they've got jerry ball from detroit on the defensive line and pepper johnson has been added at the linebacking staff now this is a big game for the Browns make no mistake about it in big games you need big plays by big players for the Browns that's Eric Metcalf let's see being a break loose tonight and again Cleveland kicking off matched over to put it in the air the game is sold out the blackout has been lifted the San Francisco 49ers to receive and a great kick through the back of the end zone for the we'll begin after 20 yard line so like the crowd Stover is pumped up tonight and here come the 49ers Steve Young a truncated pre-season played in their first game in Europe then was heard in their second game against the Raiders with the fractured thumb but came back and went all the way against Pittsburgh last Sunday Watters and Mark Logan replacing Rassman in the backfield Taylor and right whiteouts Jones [Applause] upfront they get Harris farting back he was heard in the middle of preseason [Applause] we ranked preseason they begin sorry for three it'll be second and seven the Browns normally play they for three but they opened in a three for tonight with Burnett Jones and Michael Dean Perry then the four linebackers Brandon Mike Johnson pepper Johnson the X giant and Clay Matthews has played more games and linebacker than anybody in the history of the NFL walls and Mustafa Moore and Turner the secondary [Applause] the Minnesota Vikings [Applause] clip shown they send tailor and motion and out of a split back waters and he has taken down a full yard shy of the first down at the 28 yard line by Steve armoire a gain of five it'll be third down into a good shot right there of Ricki waters getting up and patting the head of Steve on Moore who knocked him out of bounds waters last game action was last week in Pittsburgh where he was ejected from the hit on the sideline and Ricky Watters I think right away [Applause] narration at one time [Applause] ejected and fined by the NFL third and along to the short drop the quick flip and this is Taylor and this is what Taylor does so well takes the short pass and turns what would have been maybe a five yard game into about a 20 yard game he's tackled by Turner and it's the first half near midfield at 21-yard pickup we've heard so many times the 49ers used the passing game like the run game high percentage stuff Steve Young is great at it they've been doing it into this man for a long time Bill Walsh before that is a good example of that a moment ago you get it to John Taylor it's a safe was around that was a three yard pass that's how far that ball went in the air three yards Taylor and rice can both do ethereal and here is Logan and he takes to the 49ers well half some different looks in the absence of Rathmann that time they had water squatted to the right gain of one matthews and perry converged on the hill one of the reasons you suspect that bill belichick is going through the 3-4 against the 49ers he had a lot of success with the three-four trying to take the tight end rent jones out of the game he had success in the late 80s and him 90 when he was with the Giants doing that he said because he guru he's a genius at defense and he is had tremendous effect with this defense particularly against the 49ers now Brent Jones second and nine flip underneath first down and on a most impressive opening drive heterojunction makes the tackle at the 38 another San Francisco first down and no defense is going to work if you do not make the tackle you saw a missed tackle there you saw earlier Everson walls missed one on Taylor he almost scored on it but the purpose is to take away the 49ers try to dip Brent Jones out of then you can you can help out against Jerry Rice and John Taylor there is the missed tackle Mike Johnson award nowadays and sure tackle gives up about seven or eight more yards from the 37 yard line this is Ricky Watters and he fights his way down to the 32 a gain of five second and five we ought to keep track of the yards after the catch for the 49ers that last one by Watters that was a half yard pass that ball went a half the art in the air a good look there at Clay Matthews fighting off the block still has explosion that's the first thing that leaves your legs with age is that you make the play you're in a position but then you just can't cover that last yard or so to make the hit we saw play Matthews to us air [Applause] was done throwing deep [Applause] came into the game shaken up was questionable to begin with may have been inactivated before the game had he not responded during pregame drills and looks hurt right now they took a long look at him before the game there he is top of your screen going against the best in the business rice the ball just under thrown a little bit the stop of playing injured he's playing with a full grown man he pulled in practice this week so they are really hurt on the corners Terry Taylor is also hurt in Elvis's [Applause] [Music] very close Brent Rhodes comes over to try to help the official out [Applause] all the defense she would contain everything cover the receivers and all of a sudden Steve Young will rip you with those scramble the grounds got off to a slow start last week letting Cincinnati get out to a 14 to nothing lead and defensively they looked like they were sound asleep the first two series as David Clemen went up and down the field but at least they're forcing the 49ers into a field goal occur line of scrimmage is the 20 a so Mike copra will have it spotted for him [Applause] at the 36 yard line will be a 46 yard attempt for Coker class Williams to do the holding Topher's kick is good so the opening morning [Music] the Niners break on top through nothing in Cleveland ABCs NFL Monday Night Football is brought to you by Lay's potato chips the proud sponsor of the opening video with the Neville Brothers bet you can't eat just one by Nissan it's time to expect more from a car buy cold filtered Miller Genuine Draft get out of the old get into the cold and by GE from power generation to medical systems as we bring good things to life gorgeous late summer evening nice breeze blowing through Cleveland stadium a look at downtown Cleveland thermal tower center and the Browns coming off their victory against the Cincinnati Bengals on opening day have sold out and we pretty close to showing up there next couple of home games as well you know it's really fortunate now you mentioned those a little breezy good thing it's died down they have wind advisories out on the lake today they had a 15 to 25 knot wind blowing and it is all but died away and not a factor here tonight a two yard scoring drive there for the 49ers wait a few minutes then it has Gophers pitch taken three and Randy Baldwin's thought about coming out and elect to have a bottom start at the 20-yard line Bernie Kosar last year fractured his ankle underwent surgery he's back he's still only 29 years old remember he came out of Miami early 90 year here Metcalf and Bardell starred as the running backs will tell you about the Jackson dicing Jackson story as we move along with Kerry our intention Jones Hoover Everett the rookie doll and King the interior as the Cleveland Browns start at their own 20-yard line first down and sidesaddle [Applause] dropping the ball wide open the piece a little bit underthrown but Jackson Dyson Jackson was there and as we look at the replay dan you can tell the story Wow it doesn't matter what your name is T ROP applies either way working against Derrick Davis and Davis over plays he out to the sideline at ball right on the hip [Music] granted a little underthrown but this is the NFL that ball should have been caught and caught with a very high percentage second down [Music] or in a nutshell Michaels actually was his name we've heard about his changing it's a michael dyson to honor his father that's the name he wore on the back of his uniform last week now he's back to michael jackson and he said it's week to week he's got uniforms with both names well we're later it depends what advice he gets from Elizabeth Taylor right Brad Stubblefield a rookie in Washington our up front in the 3-4 Kelly is a rookie at a Tennessee with the law and Romanowski and Johnson and then the secondary for the 49ers a veteran Davis and Griffin Tim McDonald a longtime cardinal sign of the free [Applause] down and six back to 24 Hosanna shotgun and [Music] [Applause] almost jumped out of his shoes [Applause] that's exactly what he is saying I got it right to that ball also Rico Smith the speech to the outside Kosar is running to scramble bop Rico releases the football knock Griffin turn back sees the ball fight back to the FJ get that he watch his right forearm go across the helmet of Smith right there and that's what the official saw whether or not he actually interfered with him is irrelevant it's what the officials saw and that's that's probably what made the decision that right across the face man [Applause] but then he cannot spin away from brown take another look now at the interference cool Griffin doing a pretty good job I think that's the right hand that the official saw right there did he fall or did he push hard to say comes back to bite off farther than that of the flag other than that one minor indiscretion that was pretty sensational coverage by Dan Griffin I think Don Griffin think so yeah that's why they're not many people that want to be a cornerback can do that kind of job at dinner I'll flag a 45 yarder [Applause] this play is dead yeah our conception Tony Jones the left tackle rocked back in his stance [Applause] baile Hamer is the referee you can see Jones he little overanxious he just rocked back a big improvement on this Cleveland Brown offensive line there he is right at the bottom of the screen watch him that's all it takes even if your hand doesn't leave the ground that's still a false start you're inducing the dish's defensive lineman to come across the ball and that's enough second and 11 Twitter three nothing 49ers Jeff enough thighs neck damn the son of Dan's former teammate the great Terry Metcalfe and he is a spitting image certainly it every time he gets his hands on the football he's electric he can do two or three yards for you he can give you a 60 yard run but every time he gets his hands on it you're going to pay attention yeah just like his father he had a busy week last week catchy 9 passes and that's smart for the Cleveland Brown hit the ball in Metcalfe's hands as often as possible because he is your big play game breaker and he can break it running receiving running back kick as the Raiders what he had four against him [Applause] he had four against the Raiders in for over sixty yards and they keep coming doing [Applause] I would try to have Eric's metcalfe cuts the football more than anyone else in my offensive scheme and it looks like this is coming back [Applause] another bad break for the Browns they've had two bad breaks and one good one illegal motion number 68 in the offense five-yard edie king is the right tackle and the officials are saying that he rocked back just like we saw Jones here's King right here on the right side let's see if yep he moves under the rules that's a false start and it negates this long pass and run by Erik Metcalf so the Browns on this Drive have been the beneficiary of a an interference call against Griffin but they've had a drop by Jackson and an offsides it brings the play back and it's third down and 12 at the 33 yard line they almost moved again record here's MEC dance and this time he is sampled at the 30-yard line so you're looking at about a 47-yard field goal attempt and McDonald makes the tackle and here comes Stover the Browns were lucky yet King actually rocked back in his stance again and could have been flagged for a false start once again that's a top of your screen watch the move before the ball right there you see him come out Jones starts a little bit early on the left I wonder if the two tackles with the crowd noise there even though they're at home are having problems hearing Bernie 47 yard attempt Ryan Hansen to hold and Stover's [Applause] who have histories of Hinkins our very water did you see where that ball landed everything was good by 10 or maybe 15 yards Akron there is the Cleveland ground offensive line talking to their line coach Kirk Ferentz about settle down it's a big game it's Monday Night Football there's Prince right there and he's just trying to say gather yourself compose yourself we got a long way to go Gober has been a big-time primetime performer thus far two picks out in the end zone in the 47-yard field goal and the Niners will get it at 20 when we it's Joe's first big show in Kansas City MO Joe Montana and the Chiefs host John Elway and the Broncos on ABC's Monday Night Football next week tomorrow night the season premiere of Roseanne and then could Hayden Fox be a father you'll find out on the season premiere of coach tomorrow night right here you know sometimes it's dubious to compare sports and spans and all of that scheduling so we took a look at 162 games fans the Oakland Raiders 125 wins over that period Dallas and San Fran victories over their last 162 James and continued in the second and compare that with baseball which plays that number of games with Steve Young throw on first and and over the middle fine Jerry Rice and he takes it out a gain of 22 yards he's back over there by Eric Turner first down at the 42 just to finish that to compare it to let's say baseball 162 games they are the records for 162 games season the Yankees in Baltimore 109 and then the Orioles the Reds in the match at 108 and again the 49ers have 122 they went 162 games clearly the team of the 80s and thus far the team of the 1923 as the Browns keep letting Jerry Rice run loose in the middle of their secondary for 22 yards here's Logan and Logan picks up eight as he is forced out of bounds