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Defense registers seven sacks

Matt Florjancic, clevelandbrowns.com

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Browns defense registered seven sacks on quarterback Tony Romo on Sunday.

Matt Florjancic, clevelandbrowns.com

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Young Browns, like Johnson Bademosi, played at critical times in Sunday’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Starting Blocks, cleveland.com

"Same old story" is a theme in reaction to the Browns' loss at Dallas. More Browns vs. Cowboys story links.

Tom Reed, cleveland.com

With the defensive line together and healthy for the first time this season, the Browns sacked Tony Romo seven times.

theclevelandfan.com

It’s the Sunday before Thanksgiving, and your beloved NBA and NFL teams are both playing at a .200 clip. When it comes to things we can all be grateful for, winning sports teams are clearly not among them. Tonight, it was the Cavaliers (2-8) keeping pac…

Tom Reed, cleveland.com

Weeden's inconsistent performance was as crystal clear as the giant high-definition video screens that stretch for 60 yards above Cowboys Stadium.

CNNSI.com

FOXBORO, Mass. -- Musings, observations and the occasional insight from a wild, overtime-drenched Week 11 in the NFL...

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Evan Turner had 19 points and nine assists to lead the Philadelphia 76ers over the reeling Cleveland Cavaliers 86-79 Sunday night.

Special to The Plain Dealer, cleveland.com

Sunday's victory was really survival for a quarterback all too often reduced to running for his life behind a crumbling offensive line.

theclevelandfan.com

I wasn’t about to waste another Sunday watching the Browns find new and torturous ways to lose football games. It was too nice a weekend and it’s deer season and a Sunday afternoon in the tree stand sounded a hell of a lot better than the inevitable s…

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

Cleveland unexpectedly forced Dallas to overtime, and after an incomplete pass to Miles Austin with 8:35 left to go in the extra period Cleveland called timeout—presumably to force a replay from the booth. Cleveland thought the play was a catch, fumble …

deadspin.com

We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from the happiest person you'll ever see on the receiving end of a ball from Cam Newton, to the Cowboys onside kicking in the third quarter, and failing. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, …

Terry Pluto, cleveland.com

How many times did it seem the Browns have this game won? Once? Twice? How about 115 times? OK, it just felt like that.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Dan Bailey kicked a 38-yard field goal in overtime, and Dallas overcame a critical fumble by Tony Romo that sparked a wild ending in the Cowboys' 23-20 victory against Cleveland on Sunday.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

They say everything’s bigger in Texas.  Today, both of the NFL games being played there are. A 32-yard field goal from Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey has forced overtime against the Browns, joining the Jags-Texans extra-session contest in Houston. The Cowbo…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

After trailing by 13 into the third quarter, the Cowboys made a game of it. And the officials helped give the late lead to the Browns. After a goal-line stand by the Cowboys kept the score at 17-13, three runs followed by a punt gave Josh Cribbs the bal…

theclevelandfan.com

There might not be a phenomenon in all of pro sports that has the staying power of the Dawg Pound concept in Cleveland.  Though it’s origin comes with some controversy and its legal ownership is questionable at best, one name that even some of the most…

Joey Morona, cleveland.com

The Browns fall to the Cowboys, 23-20 in overtime in Dallas. Talk about it on live audio post-game show with The Plain Dealer's Dennis Manoloff and cleveland.com's Joey Morona.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is 20-3 in the month of November. Coincidentally, that could be the final score of Sunday’s game.  With the Cowboys losing. The Browns lead in the third quarter, 13-0.  Yes, the Cowboys are driving.  But it’s been all …

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

As Peter King pointed out on Friday’s Pro Football Talk, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has a better record in November than Barack Obama. But Romo’s 20-3 mark in the penultimate month of the year is in early trouble, with the Browns leading 7-0 over t…

Todd Archer, ESPN.com

DeMarco Murray will miss his fifth straight game because of a sprained left foot after the Dallas Cowboys de-activated the second-year running back before Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns.

Jamie Turner, cleveland.com

Welcome to Week 11 of the NFL Megablog as the Browns travel to Dallas to face the Cowboys. Join our live coverage with updates from Plain Dealer reporters and also participate in our in-game chat and post-game show in the comments section.

Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com

Browns President Mike Holmgren would only return to coaching for the Cowboys job, ESPN's Ed Werder reports.

ESPN.com

My apologies that I didn't get the inactives posted sooner. It was a busy day with Ben Roethlisberger and Mike Holmgren news. BENGALS AT CHIEFS BENGALS: WR Andrew Hawkins, S Reggie Nelson, CB Jason Allen, DT Devon Still, DT Brandon Thompson, WR Marvin J…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

When the Browns face the Cowboys in Dallas on Sunday, outgoing Browns president Mike Holmgren has even more reason to root, root, root for the road team. If the Browns can knock off the Cowboys, greasing the skids toward the potential ouster of coach Ja…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

The Browns won’t have their best defensive player today against the Cowboys. Although cornerback Joe Haden made the trip to Dallas, he was ruled out after pregame warmups today. Haden suffered an oblique injury during practice on Wednesday, and the Brow…

theclevelandfan.com

On a tough day for the nation’s unbeaten teams, the Buckeyes went to Madison and figured out a way to keep that zero in the loss column. Ohio State survived their most frustrating offensive game of the year with winning performances on defense and speci…

Terry Pluto, cleveland.com

Can Trent Richardson run on the Cowboys? Did you know the Browns loved Mo Claiborne? Can the Browns reach the end zone? Lots of questions.

Starting Blocks, cleveland.com

Highlights include Browns at Dallas and Cavaliers at Philadelphia.

Bob Keim, cleveland.com

Also, play-calling in the red zone and, a fan who wonders what Colt McCoy could have done in this year's offense.

Jodie Valade, cleveland.com

Becoming a long snapper was his father's idea, and it's certainly paid off well for Yount.

Matt Florjancic, clevelandbrowns.com

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Former players Eric Metcalf and Kevin Mack signed autographs for and posed in photos with fans at the Dallas Area Browns Backers’ Backer Bash at the Cowboys Dancehall Saturday night.

Steve King, clevelandbrowns.com

In this series, ClevelandBrowns.com looks back to a victory over the Miami Dolphins on Nov. 18, 1979.

theclevelandfan.com

When you can’t shoot and can’t play defense you won’t win many games. That, in a nutshell, was the story of Cleveland’s 103-95 loss to the visiting Dallas Mavericks Saturday night. The Mavericks were on the second night of a back-to-back while the…