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Cleveland Browns at Arizona Cardinals - Week 15
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

JAC
ATL		 14
 41
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DAL
TB		 31
 15
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WAS
NYG		 23
 10
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TEN
IND		 13
 27
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SEA
CHI		 38
 14
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NO
MIN		 42
 20
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MIA
BUF		 30
 23
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GB
KC		 14
 19
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CIN
STL		 20
 13
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CAR
HOU		 28
 13
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DET
OAK		 28
 27
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NE
DEN		 41
 23
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CLE
ARI		 17
 20
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NYJ
PHI		 19
 45
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BAL
SD		 14
 34
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PIT
SF		 3
 20
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Cardinals 23, Browns 10

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
QB 31 Seneca Wallace Pass: 190, 0 TD Rush: 10, 0
 RB 30 Peyton Hillis Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 43 Montario Hardesty Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 56 Chris Ogbonnaya Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 48 Greg Little Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 79 Mohamed Massaquoi Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
 TE 23 Evan Moore Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 32 Phil Dawson FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 22 Defense / ST  
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Arizona Cardinals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 John Skelton Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 8 Beanie Wells Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 50 LaRod Stephens-Howling Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 4 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 50 Early Doucet Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 69 Andre Roberts Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
K 7 Jay Feely FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 1 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Browns QB Colt McCoy (2,733) needs 267 passing yards to become 1st Browns QB since '07 (DEREK ANDERSON, 3,787) to reach 3,000 yards in season... In past 2 games vs. NFC, RB Peyton Hillis is averaging 100 rush yards per game with 4 rush TDs (42 att., 200 yards)... Rookie WR Greg Little (2nd round, No. 59) ranks 2nd among NFL rookies with 52 catches (A.J. GREEN, 55). Little can challenge KEVIN JOHNSON (66 in 1999) for Browns rookie reception record. In past 4, WR Jordan Norwood is averaging 17 yards per catch (10 rec., 170 yards)... TE Ben Watson has 105 catches for 1,173 receiving yards since joining Browns in '10... TE Evan Moore had season-best 55 receiving yards last week... Defense allows 180.7 pass yards per game, 2nd-fewest in NFL... Rookies DL Jabaal Sheard (5.5) & DL Phil Taylor (4) have combined for 9.5 sacks... CB Joe Haden has team-high 17 passes defensed... S Mike Adams posted 3rd INT of season last week... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads team with 125 tackles.

Cardinals Have won 5 of past 6... QB Kevin Kolb needs 45 pass yards for 1st career 2,000-yard season. QB John Skelton passed for 282 yards & 3 TDs last week... RB Beanie Wells ties for 5th in NFL with 9 rush TDs. When Wells has 17+ att., Cardinals are 7-3... WR Larry Fitzgerald had 7 catches for 149 yards & TD last week, his team-record 30th 100-yard game. Has 1,092 yards, his franchise-record 5th consecutive & 6th career 1,000-yard season. WR Early Doucet had 60-yard TD catch last week. WR Andre Roberts had TD catch in Week 14 & aims for 3rd in row with 100+ yards or TD... Rookie CB-PR Patrick Peterson is 1st player in NFL history with 4 80+ yard PR-TDs in season. Cardinals had 5 sacks last week, incl. Peterson's 1st of career. S Adrian Wilson is 1 of 5 S in NFL history with 20+ sacks (22.5) & 25+ INTs (26). Since start of 2007, DT Darnell Dockett has 31.5 sacks, most by DT (incl. playoffs). DE Calais Campbell has 7 sacks & tied his career-high (2009). Has 4 sacks in past 3 at home. Has 6+ sacks in each of past 3 seasons. LB Daryl Washington has 59 tackles in past 8 at home with 2 INTs, 2 sacks & FF.


Results and Schedule
Cleveland Browns
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 CIN H L 17-27 -10
2 2011-09-18 IND A W 27-19 +8
3 2011-09-25 MIA H W 17-16 +1
4 2011-10-02 TEN H L 13-31 -18
5   Bye      
6 2011-10-16 OAK A L 17-24 -7
7 2011-10-23 SEA H W 6-3 +3
8 2011-10-30 SF A L 10-20 -10
9 2011-11-06 HOU A L 12-30 -18
10 2011-11-13 STL H L 12-13 -1
11 2011-11-20 JAC H W 14-10 +4
12 2011-11-27 CIN A L 20-23 -3
13 2011-12-04 BAL H L 10-24 -14
14 2011-12-08 PIT A L 3-14 -11
15 2011-12-18 ARI A L 17-20 -3
16 2011-12-24 BAL A    
17 2012-01-01 PIT H    
   
