The Minnesota Vikings claimed former Cleveland Browns running back, Ben Tate, off the waiver wire on Wednesday.
Tate will be paid $353,000 as the Vikings part of his salary for 2014 and $46,900 for each game he remains on the Vikings 46 man roster.
Adrian Peterson, unless he wins an appeal, has been suspended for the remainder of the season by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. While waiting on word of his suspension, the Vikings have been using rookie Jerick McKinnon and Matt Asiata to fill in for Peterson. McKinnon is averaging 4.9 yards a carry while Asiata has 6 rushing TDs and 1 receiving touchdown.
On the face of the pickup, it appears to be a bad decision by the Vikings front office as Tate's performance for the Browns, where he was used primarily as a third down back, has not been as productive nor produced the results the Vikings have had with their current backs.
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Showing posts with label Cleveland Browns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cleveland Browns. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Friday, November 7, 2014
Browns Smother Bengals in 24-3 Win
The Cleveland Browns are tied for 1st in the AFC North with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Both have a 6-3 record. Only the Arizona Cardinals (7-1) and the New England Patriots (7-2) have a better record than the Browns at this point in the season.
Last night in Cincinnati, the Browns used great defense and a good ground game to beat the Bengals 24-3.
The wind played havoc with both quarterbacks but Andy Dalton, when not under pressure, seemed unsure of his throws. Dalton completed just 10 of 33 pass attempts for 86 yards while throwing 3 INTs. His 33% completion rate was outdone only by his QBR of 2.0.
Brian Hoyer, facing the same gusty winds as Dalton, went 15 of 23 for 198 yards. Although he didn't have a touchdown pass, he didn't have an interception either. The Browns used the pass to set up their run game. Cleveland's three running backs ran for 169 yards and 3 touchdowns on the night. Ben Tate got the Browns on the board early in the 1st quarter with a 4 yard TD run after the Browns had intercepted Dalton and returned the ball to the Bengal's 18 yard line. Isiah Crowell scored on a 2 yard run on the Browns first possession of the 2nd half and Terrance West ran in from the one for the last touchdown with 4:46 left in the 4th quarter to seal the win for Cleveland.
The Bengals were held to 86 yards rushing on 27 carries by a defense that sacked Dalton twice and kept the Bengals off balance all night.
After rushing for 154 yards on 24 carries against the Jaguars last week, Jeremy Hill of the Bengals was held to just 55 yards on 12 carries last night.
Although his team had just been beaten 24-3 and manhandled by the Browns' defense, Hill had these comments about the Browns following the game. These quotes come courtesy of Coley Harvey at ESPN.com.
Asked whether the Browns were better than he previously thought, Hill said, "Oh no, not at all. They're probably worse than I thought, to be honest with you."
"They didn't do anything special to me," Hill continued. "I mean, respect to them, they won the game. But that's all I'll give them."
"Those guys, they're not that good," he said. "It was on us [Thursday]. We gave them the game, in my opinion. They didn't do anything special. We just gave them the game. They just sat back with coverage the whole day."
Last night in Cincinnati, the Browns used great defense and a good ground game to beat the Bengals 24-3.
The wind played havoc with both quarterbacks but Andy Dalton, when not under pressure, seemed unsure of his throws. Dalton completed just 10 of 33 pass attempts for 86 yards while throwing 3 INTs. His 33% completion rate was outdone only by his QBR of 2.0.
Brian Hoyer, facing the same gusty winds as Dalton, went 15 of 23 for 198 yards. Although he didn't have a touchdown pass, he didn't have an interception either. The Browns used the pass to set up their run game. Cleveland's three running backs ran for 169 yards and 3 touchdowns on the night. Ben Tate got the Browns on the board early in the 1st quarter with a 4 yard TD run after the Browns had intercepted Dalton and returned the ball to the Bengal's 18 yard line. Isiah Crowell scored on a 2 yard run on the Browns first possession of the 2nd half and Terrance West ran in from the one for the last touchdown with 4:46 left in the 4th quarter to seal the win for Cleveland.
The Bengals were held to 86 yards rushing on 27 carries by a defense that sacked Dalton twice and kept the Bengals off balance all night.
After rushing for 154 yards on 24 carries against the Jaguars last week, Jeremy Hill of the Bengals was held to just 55 yards on 12 carries last night.
Although his team had just been beaten 24-3 and manhandled by the Browns' defense, Hill had these comments about the Browns following the game. These quotes come courtesy of Coley Harvey at ESPN.com.
Asked whether the Browns were better than he previously thought, Hill said, "Oh no, not at all. They're probably worse than I thought, to be honest with you."
Read the ESPN article here and decide for yourself if the Browns are "good enough" to lead the AFC North,
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Panthers 37, Bengals 37
It's not often an NFL game ends in a tie but if it had to happen, it would happen to the Cincinnati Bengals. On a day when the Browns thump the Steelers a victory by the Bengals would have been a full game up on the Browns at 4-1. Instead they "fall" to 3-1-1.
Read the ESPN article here.
Read the ESPN article here.
Browns Overpower Steelers 31-10
The Cleveland Browns, with Brian Hoyer at the helm, manhandled the Steelers on Sunday winning 31-10. The score was 21-3 at halftime.
In the first game of the season, the Steelers went up 27-3 over the browns and held on to kick a game winning field goal as time expired.
Brian Hoyer was 8 of 17 passing for 217 yards and 1 TD. Ben Tate had 25 carries for 78 yards and 2 TDs while rookie Isiah Crowell rushed for 77 yards and 1 TD on 11 carries.
See the ESPN article here.
In the first game of the season, the Steelers went up 27-3 over the browns and held on to kick a game winning field goal as time expired.
Brian Hoyer was 8 of 17 passing for 217 yards and 1 TD. Ben Tate had 25 carries for 78 yards and 2 TDs while rookie Isiah Crowell rushed for 77 yards and 1 TD on 11 carries.
See the ESPN article here.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Records Set In the NFL This Week
Not much to say about theses clips but the records set are some pretty good ones. I don't think Pierre Garcon's record for most dreadlocks by an NFL wide receiver is included though.
Probably not included would be number of touchdowns by an individual player called back due to penalites in one Monday Night Football game.
Watch and learn from the Yahoo Sports aarticle/video clips here.
Probably not included would be number of touchdowns by an individual player called back due to penalites in one Monday Night Football game.
Watch and learn from the Yahoo Sports aarticle/video clips here.
Monday, October 6, 2014
Browns Comeback to Beat Titans 29-28
Brian Hoyer threw a TD pass to Travis Benjamin with 1:09 left in the fourth quarter to complete a dramatic comeback. The Browns were down 28-3 before the offense and defense took over.
The win was the largest comeback by a road team in NFL history. The Buffalo Bills came back to beat the Indianapolis Colts 37-35 in 1997 after being down by 26 points.
It was also the Brown's biggest comeback since 1966 when they cameback to beat the Giants 49-40 after being down 34-14.
Read the Teresa Walker/Yahoo Sports story here
The win was the largest comeback by a road team in NFL history. The Buffalo Bills came back to beat the Indianapolis Colts 37-35 in 1997 after being down by 26 points.
It was also the Brown's biggest comeback since 1966 when they cameback to beat the Giants 49-40 after being down 34-14.
Read the Teresa Walker/Yahoo Sports story here
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