FLASH RECAP:
Jerome Harrison rushes for 148 yards and Cleveland's defense doesn't allow a touchdown to lead the resurgent Browns (4-11) to a victory over Oakland (5-10) before an announced crowd of 67,964 at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Dec. 27, 2009.
The error-prone Raiders make it easy on the Browns with a season-high 126 penalty yards on 13 infractions and two player ejections (cornerback Stanford Routt & tight end Tony Stewart). In a pathetic sequence, Oakland has 30 yards in penalties on a 93-yard Browns touchdown drive late in the first half that puts Cleveland ahead 17-6.
Despite allowing 389 yards, Cleveland forces three interceptions and sacks ex-Brown Charlie Frye three times.
Oakland is only 3-of-13 on third-down plays as the Browns win their third straight game for the first time since 2007 and third time since 1999.
The Raiders' Sebastian Janikowski kicks a 61-yard field goal on the final play of the first half, the fourth-longest kick in NFL history. The Saints' Tom Dempsey and Broncos' Jason Elam share the league record of 63 yards.
"That's one of the best kicks I've ever had," Janikowski tells reporters after Oakland completes its 2009 road schedule with a 3-5 record. "In these conditions with the snow and wind, I'm proud of it. In warmups, we kicked it 60 yards going in that direction. I hit it hard. I thought it was short at first and it barely got in there."
Janikowski also makes kicks of 44 and 34 yards. The Browns' Phil Dawson kicks field goals of 42, 33 and 34 yards.
The Raiders reach 10 or more losses for the seventh straight season, the second longest streak in NFL history.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
RB Jerome Harrison � Has 148 rushing yards and a TD on 39 carries.
OLB Matt Roth � Has 1.5 of 4 Browns sacks of Charlie Frye and three QB hits.
QB Derek Anderson � Is 8-of-17 passing for 121 yards and a TD with no INTs.
K Sebastian Janikowski � Is 3-for-3 on field goal attempts, including a career-best and franchise-record 61-yarder. His previous longest is a 57-yarder against the Jets on Oct. 19, 2008.
TE Zach Miller � Has 9 receptions for 110 yards.
QB Charlie Frye � Is 26-of-45 passing for 333 yards with no TDs and 3 INTs.
KEY STATS:
The Raiders have been outscored 142-32 in losses following their five wins this season.
The Raiders� 126 penalty yards are the most since the 2005 opener at New England, when Oakland committed penalties for 149 yards.
Browns RB Jerome Harrison has 148 rushing yards and a TD on 39 carries. He has 434 yards and 4 TDs on 73 carries the past two games.
Charlie Frye becomes the second Raiders QB to throw for 300 or more yards and three or more interceptions with no touchdowns. Marc Wilson is the other against the Chiefs on Dec. 13, 1987.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders WR Chaz Schilens
"The refs weren�t doing their job out there. I mean, they�re trying to call a game, but our guys don�t feel like it�s necessarily fair, so, of course, people are going to get mad."
"The intensity was all directed toward us. Maybe (it�s) the Raider mystique. They were all directed toward us. You never want to go into the game prejudged what you�re going to do, and we felt that is the way the game happened."
Raiders DL Richard Seymour
"Those (Raiders) penalties actually sparked us. If those guys want to get ejected and have dumb penalties, so be it. It can only help us out."
Browns G Eric Steinbach
"I didn't give our team a very good chance to win. Turnovers trump everything.
Raiders QB Charlie Frye
BY THE NUMBERS:
0: Raiders touchdowns on 16 snaps from the Browns� 30-yard-line or closer.
2: Raiders players ejected � cornerback Stanford Routt in the second quarter and tight end Tony Stewart in the fourth quarter.
88: Raiders rushing yards after Oakland had 241 rushing yards the previous game against Denver.
DID YOU KNOW?:
Sebastian Janikowski's 61-yard field goal is the fourth longest in NFL history. The Saints' Tom Dempsey (1970) and Broncos' Jason Elam (1998) hold the league record with 63-yarders. The Buccaneers' Matt Bryant (2006) kicked a 62-yarder.
The Raiders fail to win consecutive games for only the third time (1997 & 2003 are the other seasons) since Al Davis joined the franchise in 1963.
The Browns beat the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders in Cleveland for only the second time in seven career games. Their previous win was a 13-7 victory in 2003. The Raiders are 5-2 all-time against the Browns in Cleveland, including 1-0 playoffs.
