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Final Score Prediction

Cowboys 30, Browns 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Brandon Weeden Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6 Trent Richardson Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
RB 54 Montario Hardesty Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 41 Josh Gordon Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 47 Greg Little Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 76 Mohamed Massaquoi Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 30 Ben Watson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 31 Jordan Cameron Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 26 Phil Dawson FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 22 Defense / ST  
 
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Tony Romo Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 7 Felix Jones Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 46 Lance Dunbar Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 13 Dez Bryant Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 24 Miles Austin Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 71 Kevin Ogletree Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 4 Jason Witten Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 1 Dan Bailey FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 7 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Browns Rookie QB Brandon Weeden (2,088) needs 360 passing yards to surpass TIM COUCH (2,447) for most passing yards by rookie in Browns history. Weeden has 6 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 86.4 passer rating on road... Rookie RB Trent Richardson has 3 games with 100+ rush yards, tied for most by Browns rookie in franchise history. Aims for 3rd straight game with 100+ rush yards. Leads AFC rookies with 575 rush yards... WR Josh Gordon leads NFL rookies in receiving yards (417). Averages 21.9 yards per catch in '12. Had 2 receptions for 82 yards (41 avg.) & 62-yard TD catch in last meeting vs. NFC (NYG)... Browns have 10 INTs, tied for 2nd-most in AFC... LB D'QWELL JACKSON has team-high 70 tackles... DE Jabaal Sheard had season-high 8 tackles with sack last game... DL Phil Taylor made season debut last game... Since entering NFL in '10, CB Joe Haden leads team w/ 8 INTs... CB Sheldon Brown has 5 career INTs vs. Dal.

Cowboys QB Tony Romo is 20-3 (.870) in career during Nov. with 111.7 rating. In career, when Romo starts & has 100+ rating (min. 10 att.), Cowboys are 35-9 (.795)... When RB DeMarco Murray has 18+ att., Cowboys are 7-0. Has 856 rush yards (122.3 per game) in those 7 games... TE Jason Witten has 58 catches (9.7 per game) in past 6. Since 2007, has 510 catches, most by NFL TE. WR Miles Austin has TD catch or 100+ yards in 9 of past 13. In past 10 vs. AFC, has 59 catches for 1,011 yards (101.1 per game) & 6 TDs. Austin (669), WR Dez Bryant (590) & Witten (585) can become 1st trio in team history with 1,000+ rec. yards in season. PR Dwayne Harris had 78-yard PR-TD last week, 1st of career... LB DeMarcus Ware has 18 sacks in past 17 vs. AFC. Has 34.5 sacks in past 28. Since 2006, has 100.5 sacks, most in NFL. Has 9 sacks & needs 1 for 7th 10-sack season in row. Would tie HOFers LAWRENCE TAYLOR & BRUCE SMITH for 3rd-longest streak. CB Brandon Carr had 47-yard INT-TD last week, 1st career INT-TD & 1st INT with Dal. DT Jason Hatcher had FR-TD in Week 10.


Results and Schedule
Cleveland Browns
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 PHI H L 16-17 -1
2 2012-09-16 CIN A L 27-34 -7
3 2012-09-23 BUF H L 14-24 -10
4 2012-09-27 BAL A L 16-23 -7
5 2012-10-07 NYG A L 27-41 -14
6 2012-10-14 CIN H W 34-24 +10
7 2012-10-21 IND A L 13-17 -4
8 2012-10-28 SD H W 7-6 +1
9 2012-11-04 BAL H L 15-25 -10
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 DAL A L 20-23 -3
12 2012-11-25 PIT H    
13 2012-12-02 OAK A    
14 2012-12-09 KC H    
15 2012-12-16 WAS H    
16 2012-12-23 DEN A    
17 2012-12-30 PIT A    
   
Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-05 NYG A W 24-17 +7
2 2012-09-16 SEA A L 7-27 -20
3 2012-09-23 TB H W 16-10 +6
4 2012-10-01 CHI H L 18-34 -16
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 BAL A L 29-31 -2
7 2012-10-21 CAR A W 19-14 +5
8 2012-10-28 NYG H L 24-29 -5
9 2012-11-04 ATL A L 13-19 -6
10 2012-11-11 PHI A W 38-23 +15
11 2012-11-18 CLE H W 23-20 +3
12 2012-11-22 WAS H    
13 2012-12-02 PHI H    
14 2012-12-09 CIN A    
15 2012-12-16 PIT H    
16 2012-12-23 NO H    
17 2012-12-30 WAS A    

Injury Report
Cleveland Browns
Out  WR Jordan Norwood (foot)
 CB Dimitri Patterson (ankle)
 SS Ray Ventrone (calf)
Questionable  CB Joe Haden (oblique)
 DT Ahtyba Rubin (calf)
Probable  TE Jordan Cameron (groin)
 WR Josh Cribbs (wrist)
 MLB D'Qwell Jackson (calf)
 WR Mohamed Massaquoi (hamstring)
 RB Trent Richardson (other-excused)
 DE Frostee Rucker (shoulder)
 CB Buster Skrine (ankle)
 DT Phil Taylor (ankle)
 SS T.J. Ward (hand)
 QB Brandon Weeden (thigh)
 FS Usama Young (knee)
IR  SLB Emmanuel Acho (undisclosed, 8/27)
 SLB Scott Fujita (neck, 10/24)
 OLB Chris Gocong (achilles-tendon, 8/27)
   
Dallas Cowboys
Out  FS Matt Johnson (hamstring)
 DE Sean Lissemore (ankle)
Doubtful  CB Mike Jenkins (back)
 RB DeMarco Murray (foot)
Probable  ILB Dan Connor (neck)
 TE John Phillips (ankle)
 NT Jay Ratliff (ankle)
 FB Lawrence Vickers (knee)
IR  DE Kenyon Coleman (triceps, 11/14)
 ILB Sean Lee (toe, 10/24)
 ILB Caleb McSurdy (achilles-tendon, 8/16)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Offense 
DAL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 18.3 24.0 22.5 DAL
Rushing yards 103.3 83.7 117.0 CLE
Rushing yards per attempt 3.83 3.74 4.35 CLE
Completion % 56.2% 66.8% 61.9% DAL
Passing yards 218.7 264.3 233.2 DAL
Passing yards per completion 11.20 10.86 10.78 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 6.30 7.26 6.67 DAL
Interceptions 1.0 0.3 0.9 DAL
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.3 0.7 CLE
Sacks allowed 1.0 1.7 2.2 CLE
3rd down conversions 34.2% 43.9% 38.8% DAL
4th down conversions 60.0% 75.0% 53.3% DAL
Time of possession 27:36 31:04 29:52 DAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Defense 
DAL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 22.0 23.7 22.5 CLE
Rushing yards 134.0 102.0 117.0 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.45 4.29 4.35 DAL
Completion % 61.8% 62.9% 61.9% CLE
Passing yards 193.3 241.3 233.2 CLE
Passing yards per completion 10.35 11.85 10.78 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 6.39 7.45 6.67 CLE
INT return 0.3 0.7 0.9 DAL
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.7 0.7 CLE
Sacks 1.3 1.7 2.2 DAL
3rd down conversions 40.0% 32.2% 38.8% DAL
4th down conversions 50.0% 33.3% 53.3% DAL
Time of possession 32:24 28:56 29:52 DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CLE   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 12.1 14.1 8.3 DAL
Yards per kick return 30.7 22.4 23.3 CLE
Yards allowed per punt return 9.8 1.9 8.3 DAL
Yards allowed per kick return 17.7 27.0 23.3 CLE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CLE   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 8.7 6.3 CLE
Penalty yards 48.3 56.0 52.1 CLE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2012 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Cleveland Browns vs. Dallas Cowboys
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 2 2004-09-19 CLE DAL 12-19 DAL
2008 1 2008-09-07 DAL CLE 28-10 DAL

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.