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CLEVELAND - They first lost track of Travis Benjamin, who made the Bills look silly all over the field. Then they lost two leads, their leading wide receiver and finally their starting rookie quarterback. Buffalos big night on prime-time national TV couldnt have gone much worse. Unable to move on offence after quarterback EJ Manuel went out with a knee injury in the third quarter, the Bills dropped their sixth straight road game, 37-24 on Thursday night. The Browns (3-2) rallied behind Brandon Weeden to move into sole possession of first place in the AFC North. The Bills (2-3) led 10-0 in the first quarter before giving up 17 straight points, which included Benjamins electrifying 79-yard punt return for a touchdown late in the first half. C.J. Spiller scored on a 54-yard TD run early in the third quarter and Fred Jackson scored his second 1-yard TD run to give the Bills a 24-17 lead shortly after Manuel went down after taking a helmet to the knee while scrambling on a 14-yard gain. Manuel tried to get loose and return, but couldnt and was done. So, too, were the Bills. "When you lose your quarterback and receiver, its going to be tough but you have to deal with it," Jackson said. "Its the NFL. Injuries are going to happen." Leading wide receiver Stevie Johnson sustained a back injury in the first half and didnt return. He missed much of spring practices with a back issue. Bills coach Doug Marrone said Manuel has a sprained knee and assumes the first-round pick will undergo an MRI on Friday. "I was hoping we could get him back, but they said it was a sprain and they shut him down," Marrone said. "Hes a tough kid. He took a shot. He was trying to score a touchdown." Manuel got hurt at the end of a 14-yard run when he was hammered near the sideline by Browns safety Tashaun Gipson. Manuel walked off the field and attempted to get his knee loose on the sideline by jogging and riding a stationary bike. But after having his knee examined, he went to the locker room with two trainers. "I saw him working out and thought and we could get him back," Marrone said. Rookie Jeff Tuel came in for Manuel but was ineffective, completing 8 of 20 passes for 80 yards. With the Bills down by six in the final two minutes, Tuels pass was picked off by Browns safety T.J. Ward, whose 44-yard TD return clinched it for Cleveland. "It was a misread on my part," Tuel said. "I didnt see the safety flying down." Tuel was disappointed in his performance, but may need to shake it off quickly in the event Manuel is out for an extended period. "Its the situation of any backup quarterback in the league," Tuel said. "You have to be ready to go in and perform at a high level." Just before halftime, Benjamin broke several tackles, spun a few others on his dazzling return. "We cant have that," Marrone said. "Hes a good punt returner and he has a lot of speed. We knew that going in." Weeden came off the bench after Brian Hoyer injured his knee and rallied the Browns, who have won three straight after an 0-2 start. After spraining his right thumb in Week 2, Weeden watched as Hoyer, a lifelong Browns fan who began the season as Clevelands No. 3 quarterback, led the team to two straight wins. Weeden got healthy enough to play but found himself demoted to a backup role, not what the first-round draft pick imagined after being named the starter in training camp. He could have sulked or complained. Instead, he fought back. "Whether I was the starter, eyes are still on you to see how you respond, to see how you react," he said. "I was upbeat the entire time and never let it bother me. Inside, it just kind of lit a fire." Weeden threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Josh Gordon in the third quarter as the Browns matched their best record after five games since 2001. Hoyer sustained a potentially serious right knee injury on a scramble in the first quarter. With the Browns trailing 7-0, Hoyer took off on an 11-yard run and was sliding after picking up the first down when he was hit from the side by rookie linebacker Kiko Alonso. Both of Hoyers knees were bent awkwardly on the hit in front of Clevelands bench, and several players and coaches yelled for a penalty to be called on Alonso. Hoyer stayed on the ground for several moments before he was assisted to a trainers table. Following the game, Hoyer left the stadium on crutches with his knee immobilized. Browns coach Rob Chudzinski said Hoyer has a sprained knee and will undergo an MRI on Friday. But the tone of Hoyers teammates seemed to indicate that the 27-year-old, who was finally getting a chance to start in his fifth NFL season, might be sidelined for an extended period. NOTES: Spiller and Jackson both missed practice this week. Spiller had 66 yards on eight carries, and Jackson had 53 yards on 17 with the two TDs. ... 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Left-handed reliever Boone Logan agreed to a $16.5 million, three-year contract on Friday, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.HALIFAX - Anthony DeLuca scored the only goal in a shootout to lift the Rimouski Oceanic over the Halifax Mooseheads 1-0 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday. Philippe Desrosiers stopped 42 shots through overtime and three more in the shootout to pick up his third shutout of the season for Rimouski (31-15-7). Zachary Fucale made 28 saves for Halifax (34-17-3) in the loss. DeLuca led all Oceanic skaters in shots on net with five, while Mooseheads Matt Murphy, MacKenzie Weegar and Brent Andrews had five shots apiece. --- SEA DOGS 5 TITAN 3 BATHURST, N.B. -- Oliver Cooper scored two goals to lead Saint John over the Titan. Jason Cameron and Nathan Noel had a goal and an assist apiece for the Sea Dogs (17-32-4), and Nicolas Hebert scored the other. Scott Oke had a goal and an assist for Acadie-Bathurst (17-33-6), and Nicholas Blanchard and Matthew Boudrea each scored once. Christopher Smith made 26 saves for the victory while his Titan counterpart Jacob Brennan stopped 24 shots. --- ARMADA 5 ISLANDERS 2 CHARLOTTETOWN -- Danick Martel scored two and assisted on another as the visiting Armada toppled the Islanders. Christopher Clapperton and Nikita Jevpalovs had a goal and an assist apiece for Blainville-Boisbriand (34-10-9) and Philippe Sanche added an empty-net goal at 17:554 of the third period.dddddddddddd. Alexandre Goulet scored both goals for Charlottetown (17-32-5), who has now lost 11 in a row. Armada goaltender Samuel Montembeault made 28 saves. Eric Brassard stopped 27 shots in the losing effort. --- TIGRES 3 REMPARTS 2 (SO) QUEBEC CITY -- Jean-Francois Plante and Samuel Blais both scored in a shootout to lead Victoriaville to its 12th straight victory. Philippe Hudon scored two in regulation for the Tigres (28-19-6), while Angelo Miceli and Cameron Yarwood chipped in with assists on both goals. Quebec (31-14-9) got goals from Mikhail Grigorenko and Oliver Archambault, while outshooting the Tigres 40-31. Francois Tremblay turned aside 38 shots to pick up the victory. Callum Booth made 29 saves for the Remparts. --- FOREURS 4 SAGUENEENS 3 VAL-DOR, Que. -- Jeremie Frasers third-period goal held up as the winner as the Foreurs held off the Sagueneens. Anthony Mantha scored twice for Val-dOr (33-18-2), and Pierre-Maxime Poudrier added a goal and an assist. Fraser also chipped in with an assist on the night. Jane Puhakka and Nicolas Roy had a goal and an assist apiece for Chicoutimi (25-27-1). Jeremy Bouchard recorded two assists. Val-dOrs Antoine Bibeau made 29 saves for the win, while Julio Billia stopped 26 shots for the Sagueneens. ' ' '