Prediction: Browns 20, Jaguars 13
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Cleveland Browns |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 25 |
Brian Hoyer |
Pass: 255, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
| RB 7 |
Ben Tate  |
Rush: 95, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 33 |
Isaiah Crowell |
Rush: 45, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 44 |
Andrew Hawkins |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| WR 53 |
Miles Austin |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 65 |
Travis Benjamin |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 9 |
Jordan Cameron |
Rec: 4-50, 1 TD |
| K 12 |
Billy Cundiff |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 2 |
Defense / ST |
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| Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 23 |
Blake Bortles |
Pass: 255, 1 TD Rush: 25, 0 |
| RB 44 |
Storm Johnson |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 45 |
Denard Robinson |
Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 32 |
Cecil Shorts |
Rec: 6-75, 0 TD |
| WR 42 |
Allen Robinson |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| WR 81 |
Allen Hurns |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| WR 87 |
Marqise Lee |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| TE 21 |
Clay Harbor |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| K 27 |
Josh Scobee |
FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1 |
| DEF 22 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Browns In 8 starts with Browns, QB Brian Hoyer is 6-2 with 1,839 pass yards & 12 TDs vs. 4 INTs with 92.9 rating. Had 217 pass yards & 113 rating last week & aims for 4th in row with 97+ rating... Browns lead AFC in rushing (146.4 yards per game) & are only NFL team to have 2 rookies with 200+ rush yards - RBs Isaiah Crowell (237) & Terrance West (235). Crowell had career-high 77 rush yards & TD vs. Pit. Leads NFL rookies with 4 rush TDs. Last week, RB Ben Tate rushed for season-high 2 TDs & 78 yards. Has 202 rush yards & 2 TDs in past 2... Last week, TE Jordan Cameron led team with 3 catches for 102 yards (34 avg.), including 51-yard TD. In only career meeting (10/31/10 with Cowboys), WR Miles Austin had 7 catches for 117 yards (16.7 avg.)... LB Karlos Dansby leads team with 42 tackles. Since 2007, is only NFL player with 20+ sacks (23) & 12+ INTs (12). In 2 career meetings, LB Jabaal Sheard has 2 sacks & FF. Aims for 3rd in row with sack vs. Jax. CB Joe Haden has INT in 2 of 3 career meetings. CB Buster Skrine had 1st INT of season last week.
 Jaguars Last week, rookie QB Blake Bortles (No. 3 overall) passed for career-high 336 yards with 1 TD for 88.7 rating. Has 106 rush yards on 16 att. (6.6 avg.)... Rookie RB Storm Johnson (Round 7, No. 222 overall) made 1st career NFL start vs. Titans & scored 1st career rush TD... Jags are only NFL team this season with 2 rookies with 250+ receiving yards each (WRs Allen Hurns & Allen Robinson). Robinson had 8 catches for 68 yards last week. Has 311 rec. yards, tied for 1st among AFC rookies (SAMMY WATKINS). Hurns has 3 TD receptions, most among AFC rookies. WR Cecil Shorts III led team with 10 catches for 103 yards last week. Had 64 receiving yards & TD catch in only career meeting... Defense has 19 sacks, tied for 2nd most in NFL... LB Paul Posluszny leads AFC with 57 tackles. DE Chris Clemons aims for 3rd in row with sack. Had sack in last meeting (10/23/11 with Sea.). CB Will Blackmon had sack & FF last week.
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 |
W 29-28 |
+1 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
PIT |
H |
W 31-10 |
+21 |
| 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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| Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
PHI |
A |
L 17-34 |
-17 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
WAS |
A |
L 10-41 |
-31 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
IND |
H |
L 17-44 |
-27 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
SD |
A |
L 14-33 |
-19 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
PIT |
H |
L 9-17 |
-8 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
TEN |
A |
L 14-16 |
-2 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
CLE |
H |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
MIA |
H |
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| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
CIN |
A |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
DAL |
H |
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| 11 |
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Bye |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
IND |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
NYG |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
HOU |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
BAL |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-18 |
TEN |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
HOU |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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CLE
Offense |
JAC
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
27.3 |
13.8 |
23.4 |
CLE |
| Rushing yards |
151.7 |
71.8 |
112.8 |
CLE |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.47 |
3.53 |
4.17 |
CLE |
| Completion % |
60.3% |
62.9% |
63.3% |
JAC |
| Passing yards |
233.3 |
225.5 |
243.8 |
CLE |
| Passing yards per completion |
13.04 |
9.51 |
10.89 |
CLE |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.86 |
5.98 |
6.89 |
CLE |
| Interceptions |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
CLE |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
CLE |
| Sacks allowed |
1.0 |
4.0 |
2.1 |
CLE |
| 3rd down conversions |
36.1% |
37.2% |
41.8% |
JAC |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
20.0% |
42.2% |
CLE |
| Time of possession |
28:20 |
26:53 |
30:13 |
CLE |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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CLE
Defense |
JAC
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
25.0 |
31.3 |
23.4 |
CLE |
| Rushing yards |
149.0 |
117.5 |
112.8 |
JAC |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.99 |
4.02 |
4.17 |
JAC |
| Completion % |
62.2% |
68.7% |
63.3% |
CLE |
| Passing yards |
235.0 |
289.8 |
243.8 |
CLE |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.47 |
11.31 |
10.89 |
JAC |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.14 |
7.77 |
6.89 |
CLE |
| INT return |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
CLE |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
JAC |
| Sacks |
2.3 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
JAC |
| 3rd down conversions |
43.3% |
46.7% |
41.8% |
CLE |
| 4th down conversions |
20.0% |
50.0% |
42.2% |
CLE |
| Time of possession |
31:40 |
33:07 |
30:13 |
CLE |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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CLE |
JAC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
2.6 |
6.1 |
8.4 |
JAC |
| Yards per kick return |
19.6 |
25.2 |
23.5 |
JAC |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
6.5 |
8.0 |
8.4 |
CLE |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
18.7 |
26.4 |
23.5 |
CLE |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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CLE |
JAC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.0 |
4.8 |
6.9 |
JAC |
| Penalty yards |
63.0 |
36.3 |
58.9 |
JAC |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 6 of the 2014 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 6 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Cleveland Browns vs. Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
1 |
2000-09-03 |
JAC |
CLE |
27-7 |
JAC |
| 2000 |
14 |
2000-12-03 |
CLE |
JAC |
0-48 |
JAC |
| 2001 |
3 |
2001-09-30 |
CLE |
JAC |
23-14 |
CLE |
| 2001 |
14 |
2001-12-16 |
JAC |
CLE |
15-10 |
JAC |
| 2002 |
14 |
2002-12-08 |
CLE |
JAC |
21-20 |
CLE |
| 2005 |
13 |
2005-12-04 |
JAC |
CLE |
20-14 |
JAC |
| 2008 |
8 |
2008-10-26 |
CLE |
JAC |
23-17 |
CLE |
| 2009 |
17 |
2010-01-03 |
JAC |
CLE |
17-23 |
CLE |
| 2010 |
11 |
2010-11-21 |
CLE |
JAC |
20-24 |
JAC |
| 2011 |
11 |
2011-11-20 |
JAC |
CLE |
10-14 |
CLE |
| 2013 |
13 |
2013-12-01 |
JAC |
CLE |
32-28 |
JAC |
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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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