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The know a thing or two about opening-day lo ses.Sunday's to the established new frontiers in futility, as Cleveland set an NFL record by dropping its 10th consecutive season opener.The Jorge Polanco Jersey latest indignity has been touted by some as a "moral victory" for the after coach 's team roared back from a 27-3 halftime deficit to tie the game with 24 unanswered points. The , though, couldn't close the deal."We take out of it that we're 0-1," Pettine said. "I told the team afterwards this is a pa s-fail league. We failed. I'm proud of the effort in Martin Perez Jersey the second half but it's a valuable le son to learn. You're behind 24 points at halftime."I don't know what the percentages are of coming back and winning. I guarantee it's probably right around one. There are no moral victories in this league, but I was Eduardo Escobar Jersey proud of the resolve and the character that showed up. These guys went out and executed the plan in the second half. It wasn't enough. They basically made one more play than we did, and it's a valuable le son. But it doesn't change the fact that we're 0-1."The lo s dropped the to an outrageous 1-18 against . The quarterback has owned Cleveland -- unmercifully - Kennys Vargas Jersey - from the day he entered the league. Hundreds of players and a laundry list of head coaches have lost their jobs trying to solve the organization's ungodly ineptitude against Pittsburgh.Pettine is wise to drop an A-bomb Paul Molitor Jersey on "positive takeaways" and "hopeful signs" from a game that ended just like all the others. Setting the bar higher is the only way out.The latest covers the ' and action.