by Mike Johnson and Eric turned her up at the 50 yard line grounds out of the three four back to a standard for three ball and Perry in the middle and still Steve Young having time to throw the football is different Johnson the he's in acquisition but the - who played of course with Bill Belichick there wave of the pass in the end little run-in dan Reeves the open tonight in the go back there's jerry ball right on the nose right on Jesse's piccola [Applause] take this down on the 46 yard line another San Francisco first down 5:15 to go in the first quarter inside of three this one's quite a pickup jerry ball from the detroit lions watch his movies going to work to suppose right shoulder and then spin back he feels pressure sees the ball carriers spins and forces the ball carrier to move to gaps over that's a tremendous play by ball he played one gap he protected the gaps on the other side of the center and forced the ball carrier to another direction that's doing your job as a nose tackle and doing it well [Applause] and exciting get Parkside at the 17 by David Draiman by the time you get Britt don't sign up on the line back here you see Brent Jones coming down field he's got a linebacker in pursuit you know that Steve Young is going to be looking for it he tried to double on the outside against rice and Taylor to try to sneak in coverage there 58 Brandon trying to cover Jones he just can't stay with him doesn't like a wide receiver he's a good blocker but he's an excellent receiver one of the best in this game at idea didn't bill belichick tell us yesterday he thought this was a matchup that he was going to win he thought Brandon would really really Corral Joan when ups a big number first down the 17 and that's incomplete [Applause] was covered by Mike Johnson second and 10 Brandon is a good choice he's very active he's very quick he's scored four touchdowns in a very brief career but did look weak and stay with somebody with the speed of a Brent Jones there's rice reading the defense sliding out very safe pass he just didn't hold on to it I can see early though the 49ers answer to the double outside zone of the for rice and tail [Applause] here in breaking water he almost got swept down and instead Ricky Watters turns a 4-yard loss into about a 4 a 5 yard game as he broke what would have been a tackle by Michael Dean carry behind the line and was finally brought down by Mustafa he got a good block from this quarterback Steve Young Steve Young and the complete football player wide open get out of the way but not young he saw him breaking back and bursting his field got in front of him to put a block on for him but Perry should have had the tackle look how clean he's in he's got him wrapped up just overshoots it once that big old moment [Applause] the block third down and three young scrambles takes it comes up two and a half yards shy of the first down he's tackled by a Rob Burnett Eric Turner did not like Ralph Tim coming in and cleaning him off the pile offensive linemen are the most protective people in the world regards excellent policemen and when someone is on top of their quarterback giving them the business as Ben's wife used to say they'll come in and try to clean them off and that's what Tam did right here there's Turner 29 here comes Pam saying get off the pile okay if I hit my quarterback but 90 the more than that turtle think about it next time here's an offer with a 28 yard field goal attempt and they had to hurry with a play clock winding down [Applause] the team's going up and down the field but always at her field goals three of them to buy the Niners who now lead six to three [Applause] the dog pounds only in Cleveland it's where I'm going to spend my retirement lofty ambitions that's exactly right Cleveland stadium from the Goodyear blimp spirit of Akron the will has embarked you enough I know that it wants to go to Florida when you could go to the dog pound put on a rubber mask and wave a bone around don't forget next week it will be some scene in Kansas City I talked earlier today to the president of the Chiefs Carl Peterson he said Joe Montana will start next Monday night Montana Elway the unbeaten Broncos Montana's home debut that's our Monday night matchup next week what a beauty maybe I'll retire in Kansas City [Applause] his culprit kicking off and Randy Baldwin dances in the end zone maybe you started at 20 to 15 to go opening order on a beautiful night in northern Ohio 63 San Francisco there is a lot happening in Cleveland that's about a mile from where we are that's the new home of the Indians next April it's a beautiful Stadium Dan Nyhan a chance to tour at this afternoon and then right next door in the foreground you can make an app they are building the new home of the Cleveland Cavaliers so the baseball stadium the indoor arena being erected in downtown Cleveland and I'll say that baseball stadium is simulation business gateway city right they haven't named it yet Oriole Park at Camden your here's clothes on [Applause] [Music] boy that's the first on board and excellent receiver board working out of the backfield and Kosar reading them all the way but horde with a little break through the outside and wide open trying to cover him with the linebacker inside Johnson and outside of Romanowski good read by [Applause] Sami Bardell is the sole setback on first down from the 36 yard line they send next half in motion [Applause] the hands to go in the first quarter Ted Washington and Keith DeLong converge on the tackle gain of six there's so many good matches up and down the line when the Browns have the football because quite frankly this is not the same 49er front when you're missing Tim Harris when you're missing Pierce Holt when you're missing Kevin Fagan who's on and injured charles Haley is in Dallas this group has seen a huge turnover over the years and there's their rookie number one draft choice there David Stubblefield on the 94 it's a new and a very young defensive line in second ago [Applause] a good block by free agent pickup Houston Movers and Houston Hoover came over from the Atlanta Falcons there he is number 64 pulling he'll turn up to his left make the trap there's Bardell leading Metcalf through well executed by the Cleveland Browns Hoover has really solidified things at the guard position and Steve Everett much to everyone's disbelief this place Jay hildenburg in a matter of mere weeks and has taken over at center seconds of the quarter codes are from the gun it's exciting [Applause] kisses second recipient of this season very unlikely starter wrath tied in but he sparkles up close to the first down into the quarter 6-3 49ers the second quarter of Monday Night Football that message and a word for ABC face [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] and as you look at society Center in Cleveland we can tell you that Monday Night Football is being brought to you by Pontiac and your local Pontiac dealer we are driving excitement and buy Federal Express for documents packages and crate wall most important package is yours place where the Browns might be hurting would be a tight end as they continue to rebuild their office 610 a couple years ago 7-9 a year ago much better football team but mark Bavaro who Bill Belichick brought to Cleveland what they went on to Philadelphia as a free agent Brian Kinson is a workman like tied in not all that big works hard but we came up with a Gibson did a pretty good job but if there is Macklemore and there is a pretty fair tight end himself Ozzie Newsome assistant coach helps Bill Belichick with the offense [Applause] with incompleted will be third down and one al michaels Frank effort and Dan Dierdorf as we begin the second quarter after a first quarter that didn't produce a touchdown but have plenty of excitement and let's take a look at the numbers through the first 15 minutes of play as each team mounted good Drive the biggest difference between the two teams other than the large number of yards is actually the Cleveland would have the lead if it wasn't for one penalty because Eric Metcalf got the ball down to the one-yard line most likely what if sparta cuts down [Applause] all right now look for number one craft it goes year ago for the Browns but I was talking with John McVay uhit's the football operation for the he said they wanted him so desperately out of Stanford a year ago they tried to grade up to get him and they couldn't get up high enough before the Browns took even at the sixth or seventh-round and he is much like a rattler yeah what would they available what would they have done with the hell I don't know I guess he just told me how desperately they wanted him because he would not displace Tom Rath not yet I'm gonna be playing tonight yeah but only because rapping you know my point and it's incomplete netcasting intended receiver but good coverage on net Jeff as Johnny Johnson the linebacker was with him step for step down the sideline Kent on Bardell of course he played all last year here and they caught him touchdown Tommy Bardell at Stanford didn't get a touchdown his hits our rookie season that he got off the side last week against Cincinnati he's got a good sense of humor - we are exported I get a little fantasy people walking and he got rid of the nickname touchdown les [Applause] be around for long time [Applause] having played with his father for all those years in st. Louis I wonder what goes through Perry's mind when he watches his son run it's inconceivable that a father and son could be so closely alike or any more alike than the father and son combination of Terry and Eric Metcalf they are identical in their move you know these are reversible move on a natural surface we saw him as a rookie so they make a move on a quarterback one night that is not to be believed this is a natural surface but he's doing the spinning [Applause] check that those are swing [Applause] he's covered by Erik Davis [Music] offensive line seemingly has settled down a little bit after getting a couple of ocean calls early in the game they might have looked at a lot of videos against the Pittsburgh Steelers when the 49ers with the new defensive line have did a lot of stunning a lot of blitzing things they ordinarily didn't do that can make an offensive line pretty nervous in there you see some good coverage by Erik Davis and one of the few balls we've seen so far from Bernie that was not within a grasp of a receiver that ball was high and outside [Applause] my intention too tight and had a step and a half last week against Cincinnati the Browns moved the ball effectively but Bernie Kosar even though there were a lot of sex took a pounding he must have been on the ground over 20 times and here it is again he takes the shot from Ted Washington and that is about the fifth or sixth time today tonight I guess that Bernie has taken a good shot and hit the ground this guy is not going to make it year if this line doesn't solidify a little bit it's not enough just not to be sacked you got to keep them from being hit thorry with the browns of the left corner [Applause] [Laughter] [Applause] again just in the regulars feet it looks like pretty good coverage on the part of Magruder you got to play him tight when you get down inside that red zone Reuters saying he did he maybe bumped him past the five yard zone pass interference in the 26 in the defense in the best pulling it pretty close you're in the end zone you've got to be on that receiver awfully tight well let's take a look at it they're saying this occurred in the end zone now watch right here when McGruder comes back it they'll be contact right there that's not what they called they called it in the end zone where where is right I see nothing he did he could have called hands this before the end zone yeah that was going see you now at the five games with the fielder [Music] [Applause] down running back in high school so to lazarey cause you can believe that these 300-pound is their running backs in high school we haven't lost all of it because he covers up the football puts the head down pulls ahead it's not going to stop him this is not a new formation for the Browns Jones has been their lead back for quite a while and one of the most popular players on the team and Bill Belichick told us he said I'm going to let him have it one of these days I'm going to let him have it and it just might be tomorrow night [Applause] let's search up front foot blocking here Bob Lowe quit crap football down the goal line of the big man just pulls in [Applause] you may have heard about Jim Brown he's back with the Browns and then administrative executive position he's a special consultant there he is on the sideline he was here last week they won he's here tonight you know we'll be in LA next week when they face the Raiders at his home as they keep on winning you'll see him all season long I had a long talk here before the game he's saying how much he enjoys being back around the game it's been a lot of years so mr. Stover to say he's a little jacked would be an understatement Kix a 47-yard field goal that's good by at least 10 yep and has put his pickoffs out of the back of the endzone and you tell me which way the wind is blowing tonight is it doesn't matter which way he's picking it 11 plays 80 yards shoot up a nifty little 420 and James Jones got the tote at that last yard to put it me [Applause] to squeeze it into Brimstone's the tide in it was deflected into the arms of Matthew Johnson I think might have gotta fall [Applause] on the outside matches a 37 years old had a deep drop young looking for Jones all the way the work for your right Frank spike Johnson right there mister then with the duplex Oh varta Johnson we got that right that's an easy interception peak out of all that was to his left with his right hand coming all the way back across his body getting serious appear in 40 liner because the Browns