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• Many happy returns

  Did I mention yet that Joshua Cribbs is my favorite Browns player? Do I even have to explain why? Well, if the excitement and charisma he brings to the game aren't enough for you, here's some strong statistical proof of JC's value: considering... Posted Jun 09 2008, 06:51 PM by Ace Davis' Cleveland Browns weblog Filed under: The Team Today, stats, video

• The phantom '40s

  The official site's Steve King, whose pieces on Browns history are generally pretty decent, strikes a Browns-versus-the-NFL note in reporting on the league's rebuff of Senator Sherrod Brown's request to have AAFC statistics recognized by the... Posted Feb 20 2008, 01:58 PM by Ace Davis' Cleveland Browns weblog Filed under: stats, history

• Cranking out rankings

  Here's a look at how the Browns ranked in various categories among the 32 teams during the just-completed regular season. Stats get tiresome after a while, so I've focused mostly on the key areas and those where the Browns were near the top or... Posted Jan 03 2008, 05:16 PM by Ace Davis' Cleveland Browns weblog Filed under: The Team Today, stats

• Flag football findings

  Last Sunday's Browns/Jets game was either the cleanest game all season or the one with the most laid-back officiating. In either case, it was encouraging that the Browns bucked recent trends and had their fewest penalties of the season, with just... Posted Dec 14 2007, 10:57 AM by Ace Davis' Cleveland Browns weblog Filed under: stats

• Some totals

  Much has been made of the superlative stats many Browns skill players are putting up this year, and for good reason. But I haven't seen these cited: This is the first season since 2004 in which two Browns running backs have rushed for at least 200... Posted Dec 12 2007, 10:30 PM by Ace Davis' Cleveland Browns weblog Filed under: stats

• Airing out the laundry

  Before I delve into the details of each of the Browns' penalties this season, here's an overview of the official tallies, which do not include penalties that were declined or offset by opponents' fouls. Only once in 12 games were the Browns... Posted Dec 06 2007, 10:17 PM by Ace Davis' Cleveland Browns weblog Filed under: The Team Today, stats

• Seeing yellow

  In the NFL, penalties don't correlate well with winning or losing. Why not? In theory, penalties reflect getting outplayed by an opponent or a lack of discipline or concentration. Those factors, plus the consequences of the penalties themselves, ought... Posted Dec 06 2007, 08:06 AM by Ace Davis' Cleveland Browns weblog Filed under: The Team Today, stats

• One yard to go

  For those of us who remember when the Browns couldn't convert any short-yardage runs -- even resorting to a double-handoff reverse from the Pittsburgh goal line a few years back -- it sure seems like this team is vastly improved in this crucial area... Posted Nov 19 2007, 10:15 PM by Ace Davis' Cleveland Browns weblog Filed under: The Team Today, stats

• Oddity in threes

  The Browns have now played 878 games in their history. Only three of them (0.3%) have ended with the score 33-30. All went to overtime. Two of them are the Browns' most recent wins. They are sandwiched around a loss at Pittsburgh. The third one was... Posted Nov 19 2007, 08:21 AM by Ace Davis' Cleveland Browns weblog Filed under: stats, history

• Like no other

  With half the regular season in the books: Nobody has thrown more passes for 20-plus-yard gains than Derek Anderson (33). No wide receiver has more rushing yards than Joshua Cribbs (53). Cribbs also has 1,026 kickoff return yards, tops in the league.... Posted Nov 05 2007, 06:38 PM by Ace Davis' Cleveland Browns weblog Filed under: stats