1. DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT: Indianapolis spent a lot of money in free agency to upgrade the defense, and it's starting to pay big dividends. Indy has now gone two consecutive games without giving up a touchdown, and the Browns couldn't even get into the red zone. The Colts' starters dominated 鈥?yielding only four first downs and allowing Cleveland to run only three plays in Indy territory,David Robinson Jersey, one being a punt, before departing in the third quarter. Yes, it's only the preseason but after an opening-game debacle in which some of the Colts' starters didn't even play and most left in the first quarter, the Colts are finally showing signs this defense could be as good as coach Chuck Pagano has advertised.
2. BROWN OUT: Brandon Weeden and the Browns had put together two impressive performances against the Rams and Lions. Then everything went wrong. The Browns' quarterbacks were harassed all night. Cleveland's running backs struggled after Trent Richardson left. The receivers dropped passes and penalties stalled drives. After scoring 51 points in the first two games, the Browns struggled mightily in the one preseason game that might be most telling measuring stick. Coach Rob Chudzinski said the game showed Cleveland needs to be more consistent, but it also must be far more productive on both sides of the ball.