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Final Score Prediction

Colts 27, Browns 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
QB 21 Brandon Weeden Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 8 Trent Richardson Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 38 Montario Hardesty Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 41 Josh Gordon Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 52 Mohamed Massaquoi Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 63 Greg Little Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 25 Jordan Cameron Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 28 Ben Watson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 22 Phil Dawson FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 17 Defense / ST  
 
Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 8 Andrew Luck Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 18 Vick Ballard Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 50 Delone Carter Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 3 Reggie Wayne Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 26 Donnie Avery Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 64 T.Y. Hilton Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 21 Coby Fleener Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 24 Dwayne Allen Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 9 Adam Vinatieri FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 6 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Browns Rookie QB Brandon Weeden has passed for 1,519 yards, 2nd-most in NFL history by rookie in team's 1st 6 games (CAM NEWTON, 1,847 in '11). In past 2, Weeden has passed for 522 yards with 4 TDs & 88.2 passer rating. Had 71-yard TD pass last week, 2nd-longest TD pass by rookie in team history. Tied for AFC rookie lead with 7 TD passes (Andrew Luck)... Rookie RB Trent Richardson leads AFC rookies with 340 rush yards. Richardson has 4 rush TDs in past 5 games. RB Montario Hardesty posted 1st rush TD of career last week... In past 2, rookie WR Josh Gordon has 5 catches for 181 yards (36.2 avg.) with 3 TDs... TE Ben Watson recorded 1st TD catch of season last week... Browns have AFC-best 10 INTs this season... LB D'QWELL JACKSON has team-high 40 tackles in '12... S Usama Young has INT in each of past 2 games. Posted INT in last game vs. Ind... CB Joe Haden aims for 3rd straight game with INT... CB Sheldon Brown had 19-yard INT-TD return last week... PR-KR-WR Josh Cribbs leads AFC & is 3rd in NFL with 31.3 KR avg. & ranks 2nd in NFL with 15.4 PR avg. in '12.

Colts Have won 3 of past 5 at home against Cle... QB Andrew Luck averages 297.6 passing yards per game, 5th-best in NFL & most among rookie QBs. Aims for 3rd consecutive game at home with 300+ passing yards (313, 362). Leads AFC QBs with 103 rush yards... RB Vick Ballard registered 1st career start last week... WR Reggie Wayne averages NFL-best 118.6 rec. yards per game in '12 (593 rec. yards in 5 games). Wayne (903) became 14th player in NFL history to reach 900 career receptions last week. WR Donnie Avery had 60 receiving yards last week, 2nd-most of season. Rookie WR T.Y. Hilton averages 17.8 yards per catch (11 catches, 196 yards)... Rookie TEs Dwayne Allen (12 catches, 109 yards) & Coby Fleener (17 catches, 181 yards) have combined for 29 catches for 290 rec. yards... LB Dwight Freeney has 7 sacks in 5 career games vs. Browns, incl. 3 sacks against Cle. on 9/25/05 (tied for career-high). LB Jerry Hughes posted 2nd sack of season last week... S Antoine Bethea has 1 career INT against Browns.


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    
9 2012-11-04 BAL H    
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 DAL A    
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    
   
Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 CHI A L 21-41 -20
2 2012-09-16 MIN H W 23-20 +3
3 2012-09-23 JAC H L 17-22 -5
4   Bye      
5 2012-10-07 GB H W 30-27 +3
6 2012-10-14 NYJ A L 9-35 -26
7 2012-10-21 CLE H W 17-13 +4
8 2012-10-28 TEN A    
9 2012-11-04 MIA H    
10 2012-11-08 JAC A    
11 2012-11-18 NE A    
12 2012-11-25 BUF H    
13 2012-12-02 DET A    
14 2012-12-09 TEN H    
15 2012-12-16 HOU A    
16 2012-12-23 KC A    
17 2012-12-30 HOU H    

Injury Report
Cleveland Browns
Out  SLB Scott Fujita (shoulder)
 WR Jordan Norwood (foot)
 CB Dimitri Patterson (ankle)
Questionable  WR Travis Benjamin (hamstring)
 WR Mohamed Massaquoi (hamstring)
 DT Ahtyba Rubin (ankle)
Probable  SLB Tank Carder (foot)
 WR Josh Gordon (knee)
 WR Greg Little (other-illness)
 RB Trent Richardson (abdomen)
 DE Frostee Rucker (shoulder)
 SS Ray Ventrone (calf)
 SS T.J. Ward (hand)
 QB Brandon Weeden (foot)
IR  SLB Emmanuel Acho (undisclosed, 8/27)
 OLB Chris Gocong (achilles-tendon, 8/27)
PUP  DT Phil Taylor (chest)
   
Indianapolis Colts
Out  RB Donald Brown (knee)
 CB Darius Butler (shoulder)
 OLB Robert Mathis (knee)
 DE Fili Moala (knee)
 DE Cory Redding (knee)
Questionable  ILB Pat Angerer (foot)
Probable  CB Vontae Davis (ankle)
 DE Dwight Freeney (ankle)
IR  WR Austin Collie (knee, 9/24)
 ILB A.J. Edds (knee, 8/3)
 NT Brandon McKinney (knee, 8/26)
Non-Football Related  NT Josh Chapman (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Offense 
IND
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 21.5 20.3 23.3 CLE
Rushing yards 84.0 88.7 112.3 IND
Rushing yards per attempt 3.90 3.56 4.16 CLE
Completion % 55.8% 53.4% 61.9% CLE
Passing yards 256.3 287.7 242.7 IND
Passing yards per completion 11.24 11.88 11.07 IND
Passing yards per attempt 6.28 6.34 6.86 IND
Interceptions 1.5 1.3 1.0 IND
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.7 0.7 CLE
Sacks allowed 1.8 3.0 2.3 CLE
3rd down conversions 30.1% 39.5% 38.4% IND
4th down conversions 66.7% 66.7% 59.2% -
Time of possession 26:26 29:23 30:15 IND
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Defense 
IND
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 26.3 28.0 23.3 CLE
Rushing yards 117.3 146.7 112.3 CLE
Rushing yards per attempt 4.64 4.98 4.16 CLE
Completion % 63.3% 63.6% 61.9% CLE
Passing yards 299.3 198.3 242.7 IND
Passing yards per completion 11.10 11.08 11.07 IND
Passing yards per attempt 7.03 7.05 6.86 CLE
INT return 1.5 0.3 1.0 CLE
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.0 0.7 CLE
Sacks 2.3 2.3 2.3 -
3rd down conversions 37.6% 38.5% 38.4% CLE
4th down conversions 66.7% 100.0% 59.2% CLE
Time of possession 33:34 30:37 30:15 IND

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CLE   IND  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 17.1 7.2 9.9 CLE
Yards per kick return 29.5 21.6 24.6 CLE
Yards allowed per punt return 17.9 7.8 9.9 IND
Yards allowed per kick return 20.8 27.4 24.6 CLE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CLE   IND  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 6.3 6.6 IND
Penalty yards 62.3 59.3 57.0 IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 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 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Cleveland Browns vs. Indianapolis Colts
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 15 2002-12-15 IND CLE 28-23 IND
2003 1 2003-09-07 IND CLE 9-6 IND
2005 3 2005-09-25 CLE IND 6-13 IND
2008 13 2008-11-30 IND CLE 10-6 IND
2011 2 2011-09-18 CLE IND 27-19 CLE

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.