--ILB D'Qwell Jackson had an outstanding game with 15 tackles and two interceptions. Jackson was all over the field, but most of his tackles came down the field and did little to stop the tide that was the Titans rushing game.

--RB Jamal Lewis struggled again, gaining just seven yards on seven carries. Lewis' production is so down this year, one has to wonder if he's lost a step. Something is wrong. Either Lewis is not the same back - there was no indication of that in preseason - or the team's offensive line is struggling badly.

--RB Jerome Harrison got two carries and caught one pass before leaving the game with a rib injury. The Browns did not specify the severity of the injury.

--CB Eric Wright was beaten for a touchdown pass, then screamed he was pushed. TV replays seemed to indicate Wright just lost the coverage. It symbolizes the plight of the Browns, who always seem to find someone other than themselves to fault.

REPORT CARD VS. TITANS

PASSING OFFENSE: D -- The only reason this grade is not an F is that nobody should have expected a lot more from Ken Dorsey. The guy does not have an arm strong enough to force defenses to respect the pass. Yet offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski called 43 passes, more than any Browns quarterback has thrown in a game this season. That's how bad the Browns running game was. Relying on Dorsey to that extent was not fair to Dorsey, who did his best with what he has.

RUSHING OFFENSE: F -- It's tempting to make this grade a D because of Josh Cribbs, but the team's running game was awful. The Browns' backs ran 11 times for 10 yards. Only Cribbs, a wide receiver taking snaps in the shotgun, averaged more than one yard per carry. This was not a case of the backs missing holes, though. It was a case of Tennessee's defense overpowering the Browns overrated offensive line. When a team has that kind of running game, it cannot win. Especially when it faces a team that is 12-1.

PASS DEFENSE: C -- It seems impossible to think that a team could lose as bad as the Browns did after forcing three turnovers, two on interceptions. But that's what happens to the Browns. On weeks when the run defense is there, the pass defense fails. Sunday the pass defense was OK, but the run defense was AWOL. What's that old phrase about losing teams finding a way to lose?

RUSH DEFENSE: F -- Tennessee ran for 235 yards and missed having two backs top 100 yards by one yard. This was not a case of one guy having a great game. This was a case of the Titans simply overpowering the Browns' defense. All the cries about the coach and the quarterback have obscured the fact that the Browns run defense again is an embarrassment.

SPECIAL TEAMS: D -- Phil Dawson missed a field goal for the third week in a row, and the Browns special teams provided no lift to a team that badly needed one. The only thing that might have sparked the offense was a Josh Cribbs return, but it wasn't to be.

COACHING: D -- The only way the Browns could have competed Sunday was to use the "flash" package more and give the ball to Josh Cribbs in the shotgun. Ken Dorsey was not going to win that game on his own. The Browns, though, chose the cautious route, and the results were predictable. Romeo Crennel is amazingly loyal to his players, but he rarely takes a significant chance. This game cried for a change of pace with Cribbs, but he touched the ball just eight times. That was not enough.