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Final Score Prediction

Browns 23, Dolphins 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Ryan Tannehill Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 21 Lamar Miller Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 54 Charles Clay Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 60 Daniel Thomas Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 36 Brian Hartline Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 43 Mike Wallace Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 60 Brandon Gibson Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 22 Caleb Sturgis FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 20 Defense / ST  
 
Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
QB 25 Brandon Weeden Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2 Trent Richardson Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 64 Chris Ogbonnaya Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 47 Greg Little Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 58 Davone Bess Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 3 Jordan Cameron Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 8 Billy Cundiff FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 13 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill totaled more pass yards (3,294) and comp. (282) than any rookie in club history in '12. Dolphins are 6-1 when Tannehill has 90+ rating... RB Daniel Thomas rushed for 95 yards against Browns on 9/25/11... WR Mike Wallace will make Dolphins debut. For career, Wallace averages 20.8 yards per catch vs. Browns (16 rec., 333 yards). WR Brian Hartline had career-best in receiving yards (1,083) & receptions (74) in '12. Had 4 rec. for 87 yards (21.8 avg.) in last game at Cle. Hartline attended Ohio St. & is native of Canton, OH... DE Cameron Wake had career-best 15 sacks in '12. Joined DOUG BETTERS (16 in '83; 14 in '84) & JASON TAYLOR (14.5 in '00; 18.5 in '02) as only Dolphins to reach 14+ sacks in 2 separate seasons. Wake (43) has most sacks by Dolphin in 1st 4 seasons of career. Since '11, DE Jared Odrick ranks 2nd on team in sacks (11)... LBs Dannell Ellerbe & Philip Wheeler will make Dolphins debuts... S Reshad Jones had career-best 4 INTs in '12.

Browns Aim for 4th consecutive win at home vs. Mia... ROB CHUDZINSKI makes NFL head coach debut... In '12, QB Brandon Weeden (5) had most wins ever by Browns rookie QB. Weeden (3,385) had most passing yards by rookie in club history & had 2nd-most among NFL rookies in '12 (ANDREW LUCK, 4,374)... RB Trent Richardson had most rush yards (950) & rush TDs (11) by Browns rookie in franchise history last season. Had 3 games with 100+ rush yards, tied for most ever by Browns rookie. Richardson (51) ranked 3rd among AFC RBs in catches last season (RAY RICE, 61; MARCEL REECE, 52)... WR Greg Little had career-best with 4 TD receptions in '12. Has led Cle. in rec. in consecutive seasons (53 in '12; 61 in '11). WR Davone Bess spent 5 seasons (2008-12) with Dolphins & totaled 321 rec. for 3,447 yards with 12 TDs. Since '08, Bess ranks 2nd in NFL with 130 rec. on 3rd-down (RODDY WHITE, 146). T JOE THOMAS has started 96 consecutive games since entering NFL in 2007... LB D'QWELL JACKSON led club with 119 tackles in '12. LB Paul Kruger will make Browns debut. Registered career-high 9 sacks in '12 (w/ Ravens). Since '11, LB Jabaal Sheard leads team with 15.5 sacks... Since entering NFL in '10, CB Joe Haden leads Browns with 9 INTs.


Results and Schedule
Miami Dolphins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 CLE A W 23-10 +13
2 2013-09-15 IND A    
3 2013-09-22 ATL H    
4 2013-09-30 NO A    
5 2013-10-06 BAL H    
6   Bye      
7 2013-10-20 BUF H    
8 2013-10-27 NE A    
9 2013-10-31 CIN H    
10 2013-11-11 TB A    
11 2013-11-17 SD H    
12 2013-11-24 CAR H    
13 2013-12-01 NYJ A    
14 2013-12-08 PIT A    
15 2013-12-15 NE H    
16 2013-12-22 BUF A    
17 2013-12-29 NYJ H    
   
Cleveland Browns
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 MIA H L 10-23 -13
2 2013-09-15 BAL A    
3 2013-09-22 MIN A    
4 2013-09-29 CIN H    
5 2013-10-03 BUF H    
6 2013-10-13 DET H    
7 2013-10-20 GB A    
8 2013-10-27 KC A    
9 2013-11-03 BAL H    
10   Bye      
11 2013-11-17 CIN A    
12 2013-11-24 PIT H    
13 2013-12-01 JAC H    
14 2013-12-08 NE A    
15 2013-12-15 CHI H    
16 2013-12-22 NYJ A    
17 2013-12-29 PIT A    

Injury Report
Miami Dolphins
Out  CB Will Davis (ankle)
 CB Jamar Taylor (groin)
Questionable  CB Dimitri Patterson (ankle)
Probable  DE Dion Jordan (shoulder)
 DT Vaughn Martin (ankle)
 TE Dion Sims (groin)
 SS Jimmy Wilson (hamstring)
IR  TE Dustin Keller (knee, 8/20/2013)
   
Cleveland Browns
Out  OLB Barkevious Mingo (lung)
Questionable  DT Ahtyba Rubin (calf)
 CB Buster Skrine (shoulder)
Probable  WR Davone Bess (knee)
 DE Desmond Bryant (back)
 TE Jordan Cameron (groin)
 ILB James-Michael Johnson (groin)
 CB Christopher Owens (foot)
 OLB Jabaal Sheard (other-illness)
IR  RB Montario Hardesty (knee, 8/27/2013)
 RB Dion Lewis (fibula, 8/26/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  MIA
 Offense 
CLE
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 19.3 18.3 22.3 MIA
Rushing yards 139.3 114.8 119.6 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 4.87 4.25 4.34 MIA
Completion % 58.2% 63.1% 59.3% CLE
Passing yards 181.8 188.8 223.1 CLE
Passing yards per completion 10.60 10.07 11.02 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 6.17 6.35 6.53 CLE
Interceptions 0.3 1.0 0.9 MIA
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.3 0.6 CLE
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.3 2.3 MIA
3rd down conversions 41.1% 27.6% 38.2% MIA
4th down conversions 28.6% 44.4% 45.1% CLE
Time of possession 28:35 30:33 30:18 CLE
  Defense Stats Comparison
  MIA
 Defense 
CLE
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 20.3 22.3 22.3 MIA
Rushing yards 128.3 104.0 119.6 CLE
Rushing yards per attempt 4.40 4.08 4.34 CLE
Completion % 63.1% 63.7% 59.3% MIA
Passing yards 217.3 242.5 223.1 MIA
Passing yards per completion 10.66 10.63 11.02 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 6.72 6.77 6.53 MIA
INT return 0.3 1.0 0.9 CLE
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks 2.5 1.5 2.3 MIA
3rd down conversions 42.9% 40.5% 38.2% CLE
4th down conversions 42.9% 66.7% 45.1% MIA
Time of possession 31:25 29:27 30:18 CLE

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   MIA   CLE  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.1 15.7 10.0 CLE
Yards per kick return 23.1 24.0 22.9 CLE
Yards allowed per punt return 10.9 3.3 10.0 CLE
Yards allowed per kick return 28.6 18.8 22.9 CLE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   MIA   CLE  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 7.8 6.1 MIA
Penalty yards 33.0 58.3 50.7 MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Miami Dolphins vs. Cleveland Browns
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 16 2004-12-26 CLE MIA 7-10 MIA
2005 11 2005-11-20 MIA CLE 0-22 CLE
2007 6 2007-10-14 MIA CLE 31-41 CLE
2010 13 2010-12-05 CLE MIA 13-10 CLE
2011 3 2011-09-25 MIA CLE 16-17 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.