NFL Game Preview: Cleveland Browns at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Week 1

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Cleveland Browns at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Week 1

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MIN NO	9 14
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DET CHI	14 19
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MIA BUF	15 10
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DEN JAC	17 24
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CLE TB	14 17
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CIN NE	24 38
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CAR NYG	18 31
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OAK TEN	13 38
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ATL PIT	9 15
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IND HOU	24 34
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GB PHI	27 20
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ARI STL	17 13
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SF SEA	6 31
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DAL WAS	7 13
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BAL NYJ	10 9
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SD KC	14 21
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Cleveland Browns
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 30	Jake Delhomme	Pass: 180, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 29	Jerome Harrison	Rush: 75, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 46	Peyton Hillis	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 47	Mohamed Massaquoi	Rec: 3-50, 1 TD
WR 58	Josh Cribbs	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 82	Chansi Stuckey	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 20	Ben Watson	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 29	Phil Dawson	FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 24	Josh Freeman	Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 28	Cadillac Williams	Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 55	Kareem Huggins	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 42	Mike Williams	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 66	Sammie Stroughter	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 13	Kellen Winslow	Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 28	Connor Barth	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2

Game Notes

Browns Dating back to 12/10/09, club aims for 5th consecutive win... Club has 3-1 record at TB... QB Jake Delhomme will make Cle. debut. For career, is 9-2 (.818) as starter vs. TB & has completed 181 of 297 passes (60.9 pct.) for 2,228 passing yards. Delhomme (19,892) needs 108 passing yards to reach 20,000... In 7 starts in '09, RB Jerome Harrison averaged 111.1 rush yards per game (778 total). Aims for 4th game in row with 100+ rush yards (286, 148, 127) & has 5 rush TDs in past 3... In '09, WR-KR Josh Cribbs recorded 2,510 combined yards, 5th-most all-time in single season. Became 1st player in NFL history to post 5 consecutive seasons w/1,000+ KR yards to start career... WR Mohamed Massaquoi averaged 18.4 yards per catch as rookie last season (34 rec., 624 yards)... TE Ben Watson will make Browns debut... Defense posted 40 sacks last season, most since '01... CB Eric Wright had career-high 4 INTs last season... CB Sheldon Brown will make Cle. debut. Had career-best 5 INTs last season w/Phi...

Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman started 9 games for TB last year. Has won 2 of past 3 starts... RB Cadillac Williams led club with 823 rush yards & 4 rush TDs in �09... TE Kellen Winslow was drafted by Cle. in 1st round (No. 6) in 2004. Had career-best 1,106 yards (82 catches) with Browns in 2007 & was selected to Pro Bowl. Last year recorded 77 catches & 884 yards, most by TE in team history. WR Maurice Stovall had 2 catches for 45 yards (22.5 avg.) in only meeting. C JEFF FAINE was drafted by Cle. in 1st round (No. 21) in 2003... LB Barrett Ruud had career-high 205 tackles last year. Has led club in tackles in each of past 3 seasons. CB Ronde Barber is 1 of only 2 players in NFL history with 25+ sacks (25) & 30+ INTs (37). Started all 16 games for 10th consecutive season in �09. Has 13 career TDs. Rookie DT Gerald McCoy makes NFL debut. Selected in 1st round (No. 3) out of Oklahoma. DE Greg White led Bucs with 6.5 sacks last year. LB Geno Hayes ranked 2nd on team with career-high 136 tackles in 2009.

Results and Schedule

Cleveland Browns
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	TB	A	L 14-17	-3
2	2010-09-19	KC	H
3	2010-09-26	BAL	A
4	2010-10-03	CIN	H
5	2010-10-10	ATL	H
6	2010-10-17	PIT	A
7	2010-10-24	NO	A
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	NE	H
10	2010-11-14	NYJ	H
11	2010-11-21	JAC	A
12	2010-11-28	CAR	H
13	2010-12-05	MIA	A
14	2010-12-12	BUF	A
15	2010-12-19	CIN	A
16	2010-12-26	BAL	H
17	2011-01-02	PIT	H

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	CLE	H	W 17-14	+3
2	2010-09-19	CAR	A
3	2010-09-26	PIT	H
4		Bye
5	2010-10-10	CIN	A
6	2010-10-17	NO	H
7	2010-10-24	STL	H
8	2010-10-31	ARI	A
9	2010-11-07	ATL	A
10	2010-11-14	CAR	H
11	2010-11-21	SF	A
12	2010-11-28	BAL	A
13	2010-12-05	ATL	H
14	2010-12-12	WAS	A
15	2010-12-19	DET	H
16	2010-12-26	SEA	H
17	2011-01-02	NO	A

Injury Report

Cleveland Browns
Out	ILB D'Qwell Jackson (Chest) SS Nick Sorensen (Head)
Doubtful	OG Shawn Lauvao (Ankle)
Questionable	OLB Marcus Benard (Shoulder) NT Shaun Rogers (Ankle) OT Floyd Womack (Knee)
Probable	TE Robert Royal (Ankle)
IR	RB Montario Hardesty (Knee)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Probable	QB Josh Freeman (Thumb) DT Brian Price (Hamstring) WR Maurice Stovall (Ankle)
Suspended	CB Aqib Talib (Personal Conduct)
IR	OLB Jon Alston (Undisclosed)

Offense Stats Comparison

	CLE Offense	TB Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	20.5	13.3	21.1	CLE
Rushing yards	166.0	101.0	117.5	CLE
Rushing yards per attempt	4.86	3.81	4.19	CLE
Completion %	49.7%	56.1%	60.6%	TB
Passing yards	99.8	220.3	217.8	TB
Passing yards per completion	10.03	11.61	10.84	TB
Passing yards per attempt	4.98	6.52	6.57	TB
Interceptions	0.3	2.0	1.1	CLE
Fumbles lost	0.5	0.0	0.7	TB
Sacks allowed	1.0	1.8	2.0	CLE
3rd down conversions	38.2%	33.7%	38.4%	CLE
4th down conversions	75.0%	28.6%	52.0%	CLE
Time of possession	44:52	44:33	30:10	CLE

Defense Stats Comparison

	CLE Defense	TB Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	18.0	18.3	21.1	CLE
Rushing yards	119.5	146.0	117.5	CLE
Rushing yards per attempt	4.44	4.53	4.19	CLE
Completion %	58.3%	65.0%	60.6%	CLE
Passing yards	240.5	209.3	217.8	TB
Passing yards per completion	12.03	9.13	10.84	TB
Passing yards per attempt	7.01	5.94	6.57	TB
INT return	0.3	0.8	1.1	TB
Fumble recoveries	0.0	1.0	0.7	TB
Sacks	2.8	1.0	2.0	CLE
3rd down conversions	38.1%	36.9%	38.4%	TB
4th down conversions	50.0%	71.4%	52.0%	CLE
Time of possession	45:09	47:11	30:10	CLE

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	CLE	TB	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	9.3	14.8	8.9	TB
Yards per kick return	27.0	21.5	21.8	CLE
Yards allowed per punt return	5.3	9.9	8.9	CLE
Yards allowed per kick return	15.7	18.8	21.8	CLE

Misc Stats Comparison

	CLE	TB	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.3	6.0	5.6	CLE
Penalty yards	33.8	44.5	46.5	CLE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2009 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History

Cleveland Browns vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 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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