Browns Beat the Steelers!!!!!!!!!!!

The Cleveland Browns are in the middle of another miserable season. However, tonight we saw a flicker of the light at the end of the tunnel. They played great defense, no seriously, great defense and beat the defending Super Bowl champions 13 to 6. The defense sacked Roethlisberger 8 times (EIGHT SACKS!) and for the first time beat a Steelers team quarterbacked by the Miami of Ohio graduate.

Josh Cribbs, like usual, was the biggest offensive weapon. He averaged over 20 yards on kickoff returns and over 30 yards on punt returns. He isn't a running back (played quarterback in college), but he rushed for 87 yards on 8 carries. That's 10.9 yards per carry for those scoring at home. For good measure he also caught one pass for nine yards. Give him a couple games balls and sign him to an extension!

Oh yeah, and another thing, Cribbs also leads the team in tackles on special teams.

Josh Cribbs is a Class Act

Too often we hear a lot more about the personal failings of professional athletes than the good things they do in their communities. Here is a couple weeks old story of a player doing something nice.

The Pro Bowler traveled to Berea, OH to walk onto the field on senior night with the son of one of his former college coaches. Michael Drake, a senior receiver at Stow High School, lost his father, Mike, in 2005 to lymphoma. He had assumed he'd be accompanied by his mother and sister for senior night introductions and was stunned when he saw Cribbs arrive minutes before the game.

''I looked, then looked away, then said, 'Why are you here?''' Michael recalled. ''I was shocked.''

A receiver, cornerback and holder for extra points, Michael said Cribbs offered advice before his final game.

''He said, 'Play your heart out. This is it. Give it your all. Don't ever stop on any play. Keep pushing,''' Michael said. ''I almost felt worried. I didn't want to look bad for him.''

Michael's late father recruited Cribbs to play at Kent State and served as a father figure to the Washington, D.C. native during his time at Kent.

Why is the story a couple weeks old? Because the player didn't publicize it and feed the story to the media through his agent. Cribbs had the good sense to keep in mind that the night was about the high school player not him.

When Michael Drake crossed the field Oct. 30 during Stow High School's Senior Night, the announcer introduced the trio accompanying him as ''mother Patty, sister Abby and brother Josh.''

That the voice didn't boom, ''mother Patty, sister Abby and Browns Pro Bowler Josh Cribbs'' said much about Cribbs' intentions to keep the night about a teenager who might have been playing his last football game.