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National Football League
Cleveland 27, Indianapolis 19
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 18, 2011
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Gene Steratore
Attendance: 65035

Peyton Hillis ran for two touchdowns and the visiting Cleveland Browns sent the Peyton Manning-less Indianapolis Colts to their first 0-2 start in 13 years with a 27-19 victory on Sunday.

The Browns also gave head coach Pat Shurmur his first career win and ended a five-game losing streak to the Colts.

Indianapolis lost its home opener for the first time since 2002 and is 0-2 for the first time since Manning’s rookie season of 1998.

The Colts’ NFL-record tying streak of nine straight playoff appearances is in serious jeopardy. Since 1990, only 12 percent of teams that started 0-2 have reached the postseason.

Indianapolis looked lost without Manning (neck surgery) in a 34-7 loss to Houston – its worst season-opening defeat in 25 years – and the Kerry Collins-led offense wasn’t much better against Cleveland. The Colts managed just four field goals from Adam Vinatieri until Collins threw a late touchdown to Dallas Clark.

Cleveland, meanwhile, earned its first win over Indianapolis since 1994 – the year before the original Browns left for Baltimore.

Hillis’ 1-yard touchdown just before halftime gave Cleveland a 14-12 lead, and Usama Young’s fourth-quarter interception of Collins set up a 20-yard field goal from Phil Dawson.

Hillis’ 24-yard touchdown run after 43-yard punt return from Josh Cribbs sealed the win.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Cleveland   Indianapolis
Peyton Hillis Player Joseph Addai
27 Attempts 14
94 Yards 64
3.5 Avg Yards 4.6
2 Touchdowns 0
24 Long 15
Receiving
Cleveland   Indianapolis
Mohamed Massaquoi Player Reggie Wayne
3 Receptions 4
45 Yards 66
15.0 Avg Yards 16.5
0 Touchdowns 0
28 Long 20
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Cleveland 303 106 197 3 2 1 2.0 1
Indianapolis 285 109 176 1 4 0 1.0 4
Upcoming Games
  • Indianapolis will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Colts have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against Miami. The Browns have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.