Final Score Prediction
Raiders 24, Browns 20
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Cleveland Browns |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 27 |
Brandon Weeden   |
Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 4 |
Trent Richardson |
Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0 |
| RB 48 |
Montario Hardesty |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 47 |
Josh Gordon |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| WR 53 |
Greg Little |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 86 |
Mohamed Massaquoi |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 35 |
Ben Watson |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 38 |
Jordan Cameron |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| K 22 |
Phil Dawson |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 16 |
Defense / ST |
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| Oakland Raiders |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
 QB 19 |
Carson Palmer |
Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 16 |
Marcel Reece |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0 |
 RB 41 |
Darren McFadden |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 28 |
Denarius Moore |
Rec: 4-60, 1 TD |
| WR 58 |
Darrius Heyward-Bey |
Rec: 3-50, 0 TD |
| WR 80 |
Juron Criner |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 10 |
Brandon Myers |
Rec: 4-50, 1 TD |
| K 17 |
Sebastian Janikowski |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 9 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Browns Rookie QB Brandon Weeden (2,456) surpassed TIM COUCH (2,447) for most passing yards by rookie in club history last week. In past 2 on road, Weeden has 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 95 rating. QB Colt McCoy had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs in last meeting vs. Oak... In past 4, rookie RB Trent Richardson is averaging 101.8 rush yards per game. Has 3 games with 100+ rush yards, tied for most ever by Browns rookie. Leads AFC rookies with 755 rush yards. Needs 188 to surpass HOFer JIM BROWN (942 in 1957) for most rush yards by Browns rookie... WR Josh Gordon ranks 2nd among NFL rookies in rec. yards (530). Averages 18.9 yards per catch in 2012. WR Greg Little (92) needs 8 rec. to reach 100 career... TE Jordan Cameron posted 1st TD rec. of career last week... Defense registered 8 takeaways last week (5 FRs, 3 INTs)... LB D'QWELL JACKSON has team-high 85 tackles... CBs Joe Haden & Sheldon Brown & rookie DT Billy Winn had INTs last week. Since entering NFL in 2010, Haden leads team with 9 INTs... DL Phil Taylor posted 1st sack of season last week... S T.J. Ward had 2 FFs vs. Pit... K Phil Dawson has made 27 consecutive FGs, longest active streak in NFL. Has made all 21 FGs in 2012, best pct. in NFL... KR-WR Josh Cribbs had 99-yard KR-TD vs. Raiders on 9/23/07...
 Raiders Seek 3rd straight win against Browns at home... For career, QB Carson Palmer is 9-3 (.750) as starter against Browns & has 25 TDs vs. 14 INTs & 90.6 passer rating. Palmer (3,181) has reached 3,000 passing yards for 6th time in career. Palmer averages 306 passing yards per game at home in '12 (1,530 total)... RB Darren McFadden rushed for 91 yards with TD in last game vs. Browns. Raiders are 9-2 (.818) when McFadden has 100+ rush yards. RB Marcel Reece has 95+ scrimmage yards in past 4 games. Has 447 receiving yards in '12, most among NFL RBs... WR Darrius Heyward-Bey had 6 receptions for 82 yards in only game vs. Browns. WR Denarius Moore now has career-best 6 TD receptions in '12... TE Brandon Myers has career-best in catches (55), receiving yards (591) & TDs (3) in '12... LB Philip Wheeler has team-best 84 tackles.