last week got behind Cincinnati early 14 to nothing and then they totally dominated the game after that first down at the 28-yard line bernie kosar are trying to [Applause] the 37 yard line but old Dan and Deena Stubblefield will get credit for an easy sack he'll get credit for the sack with no contact buried duct emitting put all the way over the top great coverage downfield man for man coverage Kosar had no chance no he rolls out a little short roll to the right the coverage is so good he pulls down he knows he's in deep trouble and down he goes it comes and the protection was good too for a good four or five seconds very good work by rookie three sacks already this year that's the number one that the 49ers got from the Kansas City Chiefs basically through the Montana trade that was their extra number one Kelly oven [Applause] and he takes it back close to the original line of scrimmage it'll be third down and ten with 12 minutes to go in the first half and the Browns on top 10 to 6 good the lead block here by Leroy hoard there is a situation on third down and 10 third down to about 11 we can take a look at boards block good block he is a super football player good runner we already talked about is receiving abilities but here's a situation where you want to get the ball to Metcalfe let him dance around [Applause] action incomplete in the end zone with a free play Don Griffin with the coverage and waiting on his jump Bernie sacrifices himself once again gets knocked down you're right when you call it a free play and Bernie knew it nobody's ever questioned this man's willingness to stand there and take a shot white defensive end five yards still third down we saw him let the last time we had a Monday night game of Cleveland it was almost a year ago tonight against Miami fractured his ankle in the middle of the game didn't know it until after the game continued to play and little remark oble come back only to be trumped by moreno before the gun he knew he had a flat tire he just didn't know the wheel has come all the way off he was flipping but he toughed it out third down and much more negotiable distance [Applause] those are protected well can hold which for a flag doesn't get it on a plane by McDonnell Ron horde away from the football he all-pro Phoenix never played on a winning football team came here of course is an unrestricted free agent on a third down of six he had to be playing tight and he was watch this spins him away from the football hoard trying to get back to it good move by McDonald Matt Stover who boomed a couple of kickoffs through the end zone has a 47-yard field goal 41-yard is good you better say thanks man that was good by the laces on the inside of the ball [Applause] [Music] San Francisco they might be saying say what the Tennessee Volunteers tackle SEC rival Florida and state beat Iowa and a Big Ten battle or other regional actions Saturday on ABC's college football 11 minutes and 18 seconds remaining in the first half in Cleveland sold out Cleveland stadium blackout lifted Browns a winner last week against Cincinnati trying to go to a no next play the Raiders for also unbeaten on Sunday to kick off he's been tonight so the Browns win last week in a way I know it's early in the season but you might say this is a bit of a measuring stick for the Browns to see just how far they've come if they beat San Francisco a lot of people are going to say they've come a long way and they've done it with defense to Bill Belichick when you throw the word genius around guru and all that but he is a truly talented defensive football coach in 33 22 in the 33 games he's been with the Browns they scored 17 points or less he's got his defense where he wants it to be Dan now he's working on the office but what he needs to do I agree with you and all that what he needs to do is win and that's I think he's what's closer to that than he has been in the past here's Logan picking up five there's another trademark of the Belichick team very few turnovers when you combine that with Bernie Kosar who doesn't silver in any interceptions they protect the ball very well you turn the ball over on Bill Belichick and you're down the road and the way they have improved I think most dramatically as far as helping this team win is the way they've improved they're off of line it has been the glaring weakness on this football team for years Bernie Kosar is a quarterback that needs to be protected up the middle and they have really solidified that offensive line and I think it's their biggest improvement and defense a43 in the past is throwing behind Jerry Rice into the third down and five Steve Young with an errant past there and you just kind of wonder how much that thumb does bother him they broke his thumb on the left hand he played last week against the Steelers was at a 240 yard day three touchdowns but he also had three interceptions and in all of last season they of course the deleting counselor Gannon a National Football League he only had seven all of last team you might be flying a little bit on 18 that's type of the guy's going to complain about he wants to be out there but I think he maybe was not totally third and five and and out of bounds up at the 44 yard line and typical 49ers you throw the past six eight ten yards downfield and then rice or Taylor or Brent Jones will tack on another ten or fifteen yards there's some good news for the 49ers they're all Pro right tackle is finally back in the lineup didn't play in the preseason missed the opener last weekend back ahead of schedule is Harris Barton one of the great offensive linemen in the NFL and they have desperately needed his return to the lineup and that's some good news for the 49ers great flare 44 yard line they chose the other way Ricky Watters makes the cat behind a mark Logan walk takes it to the Cleveland 38 yard line and Steve Young at his finest looking back Hebert covered Steve Young pulled the ball down was going to scramble and perhaps a couple of years ago he might have but he pulled up he knew exactly where Watters was going to be watch this he looks over there the coverage is there now I'm going to run the football wait a minute Walter is over here delivers the pass the water is in the 49 I'm gonna first down let me lock out in the front by Mark Logan filling in for the the luxury that comes with good pass protection 30 and [Applause] with a couple of injuries we talked about with the game when he went down it really was hurting and then of course the pulled muscle marker down at the line of scrimmage holding number 61 in the office at the top and the 49ers having to do without him he's among other things like a coach on the field he's a great guy in the locker room he's the blood and guts and in a way of a bit of the heart and soul of his team but there he is after shoulder surgery for eight ceci that shoulder this year called for holding Clay Matthews right up the middle Matthews a big part of this game and a quarterback for all that draw it up again that's what the better giving them fanart Rob Burnett is there with the eraser yeah bad time to have that call the Browns in the slanty that's in Barnet coming right down the line right Indy Steve Young well you can do your second down and long we try to be more precise than seconding he finds Taylor and Taylor takes it to the 26 yard line and that's enough for a first down eat at 22 got 24 Turner and Steve on more converge on the hit Taylor's caught the ball right at the six took a step back and probably had lost it and then he got pounded forward to get the first down the Browns are sitting back in this to deep zone where they're dropping both their safeties way deep there's Dell spear but and he falls down and you think maybe he could have made a better play on the ball as Taylor almost loses it but the brown their two safeties in that two deep are almost too respectful of the 49 of receivers their way back [Applause] into a seven-yard gain and mark Logan's who really would be described as a journeyman coming in he had played with Cincinnati he had played with my ally in fact had even been on Cleveland's roster a few years back but never got into a game is the guy on the spot tonight picking up for ratman and really doing a heck of a job right al he hasn't done that much of his career victory turn man get special teams man and very fortunate for the 49 has been grappling down they had him [Applause] but Jones and lotion fake the sweet cool water [Applause] thank you John that abounds at the 14 yard line Bill Johnson the grandparents should have should have smelled that one comfy I don't think even touch me hey Johnson floating out with Steve Young took a little hit bacon if he did he got him with a cuticle that might be that might be the extent of it Steve Young actually looking for Brent Jones on NHL's covering well watch this little move well but the brakes on from Steph nothing or maybe a cuticle it might [Applause] 659 grounds on top 13 at first my aunt if say it's a matchup that people on both sides have wanted to see people from the 49ers and the Browns this offensive line of the 49ers would they be able to get any movement off the line of scrimmage with it this huge defensive front and the Cleveland Browns and it's not easy this is one of the smaller offensive lines in the NFL their Forte is quickness pulling trapping you can see on that plane moving off [Applause] Williams perfect suction timing to the 5-yard line good sherry ball is chasing Jamie Williams Fontana there's a tiene do Steve Young in an absolute frantic scramble was able to take something off the football put it into Jamie Williams where he was clearly going to handle it there he's even directing traffic gets it out over the athletic Dave and Brandon it goes up high and a block it would I touch that blood by Steve Young [Applause] very right [Applause] [Music] [Applause] very close anthony pledges the first to hit him inside the five hammer takes a look and says first down person door this is the part of the field where Young's mobility is probably the most valuable because where the defense is condense the field is shrunk the quarterbacks mobility [Applause] less than 50 the easy way had to make that hand off with Michael Dean Perry draped all over him now that is penetration unfortunately you have to ask the question was the penetration at the expense of covering a gap on the defensive line Steve Young may sum the plays on that drive with a third down at 22 way back there look at the penetration the dance speaking up but he's not back there if you make that penetration and don't make the play that gap is vacant in this right where the 49ers sport to try to tie it and the brown [Applause] lucky break he boots it through despite the deflection and that ties the game at 13 now time for our regular feature on what's true in the world of sports science and technology good first half s far 512 to go and Cleveland the game time 1313 the man in the middle that's Rob Burnett and a bad break for the brownies and a good break for the 49ers he got a hand on that extra point and it just didn't deflect wide enough to to not make it and that was a very fortunate thing for San Francisco because that had tied the game Randy Baldwin you've got a glimpse of him back to receive my Coker stick [Applause] where everybody's eased up here other pictures on fire tonight get a beer we have here well with them kicking at that bar into the end zone at least keeps us from having a replay of what we had last week with Brian Mitchell where was it the donning it at the half yard line setting up a 99 yard drive yeah Browns tonight they started it at their own 20 and that was the the drive that was shortened by a penalty they still got a field goal then they went 80 yards and then they started at the San Francisco 28 picked up only for 49ers with almost a three to one advantage in yardage but the game is tied at 13 was 506 to go in the half from the 20-yard line those are begins with bored in the backfield with them look out [Applause] complete up at the 30-yard line Bernie's not going to inform a Buccaneer more carrier bernie is not going to make it if they don't clean this up a little bit he's he's taking some vicious shots clean shots but he takes another one there [Applause] Bernie's as tough as they come but this moves beyond toughness Dennis Brown right her a helmet right in the ribcage that's where the flak jacket saves you a little bit second down and ten at the 20-yard line and here's net damn taken down by Merton Hank Sanford picks up six out to the 26 it will be third down and four with under five minutes to go in the first half [Applause] Cleveland Browns it's the first time in the history of his grand franchise they have had three successive losing seasons but Carson was here and Jim shopton took over in mid-year of 1990 the Goodyear blimp looking on and then Bill Belichick came in the oddity is it could have been George Seaford on the Cleveland sideline tonight were it not for a bill wolf or as foes are closing non-tax almost brought in by Rico Smith incomplete Eric Davis helps to break the play up yeah George was on his way here for an interview was he not George Seifert after the 49ers had won the Superbowl in 88 was on his way to Cleveland was actually flying here to be interviewed as we take a look at the lands play again when he was pulled back almost in mid-flight Davis it's a Dallas Airport and called home and they said to come back here Eddie and Carmen want to talk to you and he got the message this is the best fun of the game by Brian Hanshin Tigers [Applause] [Music] one down at the 38 yard line 43 yard kick 7 yard return deeper tonalities 50 or San Francisco his team has the ball and the game is tied at 13 santé City here we come John Elway and the Broncos invade Kansas City for joe Montana's home debut with the Chiefs on ABC's Monday Night Football new