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Posted on: Sunday, December 20, 2009

NFL: Cribbs, Harrison lead Browns over Chiefs


JOHN MARSHALL
AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jerome Harrison ran from nowhere into the record books. Joshua Cribbs topped even himself.

Embattled Browns coach Eric Mangini should thank them both.

Harrison scored his third touchdown with 44 seconds left and rushed for a team-record 286 yards, and Cribbs returned two kickoffs for touchdowns to lift the Cleveland Browns to a 41-34 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Cribbs started the Browns (3-11) off with kickoff returns of 100 and 103 yards in the first half, breaking the NFL career record and tying the single-game mark.

Harrison took it from there, scoring all of his touchdowns in the second half to break Jim Brown's team record of 237 yards, set in 1957 and 1961. He closed it out with a 28-yard run off right tackle to finish behind only Adrian Peterson and Corey Dillon in the NFL record book.