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Final Score Prediction

Raiders 27, Browns 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
QB 21 Colt McCoy Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 13 Peyton Hillis Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
WR 27 Greg Little Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 31 Mohamed Massaquoi Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 79 Brian Robiskie Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 15 Ben Watson Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 28 Evan Moore Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 24 Phil Dawson FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 23 Defense / ST  
 
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Jason Campbell Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Darren McFadden Rush: 120, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 30 Michael Bush Rush: 20, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 35 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 40 Denarius Moore Rec: 3-40, 1 TD
WR 64 Jacoby Ford Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 21 Kevin Boss Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 5 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 4 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Browns Club has won 7 of past 9 against Raiders... Cleveland has won 3 of past 4 following bye... QB Colt McCoy had career-best 350 yards last game & set franchise record in comp. (40) & att. (61). Completed pass to 11 different receivers in last game vs. Ten. In past 2 on road, McCoy has 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 112.8 passer rating... RB Peyton Hillis (94) needs 6 catches to reach 100 career... TE Ben Watson registered 25th TD of career last game. Watson (936) needs 64 receiving yards to reach 1,000 with Browns... WR Mohamed Massaquoi had TD catch in last game against Raiders. Rookie WR Greg Little (2nd round, No. 59) had career best in catches (6) & rec. yards (57) last game... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads team with 40 tackles... S Mike Adams aims for 3rd straight game with INT... CB Joe Haden tied for NFL best with 8 passes defensed... WR-KR Josh Cribbs registered 99-yard KR-TD vs. Raiders on 9/23/07. Cribbs averages 28.4 yards per KR, 3rd-best in AFC.

Raiders QB Jason Campbell has 4 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 104.1 passer rating in 4th quarter this season. Campbell is 1-0 against Browns as starter... Raiders have NFL-best 9 rush TDs this season & average 178.8 rush yards per game in '11, 2nd-most in NFL (EAGLES, 165.6)... RB Darren McFadden is averaging 123 rush yards in 2 home games this season (246 total). McFadden is tied for 1st in NFL with 7 rushes of 20+ yards this season (FRED JACKSON, 7)... WR Darrius Heyward-Bey is averaging 107 receiving yards per game in past 2 (214 total). WR Chaz Schilens had game-winning 18-yard TD catch last week... Defense ranks 2nd in AFC with 14 sacks (Hou, 15)... DT Richard Seymour tied career high with 2 sacks last week. Seymour needs 1 sack to surpass total of 5.5 last season... DE Lamarr Houston recorded 1st career INT last game... S Michael Huff registered 1st INT of season last week... K Sebastian Janikowski made 3 FGs of 50+ yards last week (54, 55, 50) , tying NFL-record for most FGs of at least 50 yards in single game.


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    
8 2011-10-30 SF A    
9 2011-11-06 HOU A    
10 2011-11-13 STL H    
11 2011-11-20 JAC H    
12 2011-11-27 CIN A    
13 2011-12-04 BAL H    
14 2011-12-08 PIT A    
15 2011-12-18 ARI A    
16 2011-12-24 BAL A    
17 2012-01-01 PIT H    
   
Oakland Raiders
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-12 DEN A W 23-20 +3
2 2011-09-18 BUF A L 35-38 -3
3 2011-09-25 NYJ H W 34-24 +10
4 2011-10-02 NE H L 19-31 -12
5 2011-10-09 HOU A W 25-20 +5
6 2011-10-16 CLE H W 24-17 +7
7 2011-10-23 KC H    
8   Bye      
9 2011-11-06 DEN H    
10 2011-11-10 SD A    
11 2011-11-20 MIN A    
12 2011-11-27 CHI H    
13 2011-12-04 MIA A    
14 2011-12-11 GB A    
15 2011-12-18 DET H    
16 2011-12-24 KC A    
17 2012-01-01 SD H    

Injury Report
Cleveland Browns
Questionable  MLB Titus Brown (Ankle)
 WR Josh Cribbs (Knee)
 CB Joe Haden (Knee)
 OC Alex Mack (Illness)
 OT Tony Pashos (Ankle)
Probable  SS Eric Hagg (Knee)
IR  RB Brandon Jackson (Toe)
 OG Eric Steinbach (Back)
Non-Football Related  DE Marcus Benard (Hand)
   
Oakland Raiders
Out  CB Chimdi Chekwa (Hamstring)
 WR Richard Gordon (Hand)
 CB Chris Johnson (Hamstring)
 DE Matt Shaughnessy (Shoulder)
Questionable  RB Rock Cartwright (Calf)
 FS Michael Huff (Ankle)
 MLB Rolando McClain (Ankle)
 FB Marcel Reece (Ankle)
Probable  QB Jason Campbell (Foot)
 FS Matt Giordano (Concussion)
 SS Mike Mitchell (Knee)
 WR Louis Murphy (Groin)
 TE Brandon Myers (Ribs)
 OC Samson Satele (Ribs)
 DT Richard Seymour (Knee)
IR  MLB Ricky Brown (Concussion)
 FS Hiram Eugene (Dislocated Hip)
 MLB Travis Goethel (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Offense 
OAK
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 17.0 27.3 23.2 OAK
Rushing yards 83.5 160.3 111.4 OAK
Rushing yards per attempt 3.40 5.39 4.24 OAK
Completion % 58.1% 60.3% 60.9% OAK
Passing yards 206.0 218.7 244.6 OAK
Passing yards per completion 9.41 11.69 11.47 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 5.47 7.04 6.99 OAK
Interceptions 1.0 0.7 1.0 OAK
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.3 0.6 CLE
Sacks allowed 1.5 0.7 2.3 OAK
3rd down conversions 37.1% 38.7% 39.1% OAK
4th down conversions 55.6% 66.7% 47.2% OAK
Time of possession 32:07 29:30 30:01 CLE
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Defense 
OAK
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 23.0 25.0 23.2 CLE
Rushing yards 125.0 117.7 111.4 OAK
Rushing yards per attempt 3.95 5.25 4.24 CLE
Completion % 54.8% 55.1% 60.9% CLE
Passing yards 198.0 289.7 244.6 CLE
Passing yards per completion 12.41 12.59 11.47 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 6.80 6.94 6.99 CLE
INT return 1.0 1.0 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.3 0.6 CLE
Sacks 3.0 2.7 2.3 CLE
3rd down conversions 33.9% 41.8% 39.1% CLE
4th down conversions 50.0% 40.0% 47.2% OAK
Time of possession 27:53 30:30 30:01 CLE

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CLE   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 12.2 7.8 10.3 CLE
Yards per kick return 25.6 19.2 24.6 CLE
Yards allowed per punt return 12.0 16.0 10.3 CLE
Yards allowed per kick return 22.2 22.7 24.6 CLE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CLE   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.5 9.3 6.5 CLE
Penalty yards 60.5 86.3 54.3 CLE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 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

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.