Prediction: Bills 24, Browns 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Cleveland Browns |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 25 |
Brian Hoyer |
Pass: 275, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
| RB 14 |
Isaiah Crowell |
Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| RB 33 |
Terrance West |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0 |
| WR 15 |
Josh Gordon |
Rec: 7-90, 1 TD |
| WR 51 |
Andrew Hawkins |
Rec: 5-55, 0 TD |
| WR 61 |
Miles Austin |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 14 |
Jordan Cameron   |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| K 12 |
Billy Cundiff |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 19 |
Defense / ST |
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| Buffalo Bills |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 23 |
Kyle Orton |
Pass: 245, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 24 |
Fred Jackson |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 4-25, 0 |
| RB 50 |
Anthony Dixon |
Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 55 |
Bryce Brown |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| WR 23 |
Sammy Watkins |
Rec: 6-75, 1 TD |
| WR 64 |
Robert Woods |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| TE 26 |
Scott Chandler |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
| K 18 |
Dan Carpenter |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 4 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Browns Have won 3 of past 4 on road... In 14 starts with Cle., QB Brian Hoyer is 10-4 with 3,479 pass yards & 16 TDs. Last week, passed for 322 yards & became 3rd QB in club history with back-to-back 300-yard games, joining HOFer OTTO GRAHAM & BRIAN SIPE... Rookie RB Isaiah Crowell (undrafted) rushed for career-high 88 yards on 12 att. (7.3 avg.) & 2 TDs last week. Leads NFL rookies with 7 rush TDs. Aims for 3rd in row with 85+ scrimmage yards. RB Terrance West (Rd. 3, No. 94 overall) leads team & ranks 2nd among AFC rookies with 470 rush yards... WR Josh Gordon led team in catches (8) & rec. yards (120) in season debut. Had 86 yards & TD in last meeting. In past 10, has 68 rec. for 1,316 yards & 7 TDs. WR Andrew Hawkins had 5 catches for 93 yards vs. Atl. & leads team with career-high 694 receiving yards this season... Browns lead AFC with 15 INTs... CB Joe Haden aims for 3rd in row with INT. Since 2013, S Tashaun Gipson leads all NFL players with 11 INTs.
 Bills Last week, QB Kyle Orton completed 24 of 32 (75 pct.) for 230 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 115.4 rating. Orton's teams are 13-3 (.813) when he starts & posts 100+ rating. In last meeting, passed for 263 yards with TD & 0 INTs... RB Fred Jackson (5,402 rush; 2,452 rec.) needs 48 rec. yards to join HOFer THURMAN THOMAS as only Bills with 5,000+ career rush & 2,500+ rec. yards. Last week, Jackson surpassed WILLIE PARKER (5,370) for 3rd-most rush yards by undrafted player. Last week, RB BOOBIE DIXON rushed for 54 yards, incl. 30-yard TD, & blocked punt that was recovered for TD by LB Manny Lawson. 1st Bills player with 2 blocked punts in season since STEVE TASKER (1990)... WR Sammy Watkins (No. 4 overall) leads AFC rookies in rec. yards (684) on 48 catches with 5 TDs. Last week, WR Robert Woods had career-highs in catches (9) & yards (118) with TD... Bills lead league with 46 sacks & are only NFL team with 2 players with 10+ sacks each (DE Mario Williams & DT Marcell Dareus). Williams has 6.5 sacks in past 3. Dareus leads NFL DTs with 10 sacks.
Results and Schedule
| Cleveland Browns |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
PIT |
A |
L 27-30 |
-3 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
NO |
H |
W 26-24 |
+2 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
BAL |
H |
L 21-23 |
-2 |
| 4 |
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Bye |
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| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
TEN |
A |
W 29-28 |
+1 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
PIT |
H |
W 31-10 |
+21 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
JAC |
A |
L 6-24 |
-18 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
OAK |
H |
W 23-13 |
+10 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
TB |
H |
W 22-17 |
+5 |
| 10 |
2014-11-06 |
CIN |
A |
W 24-3 |
+21 |
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
HOU |
H |
L 7-23 |
-16 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
ATL |
A |
W 26-24 |
+2 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
BUF |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
IND |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
CIN |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
CAR |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
BAL |
A |
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| Buffalo Bills |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
CHI |
A |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
MIA |
H |
W 29-10 |
+19 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
SD |
H |
L 10-22 |
-12 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
HOU |
A |
L 17-23 |
-6 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
DET |
A |
W 17-14 |
+3 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
NE |
H |
L 22-37 |
-15 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
MIN |
H |
W 17-16 |
+1 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
NYJ |
A |
W 43-23 |
+20 |
| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
KC |
H |
L 13-17 |
-4 |
| 11 |
2014-11-13 |
MIA |
A |
L 9-22 |
-13 |
| 12 |
2014-11-24 |
NYJ |
H |
W 38-3 |
+35 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
CLE |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
DEN |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
GB |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
OAK |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
NE |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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CLE
Offense |
BUF
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
19.0 |
22.7 |
22.5 |
BUF |
| Rushing yards |
84.8 |
98.0 |
109.0 |
BUF |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
2.91 |
3.85 |
4.09 |
BUF |
| Completion % |
52.5% |
64.8% |
62.4% |
BUF |
| Passing yards |
264.5 |
228.7 |
237.8 |
CLE |
| Passing yards per completion |
13.79 |
9.69 |
10.84 |
CLE |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.24 |
6.28 |
6.76 |
CLE |
| Interceptions |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
BUF |
| Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
CLE |
| Sacks allowed |
1.8 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
CLE |
| 3rd down conversions |
29.8% |
39.7% |
39.8% |
BUF |
| 4th down conversions |
14.3% |
20.0% |
50.6% |
BUF |
| Time of possession |
28:39 |
28:51 |
30:06 |
BUF |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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CLE
Defense |
BUF
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
19.3 |
18.3 |
22.5 |
BUF |
| Rushing yards |
113.8 |
136.7 |
109.0 |
CLE |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.02 |
5.25 |
4.09 |
CLE |
| Completion % |
55.2% |
57.9% |
62.4% |
CLE |
| Passing yards |
216.5 |
138.0 |
237.8 |
BUF |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.85 |
7.76 |
10.84 |
BUF |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.44 |
4.49 |
6.76 |
BUF |
| INT return |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
CLE |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
BUF |
| Sacks |
2.3 |
5.3 |
2.4 |
BUF |
| 3rd down conversions |
34.7% |
33.3% |
39.8% |
BUF |
| 4th down conversions |
71.4% |
100.0% |
50.6% |
CLE |
| Time of possession |
31:21 |
31:09 |
30:06 |
BUF |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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CLE |
BUF |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
4.4 |
9.7 |
8.7 |
BUF |
| Yards per kick return |
24.3 |
18.7 |
24.0 |
CLE |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
7.1 |
7.5 |
8.7 |
CLE |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
24.0 |
18.7 |
24.0 |
BUF |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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CLE |
BUF |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.8 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
BUF |
| Penalty yards |
46.5 |
47.0 |
53.4 |
CLE |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2014 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. 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 |
| 2010 |
14 |
2010-12-12 |
CLE |
BUF |
6-13 |
BUF |
| 2012 |
3 |
2012-09-23 |
BUF |
CLE |
24-14 |
BUF |
| 2013 |
5 |
2013-10-03 |
BUF |
CLE |
24-37 |
CLE |
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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.
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