Tale of Two Halves; Minnesota 34, Browns 20

Photo: Peggy Turbett/Cleveland.com On Sunday afternoon, the Cleveland Browns played host to the Minnesota Vikings to open up the 2009 regular season. Eric Mangini's first half as the Cleveland Browns' head coach was promising, but in the end, the result was all too familiar for Browns fans. Cleveland carried a 13-10 lead over the Vikings into the locker room at halftime, but the running game of the Vikings was much too fierce for the Browns in the second half. The Vikings scored 24 straight points and defeated the Browns 34-20. Cleveland now falls to 1-10 in season openers since returning in 1999. Starting Points - After not playing in the preseason, Shaun Rogers started at NT. Also, rookie Alex Mack got the start at center over veteran Hank Fraley. With backup running back Jerome Harrison out due to injury, rookie RB James Davis also got a good amount of playing time. The Good -When you give up 24 straight points in the second half, it's hard to give praise to your defe...