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Cleveland Browns at New York Giants - Week 5
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ARI
STL		 3
 17
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PHI
PIT		 14
 16
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MIA
CIN		 17
 13
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GB
IND		 27
 30
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CLE
NYG		 27
 41
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BAL
KC		 9
 6
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ATL
WAS		 24
 17
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TEN
MIN		 7
 30
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CHI
JAC		 41
 3
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SEA
CAR		 16
 12
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DEN
NE		 21
 31
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BUF
SF		 3
 45
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SD
NO		 24
 31
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HOU
NYJ		 23
 17
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Giants 30, Browns 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
QB 22 Brandon Weeden Pass: 260, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 14 Trent Richardson Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
RB 42 Chris Ogbonnaya Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 39 Greg Little Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 55 Josh Gordon Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 64 Jordan Norwood Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 22 Ben Watson Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 28 Jordan Cameron Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 27 Phil Dawson FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 21 Defense / ST  
View all Week 5 Rankings or Projections
  
New York Giants
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Eli Manning Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 15 Ahmad Bradshaw Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 37 Andre Brown Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 3 Victor Cruz Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 37 Domenik Hixon Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 5 Martellus Bennett Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 5 Lawrence Tynes FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 4 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Browns Rookie QB Brandon Weeden has 300+ passing yards in 2 of past 3 (322 on 9/16 - most passing yards by Browns rookie; 320 on 9/27)... Rookie RB Trent Richardson aims for 4th consecutive game with rush TD. In 2 road games, Richardson averages 124.5 scrimmage yards per game. Had season-best 57 receiving yards last week. Leads AFC rookies with 222 rush yards... WR Greg Little had season-high 77 rec. yards last week. Little had career-best 131 rec. yards, incl. career-long 76-yard TD catch in last road game vs. NFC (against Arz. on 12/18/11)... TE Ben Watson had team-high 5 rec. in Week 4... Defense has 13 sacks in '12, tied for 2nd-most in AFC (CIN., 17; HOU., 13)... LBs D'QWELL JACKSON (2) & Craig Robertson (2) have totaled 4 INTs in '12... Cle. is tied for AFC lead w/ 6 INTs this season... S T.J. Ward leads team with 27 tackles... DT Ahtyba Rubin & DE Jabaal Sheard each posted 1st sack of season last week.

Giants Incl. SB, QB Eli Manning has won 7 in row vs. AFC. Has 200+ pass yards in 23 consecutive games, 2nd longest streak in NFL history. Incl. playoffs, has won 8 of past 10... RB Ahmad Bradshaw has 6 rush TDs in past 4 vs. AFC (incl. SB). In past 10 vs. AFC (incl. SB), has 981 scrimmage yards (722 rush, 259 rec.) & 9 TDs. Rookie RB-KR David Wilson ranks 3rd in NFL with 30.2 KR avg... WR Victor Cruz aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with 90+ yards. In past 3 vs. AFC, has 354 rec. yards (118 per game) & 2 TDs, incl. career-long 99-yarder, tied for longest in NFL history. Had 9 catches for 109 yards & TD last week. Since Jan. 1 (7 games), WR Hakeem Nicks has 47 catches for 757 yards (108.1 per game; 16.1 avg.) & 6 TDs. WR Domenik Hixon had 6 catches for 114 yards in Week 4. TE Martellus Bennett has TD catch in 3 of 1st 4 games with NYG... DE Jason Pierre-Paul aims for 6th in row vs. AFC with sack. Has 7 sacks in past 5 vs. AFC. LB Michael Boley leads NFL LBs with 3 INTs. Incl. SB, DE Justin Tuck has 3 sacks in past 2 vs. AFC. DE Osi Umenyiora aims for 3rd in row with sack.


