Posted on Tue, Oct. 14, 2008
CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Browns may have flipped around their season.
Led by tumbling wide receiver Braylon Edwards, they ended the New York Giants' 11-game road winning streak with a 35-14 win over the defending Super Bowl champions last night.
Edwards announced his team's return to Monday night action after five years by sticking an Olympic-caliber cartwheel and backflip during the introductions.
Cleveland quarterback Derek Anderson, whose job was in serious jeopardy just a few weeks ago, threw one of his two touchdown passes to Edwards, cornerback Eric Wright intercepted Eli Manning and returned the ball 94 yards for a touchdown, and the Browns (2-3) finally looked worthy of a prime-time TV slot.
Anderson completed 18 of 29 passes for 310 yards, Edwards caught five passes for a career high of 154 yards, and Jamal Lewis scored on a 4-yard run for the Browns.
Cleveland won a Monday night game for the first time since 1993 and handed the Giants (4-1) their first loss, leaving the Tennessee Titans as the NFL's only unbeaten team.
Manning was picked off three times, and the Giants, so dominant through their first four games, were roughed up by a team running out of time to make good on lofty preseason expectations.
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