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Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 15
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

SF
SD		 7
 34
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ARI
CAR		 12
 19
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PHI
NYG		 38
 31
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NO
BAL		 24
 30
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KC
STL		 27
 13
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JAC
IND		 24
 34
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HOU
TEN		 17
 31
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DET
TB		 23
 20
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CLE
CIN		 17
 19
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BUF
MIA		 17
 14
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WAS
DAL		 30
 33
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ATL
SEA		 34
 18
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DEN
OAK		 23
 39
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NYJ
PIT		 22
 17
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GB
NE		 27
 31
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CHI
MIN		 40
 14
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bengals 24, Browns 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 30 Colt McCoy Pass: 180, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3 Peyton Hillis Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 72 Chansi Stuckey Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
WR 73 Mohamed Massaquoi Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 75 Brian Robiskie Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 4 Ben Watson Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 23 Phil Dawson FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 13 Defense / ST  
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Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Carson Palmer Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 12 Cedric Benson Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 8 Terrell Owens Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 33 Chad Ochocinco Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 38 Jordan Shipley Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
TE 27 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 26 Clint Stitser FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 17 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Browns Club has 4-2 record in Dec. under ERIC MANGINI... Rookie QB Colt McCoy (3rd round, No. 85) has 80+ passer rating in 4 of 5 career starts. In only career start against Cin. (w/ Panthers on 10/22/06), QB Jake Delhomme completed 20 of 34 passes (58.8 pct.) for 238 yards w/ 2 TDs vs. 1 INT & 87.6 passer rating... With 108 rush yards vs. Buf., RB Peyton Hillis (1,070 rush yards; 11 rush TDs) joined JIM BROWN & LEROY KELLY as only Browns to rush for at least 1,000 yards & 11 TDs in season. Hillis had 102 rush yards w/ 1 TD in last game vs. Cin... TE Ben Watson (582) needs 62 rec. yards to surpass career-high of 643 in '06. TE Evan Moore had TD rec. in last game vs. Cin... Rookie CB Joe Haden (1st round, No. 7) has INT in 4 of past 5. Tied for 2nd among NFL rookies w/ 5 INTs... LB Matt Roth has 3 sacks in past 2 vs. Cin.

Bengals Club has won 5 of past 6 vs. Cle. at home... Bengals aim for 4th straight win vs. Browns in Dec... QB Carson Palmer is 5-0 at home vs. Browns as starter. In last game vs. Cle., Palmer completed 25 of 36 passes (69.4 pct.) for 371 yards w/ 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 121.4 rating. Palmer (149) needs TD pass to join KEN ANDERSON (197) & BOOMER ESIASON (187) as only players in club history to reach 150 TD passes... RB Cedric Benson (856) needs 144 rush yards to reach 1,000 in consecutive seasons for 1st time in career. In 3 starts vs. Cle., Benson averages 101.7 rush yards per game (305 total)... WR Terrell Owens had 10 rec. for 222 yards w/ 1 TD in last meeting vs. Cle. & became only player to record 200-yard rec. game with 3 different teams (Cin., Dal., SF). Owens (983) needs 17 rec. yards to join Pro Football HOFer WR JERRY RICE (14) & WR RANDY MOSS (10) as only players ever w/ at least 10 1,000-yard seasons. Owens (9) needs 1 TD catch to record 9th season w/ 10+ TD catches. WR Chad Ochocinco has 11 TD rec. vs. Browns, most vs. any team... Rookie DE Carlos Dunlap (2nd round, No. 54) has 3.5 sacks in past 3... CB Leon Hall has 5 INTs vs. Cle., most vs. any team.


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 L 17-19 -2
16 2010-12-26 BAL H    
17 2011-01-02 PIT H    
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 NE A L 24-38 -14
2 2010-09-19 BAL H W 15-10 +5
3 2010-09-26 CAR A W 20-7 +13
4 2010-10-03 CLE A L 20-23 -3
5 2010-10-10 TB H L 21-24 -3
6   Bye      
7 2010-10-24 ATL A L 32-39 -7
8 2010-10-31 MIA H L 14-22 -8
9 2010-11-08 PIT H L 21-27 -6
10 2010-11-14 IND A L 17-23 -6
11 2010-11-21 BUF H L 31-49 -18
12 2010-11-25 NYJ A L 10-26 -16
13 2010-12-05 NO H L 30-34 -4
14 2010-12-12 PIT A L 7-23 -16
15 2010-12-19 CLE H W 19-17 +2
16 2010-12-26 SD H    
17 2011-01-02 BAL A    

