ORCHARD PARK, NY -- TheScore.com is live from the press box at Ralph Wilson Stadium for the Monday Night Football battle of B's. Browns at Bills: Does it get any better?

Okay, maybe it does. But with Buffalo's season on the line, this might be the game of the year. For the only time this season, the prime-time spotlight's on Western New York.

8:00 -- We spent some time in the parking lot prior to the game, talking to Bills fans from this area and the Greater Toronto Area about the team and the Toronto game, which is lingering only three weeks away. Some good points and opinions were brought to the surface, proving that alcohol concentration doesn't necessarily jeopardize constructive thought and analysis.

8:05 -- Here's a sample of the pre-game tailgate scene in Buffalo. This is probably the single biggest difference between the Toronto football experience and the Buffalo football experience.



8:08 -- You only see stuff like that in Toronto under overpasses. And usually the folks are a little closer to the fire ... trying to keep their hands warm ... and aren't wearing $75 jerseys.

8:15 -- These teams met last year in snowy affair that saw eight total points, all by the Browns. It was the first 8-0 final score since Nov. 10, 1929, when the Chicago Cardinals beat the Minneapolis Red Jackets. Thanks to NFL.com's game page for that one. Cleveland kicker Phil Dawson was the hero last year, providing six of the eight points. The other two came off of a safety.

8:25 -- We'd love to tell you about how great the atmosphere is, but there are about 15 panes of glass holding back sound. Can't complain, though -- they're also holding back the outside air. It's chilly, but we're not expected to get snow like last year's game between the two.

8:35 -- It's really a different feeling on a Monday night. The Bills come in to this one losers of three straight. The Browns are a mess, too, with questions surrounding their effort.

8:40 -- ESPN is smart. They show the live broadcast with Hank Williams doing the intro on the big screen, thus making the crowd go nuts when the "sky cam" comes flying through to open the game.

8:41 -- Edwards is picked by Kamerion Wimbley on the first play from scrimmage. There's Shaun Rogers making things happen, getting up to deflect that pass. Nightmare start for Buffalo.

8:49 -- Well, Edwards has completed all three of his passes. Unfortunately, two have gone to the guys in white and orange. Andra Davis comes up with the pick on a dreadful throw.

8:55 -- With Wimbley and Davis out of the way, Willie McGinest and D'Qwell Jackson are next to get picks. Think every player from a 3-4 linebacking corps has ever had a pick.  Let's try again, this time in English: Has there ever been a game in which every starting linebacker on a 3-4 defence has had a pick?

9:00 -- Dawson's field goal is good. Based on what happened in last year's meeting, that should do it for this one.

9:05 -- A friend texted me saying he played a Pro Line Props card, taking the "under" on Edwards' interceptions. The line was 1.5. For some, betting can make the game more interesting. Unless you've lost the bet three minutes and 11 seconds into the game. For everyone else in the country who took Edwards to throw less than 1.5 picks on Pro Line, enjoy Prison Break, which we believe started six minutes ago.

9:10 -- Did that ball hit Roscoe Parrish? Why can't the Bills handle punts? That's two in a row.

9:11 -- Why can't the Bills complete passes?

9:12 -- Why can't the Bills run the ball?

9:13 -- Well, Edwards is still yet to throw a ball that has hit the ground. Six passes, three to his receivers, three to Cleveland's defenders. Six-for-six!

9:14 -- We're shocked they're not yet chanting "JP!" at the Ralph.

9:15 -- New rule: Dawson is the only player allowed to score points when these teams play.

9:16 -- "Cleveland scoring drive: Four plays, -4 yards."

9:25 -- D'Qwell Jackson just left for the dressing room. So much for our linebacker stat.

9:30 -- ESPN's James Walker reports that Browns cornerback Brandon McDonald was benched the first series of tonight's game for his poor play last week against Denver. Lucky for Brandon, the first series lasted one play. He can thank Edwards (not Braylon, Trent). McDonald is back now.

9:32 -- Jackson's getting x-rays on his elbow and wrist. Return is questionable.

9:34 -- Fancy touchdown from the return hero Joshua Cribbs, who must have subconsciously thought he was supposed to keep running 80 more yards through the end zone. That's his first career rushing touchdown. 13-0.

9:40 -- Where'd that come from? The Bills found some openings on the ground on that series, but the last catch-and-run by Marshawn Lynch was all about individual effort (with a side of bad tackling). 

9:42 -- Hard to believe, but that's Lynch's first career touchdown reception.

9:50 -- As ESPN takes its 37th commercial break, here's another shot of the tailgating Shangri-La that is the Ralph Wilson Stadium parking lot. We're pretty sure most of the people in this shot thought I had one of their cameras and was taking a group shot for them ... until I said thanks and walked away.



