NFL Game Preview: Cleveland Browns at Indianapolis Colts - Week 7

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Cleveland Browns at Indianapolis Colts - Week 7

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SEA SF	6 13
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ARI MIN	14 21
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TEN BUF	35 34
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NO TB	35 28
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WAS NYG	23 27
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GB STL	30 20
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DAL CAR	19 14
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CLE IND	13 17
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BAL HOU	13 43
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NYJ NE	26 29
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JAC OAK	23 26
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PIT CIN	24 17
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DET CHI	7 13
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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

Colts 27, Browns 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Cleveland Browns
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 21	Brandon Weeden	Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 8	Trent Richardson	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 38	Montario Hardesty	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 41	Josh Gordon	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 52	Mohamed Massaquoi	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 63	Greg Little	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 25	Jordan Cameron	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 28	Ben Watson	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 22	Phil Dawson	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 17	Defense / ST

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Indianapolis Colts
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 8	Andrew Luck	Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 18	Vick Ballard	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 50	Delone Carter	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 3	Reggie Wayne	Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 26	Donnie Avery	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 64	T.Y. Hilton	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 21	Coby Fleener	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 24	Dwayne Allen	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 9	Adam Vinatieri	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 6	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Browns Rookie QB Brandon Weeden has passed for 1,519 yards, 2nd-most in NFL history by rookie in team's 1st 6 games (CAM NEWTON, 1,847 in '11). In past 2, Weeden has passed for 522 yards with 4 TDs & 88.2 passer rating. Had 71-yard TD pass last week, 2nd-longest TD pass by rookie in team history. Tied for AFC rookie lead with 7 TD passes (Andrew Luck)... Rookie RB Trent Richardson leads AFC rookies with 340 rush yards. Richardson has 4 rush TDs in past 5 games. RB Montario Hardesty posted 1st rush TD of career last week... In past 2, rookie WR Josh Gordon has 5 catches for 181 yards (36.2 avg.) with 3 TDs... TE Ben Watson recorded 1st TD catch of season last week... Browns have AFC-best 10 INTs this season... LB D'QWELL JACKSON has team-high 40 tackles in '12... S Usama Young has INT in each of past 2 games. Posted INT in last game vs. Ind... CB Joe Haden aims for 3rd straight game with INT... CB Sheldon Brown had 19-yard INT-TD return last week... PR-KR-WR Josh Cribbs leads AFC & is 3rd in NFL with 31.3 KR avg. & ranks 2nd in NFL with 15.4 PR avg. in '12.

Colts Have won 3 of past 5 at home against Cle... QB Andrew Luck averages 297.6 passing yards per game, 5th-best in NFL & most among rookie QBs. Aims for 3rd consecutive game at home with 300+ passing yards (313, 362). Leads AFC QBs with 103 rush yards... RB Vick Ballard registered 1st career start last week... WR Reggie Wayne averages NFL-best 118.6 rec. yards per game in '12 (593 rec. yards in 5 games). Wayne (903) became 14th player in NFL history to reach 900 career receptions last week. WR Donnie Avery had 60 receiving yards last week, 2nd-most of season. Rookie WR T.Y. Hilton averages 17.8 yards per catch (11 catches, 196 yards)... Rookie TEs Dwayne Allen (12 catches, 109 yards) & Coby Fleener (17 catches, 181 yards) have combined for 29 catches for 290 rec. yards... LB Dwight Freeney has 7 sacks in 5 career games vs. Browns, incl. 3 sacks against Cle. on 9/25/05 (tied for career-high). LB Jerry Hughes posted 2nd sack of season last week... S Antoine Bethea has 1 career INT against Browns.

