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Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans - Week 9
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ATL
IND		 31
 7
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SF
WAS		 19
 11
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SEA
DAL		 13
 23
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NYJ
BUF		 27
 11
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MIA
KC		 31
 3
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CLE
HOU		 12
 30
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TB
NO		 16
 27
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DEN
OAK		 38
 24
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CIN
TEN		 24
 17
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GB
SD		 45
 38
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NYG
NE		 24
 20
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STL
ARI		 13
 19
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BAL
PIT		 23
 20
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CHI
PHI		 30
 24
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Texans 24, Browns 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
QB 26 Colt McCoy Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 28 Chris Ogbonnaya Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 38 Greg Little Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 54 Mohamed Massaquoi Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 61 Josh Cribbs Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 12 Ben Watson Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 22 Phil Dawson FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 23 Defense / ST  
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Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Matt Schaub Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Arian Foster Rush: 120, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 35 Ben Tate Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 26 Kevin Walter Rec: 4-70, 1 TD
WR 48 Jacoby Jones Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 4 Owen Daniels Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
TE 25 Joel Dreessen Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 15 Neil Rackers FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 1 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Browns In past 3 on road, QB Colt McCoy has completed 65 of 111 passes (58.6 pct.) for 667 yards with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 84.2 passer rating. McCoy attended Univ. of Texas... RB Peyton Hillis (94) needs 6 catches to reach 100 career...TE Ben Watson (91) needs 9 catches to reach 100 with Browns. Watson tied season-best with 64 receiving yards last week... Rookie WR Greg Little (2nd round, No. 59) ranks 2nd in NFL among rookies with 29 receptions (A.J. GREEN, 33). WR Josh Cribbs recorded 2nd TD catch of season last week on 45-yard reception... Browns defense allows 171.9 passing yards per game, 2nd-fewest in NFL (Pitt, 171.6)... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads team with 65 tackles... CB Joe Haden leads team with 10 passes defensed... Rookie DL Phil Taylor (1st round, No. 21 overall) has 2 sacks in past 3 games. Taylor is tied for 3rd among AFC rookies with 3 sacks.

Texans Club has 3-1 record at home in '11... In past 3, QB Matt Schaub has 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 102.1 passer rating. Schaub (96) needs 4 TD passes to reach 100 career. RB Arian Foster aims for 6th straight game with 100+ scrimmage yards (166, 184, 101, 234, 124). Recorded 12th 100-yard rush game of career last week & 3rd of season. Has 4 TDs in past 2 games (3 rush, 1 rec.). In past 5 games in Nov., Foster is averaging 102.4 rush yards per game (512 total) & has 6 rush TDs. RB Ben Tate averages 5.2 yards per carry (97 att., 508 yards)... WR Andre Johnson posted 10 catches for 116 yards (11.6 avg.). Johnson (698) needs 2 catches to reach 700 in 2nd-fewest games (120) in NFL history (MARVIN HARRISON, 114 games). WR Kevin Walter had 7 catches for 93 yards (13.3 avg.) with TD in last meeting vs. Browns... TE Joel Dreessen aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD catch... Defense is tied for AFC-best 19 sacks (Bal., 19)... Rookie LB Brooks Reed (2nd round, No. 42) aims for 3rd consecutive game with sack. LB Brian Cushing leads Texans with 54 tackles. Cushing posted 1st INT of season last week.


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    
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    
   
Houston Texans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 IND H W 34-7 +27
2 2011-09-18 MIA A W 23-13 +10
3 2011-09-25 NO A L 33-40 -7
4 2011-10-02 PIT H W 17-10 +7
5 2011-10-09 OAK H L 20-25 -5
6 2011-10-16 BAL A L 14-29 -15
7 2011-10-23 TEN A W 41-7 +34
8 2011-10-30 JAC H W 24-14 +10
9 2011-11-06 CLE H W 30-12 +18
10 2011-11-13 TB A    
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-27 JAC A    
13 2011-12-04 ATL H    
14 2011-12-11 CIN A    
15 2011-12-18 CAR H    
16 2011-12-22 IND A    
17 2012-01-01 TEN H    

