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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, November 19, 2009

NFL: Cleveland versus Detroit: Terrible Times Two


By Steve Harvey
Special to the Los Angeles Times

Cleveland (1-8) versus Detroit (1-8): They don�t come any smaller than this.

But which team really is worse? Both cities are indulging in a little one-downmanship on that question.
Lions fans Gordon Miller and John Crick are marketing something for Detroit fans to wave: �The Official We ARE Terrible Towel� ($10 apiece). As the Detroit Free Press pointed out, the towels are white � naturally.
But Cleveland has its backers. The Browns� sitcom was on national TV on Monday � a 16-0 loss to Baltimore. The team�s newly promoted starting quarterback, Brady Quinn, looked remarkably like the Brady Quinn who was benched after the first three games of the season.
The Browns are averaging 8.7 points a game. �You�ll see more offense in a World Cup soccer qualifier,� wrote Michiganlive.com�s Brian VanOcten.
And just as much kicking. Cleveland and Baltimore combined for 16 punts Monday night.
Wreck/Record/Last Loss/Next Loss
1. Cleveland/1-8/0-16, Baltimore/Detroit
2. Detroit/1-8/10-27, Minnehaha/Cleveland
3. Oakland/2-7/10-16, Kansas City/Cincinnati
4. Seattle/3-6/20-31, Arizona/Minnehaha
5. Buffalo/3-6/17-41, Tennessee/Jacksonville
6. St. Louis (1-8); 7. Grampa Bay (1-8); 8. Kansas City (2-7); 9. Chicago (4-5); 10. Washington (3-6).
Crummy game of the week: Cleveland (1-8) at Detroit (1-8).
Special citation: The Buffalo Bills have a streak of 14 straight games with less than 230 yards passing, the Buffalo News reported. Just the kind of team that Terrell Owens loves to play for.