TV season there's a Wednesday lineup two episodes of home improvement debut of moon over Miami night after tomorrow here on ABC 49ers have it at their own 38 yard line with 359 to go in the half game is tied at 13 and young rolling throwing made by John Taylor who was at about close to a first down wrap up the secret thing Marty Schottenheimer left here went to Kansas City that's when she Burt was on his way here Bill Walsh wins the Super Bowl doesn't know what he's going to do so Seifert is in the Dallas Airport after getting a red-eye connection calls his wife she says come home he never makes it to Cleveland instead he goes back nothing he necessarily would have had the job here but he clearly was one of let's say two very leading candidates at that point then the next area runs a Super Bowl yep second and the 45 suffice it to say it worked out for George it did here's water and he takes up a first down it really worked out for this procedure it's gone done early what kind of traveling push you from San Francisco to Cleveland through Dallas no way I don't think it was he might have wanted to who's been booking your flights maybe he was earning the mile not that traveling maybe he wanted two miles on a particular airline Ricki water right up the middle there's a good job by the 49er offensive line in fighting but a pretty good hole in that ground truck three minutes to go [Applause] rest up and you know Mike Johnson had a couple of words for him as well tried the middle once and get away with it don't try it twice in succession [Applause] it's James Jones number 96 but here comes both inside linebacker Mike Johnson and pepper Johnson Mike Johnson makes the initial stick Brownback second and fourth from flee and intended for Taylor at the 28 yard line you won't see that very often Taylor actually walking back looking at Steve Young they they were confused it appeared on the type of route that that Taylor was executed there never is huge halls they've never said Wells may had lost his temper too he didn't look that bastard again with the heat handled Taylor very well he would not let Taylor get to the outside with his faith they were bumping all the way down contact all the way down young threw the ball over in the middle of the field like he was expecting Taylor to break to the inside they show blitz here they come third and 14 and off his back foot he throws it up [Applause] in a career that less than a game at a hand young and shaken up well the Blitz comes in free to Steve's right he sees it coming but tries to throw off his back foot without being able to step into the football and there's no way that you have the type of control on the ball that you want watch the right of your screen here comes the Blitz and Steve is not able to step into the ball Anthony Pleasant puts a hammer on him and sell one Jones gets the int let's see okay so they Browns brought more than the 49ers gift home yeah no not enough men to cover the young gun that too and we just turned around he had about a half a beat to get rid of the football we got to you on that a farm frank to throw it off of his back foot of that there's no doubt the problem is you just don't have a feel for it or any sort of precision on where it's going first - Leland shall we [Applause] rookie year had toothpicks last week one he takes it to the 27 and that's going to take us to the two-minute warning the Browns have all of their timeouts remaining two minutes to go good first half [Applause] [Music] 1:13 [Applause] step back we're back at Cleveland stadium there's Steve Bono on the right the quarterback who separated his left shoulder his non throwing shoulder back in August in a game in Denver that's bill Musgrave the man who is number two it would have to come in if for some reason Steve Young can't continue young over on the sideline he was being given smelling salts and after that hit by Anthony Pleasant that man right there and Steve Young is I don't think yet guys all the way back we were watching him the whole time during the timeout and well the medical people have moved away from now that's Rainier is that actually he pushed him away sort of a leave me alone I'm alright guys he appears to be beginning to get a little more focus in his eyes than when we saw him first go to the bench he's looking he's 100 percent this week after what Kevin Green did you a man to the whistle last in Pittsburgh does that been a good two weeks with Steve Young is all for me in this play instead we got whistles we got movement in the line and no play now Tony Jones the left tackle got a good start again 66 [Applause] heard enough of that - no it's Jones yeah five-yard penalty please reset the clock two seconds it appears that our referee tail hammer is losing his voice tonight Sonny's a rough and Scratchy Dale I suggest some hot tea and lemon maybe at halftime maybe or whatever is here fancy [Applause] maybe a little of dr. Halsey looks low yeah sure it's been 11 as Kosar throw [Applause] line the Browns with all of this makes the tackle those are Backson timed that up beautifully those are releasing the ball just as Jackson makes the move and guess Eric Davis the balls on his way and Jackson if he pops it he's got four three speed he can take it a long way on [Applause] forty-seven he's a little short of the first tanks makes the hit and Cleveland stains its first time out part of the maturation of Eric Metcalf I think is running that kind of a pattern catching that ball and taking a big time shot I think when he first came in the leak some defensive players around the league but maybe he wasn't willing to do that and here he is now in his fifth year in the league doing it rather routinely that's a pretty crunching shot he takes bounces right up and goes back to the goes back to the huddle Burton Haynes tried his best to discourage him from that but doesn't appear to have a great deal of effect he worked so well out of the backfield either as a motion man or a little circle pattern concentration on the ball in most cases he knows he's going to get hit and he keeps both concentration there's young and/or you saw a young 40 Niner defensive unit Jeff Fischer was in the middle of that pack young the report from the bench was just rattled well I think where they used I think the timing of halftime here for Steve Young is coming it's pretty I think it's going to work out to be pretty convenient for him to go in and sit down and take a short break second down and a short one 27 to go first pass game 13 those are out of the gun [Music] and they give it to MEK there [Applause] 40 yard line first down sweetie [Applause] those are not spending a timeout here goes without a huddle crowds have worked on this so this is really their two-minute drill that they have worked on at no huddle offense and they're very effective with it four-man rush good job by the line and it's Ford making the catch bumped by McGruder and out of bounds fifty-five seconds 42 yard long brooder was the bumpy on that one gentlemen we've been doing the browns for a number of years and it's been a while since we have seen this crisp of an offensive performance by the Cleveland Browns this this just appears to be a much more confident offensive team than we've seen in the past second down and four [Applause] those are to the 34-yard line it's March carrier they picked him up as an unrestricted free agent and Cleveland spends a time on for the Browns have one left 49 seconds in a first out of the pan francisco 34 yard line already well we've had Matt Stover drains first they were he's kicking they rip it field alright halftime the Emmitt Smith story continues he has not signed he has now been spending the first two two weeks of the regular season at home there is Emmett and Pensacola Florida we will be talking to Emmett Smith at halftime to find out the latest on that situation the Cowboys as you all know are Owen - I did talk with Jerry Jones about three hours before we came on the air tonight Cowboys he said there were extensive conversations today that he reports no progress from hitting his end and Jerry says he's very frustrated and wants to get it done that frustration of course compounded by the pounded by being Owen - yes I'd be frustrated - right it's frustration on all sides here even though Jerry ditch day yesterday he said we played well enough to win against Buffalo they came up short at the end first down at the 34 yard line Browns pick up the Blitz and then close our fancies incomplete dinner sound coming around the corner almost got it didn't really hurry along at about 300 pounds he played the ball rather than co-star he was trying to cause the fumble reached in tried to strip at Cozart stepping up very definitely watch this round number 96 goes for the ball goes it knock it out of there which is a smart play right that's a good smart play he'll go range on the house got it that's a good sign of all their big-time pastors are gone than 14 career sacks makes you number one [Applause] forty toothpicks left the 30-yard line area one of the many acquisitions this team has changed so much dramatically over the past couple you 23 new players on the roster this year alone area one of them unrestricted free agent great receiver former Pro Bowler for Tampa Bay so the brownies still have one left right one time [Applause] he was down he was going to hook up hose our fake daddy Dave [Applause] I came in on a blitz and Leroy horse picked him up last few years after [Music] that was perfection Frank I was convinced too when Bernie let that ball go it was overthrown there you see the pickup on the blitz with Hanks coming in but I from my vantage point when Bernie threw that ball I've thought there was no way that Jackson could run underneath it what a first we talked about his for 344 the big six-foot-four Michael Jackson [Applause] he was Michael Braxton's last week he was Michael Dyson to honor his father who've been strained now way back to Jackson like talking before the game he said I don't know what I'm gonna wear next week I guess what my old number bag number one that little stop move big pump fake by Bernie Kosar Davis wasn't even looking at bozo that was just a great move on the part of Jackson I have this stretch out full concentration the rolling over so you don't lose the football when it hammers onto the ground that was perfection if you would have suspended time when the ball is right about there I would have guessed totally wrong Michael Jackson putting on an alarming first to catch that ball but it all started right here at the line of scrimmage Leroy hard takes on merton Hank puts him on the ground the rest of that improved Cleveland line did their part and this is really been a rejuvenated Brown offensive team here tonight we look at that as snow much I can't tell you how hard it is to hold on to that football when you dive like that must be they're going to collide with the ground even with their elbow being able to concentrate [Applause] relax it works that way you concentrate all in the same half of football 22:13 Cleveland Stover [Applause] I'll tell you how fans are you might be the only person in this stadium that remembered that he dropped that ball to start this game up would you make a spectacular play like that all is forgiven I'd say this has been a great for its fat 22:13 the Browns on top [Applause] Jackson after he scores well offers a biscuit to the dog pound [Applause] don't tread lightly down there boy that's a tough outfit and going through the two-minute drill [Applause] take it to the locker room and hey listen to the bar having heard that [Music] or they whooping I'm not sure that's that done from our right 30,000 roars and sanity's to our left [Applause] and a word for EBC [Applause] the Toyota halftime report is brought to you by Toyota and their full line of quality cars and trucks Toyota I love what you do for me here now Frank Gifford at halftime the Browns over the 49ers 2013 for the controversy still rages in Dallas the Cowboys are OA two with losses to Washington Buffalo running back in a Smith is still outside al has it live here at halftime and Emma Smith joins us from his home in Pensacola guar that basically the Cowboys as of last week anyway had offered roughly a four-year deal for 11 million dollars Emma Smith wants Thurman Thomas like money which is considerably more than that and at first of all I talked to Jerry Jones today he said extensive conversations from both parties no progress though capsulized where you are right now and do you feel any progress has been made over the last week I feel like over the last we gotta still think we're at the same spot where we were three three four weeks ago Jerry Jones might have made contact with my people today but I still think it's the same answer is coming from Jerry the same question is coming from myself and we're not making any progress at all Emmett do you feel that the fact that the Dallas Cowboys are on2 has put you in a more advantageous position right now no I really don't think so cause I feel like Jerry's going to deal we still determined to perhaps proof is born and myself is still he has yet to make a legitimate offer to myself and I feel like until I get a legitimate offer there's no reason for me to actually to jump at any offer that he make far as I'm concerned the offers that he have made have been reasonably less than what Tom - Tom Thomas and the other guys across the way have been offered so I feel like I feel like we still have to stand still you have said you are prepared to sit out the season it's one thing to say that in August during training camp it's another thing to sixteenths of the way into the regular season are you as resolute in that stand as you were I still think I am I really believe that if the situation does not occur and where Jared makes us a better offer to myself I feel like I'm most I'm over