Game Preview - Week 6: Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns

Cleveland: The Browns got whipped by the Patriots last week but could return the favor this week against a winless Miami team missing their starting quarterback. But they may have to do it without the services of running back Jamal Lewis who suffered a sprained foot against New England. Jason Wright filled in to the tune of 102 yards after Lewis left in the first quarter and will likely get the start this week. If the running game doesn't work, how about throwing the rock to Braylon Edwards and Kellen Winslow? Both are among the top-ranked receivers in the league and seem to be on the same page with Anderson and should have no problem taking advantage Dolphins pass defense that gave up 294 yards to Matt Schaub last week.

Start: WR Braylon Edwards, TE Kellen Winslow
Consider: QB Derek Anderson, RB Jason Wright
Sit: RB Jamal Lewis (inj) WR Joe Jurevicius (inj)

Miami: As if things couldn't get any worse for the 0-5 Dolphins the team will turn to backup quarterback Cleo Lemon to face the Browns. Week 5 starter, Trent Green, suffered what could be a career-ending concussion last week while attempting to throw a block for wideout Ted Ginn. Losing Green leaves the Dolphins two inexperienced quarterbacks… Lemon, who's played in a grand total of five NFL games and John Beck who has yet to see the field during the regular season. The good news is Cleveland has the worst ranked defense against the pass and Ronnie Brown continues to run like a workhorse but losing a leader like Green and a porous defense is not a recipe for success… even against the Browns.

Start: RB Ronnie Brown
Consider: WR Chris Chambers, K Jay Feeley
Sit: QB Cleo Lemon, QB Trent Green (inj) RB Jesse Chatman TE David Martin

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Miami Dolphins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 22	Cleo Lemon	Pass: 185, 1 Rush: 10, 0
RB 5	Ronnie Brown	Rush: 90, 0 Rec: 5-35, 0
WR 21	Chris Chambers	Rec: 5-65, 1
WR 41	Marty Booker	Rec: 4-45, 0
WR 73	Ted Ginn Jr.	Rec: 1-10, 0
TE 24	David Martin	Rec: 2-15, 0

Cleveland Browns
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 8	Derek Anderson	Pass: 270, 2 Rush: 5, 0
RB 18	Jason Wright	Rush: 65, 1 Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 5	Braylon Edwards	Rec: 7-100, 1
WR 50	Joe Jurevicius	Rec: 3-35, 0
WR 71	Joshua Cribbs	Rec: 1-10, 0
TE 4	Kellen Winslow	Rec: 8-90, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Miami Dolphins
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	WAS	A	L 13-16	-3
2	2007-09-16	DAL	H	L 20-37	-17
3	2007-09-23	NYJ	A	L 28-31	-3
4	2007-09-30	OAK	H	L 17-35	-18
5	2007-10-07	HOU	A	L 19-22	-3
6	2007-10-14	CLE	A	L 31-41	-10
7	2007-10-21	NE	H
8	2007-10-28	NYG	H
9		Bye
10	2007-11-11	BUF	H
11	2007-11-18	PHI	A
12	2007-11-26	PIT	A
13	2007-12-02	NYJ	H
14	2007-12-09	BUF	A
15	2007-12-16	BAL	H
16	2007-12-23	NE	A
17	2007-12-30	CIN	H

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
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

Offense Stats Comparison

	MIA Offense	CLE Offense	NFL Average
Points for	18.7	22.7	21.0
Rushing yards	105.0	93.0	111.1
Rushing yards per attempt	4.74	4.75	4.07
Completion %	59.5%	51.5%	62.2%
Passing yards	209.3	229.7	214.2
Passing yards per completion	10.77	13.70	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	6.41	7.05	6.59
Interceptions	1.3	1.7	1.0
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.3	0.7
Sacked	1.7	1.3	2.1

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	MIA Defense	CLE Defense	NFL Average
Points against	29.3	31.3	21.0
Rushing yards	166.0	156.7	111.1
Rushing yards per attempt	4.54	4.89	4.07
Completion %	55.9%	60.5%	62.2%
Passing yards	170.0	260.7	214.2
Passing yards per completion	13.00	11.61	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	7.27	7.03	6.59
INT return	0.3	0.3	1.0
Fumble recoveries	0.3	1.0	0.7
Sacks	1.3	0.7	2.1

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Team vs. Team History

Miami Dolphins vs. Cleveland Browns
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2004	16	2004-12-26	CLE	MIA	7-10	MIA
2005	11	2005-11-20	MIA	CLE	0-22	CLE

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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