NFL Game Preview: Cleveland Browns at Buffalo Bills - Week 14

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Cleveland Browns at Buffalo Bills - Week 14

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IND TEN	30 28
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ATL CAR	31 10
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OAK JAC	31 38
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TB WAS	17 16
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GB DET	3 7
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CLE BUF	6 13
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CIN PIT	7 23
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STL NO	13 31
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SEA SF	21 40
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DEN ARI	13 43
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MIA NYJ	10 6
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NE CHI	36 7
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KC SD	0 31
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PHI DAL	30 27
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NYG MIN	21 3
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BAL HOU	34 28
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bills 24, Browns 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Cleveland Browns
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 31	Jake Delhomme	Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1	Peyton Hillis	Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
WR 77	Chansi Stuckey	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
WR 78	Mohamed Massaquoi	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 85	Brian Robiskie	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 4	Ben Watson	Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 16	Phil Dawson	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 13	Defense / ST

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Buffalo Bills
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 10	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 14	Fred Jackson	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 48	C.J. Spiller	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 12	Steve Johnson	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 26	Lee Evans	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 92	Donald Jones	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 26	Rian Lindell	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 20	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Browns Club aims for 3rd consecutive win at Buffalo... Rookie QB Colt McCoy (3rd round, No. 85) has 80+ passer rating in 4 of 5 career starts. QB Jake Delhomme had season-high in completion pct. (70.6) & passer rating (97.3) last week... RB Peyton Hillis has 962 rush yards w/ 11 rush TDs this season & needs 38 yards to join JIM BROWN & LEROY KELLY as only Browns to rush for at least 1,000 yards & 11 TDs in season... TE Ben Watson had career-high 10 receptions last week & joined Pro Football HOFer OZZIE NEWSOME & KELLEN WINSLOW as only TEs in franchise history to have at least 10 receptions in game. Watson tied career-high w/ 2 TD rec. vs. Bills (w/ NE on 9/14/09)... Rookie CB Joe Haden (1st round, No. 7) has INT in 4 consecutive games & is 1st Brown to record INT in 4 straight games since ERNIE KELLERMAN in 1968... CB Eric Wright had INT in last game at Buf... S Abram Elam has INT in 2 of past 3... K Phil Dawson posted 14th career game-winning FG on 23-yarder as time expired last week against Mia.

Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has 8 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 81.1 passer rating at home this season. Fitzpatrick (20) is 5th player in Bills history w/ 20+ TD passes in season & 1st since DREW BLEDSOE in '04. Aims for 14th straight game w/ TD pass... For career, RB Fred Jackson averages 5.3 yards per carry at home in Dec. (76 att., 399 yards)... WR Lee Evans (5,934) needs 66 receiving yards to join ANDRE REED (13,095) & ERIC MOULDS (9,096) as only Bills to reach 6,000 career receiving yards. In past 4, Evans is averaging 25.6 yards per catch. WR Steve Johnson (9) needs 2 TD rec. to tie BILL BROOKS (11 in '95) for most TD rec. in season in Bills history. Rookie WR DAVID NELSON (undrafted free agent) had 1st career TD rec. last week... Defense registered 4 INTs vs. Vikings... CB Drayton Florence had career-best 2 INTs last week, incl. 40-yard INT-TD... S Donte Whitner posted 1st INT of season & 5th of career last week... LB Paul Posluszny leads team w/ 111 tackles in '10.

Results and Schedule

Cleveland Browns
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	TB	A	L 14-17	-3
2	2010-09-19	KC	H	L 14-16	-2
3	2010-09-26	BAL	A	L 17-24	-7
4	2010-10-03	CIN	H	W 23-20	+3
5	2010-10-10	ATL	H	L 10-20	-10
6	2010-10-17	PIT	A	L 10-28	-18
7	2010-10-24	NO	A	W 30-17	+13
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	NE	H	W 34-14	+20
10	2010-11-14	NYJ	H	L 20-26	-6
11	2010-11-21	JAC	A	L 20-24	-4
12	2010-11-28	CAR	H	W 24-23	+1
13	2010-12-05	MIA	A	W 13-10	+3
14	2010-12-12	BUF	A	L 6-13	-7
15	2010-12-19	CIN	A
16	2010-12-26	BAL	H
17	2011-01-02	PIT	H