main firm I'm gonna stand stand firm and perhaps take my chances again in February at the end of February in January perhaps next year and out of the trick in the restricted free agent market once again what is it like for you emotionally to sit at home and to watch the Cowboys and the Redskins last Monday and the Cowboys and the bills on television yesterday I think emotionally it's very frustrating for me to sit here sit at home and watch the games on television and see my see my teammates going out doing everything that they they have doing everything impossible to win the game and knowing that I can be that I should be there and I should be performing with those guys giving them I think that put it this way I really feel like the team is it's definitely going out and playing their hardest and doing everything in their power to win and and coming up short and I feel like if I could have been there I feel like I could have made a difference in some kind of way have you had any contact in the last few days with Jimmy Johnson no I have not and from what I saw last night on the telephone the telephone with the interview on ESPN and so on Jimmy seemed to be very frustrated and I feel for my coach because he's a great coach he doesn't deserve none of my teammates deserve to be put in a position that they are in there they're fighting hard they're doing everything and they power to winning ball games and I believe they're trying to did some in some cases they're trying to live it too hard and it's very frustrating for them it's frustrating for myself and I know it's frustrating but coach Johnson also Amy Smith thank you for joining us image Smith from Pensacola Florida still not on the roster of the Dallas Cowboys meanwhile back to Cleveland it's 20 to 13 Browns after a good for his theft we'll be back in a minute laughing Cleveland the Cleveland Browns leading the San Francisco 49ers 2013 and listen to him as Smith in the conversation with you al you just won your we talked with Jerry Jones he has positioned his position his brother solid he seemed very firm he worried about the salary cap coming up next year sir can you city way out of the Empire I think that's the key what you touched upon Frank the fact that Jerry Jones is looking ahead you've got a salary cap you've got a lot of mystery next year in the National Football League Dan and I think this whole thing revolves around the Jerry Jones trying to outguess the system beginning in 1994 and Emmitt Smith being a prisoner of that same system Jerry Jones is only obligated to pay him that average salary of the top five running back and he does feel no obligation to pay him anymore and he's not obligated to and this this is one of those deals that I'm hard pressed to see a way out of this one of them is going to have to buckle without it Emmitt Smith won't play for the Cowboys this year it'll be interesting to see how it develops meanwhile speaking of interesting the Cleveland Browns this is the football team we said earlier is a much improved football team owner Art Modell at Bill Belichick go his way didn't go for a quick fix when he came here three years ago he said we're gonna build he's got the young he's got the middle he's got a couple of guys older he says you know they are they're on their way out and this is a good football team are watching tonight well and before we throw dirt on the 49ers a lot of people might think that we're thinking that way I agree with you wholeheartedly about the Browns it's really the truth but they are catching the Niners at the right time they're nicked this is not a dynasty team like the 49ers have fielded in the past years and they go out on a blitz on the trademark play of the first half here to give them the lead here's Davis one-on-one coverage with Jackson and Jackson with the extended catch in the end zone and that's the decide again right now that was a very very tough cut to hold on him and to get there so good first half the Browns in the 49ers we'll be back with more action in a moment this is a News Channel five news brief good evening everyone here are some of the things we're following for you for after the game and ABC day one investigation finds some wrongdoing at Parma community hospital an administrator is fired while the doctor who allegedly made death threats still works there we'll have the story a tense situation at Cleveland City Hall tonight when protesters disrupt a City Council meeting they are demanding more police protection in the city's fourth district we will have a full report and it's the Browns versus the 49ers tonight at the stadium as you know ABC shines a spotlight on a beautiful Cleveland skyline and gateways lights are on for the first time ever we hope you'll join us right after the game for newsChannel five we'll see you then with all the day's new sports and weather highlights of the rounds game a complete wrap-up of the game so we hope you'll stay with us after football [Music] [Applause] Cleveland Ohio late summer evening temperature in the 70s after a beautiful day grounds on top 22:13 49ers kickoff Mike poker to send it down in Randy Baldwin's direction to start the third quarter before 80,000 baldwin at the 1-yard get some figures to be negated he takes it back to the 46 for the marker back down at the 18 [Applause] they'll Hamer fighting laryngitis tells us voluntarily illegal block number 42 on the return 10-yard she was part of the foul first down down there's a guy who had some of doctor Al's elixir at halftime that's a that's a huge improvement he did when we finish CPAP either that or I had some of the elixir need to sounds better I'm not sure a whole lot better Louis Riddick is the guilty party they help they'll fix themself up at half-time blow for the ground that ball is at midfield so coach iron companies start near second base as 9 yard line [Applause] the 15-yard line 49ers marching up and down the field in the first half but trailing and here are the numbers through 30 minutes of action and again the 49ers with a pretty good advantage in total yardage well the Browns got a good drive going there at the end of the first half and covered up remember when they started that drive they only had about 71 or 72 yards in offense and they bumped it up to 161 but as you see the turnovers normally are held by the team that's losing on the scoreboard and that's the case here with a second and four that sample reaches back to make Idina whole Terry is a whirling dervish tonight isn't he he's trying to spin people when a guy's got a hold of it Frank this guy is corkscrewing every time somebody is getting a hand on him anywhere on the field they get the ball game just as much as they can we talked about it earlier the nine receptions a week ago but the interesting thing I'll go back to a week ago get Cincinnati to brown struggle in the early going they just kept getting stronger longer during that game they trailed by 14 before they came back to win it [Applause] pickup up to the 30-yard line so using their to the brand mid-game meanwhile eight rushes tonight 54 yards for receptions 223 yards that would put him on a pace to handle the ball what 24 times during the game and that's that's what I'd like to see if I'm the Cleveland Browns I've want him to handle the ball right up there with this guy let's put it in Jackson's hands as often as we can as well Dean Williams by the ways replace Ted King at right tackle [Applause] welder but free play an effect an incomplete intended for carriers double guards in McDonald back there Eric Davis doping as well third in a long one McDonald here's a guy number 46 it's his first appearance on Monday Night Football because he's been playing with the Cardinals and they have not had a lot of exposure since Deardorff left and he laid well with the card I might have to pull a year ago and legitimate all-pro happy to have him back there to help out Deena Hall their second year man out of Washington he was starting free safety is Bardell looking for the first down have been pushed back a little short of it they need to get through the 32-yard line by the way I will throw this out about my old club they might not be too far away from a Monday night scene well big win for them at RFK by the way the news that rippin what it's partially torn medial collateral they're saying three to six weeks and help me out correct and but they had the Cardinals had not won at RFK since 1978 I know I was there Browns come up a little short of the first down here for that so Samson comes in to fight and all of a sudden that Dallas Phoenix game this Sunday has a little cachet every team the Dallas plays as long as Emmitt Smith is in Florida is the hot topic of the week [Music] bye Dexter Carter at the 25-yard line and that's for the Niners to gain their first rise in the third quarter ABC's Monday Night Football is being brought to you by Budweiser fresh pure natural proud to be your bud by Ford and your local Ford dealer have you driven a Ford lately and by Sprint we've got everything you need local long distance and Cellular to let you be there now [Applause] forty-niners at their own [Applause] and they give it to Logan five picks up 13 that's a pretty good imitation we rafted right there the key might have been last time we talked to George secret we asked him the fact that Rathlin was not in there would he have to change anything and he was a very quick oh no no no wiggle our set offense in other words he has a lot of faith to mark Logan being able to do the things at rapping to do perhaps not as well perhaps the one thing he couldn't ooh it a little block he maybe is a better runner he's a good receiver out of the backfield and good effort there [Applause] 11:22 to go on the third Browns lead [Applause] in complete coverage as Brent Jones was covered by the linebacker a David Brandon it wasn't fooled on the fake toss and yeah I'm seeing the Blitz saying the man was not going to be open he just got rid of that ball I think he was hoping that Brent Jones Frank would just run that quick slice right out into the flat and Brandon just wouldn't allow him to do it that's the blitz adjustment in that situation where Jones just makes a left turn and his right out there where young can see him and Brandon did a very effective job of smothering him at the line [Applause] ten Brasco here they come picked up [Applause] and tackled at the 36 yard line by Eric Turner Steve young and fast short quick drop reads the Blitz gets it away big first down so right now the Blitz and it was the one that got him earlier it was everybody coming in not enough men to pick it up and it was a stop of coming from the right side they all come and I don't have been to cover but he read it all the way and a good read by Jerry Rice and there is a soffit trying to stay with him he misses the tackle Jerry Rice gets the first down inside the 40 at the 37-yard line sidesteps a would-be sack hits rice reverses his field tries to pick up some blocking takes the ball down the 31 yard line [Applause] Jerry Rice so before his career is over barring a major injury will have more touchdowns period than anybody in the history of the NFL has already caught more touchdown passes and he'll break a mark he'll buy you guessed it standing on the sidelines tonight one Jim Brown he's on the other side of the field around with 126 and over the short career nine yard nine years there he is 105 reception touchdowns and in five running the football yeah Brown actually did it in far fewer games and it will take Jerry Rice right here's waters at the first [Music] forty-niners maintain possession at the 19 there's two ways to look at it dan brown did it in fewer games run diminish what rice is doing to his rice if he stays healthy is going to obliterate Browns more well a running back handles the ball a lot more than a receiver does especially if you're a dominant running back like Jim Brown was with the with the Cleveland Browns back in that era with he was the heart and soul of that offense but a hundred and twenty six touchdowns in a nine game season when they were playing fewer games per season red he played 14 games under an 18 for his career he's young on first down the hell is there young kid Hey look I won the MVP award but I'm not perfect about a two-fer rice so is it receiver and all you're right about receivers not handling the ball maybe that much but with the 49ers they treat the pass almost like the run here is a guy that averaged over 80 receptions [Applause] in the sold out [Applause] everybody second and ten look right good read again by young laid it up game rice a chance to the six by Mustafa locked up one on one how the Adam's apple must rise in your throat when that defensive call gives you single coverage and then you see Jerry Rice break to your side of the field and that's what Nagi Mustafa has right there he never saw the football he never looked back at the ball Jerry Rice is doing all Hiram's off his face man fan at the 19-yard line fired over [Applause] [Music] young who hits the deck again forty-niners with a man down as well and 1/4 pound that is Odessa Turner Derek Turner on the defensive play and a good one it was his Turner in the slot takes it down will break it across Browns in the zone Turner picks him up and makes a great play injury timeout the first sign that it might be and I say might be a serious injury is when a large number of your teammates gather around and take a knee and that's exactly what a half a dozen of the 49ers have done right now around Edessa Turner whose upper torso and head were kind of fit in an abstract and awkward angle when when he came down after the tackle by Eric Turner when he came down Eric Turner on top of him in his head was forced forward and they continued to make sure that he is stationary on the ground medical staff of the 49ers out there 49ers you can see there's the shirts on that's