Arizona Cardinals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 CAR H W 28-21 +7
2 2011-09-18 WAS A L 21-22 -1
3 2011-09-25 SEA A L 10-13 -3
4 2011-10-02 NYG H L 27-31 -4
5 2011-10-09 MIN A L 10-34 -24
6   Bye      
7 2011-10-23 PIT H L 20-32 -12
8 2011-10-30 BAL A L 27-30 -3
9 2011-11-06 STL H W 19-13 +6
10 2011-11-13 PHI A W 21-17 +4
11 2011-11-20 SF A L 7-23 -16
12 2011-11-27 STL A W 23-20 +3
13 2011-12-04 DAL H W 19-13 +6
14 2011-12-11 SF H W 21-19 +2
15 2011-12-18 CLE H W 20-17 +3
16 2011-12-24 CIN A    
17 2012-01-01 SEA H    

Injury Report
Cleveland Browns
Out  FB Owen Marecic (Head)
 QB Colt McCoy (Head)
 SS T.J. Ward (Foot)
Questionable  WR Josh Cribbs (Groin)
 RB Montario Hardesty (Calf)
 OG Artis Hicks (Shoulder)
 OG Shawn Lauvao (Ankle)
 OT Tony Pashos (Ankle)
 DT Brian Schaefering (Ankle)
 OLB Quinton Spears (Hamstring)
Probable  DE Jabaal Sheard (Forearm)
IR  OLB Scott Fujita (Hand)
 RB Brandon Jackson (Toe)
 OG Eric Steinbach (Back)
 TE Ben Watson (Concussion)
Non-Football Related  DE Marcus Benard (Hand)
   
Arizona Cardinals
Questionable  OT Brandon Keith (Ankle)
 QB Kevin Kolb (Head)
 OLB Joey Porter (Knee)
 WR Demarco Sampson (Ribs)
Probable  OLB Clark Haggans (Hamstring)
 TE Robert Housler (Shoulder)
 FS Kerry Rhodes (Foot)
 TE Stephen Spach (Head)
 RB Beanie Wells (Knee)
IR  CB Crezdon Butler (Ankle)
 CB Greg Toler (Knee ACL)
 NT Dan Williams (Broken Left Arm)
 RB Ryan Williams (Torn Right Patella Tendon)
 OG Floyd Womack (Shoulder)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Offense 		 ARI
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 12.0 20.0 21.6 ARI
Rushing yards 104.3 85.3 116.8 CLE
Rushing yards per attempt 3.90 4.68 4.17 ARI
Completion % 58.1% 55.1% 59.4% CLE
Passing yards 176.5 208.8 223.6 ARI
Passing yards per completion 10.03 11.87 11.30 ARI
Passing yards per attempt 5.83 6.54 6.71 ARI
Interceptions 1.0 1.5 1.0 CLE
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.5 0.6 CLE
Sacks allowed 2.5 3.0 2.2 CLE
3rd down conversions 35.8% 27.0% 36.9% CLE
4th down conversions 60.0% 33.3% 44.4% CLE
Time of possession 28:37 29:01 30:14 ARI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Defense 		 ARI
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 18.5 17.3 21.6 ARI
Rushing yards 168.3 122.5 116.8 ARI
Rushing yards per attempt 4.96 4.27 4.17 ARI
Completion % 58.7% 55.7% 59.4% ARI
Passing yards 189.5 205.8 223.6 CLE
Passing yards per completion 11.69 9.94 11.30 ARI
Passing yards per attempt 6.86 5.54 6.71 ARI
INT return 0.5 0.5 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.0 0.6 CLE
Sacks 1.3 3.3 2.2 ARI
3rd down conversions 45.1% 26.1% 36.9% ARI
4th down conversions 40.0% 50.0% 44.4% CLE
Time of possession 31:23 32:18 30:14 CLE

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CLE   ARI  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.9 14.4 9.9 ARI
Yards per kick return 23.9 21.9 23.3 CLE
Yards allowed per punt return 15.9 13.6 9.9 ARI
Yards allowed per kick return 17.7 25.9 23.3 CLE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CLE   ARI  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.8 5.5 6.4 CLE
Penalty yards 46.5 49.3 54.5 CLE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2011 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Cleveland Browns vs. Arizona Cardinals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 6 2000-10-08 CLE ARI 21-29 ARI
2003 11 2003-11-16 ARI CLE 6-44 CLE
2007 13 2007-12-02 CLE ARI 21-27 ARI

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.