Buffalo Bills
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	MIA	H	L 10-15	-5
2	2010-09-19	GB	A	L 7-34	-27
3	2010-09-26	NE	A	L 30-38	-8
4	2010-10-03	NYJ	H	L 14-38	-24
5	2010-10-10	JAC	H	L 26-36	-10
6		Bye
7	2010-10-24	BAL	A	L 34-37	-3
8	2010-10-31	KC	A	L 10-13	-3
9	2010-11-07	CHI	H	L 19-22	-3
10	2010-11-14	DET	H	W 14-12	+2
11	2010-11-21	CIN	A	W 49-31	+18
12	2010-11-28	PIT	H	L 16-19	-3
13	2010-12-05	MIN	A	L 14-38	-24
14	2010-12-12	CLE	H	W 13-6	+7
15	2010-12-19	MIA	A
16	2010-12-26	NE	H
17	2011-01-02	NYJ	A

Injury Report

Cleveland Browns
Doubtful	OLB Scott Fujita (Knee) TE Evan Moore (Hip)
Questionable	ILB Eric Barton (Shoulder) DE Kenyon Coleman (Knee) WR Josh Cribbs (Foot) QB Colt McCoy (Ankle) NT Shaun Rogers (Ankle) OT Floyd Womack (Knee)
Probable	OLB Marcus Benard (Not Injury Related) CB Eric Wright (Knee)
IR	ILB Blake Costanzo (Undisclosed) RB Montario Hardesty (Knee) ILB D'Qwell Jackson (Pectoral) OT Tony Pashos (Ankle) DE Robaire Smith (Back) OG Billy Yates (Biceps)

Buffalo Bills
Out	OC Geoff Hangartner (Knee) TE Shawn Nelson (Illness)
Questionable	CB Terrence McGee (Knee) SS Donte Whitner (Knee) NT Kyle Williams (Neck)
Probable	OT Demetrius Bell (Knee) FB Corey McIntyre (Not Injury Related)
IR	OLB Danny Batten (Right Shoulder) MLB Andra Davis (Shoulder) WR Marcus Easley (Left Knee) DE Dwan Edwards (Hamstring) ILB Keith Ellison (Knee) OLB Shawne Merriman (Calf, Achilles) WR Roscoe Parrish (Wrist) OLB Reggie Torbor (Shoulder) OG Kraig Urbik (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	CLE Offense	BUF Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	21.3	15.8	22.7	CLE
Rushing yards	115.7	109.0	113.8	CLE
Rushing yards per attempt	4.22	4.25	4.20	BUF
Completion %	65.5%	55.5%	61.3%	CLE
Passing yards	197.0	223.8	231.6	BUF
Passing yards per completion	10.23	10.65	11.07	BUF
Passing yards per attempt	6.70	5.91	6.79	CLE
Interceptions	0.3	1.3	1.0	CLE
Fumbles lost	0.7	0.8	0.6	CLE
Sacks allowed	2.3	1.3	2.1	BUF
3rd down conversions	36.4%	42.7%	38.8%	BUF
4th down conversions	50.0%	62.5%	50.6%	BUF
Time of possession	29:48	27:46	30:18	CLE

Defense Stats Comparison

	CLE Defense	BUF Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	20.3	21.3	22.7	CLE
Rushing yards	136.3	163.5	113.8	CLE
Rushing yards per attempt	4.27	4.63	4.20	CLE
Completion %	55.4%	58.8%	61.3%	CLE
Passing yards	205.3	200.8	231.6	BUF
Passing yards per completion	10.89	10.74	11.07	BUF
Passing yards per attempt	6.03	6.32	6.79	CLE
INT return	1.7	0.8	1.0	CLE
Fumble recoveries	0.7	0.5	0.6	CLE
Sacks	2.0	1.8	2.1	CLE
3rd down conversions	40.3%	44.1%	38.8%	CLE
4th down conversions	100.0%	85.7%	50.6%	BUF
Time of possession	30:07	33:26	30:18	CLE

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	CLE	BUF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	7.6	9.1	9.7	BUF
Yards per kick return	19.1	17.9	22.0	CLE
Yards allowed per punt return	11.5	10.3	9.7	BUF
Yards allowed per kick return	16.1	21.8	22.0	CLE

Misc Stats Comparison

	CLE	BUF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.3	4.8	6.1	CLE
Penalty yards	45.3	38.0	50.4	BUF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2004	14	2004-12-12	CLE	BUF	7-37	BUF
2007	15	2007-12-16	BUF	CLE	0-8	CLE
2008	11	2008-11-17	CLE	BUF	29-27	CLE
2009	5	2009-10-11	CLE	BUF	6-3	CLE

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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