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Cleveland Browns offense perks up, has 14-10 lead -- Tony Grossi's take

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Seneca Wallace overcomes one INT and puts two TDs on the board.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Observations, opinions and some facts on second quarter ...

• Jerome Harrison hurt his left hand on a four-yard run to the Chiefs' 4. Looked like it had TD potential but rookie safety Kendrick Lewis shot in to make the tackle after good blocks by Joe Thomas and Eric Steinbach.

• The Browns hammer it in on a Peyton Hillis 1-yard run. He was stopped initially, but bounced off the pile and reached the ball barely over the goal line for the touchdown. Completes a 98-yard drive in 10 plays.

• Kaluka Maiava is hurt on the ensuing kickoff and helped off. T.J. Ward tripped up Kanas City returner Dexter McCluster after a return to the Chiefs' 23.

• The Chiefs are terrified of Josh Cribbs' returns. This time punter Dustin Colquitt pull-yanked a punt out of bounds rather than give Cribbs a chance at a big return. Another Browns penalty, however, moved it back 10 yards to their 28.

• Seneca Wallace threw late and off his back foot for Chansi Stuckey. Cornerback Brandon Flowers intercepted and run untouched 33 yards for a touchdown. That's two turnovers in two quarters.

• Wallace redeems himself on his next third down. Needing one yard for the first down, he play-faked to Peyton Hillis and hit Josh Cribbs perfectly in stride beating cornerback Brandon Carr. Cribbs caught the ball at the Chiefs' 29 and skipped through Carr's tackle attempt for the TD. Nice call. Nice throw.

• Sheldon Brown made a nice catch for an interception, outleaping Chris Chambers for the ball on a deep route. Matt Cassel felt pressure from his right side.

• The Browns punted after three plays. On third down, Mohamed Massaquoi battled Flowers down the field -- lots of contact -- and recovered to make the catch, but was out of bounds.

• First Wildcat play for the Browns -- a Cribbs run, what else? -- netted one yard on third-and-3.

• Rookies T.J. Ward and Joe Haden are having outstanding games on special teams.

• Nose tackle Ahtyba Rubin came down with his first career interception -- possibly first of his life -- on a Cassel pass deflected at the line by Matt Roth.

• The Browns squander the turnover at the Chiefs' 27. An unnecessary roughness call on center Alex Mack moved the ball back. After a nice catch by Brian Robiskie, Phil Dawon's 42-yard field goal is missed wide left.


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