Results and Schedule
| Cleveland Browns |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-09 |
PHI |
H |
L 16-17 |
-1 |
| 2 |
2012-09-16 |
CIN |
A |
L 27-34 |
-7 |
| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
BUF |
H |
L 14-24 |
-10 |
| 4 |
2012-09-27 |
BAL |
A |
L 16-23 |
-7 |
| 5 |
2012-10-07 |
NYG |
A |
L 27-41 |
-14 |
| 6 |
2012-10-14 |
CIN |
H |
W 34-24 |
+10 |
| 7 |
2012-10-21 |
IND |
A |
L 13-17 |
-4 |
| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
SD |
H |
W 7-6 |
+1 |
| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
BAL |
H |
L 15-25 |
-10 |
| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
DAL |
A |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
PIT |
H |
W 20-14 |
+6 |
| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
OAK |
A |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
KC |
H |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
WAS |
H |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
DEN |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
PIT |
A |
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| Oakland Raiders |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-10 |
SD |
H |
L 14-22 |
-8 |
| 2 |
2012-09-16 |
MIA |
A |
L 13-35 |
-22 |
| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
PIT |
H |
W 34-31 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2012-09-30 |
DEN |
A |
L 6-37 |
-31 |
| 5 |
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Bye |
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| 6 |
2012-10-14 |
ATL |
A |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 7 |
2012-10-21 |
JAC |
H |
W 26-23 |
+3 |
| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
KC |
A |
W 26-16 |
+10 |
| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
TB |
H |
L 32-42 |
-10 |
| 10 |
2012-11-11 |
BAL |
A |
L 20-55 |
-35 |
| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
NO |
H |
L 17-38 |
-21 |
| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
CIN |
A |
L 10-34 |
-24 |
| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
CLE |
H |
L 17-20 |
-3 |
| 14 |
2012-12-06 |
DEN |
H |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
KC |
H |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
CAR |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
SD |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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CLE
Offense |
OAK
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
16.0 |
22.3 |
22.8 |
OAK |
| Rushing yards |
114.3 |
90.0 |
116.3 |
CLE |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.69 |
3.59 |
4.30 |
CLE |
| Completion % |
56.0% |
58.6% |
61.6% |
OAK |
| Passing yards |
165.3 |
281.3 |
230.0 |
OAK |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.43 |
10.97 |
10.76 |
OAK |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.28 |
6.43 |
6.63 |
OAK |
| Interceptions |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
CLE |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
CLE |
| Sacks allowed |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
CLE |
| 3rd down conversions |
32.0% |
32.9% |
38.5% |
OAK |
| 4th down conversions |
25.0% |
22.2% |
47.5% |
CLE |
| Time of possession |
29:29 |
31:14 |
30:08 |
OAK |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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CLE
Defense |
OAK
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
18.0 |
34.3 |
22.8 |
CLE |
| Rushing yards |
105.7 |
138.5 |
116.3 |
CLE |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.45 |
5.21 |
4.30 |
CLE |
| Completion % |
60.8% |
61.2% |
61.6% |
CLE |
| Passing yards |
171.3 |
214.3 |
230.0 |
CLE |
| Passing yards per completion |
8.81 |
11.77 |
10.76 |
CLE |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.36 |
7.20 |
6.63 |
CLE |
| INT return |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
OAK |
| Fumble recoveries |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
CLE |
| Sacks |
1.7 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
CLE |
| 3rd down conversions |
32.4% |
37.5% |
38.5% |
CLE |
| 4th down conversions |
60.0% |
33.3% |
47.5% |
OAK |
| Time of possession |
32:28 |
29:18 |
30:08 |
OAK |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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CLE |
OAK |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
10.5 |
3.8 |
9.1 |
CLE |
| Yards per kick return |
18.1 |
23.5 |
23.1 |
OAK |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
7.2 |
10.2 |
9.1 |
CLE |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
19.2 |
31.4 |
23.1 |
CLE |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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CLE |
OAK |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.7 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
OAK |
| Penalty yards |
66.7 |
50.8 |
51.0 |
OAK |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2012 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 7 to 12 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Cleveland Browns vs. Oakland Raiders |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
4 |
2000-09-24 |
CLE |
OAK |
10-36 |
OAK |
| 2003 |
6 |
2003-10-12 |
OAK |
CLE |
7-13 |
CLE |
| 2005 |
15 |
2005-12-18 |
CLE |
OAK |
9-7 |
CLE |
| 2006 |
4 |
2006-10-01 |
CLE |
OAK |
24-21 |
CLE |
| 2007 |
3 |
2007-09-23 |
CLE |
OAK |
24-26 |
OAK |
| 2009 |
16 |
2009-12-27 |
OAK |
CLE |
9-23 |
CLE |
| 2011 |
6 |
2011-10-16 |
CLE |
OAK |
17-24 |
OAK |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 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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