Another Jerome Harrison fumble sets up Kansas City field goal.
Browns quarterback Seneca Wallace hands the ball to Jerome Harrison during the first quarter of Sunday's game against Kansas City at Cleveland Browns Stadium.CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Observations, opinions and some facts on first quarter ...
• With all the talk about fumbles in preseason and in the season opener, we forgot about dropped passes. Fact is, they haven't been a problem this year. Well, on Seneca Wallace's first series, he was victimized by dropped passes by tight end Evan Moore and receiver Chansi Stuckey.
• The Chiefs came out with a quick-tempo offense. Not a no-huddle, but they got the plays off quick and threw off three-step drops. The Browns rested between plays with their hands on their hips a lot, but they retired the drive after two first downs. Browns' first sub package was their 1-5-5 alignment with Shaun Rogers the lone lineman.
• Jerome Harrison fumbled on his second carry of the game after a hit three yards behind the line of scrimmage by linebacker Mike Vrabel. Glenn Dorsey recovered at the Browns' 22. It looked like Harrison hit the ground first. Eric Mangini's challenge was no good.
• Matt Cassel couldn't push it in and the Chiefs settled for a field goal. Cassel scrambled for five yards when nobody was open, misfired on a simple swing pass to Dexter McCluster and fired wildly for tight end Tony Moeaki, who was closely covered by Mike Adams.
• The Chiefs pooched their first two kickoffs out of respect to Josh Cribbs. The Browns took the ball at their 35- and 25-yard lines on those occasions.
• Wallace was finally able to string together a couple first downs on his third series. But the drive ended around mid-field when a Benjamin Watson false start forced third-and-12 and Wallace threw long on a deep route by Moore.
• Marcus Benard nailed Cassel on a sack from the backside. Cassel had time to scan the field but couldn't find anyone open. He did well not to cough up the ball. On the ensuing punt, a Browns penalty moved the ball back to their 2.
• Biggest play of the quarter for the Browns: 23 yards on a screen pass to Harrison. Then Benjamin Watson takes a short pass and breaks it 44 yards down to the Chiefs' 8.