Game Preview - Week 5: Cleveland Browns at New England Patriots

New England: It appears the Patriots can do wrong. Tom Brady is completing passes at a 79% clip, Randy Moss has four-straight 100-games to go along with 7 touchdowns, and the team has scored 34+ points in every game this season. With that being said, who thinks they will lose to Cleveland this week? Answer: Nobody. Sammy Morris filled in for an injured Laurence Maroney and rushed for a game high 117 yards on 21 carries. It appears Maroney will be limited in practice this week again so check injury reports close to gametime to see if he plays. Rodney Harrison, who missed the first four games after violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy, returns this week.

Start: QB Tom Brady, WR Randy Moss, RB Sammy Morris, Patriots D/ST
Consider: WR Wes Welker, TE Ben Watson, WR Donte Stallworth
Sit: RB Laurence Maroney

Cleveland: The Brownies are a pleasant surprise sitting at 2-2 after four weeks with Derek Anderson ranking fourth among quarterbacks with 9 touchdowns. Wide receiver Braylon Edwards and tight end Kellen Winslow remain must-starts every week. Both are averaging over 18 yds per catch and both should get plenty of opportunities this week as Cleveland plays catchup to the Patriots in the second half. Derek Anderson should be strongly considered as well.

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

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Cleveland Browns
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 7	Derek Anderson	Pass: 230, 2 Rush: 5, 0
RB 31	Jamal Lewis	Rush: 60, 0 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 5	Braylon Edwards	Rec: 6-85, 1
WR 41	Joe Jurevicius	Rec: 3-45, 0
WR 73	Joshua Cribbs	Rec: 1-10, 0
TE 1	Kellen Winslow	Rec: 6-65, 1

New England Patriots
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 1	Tom Brady	Pass: 280, 3 Rush: 0, 0
RB 9	Sammy Morris	Rush: 75, 1 Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 41	Kevin Faulk	Rush: 10, 0 Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 48	Laurence Maroney	Rush: 10, 0 Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 1	Randy Moss	Rec: 8-110, 1
WR 22	Donte' Stallworth	Rec: 4-60, 1
WR 23	Wes Welker	Rec: 4-55, 1
TE 14	Ben Watson	Rec: 2-30, 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
7		Bye
8	2007-10-28	STL	A
9	2007-11-04	SEA	H
10	2007-11-11	PIT	A
11	2007-11-18	BAL	A
12	2007-11-25	HOU	H
13	2007-12-02	ARI	A
14	2007-12-09	NYJ	A
15	2007-12-16	BUF	H
16	2007-12-23	CIN	A
17	2007-12-30	SF	H

New England Patriots
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	NYJ	A	W 38-14	+24
2	2007-09-16	SD	H	W 38-14	+24
3	2007-09-23	BUF	H	W 38-7	+31
4	2007-10-01	CIN	A	W 34-13	+21
5	2007-10-07	CLE	H	W 34-17	+17
6	2007-10-14	DAL	A
7	2007-10-21	MIA	A
8	2007-10-28	WAS	H
9	2007-11-04	IND	A
10		Bye
11	2007-11-18	BUF	A
12	2007-11-25	PHI	H
13	2007-12-03	BAL	A
14	2007-12-09	PIT	H
15	2007-12-16	NYJ	H
16	2007-12-23	MIA	H
17	2007-12-29	NYG	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	CLE Offense	NE Offense	NFL Average
Points for	27.3	37.0	21.1
Rushing yards	114.8	157.0	113.7
Rushing yards per attempt	4.83	4.45	4.14
Completion %	51.6%	79.2%	62.3%
Passing yards	232.8	274.8	215.4
Passing yards per completion	14.32	11.57	10.69
Passing yards per attempt	7.39	9.16	6.66
Interceptions	1.5	0.5	1.0
Fumbles lost	0.8	0.5	0.8
Sacked	1.8	0.8	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2007 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Defense Stats Comparison

	CLE Defense	NE Defense	NFL Average
Points against	29.5	12.0	21.1
Rushing yards	160.0	69.8	113.7
Rushing yards per attempt	4.96	3.44	4.14
Completion %	61.2%	61.5%	62.3%
Passing yards	267.5	156.3	215.4
Passing yards per completion	11.51	8.68	10.69
Passing yards per attempt	7.04	5.34	6.66
INT return	0.8	1.3	1.0
Fumble recoveries	1.3	0.5	0.8
Sacks	1.0	2.8	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

Cleveland Browns vs. New England Patriots
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	11	2000-11-12	NE	CLE	11-19	CLE
2001	13	2001-12-09	CLE	NE	16-27	NE
2003	8	2003-10-26	CLE	NE	3-9	NE
2004	13	2004-12-05	NE	CLE	42-15	NE

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 and 2005 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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