NFL Game Preview: New England Patriots at Cleveland Browns - Week 9

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New England Patriots at Cleveland Browns - Week 9

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ARI MIN	24 27
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SD HOU	29 23
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NYJ DET	23 20
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NO CAR	34 3
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NE CLE	14 34
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MIA BAL	10 26
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CHI BUF	22 19
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TB ATL	21 27
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NYG SEA	41 7
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KC OAK	20 23
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IND PHI	24 26
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DAL GB	7 45
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PIT CIN	27 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

Final Score Prediction

Patriots 24, Browns 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

New England Patriots
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 12	Tom Brady	Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 13	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 32	Danny Woodhead	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 24	Wes Welker	Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 42	Brandon Tate	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 48	Deion Branch	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 3	Aaron Hernandez	Rec: 3-40, 1 TD
K 12	Stephen Gostkowski	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 11	Defense / ST

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Cleveland Browns
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 23	Colt McCoy	Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 8	Peyton Hillis	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 54	Mohamed Massaquoi	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 61	Chansi Stuckey	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 62	Josh Cribbs	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 4	Ben Watson	Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 26	Phil Dawson	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 18	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Patriots Club aims for 5th consecutive win vs. Cle... NE leads NFL averaging 29.3 points per game in '10... BILL BELICHICK spent 5 seasons as Browns' head coach (1991-95)... QB Tom Brady has 4-0 record vs. Cle. Brady (237) needs TD pass to surpass Pro Football HOFer JIM KELLY for 17th most passing TDs in NFL history... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis aims for 6th straight game w/ rush TD. Had career-high in rush yards (112) & rush TDs (2) last week. NE has 9-1 record when Green-Ellis has rush TD... WR Brandon Tate had 1st 100-yard receiving game of career (101) last week... Rookie TE Aaron Hernandez (4th round, No. 113) ranks 2nd among NFL rookies w/ 388 rec. yards... DT Mike Wright aims for 5th consecutive game w/ sack ... Rookie CB Devin McCourty (1st round, No. 27) aims for 3rd consecutive game w/ INT.

Browns 2 of Browns' 3 games at home have been decided by 3 or fewer points in '10... Incl. SB XXXVIII, QB Jake Delhomme has 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 83.8 passer rating vs. NE. In past 3 as starter, QB Seneca Wallace has completed 47 of 69 passes (68.1 pct.) for 464 yards w/ 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 95.3 passer rating. Rookie QB Colt McCoy (3rd round, No. 85) earned 1st NFL victory as starting QB vs. NO... RB Peyton Hillis has TD in 6 of 7 games in '10 (5 rush, 1 rec.)... TE Ben Watson was selected in 1st round (No. 32) in '04 by Pats & spent 6 seasons in NE. Ranks 3rd in NE history among TEs w/ 20 TD rec... Rookie CB Joe Haden (1st round, No. 7) had 1st career INT last game... LB Marcus Benard has career-high 4.5 sacks in '10... LB David Bowens joined KEN NORTON (10/22/1995) & DERRICK JOHNSON (1/3/2010) last game as only LBs since 1970 to record 2 INT-return TDs in game... P REGGIE HODGES had 68-yard run on fake punt in Week 7, longest rush by P since '70.

Results and Schedule

New England Patriots
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	CIN	H	W 38-24	+14
2	2010-09-19	NYJ	A	L 14-28	-14
3	2010-09-26	BUF	H	W 38-30	+8
4	2010-10-04	MIA	A	W 41-14	+27
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	BAL	H	W 23-20	+3
7	2010-10-24	SD	A	W 23-20	+3
8	2010-10-31	MIN	H	W 28-18	+10
9	2010-11-07	CLE	A	L 14-34	-20
10	2010-11-14	PIT	A
11	2010-11-21	IND	H
12	2010-11-25	DET	A
13	2010-12-06	NYJ	H
14	2010-12-12	CHI	A
15	2010-12-19	GB	H
16	2010-12-26	BUF	A
17	2011-01-02	MIA	H

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	L 14-16	-2
3	2010-09-26	BAL	A	L 17-24	-7
4	2010-10-03	CIN	H	W 23-20	+3
5	2010-10-10	ATL	H	L 10-20	-10
6	2010-10-17	PIT	A	L 10-28	-18
7	2010-10-24	NO	A	W 30-17	+13
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	NE	H	W 34-14	+20
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

Injury Report

New England Patriots
Out	FS Jarrad Page (Calf) RB Fred Taylor (Toe)
Questionable	WR Deion Branch (Hamstring) FS Patrick Chung (Knee)
Probable	OLB Tully Banta-Cain (Not Injury Related) QB Tom Brady (Shoulder) ILB Brandon Spikes (Knee)
IR	FS Josh Barrett (Shoulder) CB Leigh Bodden (Shoulder) RB Kevin Faulk (Right Knee ACL) OG Nick Kaczur (Back) FS Brandon McGowan (Chest) DE Darryl Richard (Foot) DE Ty Warren (Hip)
Holdout	OG Logan Mankins

Cleveland Browns
Doubtful	QB Jake Delhomme (Ankle) OT John St. Clair (Ankle)
Questionable	DE Kenyon Coleman (Knee) NT Shaun Rogers (Ankle) OLB Matt Roth (Hamstring) QB Seneca Wallace (Ankle)
Probable	TE Alex Smith (Ankle)
IR	RB Montario Hardesty (Knee) ILB D'Qwell Jackson (Pectoral) OT Tony Pashos (Ankle) DE Robaire Smith (Back)

Offense Stats Comparison

	NE Offense	CLE Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	29.7	16.7	22.3	NE
Rushing yards	122.7	103.3	115.1	NE
Rushing yards per attempt	4.27	3.99	4.28	NE
Completion %	66.2%	65.7%	60.8%	NE
Passing yards	210.3	177.0	225.9	NE
Passing yards per completion	10.06	9.30	10.81	NE
Passing yards per attempt	6.66	6.11	6.57	NE
Interceptions	0.0	1.0	1.0	NE
Fumbles lost	0.0	0.3	0.7	NE
Sacks allowed	2.3	2.0	2.2	CLE
3rd down conversions	41.7%	39.1%	38.3%	NE
4th down conversions	50.0%	100.0%	51.3%	CLE
Time of possession	28:44	29:21	30:21	CLE

Defense Stats Comparison

	NE Defense	CLE Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	19.3	21.3	22.3	NE
Rushing yards	105.3	99.0	115.1	CLE
Rushing yards per attempt	3.87	4.03	4.28	NE
Completion %	70.3%	65.4%	60.8%	CLE
Passing yards	290.3	283.0	225.9	CLE
Passing yards per completion	10.48	11.69	10.81	NE
Passing yards per attempt	7.36	7.64	6.57	NE
INT return	1.3	0.3	1.0	NE
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.3	0.7	CLE
Sacks	1.7	1.7	2.2	-
3rd down conversions	46.3%	43.3%	38.3%	CLE
4th down conversions	50.0%	100.0%	51.3%	NE
Time of possession	33:57	30:39	30:21	CLE

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	NE	CLE	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	9.3	17.5	9.9	CLE
Yards per kick return	23.1	20.1	23.4	NE
Yards allowed per punt return	6.3	3.3	9.9	CLE
Yards allowed per kick return	27.4	17.7	23.4	CLE

Misc Stats Comparison

	NE	CLE	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.7	6.0	6.5	NE
Penalty yards	44.3	49.3	55.2	NE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2010 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

New England Patriots vs. Cleveland Browns
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
2007	5	2007-10-07	CLE	NE	17-34	NE

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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