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Sloppy Browns show youth in mistake-riddled loss

Cleveland Browns
12/04/2007 12:19 PM
AP reports the Cleveland Browns found a way to silence some of that distracting playoff talk. They did it by playing one of their sloppiest games of the season, committing four turnovers and 10 penalties in a 27-21 loss at Arizona on Sunday. Cleveland has found ways to overcome its mistakes in recent weeks — typically by scoring a lot of points late and squeaking out wins in overtime. But some egregious errors Sunday — like CB Leigh Bodden kicking the ball after the defense made a stop — had the Browns looking like the bumbling teams of years past instead of a postseason candidate. The loss was a setback for the Browns (7-5), who are competing with Jacksonville (8-4) and Tennessee (7-5) for the two AFC wild-card spots. Read more