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    
7 2012-10-21 IND A    
8 2012-10-28 SD H    
9 2012-11-04 BAL H    
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 DAL A    
12 2012-11-25 PIT H    
13 2012-12-02 OAK A    
14 2012-12-09 KC H    
15 2012-12-16 WAS H    
16 2012-12-23 DEN A    
17 2012-12-30 PIT A    
   
New York Giants
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-05 DAL H L 17-24 -7
2 2012-09-16 TB H W 41-34 +7
3 2012-09-20 CAR A W 36-7 +29
4 2012-09-30 PHI A L 17-19 -2
5 2012-10-07 CLE H W 41-27 +14
6 2012-10-14 SF A    
7 2012-10-21 WAS H    
8 2012-10-28 DAL A    
9 2012-11-04 PIT H    
10 2012-11-11 CIN A    
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 GB H    
13 2012-12-03 WAS A    
14 2012-12-09 NO H    
15 2012-12-16 ATL A    
16 2012-12-23 BAL A    
17 2012-12-30 PHI H    

Injury Report
Cleveland Browns
Out  TE Alex Smith (concussion)
Doubtful  WR Travis Benjamin (hamstring)
 WR Mohamed Massaquoi (hamstring)
Questionable  SS T.J. Ward (hand)
Probable  WR Josh Cribbs (head)
 DE Frostee Rucker (shoulder)
 SS Ray Ventrone (calf)
 FS Usama Young (knee)
IR  SLB Emmanuel Acho (undisclosed, 8/27)
 DE Marcus Benard (elbow, 8/31)
 OLB Chris Gocong (achilles-tendon, 8/27)
PUP  DT Phil Taylor (chest)
   
New York Giants
Out  WR Ramses Barden (concussion)
 DT Rocky Bernard (quadriceps)
 CB Jayron Hosley (hamstring)
 WR Hakeem Nicks (knee)
 SS Kenny Phillips (knee)
Doubtful  WLB Keith Rivers (hamstring)
Questionable  WLB Michael Boley (hip)
 FS Antrel Rolle (knee)
 CB Corey Webster (hand)
Probable  CB Michael Coe (hamstring)
 SS Tyler Sash (other-excused)
IR  DT Shaun Rogers (calf, 8/31)
 CB Terrell Thomas (knee, 8/31)
PUP  TE Travis Beckum (knee)
 DT Chris Canty (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Offense 		 NYG
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 18.3 27.8 23.7 NYG
Rushing yards 76.3 89.5 109.9 NYG
Rushing yards per attempt 4.07 3.89 4.09 CLE
Completion % 53.9% 64.2% 62.2% NYG
Passing yards 235.3 321.5 243.5 NYG
Passing yards per completion 10.46 12.37 11.06 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 5.63 7.94 6.88 NYG
Interceptions 1.8 1.0 0.9 NYG
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.3 0.7 NYG
Sacks allowed 2.3 1.3 2.3 NYG
3rd down conversions 27.8% 36.7% 37.9% NYG
4th down conversions 0.0% 100.0% 60.9% NYG
Time of possession 26:18 30:33 30:18 NYG
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Defense 		 NYG
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 24.5 21.0 23.7 NYG
Rushing yards 117.3 118.3 109.9 CLE
Rushing yards per attempt 4.04 4.55 4.09 CLE
Completion % 61.3% 62.5% 62.2% CLE
Passing yards 286.0 254.0 243.5 NYG
Passing yards per completion 11.11 13.55 11.06 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 6.81 8.47 6.88 CLE
INT return 1.5 1.5 0.9 -
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.5 0.7 -
Sacks 3.3 2.0 2.3 CLE
3rd down conversions 35.0% 34.1% 37.9% NYG
4th down conversions 66.7% 0.0% 60.9% NYG
Time of possession 33:43 29:27 30:18 NYG

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CLE   NYG  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 15.3 9.0 10.6 CLE
Yards per kick return 26.3 27.2 24.7 NYG
Yards allowed per punt return 21.3 3.1 10.6 NYG
Yards allowed per kick return 24.5 21.8 24.7 NYG
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CLE   NYG  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.5 5.8 6.5 NYG
Penalty yards 65.3 44.8 57.5 NYG

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2012 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Cleveland Browns vs. New York Giants
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 10 2000-11-05 NYG CLE 24-3 NYG
2004 3 2004-09-26 CLE NYG 10-27 NYG
2008 6 2008-10-13 NYG CLE 14-35 CLE

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.