Injury Report
Cleveland Browns
Out  RB Montario Hardesty (Calf)
 CB Dimitri Patterson (Knee)
Questionable  RB Peyton Hillis (Hamstring)
 OLB Kaluka Maiava (Knee)
 OT Tony Pashos (Ankle)
 SS Ray Ventrone (Hamstring)
Probable  OLB Chris Gocong (Shoulder)
 OG Shawn Lauvao (Knee)
 WR Mohamed Massaquoi (Head)
 SS T.J. Ward (Knee)
IR  RB Brandon Jackson (Toe)
 OG Eric Steinbach (Back)
Non-Football Related  DE Marcus Benard (Hand)
   
Houston Texans
Out  WR Andre Johnson (Hamstring)
 SS Danieal Manning (Ankle)
Probable  CB Jason Allen (Knee)
 OG Thomas Austin (Knee)
 OLB Connor Barwin (Achilles)
 OG Mike Brisiel (Shin)
 OT Duane Brown (Shoulder)
 OG Antoine Caldwell (Ankle)
 TE James Casey (Chest)
 ILB Brian Cushing (Knee)
 CB Sherrick McManis (Groin)
 OC Chris Myers (Knee)
 ILB DeMeco Ryans (Elbow)
 RB Ben Tate (Ankle)
 WR Kevin Walter (Elbow)
 OT Eric Winston (Ankle)
IR  SS Dominique Barber (Knee)
 OT Rashad Butler (Triceps)
 CB Rashad Carmichael (Shoulder)
 ILB Darryl Sharpton (Quadriceps)
 OG Shelley Smith (Ankle)
 OG Kasey Studdard (Ankle)
 OLB Mario Williams (Torn Pectoral)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Offense 		 HOU
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 13.3 23.5 21.9 HOU
Rushing yards 73.3 134.5 117.1 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 3.28 4.23 4.35 HOU
Completion % 57.0% 57.2% 59.9% HOU
Passing yards 212.3 265.5 229.6 HOU
Passing yards per completion 9.25 13.94 11.08 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 5.27 7.98 6.64 HOU
Interceptions 1.0 0.3 1.0 HOU
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.0 0.5 HOU
Sacks allowed 3.3 1.8 2.4 HOU
3rd down conversions 43.5% 46.7% 39.0% HOU
4th down conversions 55.6% 0.0% 43.8% CLE
Time of possession 29:48 33:05 30:06 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Defense 		 HOU
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 20.0 19.5 21.9 HOU
Rushing yards 133.7 97.8 117.1 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 3.97 4.13 4.35 CLE
Completion % 55.5% 52.2% 59.9% HOU
Passing yards 190.7 186.5 229.6 HOU
Passing yards per completion 12.28 11.12 11.08 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 6.81 5.80 6.64 HOU
INT return 0.7 1.5 1.0 HOU
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.0 0.5 CLE
Sacks 2.3 2.3 2.4 -
3rd down conversions 35.3% 34.7% 39.0% HOU
4th down conversions 42.9% 75.0% 43.8% CLE
Time of possession 30:12 26:55 30:06 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CLE   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.5 6.8 9.7 CLE
Yards per kick return 20.5 23.3 23.6 HOU
Yards allowed per punt return 9.6 10.8 9.7 CLE
Yards allowed per kick return 27.1 22.1 23.6 HOU
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CLE   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.7 6.5 6.7 CLE
Penalty yards 42.3 57.5 55.1 CLE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Cleveland Browns vs. Houston Texans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 7 2002-10-20 HOU CLE 17-34 CLE
2004 17 2005-01-02 CLE HOU 22-14 CLE
2005 8 2005-10-30 CLE HOU 16-19 HOU
2006 17 2006-12-31 CLE HOU 6-14 HOU
2007 12 2007-11-25 HOU CLE 17-27 CLE
2008 12 2008-11-23 HOU CLE 16-6 HOU

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.