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First quarter: Ravens-Browns

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How they scored

Browns 14, Ravens 0 -- Derek Anderson found Braylon Edwards for a 78-yard touchdown with 5:46 left in the quarter to give the Browns a 14-0 lead. The play was set up when Steve McNair was intercepted by Cleveland cornerback Leigh Bodden.

Browns 7, Ravens 0 -- Derek Anderson hit Joe Jurevicius for a 2-yard touchdown to give the Browns a 7-0 lead with 9:52 left in the quarter. Cleveland's scoring drive went 55 yards on nine plays and took 5:14 off the clock. The Browns were set up with great field position after a 41-yard return on the opening kickoff. The big play on the drive was a 25-yard catch and run by tight end Kellen Winslow.

Thumbs up

Ed Reed intercepted a Derek Anderson pass with 12 seconds left in the quarter, giving the Ravens possession at the Cleveland 24 yard line.

Jamal Lewis was stuffed for no gain on his first carry of the game. He carried three times for three yards on the Browns' first possession.

• Before Steve McNair was intercepted on the Ravens' first drive, he made a couple nice throws, hitting Demetrius Williams for a gain of 15 and Mark Clayton for a gain of 19.

Thumbs down

Matt Stover missed a 46-yard field goal late in the quarter.

Chris McAlister got beat badly on the 78-yard touchdown to Edwards.

Steve McNair was picked off by Browns cornerback Leigh Bodden with 5:55 left in the quarter. The turnover gave Cleveland possession at its own 22-yard line.

• The Browns went 3-for-3 on third-down conversions on their first drive.

Joshua Cribbs took the opening kickoff 41 yards to the Cleveland 45-yard line.

Comments

Ravens really came prepared to play! Defense shaky - McNair lacks the ability to make a big play. Browns can score some points - unless Ravens shape up this could be a long and embarassing day for Billick

man i am so upset ,but i know

they are going to pull it over.

go raven go raven

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Moving the Chains: Sheil Kapadia is a sports producer for baltimoresun.com. He realizes the NFL dominates America's sports scene 365 days a year, and he's OK with that. He will use this blog as a forum to discuss the latest happenings from around the league, including the latest Ravens news.

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