SportsOctober 14, 2008

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Browns ended the New York Giants' 11-game road winning streak with a 35-14 win over the defending Super Bowl champions Monday night. Browns quarterback Derek Anderson threw one of his two touchdown passes to Braylon Edwards, cornerback Eric Wright intercepted Eli Manning and returned it 94 yards for a touchdown...

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Browns ended the New York Giants' 11-game road winning streak with a 35-14 win over the defending Super Bowl champions Monday night.

Browns quarterback Derek Anderson threw one of his two touchdown passes to Braylon Edwards, cornerback Eric Wright intercepted Eli Manning and returned it 94 yards for a touchdown.

Edwards caught five passes for a career-high 154 yards as the Browns (2-3) handed the Giants (4-1) their first loss, leaving the Tennessee Titans as the NFL's only unbeaten team.

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Manning was picked off three times and the Giants, so dominant through their first four games, were roughed up by a Cleveland team running out of time to make good on lofty preseason expectations.

In the closing minutes, Browns fans chanted "Over-rated" at the New Yorkers.

Aside from some more silly penalties, the Browns were superior to the Giants, who had reeled off 11 straight wins -- 12 counting the Super Bowl -- outside of New Jersey since Week 1 last season. But Manning was not himself and New York, which embarrassed Cleveland during the exhibition season, missed an opportunity to open a two-game lead in the brutal NFC East.

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