Injury Report
Cleveland Browns
Doubtful  OLB Scott Fujita (Knee)
 TE Evan Moore (Hip)
Questionable  OLB Marcus Benard (Shoulder)
 ILB David Bowens (Head)
 CB Sheldon Brown (Shoulder)
 DE Kenyon Coleman (Knee)
 NT Shaun Rogers (Ankle)
Probable  WR Josh Cribbs (Foot)
 QB Colt McCoy (Ankle)
 DE Brian Schaefering (Illness)
 OT John St. Clair (Ankle)
 FB Lawrence Vickers (Shoulder)
 OT Floyd Womack (Shoulder)
 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)
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Questionable  WR Terrell Owens (Knee)
Probable  CB Johnathan Joseph (Ankle)
 WR Chad Ochocinco (Ankle)
 OLB Keith Rivers (Foot)
 DT Pat Sims (Knee)
IR  FS Chris Crocker (Right Knee MCL)
 DE Jonathan Fanene (Hamstring)
 CB Brandon Ghee (Groin)
 DT Tank Johnson (Right Knee)
 CB Adam Jones (Neck)
 SS Chinedum Ndukwe (Knee)
 K Mike Nugent (Right Knee ACL)
 DE Antwan Odom (Wrist)
 DE Frostee Rucker (Knee)
 OT Andre Smith (Foot)
 CB Morgan Trent (Knee)
 SS Gibril Wilson (Left Knee)
Non-Football Related  FS Tom Nelson (Illness)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Offense 		 CIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 19.3 19.5 22.6 CIN
Rushing yards 113.0 67.0 116.6 CLE
Rushing yards per attempt 4.22 3.40 4.28 CLE
Completion % 64.9% 61.6% 60.9% CLE
Passing yards 191.3 204.3 225.1 CIN
Passing yards per completion 9.85 8.91 10.98 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 6.39 5.49 6.69 CLE
Interceptions 0.5 2.0 1.0 CLE
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.8 0.6 CIN
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.0 2.2 CLE
3rd down conversions 34.2% 35.9% 38.7% CIN
4th down conversions 50.0% 75.0% 51.2% CIN
Time of possession 29:19 29:39 30:13 CIN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Defense 		 CIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 18.5 27.5 22.6 CLE
Rushing yards 145.3 132.8 116.6 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.34 4.71 4.28 CLE
Completion % 56.0% 63.8% 60.9% CLE
Passing yards 195.8 223.5 225.1 CLE
Passing yards per completion 10.70 11.26 10.98 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 5.99 7.19 6.69 CLE
INT return 1.5 0.8 1.0 CLE
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.0 0.6 CLE
Sacks 2.0 1.8 2.2 CLE
3rd down conversions 39.5% 36.5% 38.7% CIN
4th down conversions 85.7% 100.0% 51.2% CLE
Time of possession 31:38 30:22 30:13 CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CLE   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.6 5.1 9.3 CLE
Yards per kick return 17.7 23.5 22.1 CIN
Yards allowed per punt return 11.9 1.8 9.3 CIN
Yards allowed per kick return 16.3 21.2 22.1 CLE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CLE   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.3 4.5 5.9 CLE
Penalty yards 41.0 34.0 48.8 CIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 2 2000-09-10 CLE CIN 24-7 CLE
2000 9 2000-10-29 CIN CLE 12-3 CIN
2001 5 2001-10-14 CLE CIN 14-24 CIN
2001 11 2001-11-25 CIN CLE 0-18 CLE
2002 2 2002-09-15 CIN CLE 7-20 CLE
2002 11 2002-11-17 CLE CIN 27-20 CLE
2003 4 2003-09-28 CIN CLE 21-14 CIN
2003 17 2003-12-28 CLE CIN 22-14 CLE
2004 6 2004-10-17 CIN CLE 17-34 CLE
2004 12 2004-11-28 CLE CIN 48-58 CIN
2005 1 2005-09-11 CIN CLE 27-13 CIN
2005 14 2005-12-11 CLE CIN 20-23 CIN
2006 2 2006-09-17 CLE CIN 17-34 CIN
2006 12 2006-11-26 CIN CLE 30-0 CIN
2007 2 2007-09-16 CIN CLE 45-51 CLE
2007 16 2007-12-23 CLE CIN 14-19 CIN
2008 4 2008-09-28 CLE CIN 20-12 CLE
2008 16 2008-12-21 CIN CLE 14-0 CIN
2009 4 2009-10-04 CIN CLE 23-20 CIN
2009 12 2009-11-29 CLE CIN 7-16 CIN
2010 4 2010-10-03 CIN CLE 20-23 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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