CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Halftime scribbles from Browns Stadium... 1. You had to love how Seneca Wallace came back from that horrible interception that led to a Kansas City touchdown to throw a 65-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Cribbs on his next throw. Team president Mikew Holmgren said Wallace is a very confident guy, and he showed it. It's also...
Seneca Wallace had more good moments than bad as the Browns took a halftime lead over Kansas City.CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Halftime scribbles from Browns Stadium...
1. You had to love how Seneca Wallace came back from that horrible interception that led to a Kansas City touchdown to throw a 65-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Cribbs on his next throw. Team president Mikew Holmgren said Wallace is a very confident guy, and he showed it. It's also worth noting that Kansas City was determined not to let Cribbs make a big play -- the Chiefs kept kicking the ball away from him. But he delivered a touchdown anyway.
2. The 65-yard pass to Cribbs is longer than any pass play for the Browns last season.
3. Rob Ryan's defense had a terrific first half. Marcus Benard had a sack. Sheldon Brown an interception. When Jerome Harrison fumbled on the Browns' 26, the Chiefs gained only six yards in three plays and had to settle for a field goal. The other Chiefs points were on Wallace throwing an interception.
4. Yes, Wallace's interception was a sidearm floater, but overall, he seems to be an accurate passer. He did complete 61 percent of his passes (13 touchdowns to four interceptions) in 10 starts over the previous two seasons. He also put together scoring drives of 98 and 74 yards. Last season, Wallace was 0-of-8 in passes of at least 30 yards. So the 65-yarder to Cribbs (thrown about 40 yards in the air) helped Wallace show defenses he can throw down field.
5. Benard has 2.5 sacks already this season. Maybe he will develop into the sack specialist that Ryan has been seeking.
6. Too many dumb penalties: Benard lined up offside. Ben Watson jumped offsides. Blake Costanzo was flagged for unnecessary roughness on a punt that bounced out of bounds and Alex Mack did the same on the Browns' final drive of the half.
7. A couple of times, the Browns showed a 3-man defensive front with Shaun Rogers and two linebackers. Ryan is doing a great job of mixing up formations. Scott Fujita, Chris Gocong, Matt Roth and Eric Barton all had nice moments at linebacker.