Game Preview - Week 13: Cleveland Browns at Arizona Cardinals

Arizona: The Cardinals posted big offensive numbers against the 49ers last week but lost in overtime when Kurt Warner was sacked and fumbled in the endzone resulting in a San Francisco score. Expect big numbers again this week from the Arizona passing attack as they face the 30th ranked passing defense in the league. Warner, Fitzgerald, and Boldin are all good plays against a defense that ranks last in points allowed and has given up 30+ points in seven of eleven games. Get all the Cardinals in your lineup!

Start: QB Kurt Warner, WR Larry Fitzgerald, WR Anquan Boldin, RB Edgerrin James
Consider: N/A
Sit: WR Bryant Johnson, TE Leonard Pope

Cleveland: The Browns (7-4) travel to Arizona in the hunt for a playoff birth but run up against a feisty Cardinals team that seems to rise to the occasion when playing at home. Offense shouldn't be hard to come by here as both teams have excellent passing games with pro-bowl caliber receivers. Braylon Edwards has 11 TD receptions and tight end Kellen Winslow has 31 catches for 342 yards and two TDs over the last four games. The Browns defense remains their Achilles heel, giving up 25 TD passes on the season… not good when your facing a quarterback coming off a 484-yd, 2 TD performance. Should be an entertaining contest built for fantasy owners.

Start: QB Derek Anderson, WR Braylon Edwards, TE Kellen Winslow
Consider: RB Jamal Lewis
Sit: WR Joe Jurevicius

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Cleveland Browns
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 8	Derek Anderson	Pass: 250, 2 Rush: 5, 0
RB 13	Jamal Lewis	Rush: 85, 1 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 3	Braylon Edwards	Rec: 7-95, 1
WR 49	Joe Jurevicius	Rec: 3-45, 0
TE 1	Kellen Winslow	Rec: 8-85, 1

Arizona Cardinals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 7	Kurt Warner	Pass: 300, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 11	Edgerrin James	Rush: 80, 1 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 5	Larry Fitzgerald	Rec: 9-120, 1
WR 20	Anquan Boldin	Rec: 6-70, 1
WR 54	Bryant Johnson	Rec: 3-40, 0
TE 32	Leonard Pope	Rec: 1-15, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Cleveland Browns
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	PIT	H	L 7-34	-27
2	2007-09-16	CIN	H	W 51-45	+6
3	2007-09-23	OAK	A	L 24-26	-2
4	2007-09-30	BAL	H	W 27-13	+14
5	2007-10-07	NE	A	L 17-34	-17
6	2007-10-14	MIA	H	W 41-31	+10
7		Bye
8	2007-10-28	STL	A	W 27-20	+7
9	2007-11-04	SEA	H	W 33-30	+3
10	2007-11-11	PIT	A	L 28-31	-3
11	2007-11-18	BAL	A	W 33-30	+3
12	2007-11-25	HOU	H	W 27-17	+10
13	2007-12-02	ARI	A	L 21-27	-6
14	2007-12-09	NYJ	A
15	2007-12-16	BUF	H
16	2007-12-23	CIN	A
17	2007-12-30	SF	H

Arizona Cardinals
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-10	SF	A	L 17-20	-3
2	2007-09-16	SEA	H	W 23-20	+3
3	2007-09-23	BAL	A	L 23-26	-3
4	2007-09-30	PIT	H	W 21-14	+7
5	2007-10-07	STL	A	W 34-31	+3
6	2007-10-14	CAR	H	L 10-25	-15
7	2007-10-21	WAS	A	L 19-21	-2
8		Bye
9	2007-11-04	TB	A	L 10-17	-7
10	2007-11-11	DET	H	W 31-21	+10
11	2007-11-18	CIN	A	W 35-27	+8
12	2007-11-25	SF	H	L 31-37	-6
13	2007-12-02	CLE	H	W 27-21	+6
14	2007-12-09	SEA	A
15	2007-12-16	NO	A
16	2007-12-23	ATL	H
17	2007-12-30	STL	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	CLE Offense	ARI Offense	NFL Average
Points for	29.3	27.0	21.7
Rushing yards	104.3	69.0	105.5
Rushing yards per attempt	3.60	2.76	3.89
Completion %	61.3%	62.4%	61.7%
Passing yards	249.3	241.0	217.2
Passing yards per completion	11.13	11.65	10.45
Passing yards per attempt	6.82	7.26	6.45
Interceptions	0.7	1.7	1.0
Fumbles lost	0.3	1.0	0.8
Sacked	1.0	2.0	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	CLE Defense	ARI Defense	NFL Average
Points against	26.7	23.0	21.7
Rushing yards	104.0	94.0	105.5
Rushing yards per attempt	4.22	3.35	3.89
Completion %	61.6%	68.1%	61.7%
Passing yards	265.3	229.3	217.2
Passing yards per completion	11.07	8.86	10.45
Passing yards per attempt	6.82	6.04	6.45
INT return	1.3	1.0	1.0
Fumble recoveries	0.7	0.3	0.8
Sacks	2.3	2.3	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

Cleveland Browns vs. Arizona Cardinals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	6	2000-10-08	CLE	ARI	21-29	ARI
2003	11	2003-11-16	ARI	CLE	6-44	CLE

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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