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Jets versus Browns

1:00pm - The Browns have lost three in a row and say "we deserve to win." But the Jets have lost three of four. Don't they also deserve to win?

1:08pm - Doug Brien misses a 43 yd FG. This reminds me of the game vs Buffalo they lost two weeks ago.

1:13pm - Jets defense forces a 3 & out. Maybe this isn't like the Buffalo game.

1:20pm - Jets tackle Suggs for a 4 yd loss, an incompete pass, then a near sack on Garcia. Not bad. Can the offense do anything?

1:25pm - Quincy Carter sacked again on third down. The punt results in a huge return. This game will be hard to watch if it's a defensive battle.

1:36pm - The Browns sack Carter again on a play action attempt at 3rd and 4. This isn't looking good.

1:41pm - There have been seven punts in the first quarter.

1:52pm - Cleveland scores a TD after moving through the Jets defense pretty handily. There was a questionable call of a late hit on the QB as well. Cleveland 7, Jets 0.

2:07pm - Neither team is playing well, but now Curtis Martin is on the sideline, limping around. Not good.

2:14pm - Garcia looks hurt and Cleveland missed a FG. Are things looking up?

At the half, it's Cleveland 7, Jets 3.

3:04pm - I took a phone call but haven't missed a thing. At this point, both teams haven't converted a single third down in the game. Kelly Holcomb is now in the game for the injured Jeff Garcia. The Jets recover a fumbled punt by the Browns but give it right back when Carter goes deep to a double covered Santana Moss and gets intercepted. Not a bad play call but the lack of 3rd down success is frustrating. This is an ugly, ugly football game.

3:19pm - With 8 seconds remaining in the third quarter, the first third down conversion of the game has been made.

3:27pm - The Browns miss a FG. Did anyone else notice that there have been 3 missed FG's in this game, and only 4 attempts?

3:36pm - My pizza arrives. A check on the internet tells me I've missed a Jets penalty and time out. I'm such a slave to marketing since I got the Domino's DoubleMelt Pizza. The Jets are stopped for a loss and it's 3rd and 10. THE JETS CONVERT THEIR FIRST THIRD DOWN OF THE DAY.

3:40pm - The Jets score a touchdown. I'm feeling less guilty about getting this pizza since the game is much better after its arrival. It's not too bad either. The Jets throw some nice little short passes to Moss and McCairens that give them the lead. Jets 10, Cleveland 7.

The Jets finally started muscling around the Browns defense. They actually scored more points against the Ravens, if you can believe it. I think the line was not playing with much energy earlier today.

And the Jets won the ballgame! What an ugly, ugly football game. Next week they get to go to Arizona, a team that should be a pushover but beat the Giants a few weeks back.