Saints/Browns Memorable Game: September 10, 2006 – VIDEO

The New Orleans Saints are on the road for week two of the 2014 NFL season on Sunday, when they travel to Cleveland, Ohio to take on the Cleveland Browns in an inter-conference match-up.

Kickoff at FirstEnergy Stadium is scheduled for noon, and you can hear all the play-by-play action on ESPN 1420, as well as 97.3 The Dawg.

Both teams will go into the match-up at 0-1 on the season, with the Saints falling in overtime to the Atlanta Falcons, 37-34 last Sunday, while the Bowns dropped a 30-27 decision to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Browns lead the all-time series, 12-4, and have outscored the Saints, 371-266, in the 16 match-ups between the two franchises.

After Art Modell moved the original Browns’ franchise to Baltimore in 1995, and the expansion Browns resumed operations in 1999, Cleveland holds a 3-1 advantage over the Saints.

All week long, in anticipation of the upcoming contest, we’ll be taking a look back at some of the more memorable games between the two franchises.

On Monday, we went back to October 1, 1967, for the very first game ever played between the two teams, a convincing 42-7 win by the Browns.

On Tuesday, we went back to October 28, 1984, for a 16-14 Saints’ victory, their first all-time win over the Browns in nine tries

On Wednesday, we went go back to September 13, 1987, for a 28-21 win by the Saints in the season opener for both teams at the Louisiana Superdome.

On Thursday, we went back to Sunday, October 31, 1999 for a 21-16 Browns win, their first of the year, and first since 1995, when they the Browns left Cleveland, moved to Baltimore, and became the Ravens.

Today, we go back to Sunday, September 10, 2006, for the season opener for both teams at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

New Orleans was coming off of a miserable 3-13 finish in 2005, playing all of their home games away from the Louisiana Superdome, after Hurricane Katrina struck the Crescent City, and were un der the guidance of first-year head coach Sean Payton, while Cleveland was coming off of a 6-10 season the year before.

That Saints were looking for only their fourth win in franchise history against the Browns, and trying to snap a four-game losing streak.

New Orleans scored the only points of the first quarter, when John Carney kicked through a 43-yard field goal at the 9:37 mark, giving them a 3-0 lead thorough one period.

Carney kicked two more field goals in the second quarter, including one from 25, and the other from 21 yards away, to give the Saints a 9-0 lead at halftime.

Cleveland scored their first points of the game at the 9:05 mark of the third quarter, when quarterback Charlie Frye threw a 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kellen Winslow, cutting the New Orleans lead to 9-7.

The Saints got into to the end zone for the first, and only, time in the game at the 2:00 mark, when quarterback Drew Brees connected with rookie receiver Marques Colston on a 12-yard scoring strike, giving them a 16-7 advantage through three quarters.

Frye got the Browns closer, on a 1-yard touchdown run, cutting the New Orleans lead to 16-14 with 11:40 remaining.

Later, at the 5:20 mark, Carney kicked through his fourth field goal of the afternoon, this one from 20 yards out, giving the Saints a 19-14 lead.

From there, the New Orleans defense denied the Browns the end zone, and the Saints walked away with the five-point victory.

The Saints outgained the Browns, in terms of total offense, 326-186, including 170-101 advantage through the air, as well as a 156-85 edge on the ground.

For the Saints, Brees led the way, completing 16-of-30 passes for 170 yards and a touchdown, while Deuce McAllister accumulated 90 rushing yards on 22 carries.

In a losing cause for the Browns, Frye threw for 132 yards and one touchdown.

New Orleans went on to have a magical season, going 10-6, and advancing to the NFC Championship Game for the first time in franchise history, while Cleveland finished with a  4-12 record.

Below, view some Deuce McAllister highlights from the 2006 season: