Browns coach believes Bengals missed FG

[October 10, 2009]  BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator Rob Ryan says Cincinnati kicker Shayne Graham missed his winning 31-yard field goal in overtime last week.

Without being prompted, Ryan referred to Graham's kick with 4 seconds left that gave the Bengals a 23-20 win.

"You can watch the tape," Ryan said Friday. "I'm not saying anything, but man, maybe the posts were crooked. Look at it."

A video replay from an end zone camera appears to show Graham's kick sail wide of the right upright, confirming Ryan's belief. Browns cornerbacks Brandon McDonald and Eric Wright both waved that they thought the kick was off the mark.

"I don't want to get fined," Ryan said. "I pay enough money already on the house I don't even live in California. I don't want to make this a big story, but I was disappointed. Of course, I'm not expert. That's why I'm saying maybe somebody else should look at it."

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league feels the correct ruling was made.

"The field judge standing right underneath the upright called it good and we have reviewed multiple video from different angles and have seen nothing to dispute that call," Aiello said in an e-mail response.

Ryan was initially asked a question about former Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards when he turned the discussion to the field goal.

"I thought you were talking about the missed field goal," Ryan said. "Did I say that out loud?"

Edwards, traded to the New York Jets earlier this week, had thought the kick missed.

"From the sideline, it looked like it was wide right," he said following the game."

[Associated Press; By TOM WITHERS]

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