Prediction: Colts 27, Browns 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Indianapolis Colts |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 2 |
Andrew Luck |
Pass: 310, 2 TD Rush: 15, 0 |
| RB 15 |
Dan Herron |
Rush: 55, 1 TD Rec: 5-30, 0 |
| RB 35 |
Trent Richardson |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 10 |
T.Y. Hilton  |
Rec: 6-85, 1 TD |
| WR 52 |
Reggie Wayne |
Rec: 4-55, 0 TD |
| WR 62 |
Donte Moncrief |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 86 |
Hakeem Nicks |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 13 |
Dwayne Allen  |
Rec: 4-40, 1 TD |
| TE 17 |
Coby Fleener |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| K 4 |
Adam Vinatieri |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 6 |
Defense / ST |
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| Cleveland Browns |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 28 |
Brian Hoyer |
Pass: 225, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
 RB 25 |
Isaiah Crowell |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 34 |
Terrance West |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 6 |
Josh Gordon  |
Rec: 7-95, 1 TD |
| WR 39 |
Andrew Hawkins |
Rec: 5-65, 0 TD |
| WR 76 |
Taylor Gabriel |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 25 |
Jordan Cameron |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| K 19 |
Billy Cundiff |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 26 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Colts Scored 6 TDs of 30+ yards last week, 1st team to do so since 1966 Redskins... Last week, QB Andrew Luck (34) joined HOFer JOHNNY UNITAS & PEYTON MANNING as only QBs in club history with 30+ TDs in season. 1 of 3 NFL players to pass for 4,000 yards in 2 of 1st 3 NFL seasons (Manning, DAN MARINO). Rushed for 2 TDs in only meeting... RB Trent Richardson (1,958) needs 42 rush yards to reach 2,000 career. RB DANIEL HERRON had career-high 88 rush yards, incl. career-long 49-yard TD, last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 95+ scrimmage yards... WR T.Y. Hilton leads team with career-high 1,145 receiving yards. Has TD catch in 4 of past 5. WR Reggie Wayne aims for 5th in row with 4+ catches vs. Cle. Rookie WR Donte Moncrief had career-high 134 yards on 3 catches (44.7) & 2 TDs vs. Was. Last week, TE Coby Fleener had 4 catches for 127 yards & became 1st TE with TD rec. of 70+ & 30+ yards in same game since 1972 (RICH CASTER)... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads team with 101 tackles & has career-high 4 sacks. Had 35-yard FR-TD vs. Was.
 Browns In 15 starts with Cle., QB Brian Hoyer is 10-5 with 3,671 pass yards & 16 TDs. Last week, rookie QB Johnny Manziel (No. 22 overall) completed 5 of 8 for 63 yards & scored 1st career rush TD (10 yards)... Browns are only NFL team with 2 rookies with 400+ rushing yards - RBs Terrance West (502) & Isaiah Crowell (475). Crowell (undrafted) leads NFL rookies with 7 rush TDs. West (Rd. 3, No. 94 overall) leads team & ranks 2nd among AFC rookies with 502 rush yards... WR Josh Gordon had 7 catches for 75 yards last week & aims for 4th in row with 7+ rec. In past 13, has 84 rec. for 1,538 yards & 7 TDs. WR Miles Austin led team with season-high 7 rec. for 86 yards last week... CB Joe Haden had INT last week vs. Buf. & aims for 4th in row with INT. S Donte Whitner leads team with 79 tackles. Last week, S Jim Leonhard posted 1st INT since joining Browns.
Results and Schedule
| Indianapolis Colts |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
DEN |
A |
L 24-31 |
-7 |
| 2 |
2014-09-15 |
PHI |
H |
L 27-30 |
-3 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
JAC |
A |
W 44-17 |
+27 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
TEN |
H |
W 41-17 |
+24 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
BAL |
H |
W 20-13 |
+7 |
| 6 |
2014-10-09 |
HOU |
A |
W 33-28 |
+5 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
CIN |
H |
W 27-0 |
+27 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
PIT |
A |
L 34-51 |
-17 |
| 9 |
2014-11-03 |
NYG |
A |
W 40-24 |
+16 |
| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
NE |
H |
L 20-42 |
-22 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
JAC |
H |
W 23-3 |
+20 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
WAS |
H |
W 49-27 |
+22 |
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
CLE |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
HOU |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
DAL |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
TEN |
A |
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| Cleveland Browns |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
PIT |
A |
L 27-30 |
-3 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
NO |
H |
W 26-24 |
+2 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
BAL |
H |
L 21-23 |
-2 |
| 4 |
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Bye |
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| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
TEN |
A |
W 29-28 |
+1 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
PIT |
H |
W 31-10 |
+21 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
JAC |
A |
L 6-24 |
-18 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
OAK |
H |
W 23-13 |
+10 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
TB |
H |
W 22-17 |
+5 |
| 10 |
2014-11-06 |
CIN |
A |
W 24-3 |
+21 |
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
HOU |
H |
L 7-23 |
-16 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
ATL |
A |
W 26-24 |
+2 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
BUF |
A |
L 10-26 |
-16 |
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
IND |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
CIN |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
CAR |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
BAL |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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IND
Offense |
CLE
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
32.3 |
19.8 |
22.9 |
IND |
| Rushing yards |
95.7 |
86.0 |
109.7 |
IND |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.50 |
3.01 |
4.13 |
IND |
| Completion % |
60.3% |
56.5% |
62.5% |
IND |
| Passing yards |
336.3 |
275.3 |
239.0 |
IND |
| Passing yards per completion |
14.11 |
13.36 |
10.86 |
IND |
| Passing yards per attempt |
8.51 |
7.55 |
6.79 |
IND |
| Interceptions |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
IND |
| Fumbles lost |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
CLE |
| Sacks allowed |
1.3 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
IND |
| 3rd down conversions |
46.0% |
30.4% |
40.2% |
IND |
| 4th down conversions |
33.3% |
20.0% |
50.0% |
IND |
| Time of possession |
27:20 |
28:49 |
30:06 |
CLE |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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IND
Defense |
CLE
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
31.0 |
19.3 |
22.9 |
CLE |
| Rushing yards |
96.7 |
94.0 |
109.7 |
CLE |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.40 |
3.68 |
4.13 |
CLE |
| Completion % |
64.4% |
55.2% |
62.5% |
CLE |
| Passing yards |
315.7 |
224.0 |
239.0 |
CLE |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.99 |
10.09 |
10.86 |
CLE |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.72 |
5.56 |
6.79 |
CLE |
| INT return |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
CLE |
| Fumble recoveries |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
IND |
| Sacks |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
IND |
| 3rd down conversions |
43.3% |
32.0% |
40.2% |
CLE |
| 4th down conversions |
33.3% |
77.8% |
50.0% |
IND |
| Time of possession |
32:40 |
31:12 |
30:06 |
CLE |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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IND |
CLE |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
8.2 |
5.3 |
8.6 |
IND |
| Yards per kick return |
25.4 |
23.2 |
24.1 |
IND |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
3.5 |
7.1 |
8.6 |
IND |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
17.8 |
24.0 |
24.1 |
IND |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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IND |
CLE |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.0 |
6.8 |
6.4 |
IND |
| Penalty yards |
42.3 |
50.8 |
52.8 |
IND |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2014 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.
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Team vs. Team History
| Indianapolis Colts vs. Cleveland Browns |
| 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 |
| 2012 |
7 |
2012-10-21 |
CLE |
IND |
13-17 |
IND |
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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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