Browns blast Super Bowl champs

October 24, 2010 at 4:39p.m.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — David Bowens returned two of Drew Brees’ four interceptions for touchdowns and the Browns took a stunning 30-17 victory over the defending champion New Orleans Saints on Sunday.

Rookie Colt McCoy passed for only 74 yards but got his first win as an NFL starter — a desperately needed one for the struggling Browns (2-5). Peyton Hillis rushed for a 4-yard score for Cleveland’s only offensive touchdown.

Scott Fujita and Sheldon Brown also had interceptions for Cleveland. Brees was sacked three times, once by Fujita, a defensive leader for the Saints last season.

The Saints (4-3) trailed all game and got no closer in the second half than 20-10 on Brees’ 11-yard pass to David Thomas early in the fourth quarter.

Full story appears in Monday’s edition of The Vindicator.