Peyton Hillis Among Browns Bright Spots in Winless September

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It's no surprise to see that the Browns are last in the AFC North, but to go actually winless is another story.

One thing that was expected from the Browns was to stay competitive They don't have the most talented group in the world, but they work well with what they have. Each of the three games played by Cleveland were decided in the fourth quarter and they've held their opponents to a total of three points in the third quarter -- from the Kansas City Chiefs via field goal.

The Browns' game plan is simply: run the ball, play smart defensively and roll the dice in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, they've run out of gas each game.

The biggest shocks for the Browns are running back Peyton Hillis and how the young defensive unit has performed. The defense doesn't have whopping stats, but they play great ball until the last minutes of the fourth quarter, which has made the difference between an 0-3 team and a 3-0 team.

And Hillis is a surprising ninth in the league in rushing at 220 yards, averaging 5.6 yards per carry (not to mention that 144 of those yards came from stream rolling over a proven Ravens' defense in Week 3). Until Week 3, however, the Browns didn't score a single point.

Quarterback Jake Delhomme injured his ankle in the season-opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and backup Seneca Wallace has stepped in to perform rather nicely. In October, the Browns should feed off the positive success they had in Week 3 against the Ravens, but the offense must produce in the second half and the defense needs to settled down late in the fourth quarter to help close the game.

 

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