CLEVELAND - Tampa Bay defensive tackle Gerald McCoy — never afraid to speak his mind — went out of his way to rave about Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer.During the week, McCoy told reporters he respected Hoyer for his intelligence, athleticism and how he conducts himself on and off the field. This wasnt an act, some attempt at psyching out Hoyer. McCoy meant every word.On Sunday, McCoy said it to Hoyers face.He came up to me during the game and hes like, Hey, I meant everything I said, Hoyer said following Clevelands 22-17 victory over the Buccaneers. To know youre earning the respect around the league means a lot.And Hoyer isnt the only one getting praise.The Browns, stuck in a degrading cycle of losing for years, have the NFLs attention.They definitely know about the Cleveland Browns, said safety Tashaun Gipson, who picked up his sixth interception. They take the Browns seriously. They have no choice. You dont win five games by mistake.Hoyers 34-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Taylor Gabriel with 8:59 left gave Cleveland the lead, and the Browns confounding defence was able to protect it.Clevelands fourth victory in five games helped the Browns (5-3) surpass last years win total and gave them some momentum heading into Thursday nights matchup with AFC North-leading Cincinnati. The Browns havent been this good at the midway point since 2007, when Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas was a rookie.Its been a long time, Thomas said.The Browns concluded a three-game stretch against three of the NFLs weakest teams — Jacksonville, Oakland and Tampa Bay are a combined 2-23 — with two wins. They were ugly at times, and the Browns still have a lot of areas to clean up, but Cleveland teams in the past probably would have found ways to lose.Not this one. Hoyer shook off two interceptions and the Browns blocked a field goal and punt to pull out the win.For a team whos culture has been losing, I dont know if a few years ago — and I can only speak for my time here — I dont know if a Browns team wins that game, Hoyer said.The Buccaneers (1-7) have lost four straight and five games by six points or less. Coach Lovie Smith is seeing progress, but its not translating to wins.There is no doubt that we are headed in the right direction, but you could say that about four games ago, Smith said. We have to find a way to win a game.By November football, you are supposed to be playing your best football and we havent.There was little time for the Browns to celebrate. Coach Mike Pettine said he and his staff planned to grind in the office a little bit on Sunday night to prepare for the Bengals (5-2-1), who will provide a much better measuring stick than Clevelands three previous opponents.Here are five other takeaways from the Browns win over the Buccaneers:HOYERS HEART: Hoyer passed for a season-high 300 yards and stayed in after taking several hard hits. He improved to 8-3 as Clevelands starter, but not before he was booed by some Browns fans who cant let go of the thought of Johnny Manziel behind centre.Obviously, we need to play better, he said. Our fans expect more out of us, and we expect more than our fans do.HEY, ROOMIE: Bucs rookie WR Mike Evans caught a pair of 24-yard TD passes from Mike Glennon and celebrated both scores by making the money gesture made famous by his Texas A&M roommate, Manziel.Evans finished with seven catches for 124 yards, but was called for pass interference in the final two minutes, wiping out a key first down.WINNS WIN: Browns defensive end Billy Winn made the most of his first game back in several weeks. Winn blocked a field goal in the first quarter by placing his hands on two Tampa Bay lineman and leaping over them.I landed on both feet, said Winn, who had never blocked a kick before. Its one of my old skateboard moves.SUB-PAR SUB: Glennon fell to 1-4 since replacing the injured Josh McCown. Glennon made some strong throws, but missed a couple hed like to have again.The two picks in the first half were not good at all, he said. 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Midfielder Jack Wilshere was already sidelined and will discover on Thursday if his requires ankle surgery.Sanogo, who scored in the second minute, limped off late in the game.By that point, though, a place in the round of 16 already seemed secure after Alexis Sanchez scored early in the second half as Arsenal halted a three-game winless run in all competitions.With a game to go in Group D, Dortmund and Arsenal have secured the two qualification places with only top place to play for next month.Im very proud of (qualifying for a 15th consecutive season) and the club deserves a lot of credit for that, said Wenger, whose best Champions League finish with Arsenal is as runner-up in 2006. Its not enough because we want more than that. But we are consistent.An air of negativity has shrouded Arsenal after a trio of collapses, most recently in Saturdays defeat by Manchester United at home.ddddddddddddMaybe we were the victims a little bit of our generous attitude going forward, Wenger said. Tonight we had a bit more urgency to defend.With fog descending on the Emirates Stadium, Sanogo quickly lifted the gloom. Santi Cazorla received a slick back pass from Sanogo and returned the favour to set up the striker to nutmeg goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller with a low shot.What he did on the first goal was class but unfortunately he got injured, Wenger said.The 21-year-old Sanogo was starting up front alongside Sanchez because Danny Welbeck is out with a knee injury and Olivier Giroud was ineligible after not being included in Arsenals original squad for the group stage.Arsenal also had to select its third-choice goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, with Wojciech Szczesny joining David Ospina in the treatment room. Martinez prevented Dortmund from equalizing before halftime by denying Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and also made saves right at the end.Sanchez sealed the victory in the 57th. 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