NOTEBOOK From Cleveland Browns Stadium

Military personnel honored: During halftime, the Browns recognized three area military members for the team's "Hats Off to Our Heroes" program, which recognizes servicemen from all four branches of the armed services. Two Youngstown-area residents were honored, Cpt. Christopher Swegan and Sr. Master Sgt. Donald Cutrer. Both are based at the Air Force Reserve base in Vienna. Swegan, a C-130 Instructor Pilot with the 773rd Airlift Squadron, was born and raised in Austintown and graduated from Fitch High and YSU. Cutrer, the Chief C-130 Loadmaster for the 757th Airlift Squadron, graduated from Ursuline High and YSU. Both live in Canfield. The Browns also honored Staff Sgt. Jason S. Reagan, who is an Army recruiter in Warren.
Floyd inactive: Colts rookie safety Anthony Floyd, a Chaney High graduate, was not active for Sunday's game. Floyd, a former All-American at Louisville, was one of four free agents to make Indianapolis' 53-game roster.
Homecoming: Colts safety Mike Doss played in his first NFL game after helping lead Ohio State to a national title last January. Doss, a Canton McKinley High graduate, was a three-time All-American at Ohio State and was the Colts' second round draft pick (58th overall). "It was great to be back in northeast Ohio for my first game," said Doss, who started and had 10 tackles (seven solo). "I would not have wanted it any other way. The fans were great. They cheered for me at the start when I was warming up, but then they cheered for the Browns once they got started."
Opening game streaks: Cleveland lost its sixth straight opener -- the longest streak in the NFL. The Browns have played at home for their season opener for five straight years. They've lost the last three by three points or less, falling to the Chiefs 40-39 last year and losing to Seattle 9-6 in 2001. The Colts have won five straight opening games.
No hard feelings: Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and kicker Mike Vanderjagt had a well-publicized feud last year, which culminated in Manning calling him, "that idiot kicker." Both players insist there's nothing to it. "We have had closure on this thing for months," Vanderjagt said. "Hopefully it ends because we are getting sick of hearing about it." Manning shook Vanderjagt's hand just before he kicked the game-winning field goal. Quipped Manning, "We wanted to have a game-winning field goal to let everyone know that things are fine between Mike and me in Coltsville."
Nice pants: The Browns wore white jerseys and orange pants for the first time since Dec. 18, 1983 when they defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-17.
Next up: The Browns will play at Baltimore at 1 p.m. on Sunday. The teams split the season series last year with the Browns winning 14-13 at Baltimore last December.
-- Joe Scalzo