LkwdSteve

Yesterday's Cleveland Brown's win over the Buffalo Bills had to be the worst NFL game I have ever seen, EXCEPT for special teams play. Cleveland actually has had excellent special teams play (from Cribb's returns to Zastudil's punting to Roger's blocking place kicks) and that won them this game, after giving them a real chance against Cincinnati last week.

I'm a Browns fan, serious and intense. Watching both offenses yesterday had my emotions going from disbelief to sadness to snickering and laughter. I don't think I have ever ended up laughing at the efforts of TWO teams on the field before. Cleveland passing game was worse than bad, what with Anderson's poor decisions and lack of touch or accuracy on short passes, coupled with receiver's dropping passes (like 8 of them) when Anderson was on the mark. Not to be outdone the Bills had something on the order of 10 false start penalties (I lost count); on their home field no less. How is that even possible?

Later in the recap broadcasts, announcers were mercifully brief in discussing this game.

What was amazing is that neither the Bills or the Browns were the worst NFL team yesterday. That award goes to the Raiders who managed to just surpass 60 yards of rushing and 60 yards of passing.

We might have quite the competition for most inept team. The Browns would win for most inept offense without question, but the special teams have been monsterously good which probably keeps them just ahead of Oakland and Buffalo in the most-abyssmal-team ratings.

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