the sure sign when you're when your friends and your teammates come up and take a knee that's they're praying for you right now that's what they're doing and he was a Turner involved in the play as well over to check it out while we were off the shot for a second he said his legs did move he was moving his legs better to err on the side of caution if you are the 49er medical staff right now and caution right now dictates that you do not move him at all you immobilize his head and you do not take any chances whatsoever and that's apparent what they're doing with a duster Turner you see they haven't even removed his chin strap they I haven't even unbuckled that yet [Applause] and they would not want to speculate on what might have happened but he is he was twisted in in a very awkward way when he came down here returner coming down on top of them and you notice Eric Turner Francis go over there right now on a knee as concerned as as anyone else here it is and that's just the Turner again and now when they come down he gets a face mask first of all Turner face mask him right there but right here his head seems to get caught in there it's hard to it's hard to tell exactly what happened Eric Turner Nick at his right hand now there is a great son they are not putting him on the board and that big yellow block but you'll see that they use a lot of times to immobilize the head if he's sitting up that is a wonderful wonderful son and this would not be happening to him if they had not been able to talk with him and he could tell him what his problem was so it is a good sign at least at this point and there's Turner right there [Applause] and us at Turner a former giant good athlete special teams player primarily and third down receiver full of 49ers he's got his helmet off this is terrific all right we'll we'll applaud for that one too [Applause] that's a Turner after a scary couple of minutes on the field and assisted often now 9:12 remaining in the first order the Cleveland Browns leading 22 and Mike gopher coming in because the fourth and ten at the 19-yard line in copra we'll attempt seven yard field goal in the 49ers right now I'll not very deep at wide receiver Turner puts a big hole in their staff [Applause] [Music] [Applause] ha five Bernette but it still went through [Applause] that time he got all the way through and didn't leave it up to chance that kick never made it to the line of scrimmage that and he got on that conversion look at the lighting scheme look at the penetration he gets look at for an end he's all the way through and upfield and copra has no chance with that one whatsoever great play by Rob Burnett and ball winds up with the ball so the fumble recovery to Jerry Boyle and the Browns Hill leading by [Applause] gang tackled after a five yard pickup to the 38 yard line well we talked early on about how the brown viewed this as a watershed game a game that kind of certifies that we're just not trying to bounce back from three consecutive losing seasons we are fast and they are playing like a team that has taken that challenge from coach Bill Belichick very seriously second and four like Georgie on the stacks or Robert or Loretta we may not look that good doing it somehow he gets it done scares you when he scrambles a little bit cocky to say the least and wide open you don't really keep anyone home dude pick up Bernie Kosar like to do a Steve Young and he gets a lot of open field you might as well be mightyjoyoung on that that's a first down at the 49 yard line [Applause] [Applause] forty-four shackled by Don Griffith those are maybe chains that at the line of scrimmage he can pretty much do what he wants on the football field calls a lot of his own plays and separate packages for the Cleveland Browns he seems down Griffin laying off six eight yards comes up hits the little hits and seven yards out of them second and three at the 44-yard line [Applause] [Music] [Applause] play clock six all the way down and he didn't get it all well that has movement today it looked like the ball was snapped with one second left I think you might be right Frank I think somebody might have it might be our friend Tony Jones again ball starts number 66 in the offense prior to the snap five the half the second Donnie Jones but Kosar was right he read the Blitz for the 49ers when they hide it very well he changed the play Tony Jones hello what I do top of the screen and at half account early wonder if maybe Jones was looking at the 30 seconds looking at the play clock rather and realizing he was running out of time the offensive lineman down in their stance can see it there's a Destin Turner he's going to go back and they're going to check in on and we'll get a report from the field the samples so 49 started prior to the penalty I was about a thrilling a 4-yard Rhonda I'm going to see no way he should have got beyond the line of scrimmage Leroy hoard again this guy is showing that both Sembach were taught him how to block watch him come in Martin Harrison number 56 gets chopped to the ground running and you're right that's as good-looking a 40 yard run as you can find good blocking good running by the brown third and three Cleveland at the San Francisco 44 Browns up by 7 inside handle on a sweep the sinner who makes a shotgun snap which is tough enough and then gets out front to lead the play and get a chopping block on it this is amazing hey this is big-time stuff here keep in mind this is a rookie here he is right here shotgun snap in and he's going to pull around and lead the play look at this now wait a minute and he chops Ted Washington to the ground the shotgun snap fills you down initially and then to get out front well it's pretty obvious why they made him a number one draft choice uh-huh and the 49ers take a time this this kid here is going to be spending a lot a lot of Pro Bowl experience it's Joe's first big show in Kansas City MO Joe Montana and the Chiefs host John Elway and the Broncos on ABC's Monday Night Football next week great scene here and a week from tonight that's going to be an incredible scene Kansas City Montana's home debut again we talked to the chief today he will start the risk good enough to have started yesterday but they elected not to playing Elway be there next Monday to the 30 five ten to go third quarter Cleveland 20 fan francisco 13 dan was raving about the rookie steve ever descended the block he made it it was another amazing unfortunately owner Armadale is the booth next to us dan did apologize to he said after what I just said here on the run at renegotiate his contract and he might well he's the one getting he's one of them get down good [Applause] they get it off he sidearms a carrier makes the fashion Davis tackles when immediately or yard line set up a third and a short shoe Browns got away with it there it looks like their tight end went offsides her little their little jumpy on the changes they Albert he's changing a lot of plays out there and he's taking it down to the last second and it's making all the offensive line guys nervous take a look here at the bottom kitchens going to wind forward right before the snap of the ball teen Williams the right tackle he hints out he's moving a little bit big play for the 49er dispensary certain to Bardell they wrap them up from here it looks like as if he didn't get it nor it is as we widen out I don't think he got there either by the 49ers so if they hold you're looking at a Stover 40-yard 41 go for it well put it to school here [Applause] yardage on troy yard here comes Tony Dona here cout hello to go into the backfield and where he'll come out nobody knows our James Jones I said did I say Tony chapatis in there - why the calling Tony so often being offside thank you for correcting me James he already has a touchdown tonight and Kosar is going to take a timeout big play upcoming 3:11 left in the third round [Applause] [Music] [Applause] interesting decision on the part of the defensive coordinator you're dominating defensively the you hold the 49ers for 13 points less barred you could put three more up there and they would take more than a touchdown to get you even fought not without risk not without risk a big call here for us and one closer extra fly fall of the cony to John's the blocking back Cordell is the tailback [Applause] our V is 330 pounds at the very least and this is some short yardage combination with James Jones it's a fullback spots Bardell whose 235 pounds and the 49ers have shown no ability to stop this formation look at the RV on the left-hand side James Jones really getting together so they'd better the old Redskins heavy jumbo [Applause] p5 good play by Jensen Mendes burst of speed and you saw it the air took over that outside spot Romanowski came into the inside for the 49ers you saw wire right there week ago against the Steelers key blitz two reps helped save that game break it up our director giving us a look there the little bird eco involved he's running down a 4-3 wide receiver there from the backside [Applause] it's incomplete intended for bored and that would be the ball diving cables would have been to pick up third down we won 20 San Francisco 13 Niners about a touchdown favorite coming in title comes in let's see three wives [Applause] one touchdown [Applause] around [Applause] he takes it to the 15 so now Stover his field goal attempt will be 30 to 33 yards in behind the Bob Dole block with a minute to hand remaining in the third interesting play calling you go down fourth down you get that you come back and you get it the third down in about seven yards and you very conservatively go for a draw play at this time I think they'll want to take any risks didn't want to put it up one to make sure you put those three points up on the board injury a timeout here Euston Coover shaken up or what a good addition he has been leveland outfit well what will 93 be the year of the league hope it folks it's not the year of the field oh well it doesn't sound real good but there it is the numbers 90 field goals the most field goals in two consecutive weeks in NFL history well you know they have the flip side of it is I mean it ends games exciting games couple OTS last-minute plays that's looking for the bright side yuria yeah chill award now the field goal will not replace the nuts down in terms of excitement no sir or the safety for that 33-yard attempt [Applause] and a Cleveland [Applause] 23 [Music] [Applause] don't forget a full slate of college football coming up this Saturday afternoon a lot of top 10 teams in action you see our lineup don't forget the pay-per-view option is available you see a game you like if it's not being broadcast in your area contacts your cable operator for the games available that's been Monday night yep not bad huh be there Montana that will start Elway played brilliantly yesterday against San Diego Denver is 2a no Wade Phillips leading his team in it's a that's a great matchup to begin with the Denver Kansas City rivalry well it will be electric Arrowhead Stadium sold out next Monday it is under ordinary circumstances were very painfully is back along with Carter for openers this is time for them to step up they have been getting on both sides of live here in the second half silvers been doing lord Goodyear blimp spirit of Akron making the short trip Buckland Nachman to the shores of Lake Erie high above Cleveland stadium which is the venerable home of the Browns in what has become a Monday night tradition Richie West Lyon our cameraman assigned to the dog pound and believe me if you knew him you know that's exactly where he belongs [Applause] [Music] so it's running six yard line yes yes that's right we're rich people on Kenny wolf producing Frankie's off directing tonight and everyone was fighting for that duty desk he said looked like an ad for adopted dog no Harry Caray did a baseball game from out in the bleachers maybe we ought to venture down all around and do the game from down there so money a great idea knowing some of the marketing guys will be there next year second second and four at the 26 [Music] they see to the 27 holding against [Applause] well down by ten not a good start to a comeback drive but this is a 49er team that can overcome they are but one five yard pass to Jerry Rice from being back in this ball game holding number 64 the offense 10 yards repeat second guy that's Ralph Tam and the reason I mentioned 5 yard pass because that 5 yard pass can become a 70 yard touchdown with relative ease Dan the Beauregard just made a tackle out there as you can see number 64 and annerose Michael Dean Perry not a bad take down pretty good [Applause] starts after the penalty unless it expires and that is the end of the quarter Cleveland Browns with 15 minutes to go a look at Terminal Tower leading by [Applause] winner of Monday night for cool after this for she faces [Applause] [Music] talk about this being kind of a watershed game for Cleveland this is going to be a very important Drive here for San Francisco now 49 is down by 10 it's a kind of drive but in the past they have pulled off with great regularity sometimes with Joe Montana at quarterback a lot of times with Steve Young at quarterback not an unfamiliar position for the 49 Warners mark logan taking the place of the injured Tom Rathbun a look at Art Modell was on the Cleveland Browns for a lot of years and that man has just one wish and that is to get to the Super Bowl remarkable man bought this team in 61 and yet he has never been able to get the big one very loyal to leave flies into New York tomorrow for a luncheon honoring Wellington Mara the New York City Sports Commission well there's no des attorney at the gravesite trotting back out they took him on now on third down lucky it wasn't picked off at the 37 yard line by the diving Eric Turner well you get a sense almost with this Browns defense is beginning to they are beginning to