Browns Survive Ohio Shootout

Bengals tumble 51-45 despite Palmer's 6 touchdowns
By Jesse Andrews,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 17, 2007 2:58 AM CDT
Browns Survive Ohio Shootout
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson (85) catches a 14-yard touchdown pass despite contact from Cleveland Browns defensive back Leigh Bodden in the third quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, in Cleveland. Johnson had 209 receiving yards and two touchdowns, but the Bengals...   (Associated Press)

In a remarkable display of offensive fireworks, or perhaps just defensive ineptitude, Cleveland survived six touchdown passes and 400 yards from Cincinnati's Carson Palmer to win 51-45. The Browns got five scores from Derek Anderson, who replaced last week's starter, the woeful Charlie Frye. The teams combined for over 1,000 yards of offense.

Two touchdowns and 200 yards of the offensive headway belonged to lovably mouthy receiver Chad Johnson, who was festively showered in beer after leaping into Cleveland's rowdy Dawg Pound. Browns signal-caller Derek Anderson's explosion came a week after the team shipped out Charlie Frye, who had lasted one woeful half-hour as the Browns' starting quarterback. (More NFL stories.)

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