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Prediction: Chiefs 23, Browns 13
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
QB 25 Jason Campbell Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 28 Willis McGahee Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 39 Chris Ogbonnaya Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 15 Josh Gordon Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 47 Davone Bess Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 66 Greg Little Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 8 Jordan Cameron Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 20 Billy Cundiff FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 11 Defense / ST  
 
Kansas City Chiefs
Rank  Player Projections
QB 21 Alex Smith Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 30, 0
RB 2 Jamaal Charles Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 50 Knile Davis Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
 WR 35 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 38 Donnie Avery Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
 WR 67 Junior Hemingway Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 68 Dexter McCluster Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 14 Anthony Fasano Rec: 3-30, 1 TD
TE 32 Sean McGrath Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 11 Ryan Succop FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 2 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Browns QB Brandon Weeden (4,539) needs 461 passing yards to reach 5,000 career. Weeden is 1-0 in career vs. Chiefs... RB Willis McGahee ranks 4th among active NFL RBs w/ 8,300 rush yards. Ranks 3rd among active players w/ 64 rush TDs (ADRIAN PETERSON, 81; MAURICE JONES-DREW, 65). Rushed for 145 yards on 28 att. (5.2 avg.) in last game vs. KC (w/ Den. on 1/1/12). RB Chris Ogbonnaya (20) needs 5 receptions to surpass career-best of 24 in 2012... Since Week 3, WR Josh Gordon has 450 receiving yards, 4th-best in NFL. Had 8 catches for 86 yards in only meeting vs. KC. WR Greg Little averaged 17.3 yards per catch in last game vs. KC... TE Jordan Cameron leads NFL TEs in receptions (45). Has most catches in 1st 7 games of season in club history. Has 6 TD rec., tied for 2nd-most in single-season by TE in Browns history (OZZIE NEWSOME, 9 in 1979)... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads team with 61 tackles... PR Travis Benjamin has 12.3 PR avg., 2nd-best in AFC this season.

Chiefs Aim for 1st 8-0 start since 2003 (9-0). Chiefs are 1st team in NFL history to start 7-0 after losing 14+ games in previous season... KC (+11) has best turnover ratio in NFL... Since 2011, QB Alex Smith is 26-5-1 as starter w/ 37 TDs vs. 14 INTs for 90.7 rating. With win last week, Smith (7) tied DIETER BROCK of 1985 LA Rams for most consecutive wins to start season in QBs 1st year with team since '70... For career, RB Jamaal Charles averages 122.7 rush yards per game vs. Browns (368 total in 3 games). Had 80-yard rush TD in last game vs. Cle. Has at least 100 scrimmage yards & TD in each of 1st 7 games to start season, joining HOFer O.J. SIMPSON (1975) as only players in NFL history to accomplish feat. Averages 128.3 scrim. yards per game in '13, 2nd-best in NFL... WR Dwayne Bowe averages 17.1 yards per catch vs. Browns... Defense has NFL-best 35 sacks in 2013... CB Brandon Flowers has 2 INTs in 3 career games vs. Cle... LB Justin Houston (10) & LB Tamba Hali (9) have combined for 19 sacks. Hali had 2 sacks in last game vs. Cle. Has 71.5 career sacks, 3rd-most by Chief since '82. LB Derrick Johnson leads team with 49 tackles.


Results and Schedule

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 L 6-14 -8
3 2013-09-22 MIN A W 31-27 +4
4 2013-09-29 CIN H W 17-6 +11
5 2013-10-03 BUF H W 37-24 +13
6 2013-10-13 DET H L 17-31 -14
7 2013-10-20 GB A L 13-31 -18
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    
   

Kansas City Chiefs
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 JAC A W 28-2 +26
2 2013-09-15 DAL H W 17-16 +1
3 2013-09-19 PHI A W 26-16 +10
4 2013-09-29 NYG H W 31-7 +24
5 2013-10-06 TEN A W 26-17 +9
6 2013-10-13 OAK H W 24-7 +17
7 2013-10-20 HOU H W 17-16 +1
8 2013-10-27 CLE H    
9 2013-11-03 BUF A    
10   Bye      
11 2013-11-17 DEN A    
12 2013-11-24 SD H    
13 2013-12-01 DEN H    
14 2013-12-08 WAS A    
15 2013-12-15 OAK A    
16 2013-12-22 IND H    
17 2013-12-29 SD A    

Injury Report

Cleveland Browns
Doubtful  OLB Quentin Groves (ankle)
Questionable  DE Billy Winn (quadriceps)
Probable  DE Armonty Bryant (shoulder)
 ILB Tank Carder (neck)
 RB Willis McGahee (knee)
 FB Chris Ogbonnaya (ribs)
 CB Christopher Owens (fingers)
IR  QB Brian Hoyer (knee, 10/12/2013)
 RB Dion Lewis (fibula, 8/26/2013)
   

Kansas City Chiefs
Questionable  WR Dwayne Bowe (groin)
 FS Kendrick Lewis (ankle)
Probable  TE Anthony Fasano (knee)
 ILB Derrick Johnson (wrist)
 FB Anthony Sherman (knee)
IR  CB Sanders Commings (collarbone, 9/3/2013)
 TE Travis Kelce (knee, 10/12/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  CLE
 Offense 
KC
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 19.5 23.3 23.0 KC
Rushing yards 91.5 117.8 109.1 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 3.90 4.11 4.09 KC
Completion % 56.0% 57.4% 61.1% KC
Passing yards 227.3 227.8 242.9 KC
Passing yards per completion 9.91 10.52 11.03 KC
Passing yards per attempt 5.55 6.04 6.74 KC
Interceptions 0.8 0.5 0.9 KC
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.8 0.7 CLE
Sacks allowed 3.5 2.8 2.7 KC
3rd down conversions 39.2% 35.2% 37.8% CLE
4th down conversions 45.5% 0.0% 43.4% CLE
Time of possession 29:00 31:41 48:41 KC
  Defense Stats Comparison

  CLE
 Defense 
KC
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.0 13.8 23.0 KC
Rushing yards 113.8 100.3 109.1 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 3.85 5.06 4.09 CLE
Completion % 58.9% 55.0% 61.1% KC
Passing yards 210.8 206.5 242.9 KC
Passing yards per completion 9.24 10.92 11.03 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 5.44 6.01 6.74 CLE
INT return 0.8 1.3 0.9 KC
Fumble recoveries 0.5 1.5 0.7 KC
Sacks 2.3 4.0 2.7 KC
3rd down conversions 44.4% 25.0% 37.8% KC
4th down conversions 40.0% 57.1% 43.4% CLE
Time of possession 31:00 28:04 48:41 KC

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   CLE   KC  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.3 11.2 9.0 CLE
Yards per kick return 29.5 27.5 24.2 CLE
Yards allowed per punt return 8.9 8.1 9.0 KC
Yards allowed per kick return 20.0 25.0 24.2 CLE
  Misc Stats Comparison

   CLE   KC  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.3 7.5 6.4 CLE
Penalty yards 70.0 48.0 55.8 KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2013 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 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Cleveland Browns vs. Kansas City Chiefs
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 1 2002-09-08 KC CLE 40-39 KC
2003 10 2003-11-09 CLE KC 20-41 KC
2006 13 2006-12-03 KC CLE 28-31 CLE
2009 15 2009-12-20 CLE KC 41-34 CLE
2010 2 2010-09-19 KC CLE 16-14 KC
2012 14 2012-12-09 KC CLE 7-30 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.