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2013 - Trent Richardson traded to Colts

The Cleveland Browns trade running back Trent Richardson to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a 2014 first-round draft pick.

The move comes one year after the Browns selected Richardson No. 3 overall. 

"Shocked, man," Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden tells NFL Media's Jeff Darlington in a text message. "That's all I can say."

Richardson struggles in his first season in Indianapolis, rushing for 458 yards and three touchdowns on 157 carries. He is eventually demoted to the No. 2 back in favor of Donald Brown. 

2006 - Jaguars defeat Steelers 9-0

The Jacksonville Jaguars shut out the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers 9-0 in the lowest-scoring game in "Monday Night Football" history.

Josh Scobee kicks three field goals for the Jaguars, while quarterback Byron Leftwich completes 26-of-39 passes for 260 yards with one interception.

"We moved the ball well, but we did a bad job of scoring points," Leftwich says after the game. "To move to the next level, we've got to have more than nine points but, we played a tough team, man. The Super Bowl champs. It was a tough, physical game and we came out on top."

2005 - Brett Favre joins 50,000-yard club

Brett Favre becomes the third quarterback in NFL history to pass for 50,000 yards as the Green Bay Packers fall to the Cleveland Browns, 26-24, at home. 

Favre also breaks John Elway's single-stadium NFL touchdown record of 180 with a four-yard toss to running back Tony Fisher with four seconds remaining, however the onside kick is recovered by Browns safety Brodney Pool.

Birthdays

1958 - Jeff Bostic
1959 - Chip Banks
1970 - Mike Compton
1970 - Everett Lindsay
1974 - Fred Beasley
1984 - Dashon Goldson

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