Prediction: Browns 23, Buccaneers 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 18 |
Mike Glennon |
Pass: 235, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 25 |
Bobby Rainey  |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-25, 0 |
| RB 30 |
Doug Martin   |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 47 |
Charles Sims |
Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 19 |
Vincent Jackson |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 43 |
Mike Evans |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 57 |
Louis Murphy |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 17 |
Austin Seferian-Jenkins |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| K 25 |
Patrick Murray |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 22 |
Defense / ST |
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| Cleveland Browns |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 22 |
Brian Hoyer |
Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
| RB 15 |
Ben Tate |
Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 37 |
Isaiah Crowell |
Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 54 |
Terrance West |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 25 |
Andrew Hawkins |
Rec: 5-65, 1 TD |
| WR 44 |
Miles Austin |
Rec: 4-45, 0 TD |
| WR 65 |
Travis Benjamin |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 30 |
Gary Barnidge |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 16 |
Billy Cundiff |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 5 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Buccaneers QB Mike Glennon has won 3 of 4 starts vs. AFC. Aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with 2+ TDs. Has 300+ yards in each of past 2 vs. AFC... RB Doug Martin has 896 scrimmage yards (112 per game), 689 rush yards (86.1 per game) & 6 TDs in 8 games vs. AFC. RB Bobby Rainey played 6 games with Cle. in 2013 before joining TB... Rookie WR Mike Evans has 4+ catches in all 6 career games. Among active players (min. 300 catches), WR Vincent Jackson has NFL-best 17.2 rec. avg. Rookie TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins had 1st career TD catch last week. WR Louis Murphy has TD catch in 2 of past 3... DT Gerald McCoy has sack in 3 of past 4 vs. AFC. Had FF in last meeting. Has 10 sacks in past 14. In past 7 vs. AFC, LB Lavonte David has 70 tackles, 4 INTs, 3.5 sacks & FF. Since 2013, is only player in NFL with 200+ tackles (224), 5+ sacks (7) & 5+ INTs (5). LB Danny Lansanah leads NFL with 2 INT-TDs. In last game vs. Cle. (10/30/11 with SF), S Dashon Goldson had INT.
 Browns In 10 starts with Browns, QB Brian Hoyer is 7-3 with 2,329 pass yards & 13 TDs vs. 5 INTs with 88.5 rating. Has 90+ rating in 5 of past 7... Browns are only NFL team to have 2 rookies with 250+ rush yards - RBs Isaiah Crowell (256) & Terrance West (254). Crowell has 4 rush TDs, tied for most among NFL rookies. In only career meeting (11/13/11 with Hou.), RB Ben Tate rushed for 63 yards & TD. Has 3 rush TDs in past 3 overall... WR Andrew Hawkins led team in catches (7) & yards (88) with TD last week. WR Miles Austin aims for 4th in row vs. TB with 100 receiving yards or TD catch. TE Jordan Cameron has 4 TDs in past 4 vs. NFC... LB Karlos Dansby leads team with 56 tackles. Has sack in 2 of past 3. Since 2007, is only NFL player with 20+ sacks (24) & 12+ INTs (12). LB Paul Kruger had career-high 3 sacks last week. Since 2013, S Tashaun Gipson leads NFL safeties with 10 INTs, incl. 1 last week vs. Raiders.
Results and Schedule
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
CAR |
H |
L 14-20 |
-6 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
STL |
H |
L 17-19 |
-2 |
| 3 |
2014-09-18 |
ATL |
A |
L 14-56 |
-42 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
PIT |
A |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
NO |
A |
L 31-37 |
-6 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
BAL |
H |
L 17-48 |
-31 |
| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
MIN |
H |
L 13-19 |
-6 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
CLE |
A |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
ATL |
H |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
WAS |
A |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
CHI |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
CIN |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
DET |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
CAR |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
GB |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
NO |
H |
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| 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 |
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| 10 |
2014-11-06 |
CIN |
A |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
HOU |
H |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
ATL |
A |
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| 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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Offense Stats Comparison
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TB
Offense |
CLE
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
19.3 |
24.3 |
23.9 |
CLE |
| Rushing yards |
65.3 |
106.0 |
110.4 |
CLE |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.46 |
3.37 |
4.12 |
TB |
| Completion % |
57.4% |
56.1% |
63.4% |
TB |
| Passing yards |
228.0 |
253.7 |
249.4 |
CLE |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.70 |
14.98 |
11.16 |
CLE |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.14 |
8.40 |
7.08 |
CLE |
| Interceptions |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
CLE |
| Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
3.0 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
CLE |
| 3rd down conversions |
27.1% |
30.2% |
41.3% |
CLE |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
0.0% |
45.6% |
TB |
| Time of possession |
27:33 |
27:57 |
30:14 |
CLE |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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TB
Defense |
CLE
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
36.3 |
20.0 |
23.9 |
CLE |
| Rushing yards |
127.0 |
149.0 |
110.4 |
TB |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.26 |
4.63 |
4.12 |
TB |
| Completion % |
68.0% |
58.3% |
63.4% |
CLE |
| Passing yards |
318.3 |
233.0 |
249.4 |
CLE |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.65 |
10.41 |
11.16 |
CLE |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.92 |
6.07 |
7.08 |
CLE |
| INT return |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
CLE |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
TB |
| Sacks |
0.7 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
CLE |
| 3rd down conversions |
50.0% |
37.7% |
41.3% |
CLE |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
37.5% |
45.6% |
CLE |
| Time of possession |
33:05 |
32:03 |
30:14 |
CLE |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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TB |
CLE |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
10.4 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
TB |
| Yards per kick return |
22.5 |
20.7 |
23.9 |
TB |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
10.8 |
6.1 |
8.6 |
CLE |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
27.5 |
19.3 |
23.9 |
CLE |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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TB |
CLE |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
9.3 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
CLE |
| Penalty yards |
70.7 |
61.3 |
57.5 |
CLE |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Cleveland Browns |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2002 |
6 |
2002-10-13 |
CLE |
TB |
3-17 |
TB |
| 2006 |
16 |
2006-12-24 |
TB |
CLE |
22-7 |
TB |
| 2010 |
1 |
2010-09-12 |
CLE |
TB |
14-17 |
TB |
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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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