believe Bill Belichick has challenged them as you pointed out down now all of a sudden they're beginning to play a little reckless out there throwing bodies around they're beginning to say hey this feels pretty good these are the 49ers 14 and 2 a year ago look at us look at that scoreboard well what was that stat from a year ago 11 of their 16 games the defense held the opponents to 17 points or less please that's outstanding standing puddles a bad snap by Wilma's Meyer the 49ers [Applause] the snapper and Rosemeyer a good job to collect it 61-yard kick another thing for this deepness they played good defense last year in the three years that Belichick has been here 22 out of the 33 games they've played they've held their opponents under 17 points that's pretty remarkable now that defense knows we got an offense that can move this football well the skin part of the entry other ones Meyer takes it yeah that's a good job of fielding that low snap and Metcalfe goes right left right lens and upfield first down Browns at the 34 I mentioned Art Modell his wish to get to the Super Bowl every owners wish of course but four or here's a guy who has owned the most successful team never to have played in the Super Bowl brands have never been there that is because it at Denver Broncos yes three times the AFC championship game they came so close here john elway drive another year I don't think John Elway ought to walk the streets of Cleveland very often unaccompanied well they started the Super Bowl in January of 67 and for the 1660s and there it is the Browns the only team since then to play over 500 and never get there 12 times they've gone to postseason play the Oilers have gone there 11 times but never to the big show [Applause] they are building in the right that kind of needed a 36 early fourth quarter [Applause] [Music] trying to get it in there to horde and complete covered by the linebacker Johnny Johnson talked about the speed of Johnny Johnson you saw him deep downfield in the coverage second round draft pick of a year ago when that starting spot on the outside a speed spot weak side and he can really motor stayed right with horde all the way close are in effect has brought away Kenny wolf our producer down on the truck passes along after so Justin Turner has a slight concussion he's back that's a we could possibly have given the predicament he was in not long ago Thursday corner blitz on the other side he in for mechag but he is tackled short of the first found he had to extend Ford and Davis made sure he wasn't able to turn the corner and pick up the 1st and Cleveland will punt now that must sound funny to people who never played this game and Dan saying that the good news is he has a slight concussion but flight concussions kind of go with the territory and we were concerned about a much more serious matter and it is good news [Applause] Dexter Carter goes back to receive this kick Brian Henson will send it down in his direction [Applause] Bearcat 40-yard punt he takes it at the 20 and actually a 49ers be gonna drive in arears by 10 call 47 to go [Music] before you take another full-size pickup out for a spin remember not one of them offers four-wheel anti-lock brakes that's about to change there's Andy Griffith he stars as Matlock in a special two-hour movie the final affair coming your way Thursday on ABC now Michaels Frank Gifford Dan Dierdorf week two of Monday Night Football it began last week in Washington here tonight Kansas City next Monday Montana Morocco's seats 49ers first content of their own 2023 13 free [Music] looking at axial water except the first down before he is over 33 yard line by Steve on mujer I don't know the two receivers in the league as a tandem one are more talented and receiving than John Taylor and Jerry Rice and I know for a fact there aren't two receivers in the league as a tandem for better blockers than John Taylor and Jerry Rice and there was a good illustration at last play John Taylor gives Ricky Watters an extra five yards in the 33 [Applause] Anthony Pleasant that time came in to dump young as you released rice single coverage with service tapa there might be a flag over in the brown bin bass bass five yards for the end of the run number twenty-nine of the defense Eric Turner coming in their late Mustapha on the coverage of rice we lost that with the Browns on the sidelines that very turn us second facemask will get in for the night yeah yeah the one wasn't flagged when he had a desk eternity right forty-niners at their own 48 there's a look at it coming in late young shows an out - right at the 41 yard line and [Applause] stavos so quietly they're moving right down the field now if it go back that defensive battle say hey have a little help out here it's hard to do though Steve Young picking up the pace even though there's a lot of time you're down by pain you need to [Applause] put that in the archives again sometimes the easy ones are the one you're thinking around afterwards even the greatest will do it well you know what Frank I say to myself that's the automatic response is to say this doesn't happen very often and yet I think back to last week and it happened in their game against Pittsburgh where the ball hits Jerry Rice and it's intercepted by the Steelers when it bounces right off his hand that's twice in two weeks beautiful play by Turner meanwhile young threw three interceptions last week and that's his third tonight his sathyas oh no first and ten at the 26 yard line Carrie [Music] [Applause] [Music] we were here in the free season in August to watch the Browns play the Redskins and they look like a division 1 double a team playing the Superbowl champions they they were dish of 'old and they were all over the place and Bill Belichick cos he couldn't care less not even know he's got this team focused in a hurry he knew the areas he wanted to work on and to say that there has been a vast amount of improvement with his brown team would be a gross understatement first and 10 at the 38 yard line [Applause] he beaten Eric Davis Eric Davis is saying to himself get this guy out of here this time he just came down Michael Jackson did made a move to the inside watched top of your screen now that's 25 Eric Davis with the coverage little moved to the inside than a spread by and again he has that for three speed outstanding track star in Southern Mississippi that's a 60 yard throw the lose 61 yep we're looking at six how about a 59 right that was definitely done it first part is I thought you were right it's second intent the new man here's hoard going nowhere [Applause] then as Brown makes the tackle 10:52 go in regulation Cleveland on top 23 to 13 Cleveland's stadium packed tonight they're going to pack this place the last weekend of the baseball season Indians against the White Sox final three games ever for the Indians here they've already sold them out nude park next year Browns stay here third down and ten safety blitz as a matter of fact in a sack not enough bodies to pick up and Somerton Hanks and Michael Magruder both coming in from the secondary but Bernie didn't throw up for grabs he didn't toss it out there and put his defense in a in a bad spot on the field Hill it's almost cliche to say he's a very heady quarterback and we talked about it earlier he calls many of his own plays certainly there's a lot of changing always has a presence on the field simply knowing where he is what's happening [Applause] and they're going to take as much time off the play clock if the Gamecocks also going that's a low wobbler and it's a short kick with the 40-yard kick back to the 30-yard line come loose they came loose and what the officials going to say Eddie Sutter came up with it a little conference [Applause] hmm definitive yes we're being fans to hamer progress was ruled to a have stopped prior to the fumble first down forward progress firmly they rule that whistle it flown even though he does lose it before the knee hits the ground it's loose right here [Music] the Tennessee Volunteers tackle SEC rival Florida and state beat Iowa in a big 10 battle or other regional actions Saturday on ABC's college football [Applause] lots of conversation or the Browns offensive unit fest Ozzie Newsome the great Cleveland Brown tied in talking through that entire offensive unit over the sidelines here the 49ers in the 30 and they begin this Drive with Jerry Rice accepting a short pass knocked down at the 37 yard line you throw that pass is almost like a punt return the two receivers on the far side of the field fan back and set up almost a little like a punt return on a pass second floor no she waters he's got a first down he's after the 49 yard line rights tonight his foot six passes eight last week so that's 14 and the first two games of the season and with barely under nine minutes left to go in this band water and he's in the Cleveland territory and he sets that about I think he got across the first down Marvin they closed 200 about the 41 yard line clock momentarily stopped with 842 this is three plays and 30 yards and again I say momentarily stop if you forgotten a couple of years ago they put the rule and it stops and then it starts again here when the ball is ready for play the clock ticking again as a huddle and come up first and ten at the 41 yard line inside five minutes it stops completely when you're out about [Applause] and Ricky would you looking for patience woman I don't know he hurt himself something happened he he took his helmet off right away and is taking himself out he's been in volved in the last two past patterns also good strong effort here we might just need a little breather both of the football here's Aunt Polly who comes in in his place and aunts takes me to the 25-yard line will be second and seven as the clock ticks down to 7:40 remaining Frank to those people that have never experienced that sensation it doesn't sound like much falling on the football but it can completely disorient you not to win totally out of it second and seven young steps up and man goes his legs we will have was the guy who fish launched it Russ and crush great Steve Young of the 49er that's their nickname here in Cleveland Russian crust ball and bury muggle deed has been a go-to that football and right now they are a ball and chain around the ankles of the 49ers jerry ball a year ago going had a great game for Detroit with eight tackles you see the pressure Michael he actually lost he all before he got hit put the pressure on and then he comes up with the football he did he tried to pull it back and loses it yep the balls out of there before ball makes contact they made a trade for jerry ball this offseason they were so impressed with him a year ago at detroit what an addition he's been [Music] [Applause] Wardell [Applause] I guess every time we do a 49er gave me compelled to bring it up even though I think it's a bunch of nonsense but the ghost of Joe lives on in a portal Illustrated it's absolutely the proponents of Joe Losey holding number 61 in the offense 10 yards go first I the Joe proponents will say Young has now been intercepted six times fumbles in the critical situation here and he lost two games last year yeah boy yeah break you know he's one of the great players just happened to played behind a legend keep in mind Steve Young is playing hurt and he came back and played last week after having broken the distal phalanx in his phone but I think it's safe to say he's not all the way back and when you are trailing four to nothing in turnovers you're trailing on the scoreboard two years and you've given up four first and funny and Bernie just flips it away because everybody's covered second down on the subject of Joe how's this for a promo segue al you're the best he's why you got a shelf full of enemies yeah yeah he's gonna do the promo so well yeah so very small shelf not hey it's your onl way I mean you know so we win the hypo word here Montana L we Monday night don't resist city don't Montana are going to finish this career with the 49ers well not according to everybody I've talked to today Carl Peterson said there's no agreement with anybody it DeBartolo here it is next week visually for you there's the Bartolo disputed it was never a discussion about joe going back into a 49ers [Applause] incomplete intended to a Leroy horn it's like that was not by the way the drive the brownies were looking for there's the long being assisted they need they need a first down here to really really have themselves in position to secure a victory yeah but you don't want to take any kind of a risk down here to turn it over either anyways just to finish off that Montana thing I think what edit the bar the low and karmic policy have in mind is it's like Reggie Jackson retiring as he Yankee I mean when Montana goes into the hole of all you're talking about is the uniform under the bus exactly even if he wins three Super Bowls in Kansas City you're going to think of him as a 49er and on a football bust at the Hall of Fame I don't believe the universe I don't believe the uniform depicted at all no third and 20 more than 22 yeah Metcalfe gets tackled by brown and is this crowd booing well then they're used to success now yeah I don't want to know going on two of them they want it all well they're Hansen comes in to fun [Applause] at the risk of coming in second with the hypo ward six minutes and 15 seconds 49ers have scored ten points before in that period of time rather routinely they've been able to move the ball but see Browns defense and every critical point here late going has come up with the big play [Applause] that's a line drive this [Music] partner takes in factory in yard line tackle by Baldwin and I think I think we've got somebody banged up down there I think Baldwin is a little bit hurt and we've got a an illegal procedure call against Cleveland oh and that hurts Cleveland get in the game break for San