Game Preview - Week 16: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati: The B & B's meet again in what should be another fantasy show… OK, maybe not the 51-45 show we got in Week 2 but a show nonetheless. The Bengals are playing out the string and come off a loss to the 49ers, which typically contained whining and complaining from Chad Johnson. Chad will be one of many Bengals who will not be back with the team in '08. Cincinnati's offense has struggled lately but look for a mini-turnaround here with Palmer throwing multiple scores for the first time in four weeks.

Start: QB Carson Palmer, WR Chad Johnson, WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh
Consider: RB Rudi Johnson, K Shayne Graham
Sit: RB Kenny Watson, Bengals D/ST, TE Reggie Kelley

Cleveland: The Browns find themselves tied with Pittsburgh for the division lead but technically are in second place after being swept by the black and gold. They pulled out an 8-0 victory over Buffalo last week in blizzard-like conditions which put a damper on offensive numbers. Better weather and a porous Bengals defense should lead to better production from Anderson and the passing game and don't forget about Jamal Lewis… he's rushed for 100+ yards in three out of his last four games and should find some success again this week.

Start: QB Derek Anderson, WR Braylon Edwards, TE Kellen Winslow, RB Jamal Lewis
Consider: WR Joe Jurevicius
Sit: N/A

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Cleveland Browns
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 5	Derek Anderson	Pass: 260, 3 Rush: 0, 0
RB 6	Jamal Lewis	Rush: 110, 1 Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 6	Braylon Edwards	Rec: 7-100, 1
WR 38	Joe Jurevicius	Rec: 4-55, 1
TE 2	Kellen Winslow	Rec: 8-85, 1

Cincinnati Bengals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 4	Carson Palmer	Pass: 320, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 25	Kenny Watson	Rush: 75, 1 Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 4	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	Rec: 9-110, 1
WR 21	Chad Johnson	Rec: 6-80, 0
WR 24	Chris Henry	Rec: 5-70, 1
TE 29	Reggie Kelly	Rec: 1-15, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Cleveland Browns
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	PIT	H	L 7-34	-27
2	2007-09-16	CIN	H	W 51-45	+6
3	2007-09-23	OAK	A	L 24-26	-2
4	2007-09-30	BAL	H	W 27-13	+14
5	2007-10-07	NE	A	L 17-34	-17
6	2007-10-14	MIA	H	W 41-31	+10
7		Bye
8	2007-10-28	STL	A	W 27-20	+7
9	2007-11-04	SEA	H	W 33-30	+3
10	2007-11-11	PIT	A	L 28-31	-3
11	2007-11-18	BAL	A	W 33-30	+3
12	2007-11-25	HOU	H	W 27-17	+10
13	2007-12-02	ARI	A	L 21-27	-6
14	2007-12-09	NYJ	A	W 24-18	+6
15	2007-12-16	BUF	H	W 8-0	+8
16	2007-12-23	CIN	A	L 14-19	-5
17	2007-12-30	SF	H

Cincinnati Bengals
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-10	BAL	H	W 27-20	+7
2	2007-09-16	CLE	A	L 45-51	-6
3	2007-09-23	SEA	A	L 21-24	-3
4	2007-10-01	NE	H	L 13-34	-21
5		Bye
6	2007-10-14	KC	A	L 20-27	-7
7	2007-10-21	NYJ	H	W 38-31	+7
8	2007-10-28	PIT	H	L 13-24	-11
9	2007-11-04	BUF	A	L 21-33	-12
10	2007-11-11	BAL	A	W 21-7	+14
11	2007-11-18	ARI	H	L 27-35	-8
12	2007-11-25	TEN	H	W 35-6	+29
13	2007-12-02	PIT	A	L 10-24	-14
14	2007-12-09	STL	H	W 19-10	+9
15	2007-12-15	SF	A	L 13-20	-7
16	2007-12-23	CLE	H	W 19-14	+5
17	2007-12-30	MIA	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	CLE Offense	CIN Offense	NFL Average
Points for	25.0	20.0	21.6
Rushing yards	125.3	91.0	107.0
Rushing yards per attempt	4.16	3.67	3.97
Completion %	54.5%	65.3%	60.7%
Passing yards	206.8	240.8	214.3
Passing yards per completion	11.32	9.81	10.38
Passing yards per attempt	6.16	6.41	6.30
Interceptions	0.8	0.8	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.5	0.3	0.8
Sacked	0.8	1.0	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	CLE Defense	CIN Defense	NFL Average
Points against	23.0	15.3	21.6
Rushing yards	122.0	79.0	107.0
Rushing yards per attempt	4.34	3.35	3.97
Completion %	56.5%	64.6%	60.7%
Passing yards	222.0	192.0	214.3
Passing yards per completion	10.49	9.96	10.38
Passing yards per attempt	5.93	6.44	6.30
INT return	1.5	1.0	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.3	1.0	0.8
Sacks	2.5	1.3	2.2

Weather

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Team vs. Team History

Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	2	2000-09-10	CLE	CIN	24-7	CLE
2000	9	2000-10-29	CIN	CLE	12-3	CIN
2001	5	2001-10-14	CLE	CIN	14-24	CIN
2001	11	2001-11-25	CIN	CLE	0-18	CLE
2002	2	2002-09-15	CIN	CLE	7-20	CLE
2002	11	2002-11-17	CLE	CIN	27-20	CLE
2003	4	2003-09-28	CIN	CLE	21-14	CIN
2003	17	2003-12-28	CLE	CIN	22-14	CLE
2004	6	2004-10-17	CIN	CLE	17-34	CLE
2004	12	2004-11-28	CLE	CIN	48-58	CIN
2005	1	2005-09-11	CIN	CLE	27-13	CIN
2005	14	2005-12-11	CLE	CIN	20-23	CIN
2006	2	2006-09-17	CLE	CIN	17-34	CIN
2006	12	2006-11-26	CIN	CLE	30-0	CIN
2007	2	2007-09-16	CIN	CLE	45-51	CLE

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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