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
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

Indianapolis Colts
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	CHI	A	L 21-41	-20
2	2012-09-16	MIN	H	W 23-20	+3
3	2012-09-23	JAC	H	L 17-22	-5
4		Bye
5	2012-10-07	GB	H	W 30-27	+3
6	2012-10-14	NYJ	A	L 9-35	-26
7	2012-10-21	CLE	H	W 17-13	+4
8	2012-10-28	TEN	A
9	2012-11-04	MIA	H
10	2012-11-08	JAC	A
11	2012-11-18	NE	A
12	2012-11-25	BUF	H
13	2012-12-02	DET	A
14	2012-12-09	TEN	H
15	2012-12-16	HOU	A
16	2012-12-23	KC	A
17	2012-12-30	HOU	H

Injury Report

Cleveland Browns
Out	SLB Scott Fujita (shoulder) WR Jordan Norwood (foot) CB Dimitri Patterson (ankle)
Questionable	WR Travis Benjamin (hamstring) WR Mohamed Massaquoi (hamstring) DT Ahtyba Rubin (ankle)
Probable	SLB Tank Carder (foot) WR Josh Gordon (knee) WR Greg Little (other-illness) RB Trent Richardson (abdomen) DE Frostee Rucker (shoulder) SS Ray Ventrone (calf) SS T.J. Ward (hand) QB Brandon Weeden (foot)
IR	SLB Emmanuel Acho (undisclosed, 8/27) OLB Chris Gocong (achilles-tendon, 8/27)
PUP	DT Phil Taylor (chest)

Indianapolis Colts
Out	RB Donald Brown (knee) CB Darius Butler (shoulder) OLB Robert Mathis (knee) DE Fili Moala (knee) DE Cory Redding (knee)
Questionable	ILB Pat Angerer (foot)
Probable	CB Vontae Davis (ankle) DE Dwight Freeney (ankle)
IR	WR Austin Collie (knee, 9/24) ILB A.J. Edds (knee, 8/3) NT Brandon McKinney (knee, 8/26)
Non-Football Related	NT Josh Chapman (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	CLE Offense	IND Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	21.5	20.3	23.3	CLE
Rushing yards	84.0	88.7	112.3	IND
Rushing yards per attempt	3.90	3.56	4.16	CLE
Completion %	55.8%	53.4%	61.9%	CLE
Passing yards	256.3	287.7	242.7	IND
Passing yards per completion	11.24	11.88	11.07	IND
Passing yards per attempt	6.28	6.34	6.86	IND
Interceptions	1.5	1.3	1.0	IND
Fumbles lost	0.5	0.7	0.7	CLE
Sacks allowed	1.8	3.0	2.3	CLE
3rd down conversions	30.1%	39.5%	38.4%	IND
4th down conversions	66.7%	66.7%	59.2%	-
Time of possession	26:26	29:23	30:15	IND

Defense Stats Comparison

	CLE Defense	IND Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	26.3	28.0	23.3	CLE
Rushing yards	117.3	146.7	112.3	CLE
Rushing yards per attempt	4.64	4.98	4.16	CLE
Completion %	63.3%	63.6%	61.9%	CLE
Passing yards	299.3	198.3	242.7	IND
Passing yards per completion	11.10	11.08	11.07	IND
Passing yards per attempt	7.03	7.05	6.86	CLE
INT return	1.5	0.3	1.0	CLE
Fumble recoveries	0.8	0.0	0.7	CLE
Sacks	2.3	2.3	2.3	-
3rd down conversions	37.6%	38.5%	38.4%	CLE
4th down conversions	66.7%	100.0%	59.2%	CLE
Time of possession	33:34	30:37	30:15	IND

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	CLE	IND	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	17.1	7.2	9.9	CLE
Yards per kick return	29.5	21.6	24.6	CLE
Yards allowed per punt return	17.9	7.8	9.9	IND
Yards allowed per kick return	20.8	27.4	24.6	CLE

Misc Stats Comparison

	CLE	IND	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.0	6.3	6.6	IND
Penalty yards	62.3	59.3	57.0	IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 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 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History

Cleveland Browns vs. Indianapolis Colts
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2002	15	2002-12-15	IND	CLE	28-23	IND
2003	1	2003-09-07	IND	CLE	9-6	IND
2005	3	2005-09-25	CLE	IND	6-13	IND
2008	13	2008-11-30	IND	CLE	10-6	IND
2011	2	2011-09-18	CLE	IND	27-19	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.