Cleveland Browns at Indianapolis Colts Preview

By John Onan  |   Friday, September 23, 2005  |  Comments( 0 )

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Coming off his first career win, Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel leads his team into another hostile environment against another future Hall of Fame quarterback. Last Sunday, the Browns traveled to Lambeau Field and upset Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers 26-24 led by quarterback Trent Dilfer's 336 yards passing and three touchdowns while completing 21-of-36.

Crennel knows plenty about Indianapolis Colts signal caller Peyton Manning, as his schemes while coordinating the defenses for the New England Patriots led them past the record-setting passer in the AFC Playoffs the last two years. The problem is that Crennel's Cleveland Browns squad doesn't boast the championship caliber players his old squad has.

For all the talk of the Indianapolis Colts offensive scoring machine, it has been the defense that has carried them to a 2-0 record. After giving up only seven points to the Baltimore Ravens in the opener, they did even better, allowing the Jacksonville Jaguars only three points as the offense did just enough to get the win.

Manning struggled in the 7-3 win, only completing 13-of-28 passes for 122 yards and failed to throw a touchdown. He set a single-season record in 2004 when he threw 49 of them. If the first two games are any indication, once the Colts get their timing down on offense, they will be very dangerous in weeks to come.
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