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DETROIT -- Johnny Manziel took off up the middle, slipping between a
couple defensive linemen and racing through the open field. Jeremy Zuttah Ravens Jersey .
Then -- perhaps most importantly -- he finished the 16-yard run with a
smooth, feet-first slide across the turf at Ford Field.
"The times I did take off, I felt like I got out of bounds, slid, and
tried to protect myself in the best way that I could," Manziel said. "I
feel fine."
Manziel showed off some of his fancy footwork, and the Cleveland rookie
looked sharp with his arm too in his preseason debut, although the
Browns lost to the Detroit Lions 13-12 on Saturday night.
Manziel entered the game as a backup in the middle of the second
quarter. He couldnt take his team to the end zone, but he looked poised
while directing the offence.
One of the biggest questions facing Manziel is how much he can afford to
tuck the ball in and run with it. He was quick to scramble Saturday,
but he never looked reckless or out of control.
"It was a good start," he said. "You have to start somewhere and set a
foundation. I got my feet wet, got my first preseason game under my
belt."
Manziel went 7 of 11 for 63 yards, completing one more pass than
starting quarterback Brian Hoyer. Manziel also ran for 27 yards on six
carries.
Hoyer went 6 of 14 for 92 yards. Coach Mike Pettine said no decision has
been made about who will start Clevelands next preseason game.
"They both did some things more suited to their skill set," Pettine
said. "I think Brian was high on a couple throws. I think he would want
those back, and he threw a couple other nice balls in there. Then I
thought Johnny did some nice things from the pocket, and when he got
out, he created a little bit as well."
Matthew Stafford led the Lions to a field goal on his only drive of the
game. Star receiver Calvin Johnson didnt play.
"Were very multiple in this offence. We have a lot of different looks
and a lot of different plays that we can show the opposing defence,"
Stafford said. "You didnt see a lot of that tonight, because we barely
gameplanned for this game at all, so there werent a lot of the things
that we will have in the regular season."
Cleveland receiver Nate Burleson, who played in Detroit the last four
seasons, also sat out this game.
Detroits Kellen Moore threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Corey Fuller
with 1:05 remaining in the fourth quarter, and Giorgio Tavecchio made
the long extra point to give the Lions the one-point win.
There was a buzz surrounding this preseason game because of Manziels
debut, and the former Heisman Trophy winner took the field with 7:32
remaining in the first half, drawing a few cheers but also plenty of
boos from the Detroit crowd. Amid a fair number of camera flashes,
Manziel took the snap and immediately completed a 6-yard pass toward the
left sideline to Anthony Armstrong.
But the Lions stuffed the Cleveland quarterback on what looked like a
read option on third down, ending that drive.
Billy Cundiff gave Cleveland a 9-6 lead with a 41-yard field goal early
in the third quarter. On his next drive, Manziel dropped back on
third-and-8, then took off up the middle, finding plenty of open space
for a 16-yard run that was the longest by a Cleveland player on the
night.
"I was coming back across my progression to throw, and it kind of just
parted for me. I needed to make a quick decision," Manziel said.
"Luckily I got past the first wave of defensive linemen."
Manziel later outran the Lions to the sideline to pick up a first down
on fourth-and-1, but the drive ended when Dion Lewis fumbled inside the
Detroit 30.
Cundiff kicked four field goals for the Browns, and rookie Nate Freese
made two for the Lions. Detroit was playing its first preseason game
under new coach Jim Caldwell, and the offence did little to impress with
Stafford barely playing. Backup quarterback Dan Orlovsky went 12 of 23
for 89 yards.
Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon played while awaiting word from the NFL
on his appeal of a possible suspension for violating the leagues
substance-abuse policy. He caught two passes for 32 yards.
Rookie tight end Eric Ebron, Detroits first-round draft pick, played
after missing some practice time during the week with an injury. He
caught one pass.

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