*Exhale*

Thank you Mike Smith.

Just as everyone predicted before the season, your Cleveland Browns are 7-4, folks. In a game filled with 3 interceptions from Brian Hoyer, numerous dropped interceptions from our defense, our Pro Bowl safety getting his knee injured, the return of Flash (fuck he looked good, huh?) and some AWFUL AWFUL clock management from both sides, the Brownies outlasted Atlanta and Billy Cundiff kicked a game winning field goal as time expired to win 26-24. Let’s look at the damn game tape.

Joe Haden got loose in warmups and OH MY GOD DID YOU SEE THAT CATCH?!?

Oh yeah, Julio Jones is pretty good

The crow flew home to Georgia and had 2 TDs

Joe Haden got another pick #ProBowlJoe

Browns gave up a score before halftime. Weird.

I’m not even going to address Cundiff’s field goal try before half. But thank God for Joel Bitonio.

Josh Gordon’s return was everything I hoped it would be and more

Yeah, I think our running game will be just fine without Tate

Steven Jackson somehow trotted him and his 4.9 speed into the end zone

This was gross. He was trying to throw it out of the end zone? Right? RIGHT?!

Johnny’s girlfriend was not impressed (can’t say I disagree with her) Also, Having your girlfriend call you “bae” in public has to be the most embarrassing thing in the world, right?

https://twitter.com/Coll_Crowley/status/536605090438582272

Gross x 2

Matt Bryant hit a 53 yarder in what should have been the dagger. But Mike Smith doesn’t know how timeouts and game clocks work

A couple passes here and there and the Browns quickly get it down to the Falcons 19 yard line, and Billy Cundiff did this:

Think this game meant a little bit to Josh Gordon?

Player reactions:

https://twitter.com/Billy_Boi_90/status/536681292398874625

https://twitter.com/Gipson_duos24/status/536658455617355776

Couple quick thoughts:

– I continue to love the addition of Andrew Hawkins. The guy makes plays game after game.

– Our QB play has continued to be shaky the past couple weeks. Hoyer definitely had “tunnel vision” this game. He targeted Gordon 17 times, most in the NFL for one game. “Pitch count” my ass.

– It’s nice to finally be on the other side of “winning games you shouldn’t have won”

– When Jordan Cameron returns, this offense has the potential to be downright scary (if the QB play gets better)

-Craig Robertson did a nice job of filling in for Karlos Dansby

– Mingo continues to be a non factor. I’m a Mingo apologist but there’s no hiding his lack of productivity this season.

– Hey, at least we didn’t misplay a punt this week

-If Bitonio doesn’t tackle Hester before the half, there’s a good chance the Browns don’t win that game

– Justin Gilbert made a couple of HUGE plays. Nice to see something out of the rook

– After not seeing him for 10 games, you kind of forgot how good Josh Gordon really was. No one that big and strong should be that quick and smooth

– Crowell is gonna get all the credit this week but T. West had some great, crucial runs today

– Anthony Lima made a great point about Hoyer and Manziel

-The loss of Gipson is going to hurt. Praying it’s not an ACL…

– Buffalo is going to be another tough game next week but I think we should beat them pretty handily

Game Balls– Josh Gordon, Andrew Hawkins, Isaiah Crowell, Joel Bitonio, Paul Kruger, Joe Haden, Craig Robertson, Billy Cundiff

(most pics via cleveland.com and clevelandbrowns.com)