With reserve Brady Quinn ready to take over at any time Sunday, the embattled Anderson did just enough - and it wasn't much - to rally Cleveland to a 20-12 victory over a winless Cincinnati Bengals team missing its starting quarterback.

Anderson threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Braylon Edwards that put the Browns (1-3) ahead to stay in the fourth quarter, his best play on an afternoon that had few of them. Even that moment came with an asterisk: A Bengals penalty wiped out a potential interception on the drive.

Coach Romeo Crennel made it known that Quinn was ready to take over if Anderson struggled again on Sunday. Playing with a sore right forearm that was tightly wrapped, Anderson went 15-of-24 for 138 yards with a touchdown and an interception, keeping Quinn on the sideline.