McCoy didn't really run all over them -- he had one possession in the 4th quarter where he had 47 yards rushing that led to a missed field goal -- and he had one 22 yard run in the second quarter.
He also lost a fumble running with the ball -- and he was targeted 9 times in the passing game, which resulted in just 6 catches for 26 yards.
I thought it was a great performance by the Browns D.
They forced Shady to lose a fumble, kept him out of the endzone, made him ineffective in the passing game, all while keeping the emphasis on forcing Vick to stay in the pocket and beat them throwing from the pocket.
The Browns offense was so dreadful and couldn't stay on the field -- that it allowed the Eagles to run 88 offensive plays. Any NFL offense that runs 88 plays is going to wear a defense down in the 4th quarter.
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09-13-2012, 03:26 PM
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