Prediction: Browns 27, Titans 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Cleveland Browns |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 19 |
Brian Hoyer |
Pass: 225, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 20 |
Ben Tate   |
Rush: 55, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| RB 44 |
Isaiah Crowell |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| RB 59 |
Terrance West |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 31 |
Andrew Hawkins |
Rec: 6-70, 1 TD |
| WR 51 |
Miles Austin |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 76 |
Travis Benjamin |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| TE 15 |
Jordan Cameron |
Rec: 4-45, 0 TD |
| K 14 |
Billy Cundiff |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 5 |
Defense / ST |
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| Tennessee Titans |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 29 |
Jake Locker |
Pass: 235, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 26 |
Bishop Sankey  |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 47 |
Shonn Greene |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| RB 52 |
Dexter McCluster |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 39 |
Kendall Wright |
Rec: 4-65, 0 TD |
| WR 56 |
Justin Hunter |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 71 |
Nate Washington |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 7 |
Delanie Walker |
Rec: 6-65, 1 TD |
| K 27 |
Ryan Succop |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 26 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Browns In 6 starts with Cle., QB Brian Hoyer is 4-2 with 1,331 pass yards & 8 TDs vs. 3 INTs with 90 rating. Passed for 290 yards with TD & 0 INTs for career-high 127.1 rating in Wk. 3. Has not thrown INT in past 157 att., longest streak of any Browns QB since VINNY TESTAVERDE in 1995 (174)... RB Terrance West (Round 3, No. 94 overall) leads NFL rookies with 204 rush yards in 2014 & aims for 3rd in row with TD. RB ISIAH CROWELL (undrafted) leads NFL rookies with 3 rush TDs & has 141 rush yards on 27 att. (5.2 avg.)... WR Miles Austin aims for 3rd in row with TD. WR Andrew Hawkins led team with 7 rec. & 87 yards vs. Bal. Aims for 4th in row with 70+ yards...Since joining NFL in 2007, T JOE THOMAS has started every game (115 in row), 2nd-longest streak among active tackles (D'BRICKASHAW FERGUSON)... LB Paul Kruger has sack in 2 of past 3. S Tashaun Gipson aims for 3rd in row with INT. Since 2013, has 7 INTs, 2nd-most among NFL safeties. Since 2007, LB Karlos Dansby is only NFL player with 20+ sacks (22) & 12+ INTs (12).
 Titans Have 6-2 record when QB Jake Locker starts & has 90+ rating. In 1st start since 10/30/11 (with Seahawks), QB Charlie Whitehurst passed for 177 yards & 1 TD with 40 rush yards last week... In only career meeting (11/14/10 with Jets), RB Shonn Greene had 94 scrimmage yards (72 rush, 22 receiving). Has 3,872 career rush yards & needs 128 to reach 4,000 career. Rookie RB Bishop Sankey (Round 2, No. 54 overall) scored 1st career rush TD last week... WR Kendall Wright has 3+ catches in 18 of past 19 overall. Since joining Titans in 2009, WR Nate Washington leads team in catches (273), rec. yards (4,024) & rec. TDs (26). TE Delanie Walker has TD catch in 3 of past 4... Last week, LB Wesley Woodyard posted 1st INT with Ten & leads team with 28 tackles. Since 2007, S Bernard Pollard is 1 of 4 NFL players with 12+ INTs (12) & 10+ sacks (10.5).
Results and Schedule
| Cleveland Browns |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
PIT |
A |
L 27-30 |
-3 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
NO |
H |
W 26-24 |
+2 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
BAL |
H |
L 21-23 |
-2 |
| 4 |
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Bye |
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| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
TEN |
A |
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| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
PIT |
H |
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| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
JAC |
A |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
OAK |
H |
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| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
TB |
H |
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| 10 |
2014-11-06 |
CIN |
A |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
HOU |
H |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
ATL |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
BUF |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
IND |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
CIN |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
CAR |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
BAL |
A |
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| Tennessee Titans |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
KC |
A |
W 26-10 |
+16 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
DAL |
H |
L 10-26 |
-16 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
CIN |
A |
L 7-33 |
-26 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
IND |
A |
L 17-41 |
-24 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
CLE |
H |
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| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
JAC |
H |
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| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
WAS |
A |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
HOU |
H |
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| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
BAL |
A |
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| 11 |
2014-11-17 |
PIT |
H |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
PHI |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
HOU |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
NYG |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-18 |
JAC |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
IND |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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CLE
Offense |
TEN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
24.7 |
15.0 |
23.1 |
CLE |
| Rushing yards |
132.0 |
119.5 |
113.5 |
CLE |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.45 |
5.03 |
4.18 |
TEN |
| Completion % |
63.9% |
55.0% |
64.4% |
CLE |
| Passing yards |
230.7 |
207.0 |
241.7 |
CLE |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.16 |
11.66 |
10.71 |
TEN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.13 |
6.42 |
6.90 |
CLE |
| Interceptions |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
CLE |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
CLE |
| Sacks allowed |
1.7 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
CLE |
| 3rd down conversions |
36.8% |
25.5% |
43.2% |
CLE |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
33.3% |
46.2% |
CLE |
| Time of possession |
28:16 |
26:22 |
30:06 |
CLE |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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CLE
Defense |
TEN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
25.7 |
27.5 |
23.1 |
CLE |
| Rushing yards |
153.7 |
127.0 |
113.5 |
TEN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
5.24 |
3.85 |
4.18 |
TEN |
| Completion % |
66.0% |
64.1% |
64.4% |
TEN |
| Passing yards |
267.7 |
225.8 |
241.7 |
TEN |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.47 |
10.75 |
10.71 |
TEN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.58 |
6.89 |
6.90 |
TEN |
| INT return |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
TEN |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
- |
| 3rd down conversions |
40.5% |
39.2% |
43.2% |
TEN |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
33.3% |
46.2% |
TEN |
| Time of possession |
31:44 |
33:38 |
30:06 |
CLE |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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CLE |
TEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
0.7 |
2.0 |
8.5 |
TEN |
| Yards per kick return |
21.9 |
18.3 |
23.6 |
CLE |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
11.0 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
TEN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
18.4 |
22.7 |
23.6 |
CLE |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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CLE |
TEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
8.0 |
8.5 |
6.9 |
CLE |
| Penalty yards |
59.7 |
78.0 |
59.5 |
CLE |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2014 season with no adjustment. Once
more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the
best and worst value from the data set.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Cleveland Browns vs. Tennessee Titans |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
12 |
2000-11-19 |
CLE |
TEN |
10-24 |
TEN |
| 2000 |
16 |
2000-12-17 |
TEN |
CLE |
24-0 |
TEN |
| 2001 |
12 |
2001-12-02 |
TEN |
CLE |
31-15 |
TEN |
| 2001 |
16 |
2001-12-30 |
CLE |
TEN |
41-38 |
CLE |
| 2002 |
3 |
2002-09-22 |
CLE |
TEN |
31-28 |
CLE |
| 2005 |
9 |
2005-11-06 |
TEN |
CLE |
14-20 |
CLE |
| 2008 |
14 |
2008-12-07 |
CLE |
TEN |
9-28 |
TEN |
| 2011 |
4 |
2011-10-02 |
TEN |
CLE |
31-13 |
TEN |
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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.
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