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Zeroes add early momentum in Leslie Frazier's second chance to be an NFL head coach

Old friend Leslie Frazier appears to be getting smarter and more defensively guru-esque by the shutout.

While his buddy Joe Woods was earning praise for taking a sledgehammer to the Vikings' vaunted offense as Browns defensive coordinator on Sunday, Frazier was in Buffalo posting something only two other defensive coordinators can boast of doing during the Super Bowl era.

"Anytime your shut out a team in the NFL, that encourages you," Frazier said Monday, the day after a 40-0 blanking of a Texans team that came close to hiring him as head coach a year ago.