At the half: Browns 21, Panthers 13

[Laetitia]

Because Jake Delhomme used to play for Carolina, the comparisons are going to come.

But today, it's Browns RB Peyton Hillis who looks like a former Panther -- Stephen Davis.

Hillis has 11 carries for 74 yards and three touchdowns, providing the Browns a 21-10 lead at halftime.

That gives him 11 rushing touchdowns on the season, putting him with Jim Brown and Leroy Kelly as the only Browns to hit that mark in a season.

The Panthers have no answers for him, his straight-ahead style isn't hard to figure, but it's hard to stop.

The Panthers offense has faltered after that opening drive touchdown (their first first-quarter TD of the year). They did get a 43-yard John Kasay field goal, but not enough to make you think they're getting back in this game.

Even a 32-yard punt return by Captain Munnerlyn didn't net much, as they squeezed another late field goal out of it to cut the lead to eight with 47 seconds left.

-- Darin Gantt

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