Browns embarrass faltering Indianapolis Colts 27-19

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS

This time, the Browns got it all right.

Cleveland kept the ball on the ground, traded touchdowns for field goals and finally beat the Colts 27-19 — ending a five-game losing streak in the series that dated to 1994.

Instead of the late-game bungles they had last week against the Bengals, the Browns (1-1) kept the game plan simple.

Peyton Hillis carried 27 times for 94 yards and two touchdowns, Colt McCoy threw for 211 yards and one TD, and the defense didn’t allow a first down from midway through the third quarter until Indy’s final desperation drive. Even Josh Cribbs managed to set up the win-sealing score with a long punt return in the game’s final minutes.

For the Colts, it doesn’t get much worse than this.

They’ve lost Peyton Manning for at least two months and are 0-2 for the first time since 1998, Manning’s rookie season.