Francisco good punt good cover illegal formation on the offense right tackle right guard not on the line of scrimmage repeat fourth down and Baldwin is shaken up must be within a yard of the line of scrimmage look out that's Adam Walker of the 49ers going after Hanson Brian gotta let him off the hook a little bit I Brandon had better thoughts he's going to afternoon at the I'll live to pick another day moves it back to the 15 been a while since I've seen a punter with bloody knuckles never ever if I see one do it Chuck Norris imitation out on the field ticking the clock please reset the clock 552 I'd like to reset the clock to about 1980 thank you you do that every birthday [Laughter] fair have you believed in miracles yes yes [Applause] black flags again and this is another Fulmer but you'll never know it lady cancers 8022 this ball ends up in the end zone 3 5 & 8 let's just sit there was a 63-yard pun on the fly and look where it is and when you're deep in the end zone ball start prior to the snap number 50 for the offense 5 yards still 4th would not make for a head-on coach and it's not burning any time off the clock either that that happens before the snap which means the clock never even start so they're gaining no advantage timewise even though they're gaining a disadvantage by going backwards so the line of scrimmage is now [Applause] [Music] mr. kaan a long way [Applause] that was a 55-yard kick and partner is out of bounds at the 49 yard line but if we'll remember the first time they were all the way back around the 30 so that's about a 20 yard gain for the 49ers Kansas City here we come John Elway and the Broncos invade Kansas City for joe Montana's home they do with the Jeep's on ABC's Monday Night Football forty-niners at the 50-yard line 541 remaining in the fourth quarter and they're down by 10 lots of time in the 49ers have been able to move the football but every time they get into position to make that big play the grounds get a superb defensive effort all right Kansas City leading Chicago updating baseball here Chicago leading Texas coming in tonight Texas winning knocking off the Indians in Arlington Juan Gonzalez homered number 44 philly knocks off the Mets five nothing now lead the Expos by five and a half games Giants trailing Atlanta by one in the NL West tied at Candlestick in the fourth inning 1-1 and there is appropriately craig jonov gives us the shot of the the new home of the indians next April good-looking golf oh great the street from the 50-yard line bbyong throws it out the Logan turns it into a nice Gator he takes it down inside the 30-yard line he's on more tackle and that's off the clock momentarily with 534 to go the 49ers have and will continue for the rest of this game to move the football the only question is can they keep from turning it over at some point time along this Drive they've already done it four times from the 28 yard line young fire that was Mustafa the one time where Reggie Rutland Athenian hurt shoulder like the whole thing and heard it again I think yep but a real gutting performance by Mustafa tonight and you wonder about the read of young because single coverage over on the other side of Taylor now there'll be double covering inside out on the top of your screen is Jerry Rice the Safa stays on the outside three safety in the middle hard to squeeze that football in there single coverage and Mustafa has to come out billiards is in young throwing and that's incomplete intended for Jerry Rice and he was covered on the play by everything walls never sinned the walls over cowboy how many here you think about this it was Dwight Clark beating every sin the walls so that the shacks back and the kitchen eighty-one walls is so old he left cobwebs on Rice's Jersey to think that he is still capable of locking up one-on-one with Jerry Rice in keeping him from catching a pass quite a quite a testament to the ability [Applause] [Music] [Applause] tonight he's short of the first down and up now a fourth and about three and the Niners need 10 points you're going to need a field goal at some point and they often do it here smart play red Jones on the reception will Frank's Tamzin on the tackle the for Los Angeles Graham part of this team has been made up of free agents unprotected free-agent draft picks 40-yard kick made him from 46 and 28 [Music] might as well be a turnover that might as well be a fumble or an interception as costly three interceptions fumble by young a blocked field goal and a critical fumbled snap make the ball was slow go behind it little behind him and then it just slips out a Wilms Meyers hands as he attempts to set it he handled it cleanly and then when he goes to put it down the ball just kind of slides right out of his hand are we looking at a table low motion did he handled it cleanly but he had it up so quickly he lost it bad snap and the irony a nightmarish night for Sanford I haven't seen this happen to them in a long time every opportunity here moving the ball I'm just not able to catch man as Leroy hoard now and the Browns will think about doing nothing but shooing up the clock and the Niners have two timeouts remaining remember they used one defensively in the third period now the 49ers and George Seifert are a staple of our schedule every year on Monday Night Football and I I can't recall the left they have a remarkable record on Monday night and it has been fianc since a have self-destructed under the light like they have tonight it has been a long time since we have seen a 49er meltdown under the Monday night light wave they love the big show and they play well and tonight [Applause] the ball you know when you look at cheaper than the 49ers take a timeout he's got an incredible record George is 53 and 12 in the regular season the worst loss in 65 regular season games he hasn't lost a game by more than 11 points that happened to the Rams in 89 28:17 so this would be the second worst loss of his professional coaching career four turnovers and a fumble field goal which could have proved provided points and they're only trailing by 10 and a blocked field goal is blown and a blocked field goal as well they have made a lot of those mistakes but a lot of them were caused to by a very aggressive Browns defensive unit no question but the fact you have to admit that they're only trailing by 10 is rather miraculous there's woody Tom Rothman has nickname and really the spiritual leader of the 49ers and he is on the field in a locker room they missed his man was quite a quite a struggle for him to travel here this is a man who just had surgery earlier this week and traveling from San Francisco to Cleveland post-surgical II is no easy chore but he knew his teammate they asked him to come Steve Young in particular said Tom will you please make the trip none of us can imagine being on the field without you at least nearby go so I come out of the huddle he turned first to the dog pound and asked for quiet no fighting oh god no whooping heel [Applause] those are seeds the Blitz he's changing right there [Applause] Houston Hoover jump or daredevil starts over 64 five yard penalty still third down it stops the clock [Applause] second man in that's Tony Jones standing reduced and Hoover down but he'll be standing soon [Applause] those aren't made to read that as luck could have been a big play for the Browns third and nine now at the 33 3:42 go around [Applause] officially began Kosar took a great shot but Jackson working against Eric Davis once again made a tremendous effort e64 top of your screen going he is very Devin Davis here comes the Blitz close our has to let it go about here Jackson comes back gets the first down Cozart somehow it gets up Oh and Bernie takes the time out that's the first 100-yard receiving game for Michael Jackson and look at average 21 yards and think what he'd have would be to cross the first pass thrown to him in the ballgame which might have been a 70 yarder film [Applause] well I don't think you'll be going back to Dyson after the success that he's had with Jackson tonight bill belichick he was telling us last night when he came to Cleveland to the area for the job he was picked up by a driver sent by Art Modell was taken to a hotel he goes into the room he sees a Browns sweater in the room he figures Modell sent it they going to dinner at Modell's house that night he and his wife spent a half hour discussing whether it should wear it he puts it on he shows up at Modell's house or it looks in them and says we should get that apparently Modell had sent another guest a sweater and they mistakenly put it into battle checks room didn't give him good art one at-bat I guess I don't know know what Bill is still worrying it art looked at him the heat aren't you a little presumptuous John I thought you were getting ready to tell me was a black-tie party yeah Dennis Brown unloads on Bernie Kosar he comes up dancing with brown shoes there's a man who loves his ankle after the problems he had with it last year he's just glad you're not us here's mardell's taking it to the 26 still got the screws in it at a plate holding them together that'll come out after the season well George Seifert Slough admittedly is banged up and it is it is hobbled right now did not play very well and healed I'm sure he'll not hide behind some of their physical problems as the teaming out of course fears whole Tim Harris Michael Carter is gone Kevin Fagan the only defensive lineman that remains is injured tonight and on top of all that they'll be in the playoffs in Cordele on second he does and the 49ers take a timeout and that'll well that you see the 49ers pulled it before it went to the two-minute warning anything exactly what they want the officials they're aware of it and that way they'll get a free one right at the two-minute warning and try to do it at cameras they'll reel it across five seconds they'll reset the clock back in 1981 only if you're running [Applause] a real claim to legitimacy tonight by the cleveland our final charge time-outs san francisco 40 second time out forty seconds please reset the clock to 203 203 directly done the other right Dale Browns can get a first down and that will ramp up a great effort on this part of this Browns team well a lot of people here in Cleveland listening to talk radio today even though the Browns open up want to know the first people are always critical but saying well they beat Cincinnati and Cincinnati is it a great team and you know they let Cincinnati get out to a 14 to nothing lead and had to struggle to win and tonight when they play a real team they'll fall flat on their face and I think with an exclamation point the the Browns proved the point tonight that their return is well on schedule next week the Browns go to Los Angeles to take on the undefeated Raiders last year they went out there and Eric Metcalf scored four touchdowns in a Browns victory and Archelle has his club looking pretty doggone good Jeff Mosteller has made a marked improvement in los angeles with the writers 29 is finally get to go home they get to go home and they face atlanta and the Falcons walk through and on to start third and score here's Gardel [Applause] gets it to the 20 and little short of the first and here's our two minutes they're warning now short of the first time comes with boy fardels 1989 not too happy about that spot half a yard short we thought he gun inside the 20 where else that's the worst thing that happens to platelets that I fill yep somehow live through Boykin one [Music] [Applause] forty-niners trailing Mach 10 two minutes to go and on fourth down the grounds opposite team stays out of a field you know waters out of timeouts well we got a chance here let's congratulate and give our well our good wishes to an old friend who's retiring here from ABC Tanya 41 years with the company he was our booth cameraman here on Monday Night Football in great great guy AJ have a wonderful retirement one of the originals the first game on Monday Night Football night back in 1970 was right here in Cleveland stating the AJ was there yeah 41 years with brown and healthy as a horse all his friends could have the sound down and say hey what happened to AJ I really he's just retiring we love you AJ yeah good luck pal fourth and one at the 20-yard line here's var Dell and he fights his way for a first down so do it now and the the defending champion Steelers are Owen to Cincinnati does not figure to be a factor in this race Houston who in the world knows that they will be it's going to be a pretty good scramble in the AFC Central a Bill Belichick he took over three and thirteen team the Cleveland Browns with their worst record are Modell to put it together in your way and that's exactly what he's done he is better with graphics as I mentioned free agents on protective free agents a lot of youngsters out there because the blimp can leave now huh bird of a kind goes back back they better get home there's a front coming through here about midnight oh they be that big another late they've got a lot shorter trip than the 49ers Akron's about 30 miles down the road and the Niners about 2,000 miles it'll be a slow crawl I say for this man good game plan both sides of the football against the 49ers pretty well beat up they'll go home they'll open against Atlanta next week the syste Brown players go down and honor the sometimes they go down and say thanks and mrs. Modell Pat Modell with a pic look is this all they have to run I don't do it sir all right I congratulate The Cleveland Brown Arturo [Applause] oh and bill gets a bath little early in the season for that guys say the second game together people routine to go it's going to be waterlogged by the end of it well I think that's a good sign of how dry things have been around here for a while - no - this team is a mega start [Applause]

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Published: Thu Jan 02 2020