Browns 17, Falcons 13
Without question, Sunday's contest was just the tonic this conservative needed after a "thumpin" Tuesday. It wasn't that I was so much behind the Republicans, but actually, the media response afterwards has made me want to hide in a cabin, without electricity.
Speaking of media overhypes, the Browns' game Sunday was Michael Vick's second against Cleveland in his career. He's 0-2, mainly because the Browns confused him both times.
The Browns, in 2002, employed a bend-but-don't-break system that yielded 16 Falcons' points. Sunday, it was 13.
While PTI and other shows focus on why Vick lost, I prefer to focus on why the Browns won.
* Kellen Winslow: Any doubt now he's the best player on the team?
* Kamerion Wimbley: The Browns have not had a linebacker this good since Jamir Miller, and in reality, Wimbley will surpass him soon enough.
* No interceptions: Charlie Frye still makes me wince (his fumble at the end of the first half was essentially Murphy's law on a last-second pass), but the kid from Willard threw the ball away when he needed to, took a sack when he needed to, and didn't get picked off.