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Week 8


   

Cleveland Browns at St. Louis Rams
Game Preview & Fantasy | Results & Schedule | Offense Stats | Defense Stats | Weather | History

Game Preview
Mike Krueger

Predicted Score: Browns 24, Rams 20

Cleveland: If the Browns are going to get a road win this year, what better place than in St. Louis against the lowly Rams? Running back Jamal Lewis is expected to return after using the bye week to rest his sprained foot. He'll run up against the Rams defense that's given up seven rushing touchdowns but surprisingly hasn't yielded a 100-yd rushing game to date. Derek Anderson has thrown at least two touchdown passes in his last three games… good news for his top targets Braylon Edwards and tight end Kellen Winslow… bad news for the 0-7 Rams.

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

St. Louis: The return of Marc Bulger last week did nothing for the winless Rams who got steamrolled by the Seahawks 33-6. Bulger committed 5 turnovers (3 INTs, 2 fumbles) without throwing a touchdown as the St. Louis offense continues to resemble something dark brown found in your toilet. Hey, good news though, running back Steven Jackson may join the party of ineptitude this week. He's missed four weeks with a partially torn groin but did practice Wednesday with a no-contact jersey and unless a setback occurs, should be in the lineup on Sunday. Brian Leonard has been working at fullback as a result. Right now, avoid starting any Rams outside of Torry Holt until their offensive line improves.

  • Start: WR Torry Holt
  • Consider: RB Steven Jackson, QB Marc Bulger, WR Isaac Bruce
  • Sit: TE Randy McMichael, K Jeff Wilkins WR Drew Bennett




Krueger's Rankings/Projections 
Cleveland Browns
Rank Player Projections
QB 5 Derek Anderson Pass: 250, 2 Rush: 10, 0
RB 18 Jamal Lewis Questionable: Foot Rush: 75, 1 Rec: 1-5, 0
RB 45 Jason Wright Rush: 15, 0 Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 3 Braylon Edwards Rec: 8-105, 1
WR 44 Joe Jurevicius Probable: Knee Rec: 3-40, 0
TE 2 Kellen Winslow Rec: 7-80, 1
 
St. Louis Rams
Rank Player Projections
QB 19 Marc Bulger Pass: 215, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 19 Steven Jackson Probable: Groin Rush: 65, 1 Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 32 Brian Leonard Rush: 30, 0 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 9 Torry Holt Rec: 6-80, 1
WR 35 Isaac Bruce Rec: 3-45, 0
TE 21 Randy McMichael Rec: 3-30, 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 W 41-31 +10
7   Bye      
8 2007-10-28 STL A W 27-20 +7
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    
St. Louis Rams
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-09 CAR H L 13-27 -14
2 2007-09-16 SF H L 16-17 -1
3 2007-09-23 TB A L 3-24 -21
4 2007-09-30 DAL A L 7-35 -28
5 2007-10-07 ARI H L 31-34 -3
6 2007-10-14 BAL A L 3-22 -19
7 2007-10-21 SEA A L 6-33 -27
8 2007-10-28 CLE H L 20-27 -7
9   Bye      
10 2007-11-11 NO A    
11 2007-11-18 SF A    
12 2007-11-25 SEA H    
13 2007-12-02 ATL H    
14 2007-12-09 CIN A    
15 2007-12-16 GB H    
16 2007-12-20 PIT H    
17 2007-12-30 ARI A    

Offense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Offense 
STL
 Offense 
NFL
 Average 
Points for 30.7 8.0 21.9
Rushing yards 110.3 78.3 111.0
Rushing yards per attempt 4.78 3.46 4.09
Completion % 56.4% 55.1% 62.2%
Passing yards 243.0 185.5 219.7
Passing yards per completion 14.33 9.93 10.63
Passing yards per attempt 8.08 5.47 6.61
Interceptions 1.3 2.5 1.1
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.8 0.7
Sacked 0.7 3.8 2.2
Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 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 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Defense 
STL
 Defense 
NFL
 Average 
Points against 30.3 28.3 21.9
Rushing yards 131.7 115.5 111.0
Rushing yards per attempt 4.87 3.86 4.09
Completion % 60.5% 57.9% 62.2%
Passing yards 272.7 195.3 219.7
Passing yards per completion 11.20 11.74 10.63
Passing yards per attempt 6.77 6.79 6.61
INT return 1.0 0.8 1.1
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.5 0.7
Sacks 1.0 1.3 2.2
 

Weather
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Team vs. Team History
Cleveland Browns vs. St. Louis Rams
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 14 2003-12-08 STL CLE 26-20 STL
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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