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Final Score Prediction

Raiders 24, Browns 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Brandon Weeden Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 4 Trent Richardson Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
RB 48 Montario Hardesty Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 47 Josh Gordon Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 53 Greg Little Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 86 Mohamed Massaquoi Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 35 Ben Watson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 38 Jordan Cameron Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 22 Phil Dawson FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
 
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 19 Carson Palmer Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 16 Marcel Reece Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
 RB 41 Darren McFadden Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 28 Denarius Moore Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 58 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 80 Juron Criner Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 10 Brandon Myers Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 17 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 9 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Browns Rookie QB Brandon Weeden (2,456) surpassed TIM COUCH (2,447) for most passing yards by rookie in club history last week. In past 2 on road, Weeden has 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 95 rating. QB Colt McCoy had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs in last meeting vs. Oak... In past 4, rookie RB Trent Richardson is averaging 101.8 rush yards per game. Has 3 games with 100+ rush yards, tied for most ever by Browns rookie. Leads AFC rookies with 755 rush yards. Needs 188 to surpass HOFer JIM BROWN (942 in 1957) for most rush yards by Browns rookie... WR Josh Gordon ranks 2nd among NFL rookies in rec. yards (530). Averages 18.9 yards per catch in 2012. WR Greg Little (92) needs 8 rec. to reach 100 career... TE Jordan Cameron posted 1st TD rec. of career last week... Defense registered 8 takeaways last week (5 FRs, 3 INTs)... LB D'QWELL JACKSON has team-high 85 tackles... CBs Joe Haden & Sheldon Brown & rookie DT Billy Winn had INTs last week. Since entering NFL in 2010, Haden leads team with 9 INTs... DL Phil Taylor posted 1st sack of season last week... S T.J. Ward had 2 FFs vs. Pit... K Phil Dawson has made 27 consecutive FGs, longest active streak in NFL. Has made all 21 FGs in 2012, best pct. in NFL... KR-WR Josh Cribbs had 99-yard KR-TD vs. Raiders on 9/23/07...

Raiders Seek 3rd straight win against Browns at home... For career, QB Carson Palmer is 9-3 (.750) as starter against Browns & has 25 TDs vs. 14 INTs & 90.6 passer rating. Palmer (3,181) has reached 3,000 passing yards for 6th time in career. Palmer averages 306 passing yards per game at home in '12 (1,530 total)... RB Darren McFadden rushed for 91 yards with TD in last game vs. Browns. Raiders are 9-2 (.818) when McFadden has 100+ rush yards. RB Marcel Reece has 95+ scrimmage yards in past 4 games. Has 447 receiving yards in '12, most among NFL RBs... WR Darrius Heyward-Bey had 6 receptions for 82 yards in only game vs. Browns. WR Denarius Moore now has career-best 6 TD receptions in '12... TE Brandon Myers has career-best in catches (55), receiving yards (591) & TDs (3) in '12... LB Philip Wheeler has team-best 84 tackles.


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 W 20-14 +6
13 2012-12-02 OAK A W 20-17 +3
14 2012-12-09 KC H    
15 2012-12-16 WAS H    
16 2012-12-23 DEN A    
17 2012-12-30 PIT A    
   
Oakland Raiders
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 SD H L 14-22 -8
2 2012-09-16 MIA A L 13-35 -22
3 2012-09-23 PIT H W 34-31 +3
4 2012-09-30 DEN A L 6-37 -31
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 ATL A L 20-23 -3
7 2012-10-21 JAC H W 26-23 +3
8 2012-10-28 KC A W 26-16 +10
9 2012-11-04 TB H L 32-42 -10
10 2012-11-11 BAL A L 20-55 -35
11 2012-11-18 NO H L 17-38 -21
12 2012-11-25 CIN A L 10-34 -24
13 2012-12-02 CLE H L 17-20 -3
14 2012-12-06 DEN H    
15 2012-12-16 KC H    
16 2012-12-23 CAR A    
17 2012-12-30 SD A    

Injury Report
Cleveland Browns
Out  WR Jordan Norwood (foot)
 CB Dimitri Patterson (ankle)
 SS Ray Ventrone (calf)
 FS Usama Young (concussion)
Questionable  WR Josh Cribbs (shoulder)
Probable  TE Jordan Cameron (groin)
 RB Trent Richardson (other-excused)
 DE Frostee Rucker (shoulder)
 TE Alex Smith (other-excused)
 SS T.J. Ward (knee)
 QB Brandon Weeden (concussion)
IR  SLB Emmanuel Acho (undisclosed, 8/27)
 SLB Scott Fujita (neck, 10/24)
 OLB Chris Gocong (achilles-tendon, 8/27)
   
Oakland Raiders
Out  DE Jack Crawford (toe)
 DT Richard Seymour (hamstring)
Questionable  RB Mike Goodson (ankle)
 RB Darren McFadden (ankle)
Probable  SS Tyvon Branch (neck)
 WLB Miles Burris (other-illness)
 RB Taiwan Jones (ankle)
 QB Carson Palmer (thumb)
 FB Marcel Reece (other-excused)
IR  WR Jacoby Ford (foot, 9/15)
 MLB Travis Goethel (knee, 11/12)
 CB Shawntae Spencer (foot, 11/10)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Offense 
OAK
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 16.0 22.3 22.8 OAK
Rushing yards 114.3 90.0 116.3 CLE
Rushing yards per attempt 3.69 3.59 4.30 CLE
Completion % 56.0% 58.6% 61.6% OAK
Passing yards 165.3 281.3 230.0 OAK
Passing yards per completion 9.43 10.97 10.76 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 5.28 6.43 6.63 OAK
Interceptions 0.3 1.3 0.8 CLE
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.8 0.7 CLE
Sacks allowed 1.7 2.5 2.3 CLE
3rd down conversions 32.0% 32.9% 38.5% OAK
4th down conversions 25.0% 22.2% 47.5% CLE
Time of possession 29:29 31:14 30:08 OAK
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Defense 
OAK
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 18.0 34.3 22.8 CLE
Rushing yards 105.7 138.5 116.3 CLE
Rushing yards per attempt 3.45 5.21 4.30 CLE
Completion % 60.8% 61.2% 61.6% CLE
Passing yards 171.3 214.3 230.0 CLE
Passing yards per completion 8.81 11.77 10.76 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 5.36 7.20 6.63 CLE
INT return 0.0 0.3 0.8 OAK
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.5 0.7 CLE
Sacks 1.7 1.5 2.3 CLE
3rd down conversions 32.4% 37.5% 38.5% CLE
4th down conversions 60.0% 33.3% 47.5% OAK
Time of possession 32:28 29:18 30:08 OAK

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CLE   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.5 3.8 9.1 CLE
Yards per kick return 18.1 23.5 23.1 OAK
Yards allowed per punt return 7.2 10.2 9.1 CLE
Yards allowed per kick return 19.2 31.4 23.1 CLE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CLE   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.7 6.3 6.1 OAK
Penalty yards 66.7 50.8 51.0 OAK

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 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 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Cleveland Browns vs. Oakland Raiders
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 4 2000-09-24 CLE OAK 10-36 OAK
2003 6 2003-10-12 OAK CLE 7-13 CLE
2005 15 2005-12-18 CLE OAK 9-7 CLE
2006 4 2006-10-01 CLE OAK 24-21 CLE
2007 3 2007-09-23 CLE OAK 24-26 OAK
2009 16 2009-12-27 OAK CLE 9-23 CLE
2011 6 2011-10-16 CLE OAK 17-24 OAK

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.