9:55 -- The Browns have yet another injury on defence. Safety Sean Jones joins Jackson in the dressing room.

9:59 -- Edwards was almost picked there. Imagine four picks in one half, and down only six?

10:00 -- What we can imagine is this: Three picks in a half, and only down three. Ridiculous. 13-10 Browns at halftime.

10:15 -- We're nice and warm. The fans aren't so lucky. Neither is the broadcast crew. Tony Kornheiser looked and sounded frozen when we saw him at halftime.

10:17 -- The injuries keep coming to the Browns. Defensive end Shaun Smith is out now, too.

10:20 -- Tough injuries on both sides. Starting corner Jabari Greer is out for Buffalo with a knee. In fact, he has two knees. One of them is injured.

10:25 -- Safe to say McDonald's out of Romeo Crennel's doghouse. Great play, knocking the ball out of Fred Jackson's hands.

10:30 -- Lynch's six catches are a career high. He's 14 yards from hitting his career high in receiving yards.

10:32 -- What was Lynch doing to Brady Quinn after that run???

10:33 -- For the third time this game, we see the Wildcat. Cribbs was the quarterback, with Quinn split out to the left. Illegal formation. No play.

10:34 -- Shaun Smith is officially out with a calf injury.

10:39 -- Big sack from the Buffalo defence to limit the damage. Dawson again with a triple. 16-10.

10:45 -- It took five guys to take Lynch down there. We haven't seen him look this good in some time.

10:46 -- 21 touches for 98 total yards for Lynch. Nothing big on paper, as always. But, again, he looks good.

10:50 -- Rian Lindell's field goal is through the uprights, which means the Bills are awarded with three points. We're set up for a good fourth quarter.

11:00 -- Jerome Harrison made Keith Ellison look pretty bad there. Seventy-two yards! Harrison's second career touchdown. The Bills have 14 minutes and 47 seconds to save their season.

11:02 -- And there's the response. This place is going nuts after Leodis McKelvin's 98-yard kick return touchdown. As you can see on the broadcast, great blocks all around, helping the rookie McKelvin score his first career touchdown.

11:05 -- It looked like that last block was in the back. Huge non-call for the Bills.

11:14 -- Strange play-calling from the Browns in the red zone. Dawson again for three. 26-20. Big series coming up for Buffalo, because suddenly neither offence can be stopped.

11:18 -- Why haven't the Bills been using Lynch in the passing game until now? He now has nine grabs and 62 yards on the night (both career highs).

11:23 -- Shaun Rogers makes this defence so much better. He's consistently getting double- and triple-teamed. Unfortunately for Cleveland, no one else has been even remotely effective. The Browns still haven't sacked Edwards tonight.

11:27 -- It looks like the Browns are going to win this challenge. Tough break for Buffalo. Either way, though, it'll be third-and-seven for Cleveland. There's still a good chance the Bills get the ball back here with good field position.

11:30 -- Never mind. Big conversion.

11:35 -- Regardless of what the book says (or what Ron Jaworski is probably saying) this is four-down territory for the Bills.

11:35 -- That might not matter now. Lynch for 28 yards. Is this an indication of how bad the Browns are or how good Lynch is? Or a little bit of both?

11:37 -- Smart play. On a wild night, just keep it with the quarterback.

11:38 -- And since this has been a night of "first career"s, that was Edwards' first career touchdown run.

11:40 -- According to ESPN, no team in NFL history has lost three consecutive games after leading by 13+ points in each of 'em. The Browns are on the cusp on history.

11:45 -- Browns have all of their timeouts. They could punt.

11:46 -- Or attempt the field goal...

11:47 -- And for the second straight game against the Bills, Dawson is the hero. Wow. Fifty-six yards! But a lot of time for Buffalo as the game enters its 11th hour of real time.

11:48 -- That was a career-long for Dawson.

11:49 -- Great field position for Buffalo; another example of why the squib kick hardly ever works. It's special teams' version of the fade.

11:50 -- Last week everyone expected San Fran-Arizona to be a dog game, and it was fantastic. Same deal this week. ESPN is lucking out on Monday nights.

11:51 -- And here's another example of a team getting too conservative too early. Why wouldn't you try to get the ball closer here?

11:52 -- We won't feel sorry for the Bills if this costs them.

11:53 -- No good. Game over. Wide right. Stupid, stupid coaching.

1:30 -- Leaving the stadium, with the field now covered in snow. Bad luck for the Bills. If this snow decided to fall two hours earlier, Dawson probably misses that 56-yard field goal and Buffalo's season is still alive.