Phil Dawson wasn't about to quit during Cleveland's latest fourth-quarter meltdown. Turned out, neither did the rest of the Browns. With a confident nod to coach Romeo Crennel, Dawson went out and calmly hit a career-long 56-yard field goal with 1:39 left that sent Cleveland to a 29-27 win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday night Dawson's fifth field goal of the game capped a wild finish.

The Browns are in a major slump defensively, and outside linebacker Kamerion Wimbley would like to have a hand in turning the unit around starting Monday night against the Bills in Buffalo.

After allowing the Ravens 429 yards of offense, the Browns gave up 564 net yards against the Broncos. They represent the highest back-to-back totals allowed by the Browns in franchise history dating back to 1950.

Wimbley admits he can play better. He went four games without a sack before he dumped Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler for a 6-yard loss. He has two this season. He had 11 as a rookie and five last year.

Wimbley's job does not begin and end with sacks, but he has become frustrated.

Cleveland Browns coach Romeo Crennel says he felt insulted by comments by some of his players that teammates quit in last week's loss to Denver. After the Broncos scored 21 points in the fourth quarter for a 34-30 win on Thursday, Browns running back Jamal Lewis accused some unnamed players of quitting.

Back from a rare, football-free weekend, the Cleveland Browns resumed a season that has faded from promising to problematic. Their record says they're losers, and upon returning, they had to answer charges that they're quitters, too. Following Thursday night's demoralizing loss to Denver, running back Jamal Lewis accused some unnamed teammates of giving up.