Game Preview - Week 15: Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns

Cleveland: The Browns offense has so many weapons, it's tough to sit anybody. Against the Bills, Derek Anderson's only real threat to big numbers is the turnover - since the Bills even squeaked five picks from Tony Romo in Week 5. Sure, the Bills would love to stay in the playoff hunt with a win - but aren't a bunch of takeaways the only way they can keep up with the Browns offense?

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

Buffalo: Like I said, the Bills offense isn't the problem here, so I can easily see the offensive starters having big days. Who hasn't had a big day versus the Browns this year? But somehow, someway, the Browns hold down their opponents late and keep on winning, which leads me to believe that only Marshawn Lynch (if healthy) and Lee Evans are must-plays.

Start: RB Marshawn Lynch, WR Lee Evans
Consider: QB Trent Edwards, RB Fred Jackson, TE Robert Royal
Sit: WR Peerless Price, WR Josh Reed

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Buffalo Bills
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 14	Trent Edwards	Pass: 230, 2 Rush: 5, 0
RB 29	Marshawn Lynch	Rush: 65, 0 Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 36	Fred Jackson	Rush: 45, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 19	Lee Evans	Rec: 6-85, 1
WR 65	Roscoe Parrish	Rec: 3-35, 0
WR 67	Josh Reed	Rec: 3-35, 0
TE 28	Michael Gaines	Rec: 2-20, 0

Cleveland Browns
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 10	Derek Anderson	Pass: 230, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 10	Jamal Lewis	Rush: 100, 1 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 10	Braylon Edwards	Rec: 6-85, 1
WR 58	Joe Jurevicius	Rec: 2-25, 0
TE 3	Kellen Winslow	Rec: 8-85, 1

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Buffalo Bills
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	DEN	H	L 14-15	-1
2	2007-09-16	PIT	A	L 3-26	-23
3	2007-09-23	NE	A	L 7-38	-31
4	2007-09-30	NYJ	H	W 17-14	+3
5	2007-10-08	DAL	H	L 24-25	-1
6		Bye
7	2007-10-21	BAL	H	W 19-14	+5
8	2007-10-28	NYJ	A	W 13-3	+10
9	2007-11-04	CIN	H	W 33-21	+12
10	2007-11-11	MIA	A	W 13-10	+3
11	2007-11-18	NE	H	L 10-56	-46
12	2007-11-25	JAC	A	L 14-36	-22
13	2007-12-02	WAS	A	W 17-16	+1
14	2007-12-09	MIA	H	W 38-17	+21
15	2007-12-16	CLE	A	L 0-8	-8
16	2007-12-23	NYG	H
17	2007-12-30	PHI	A

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	W 24-18	+6
15	2007-12-16	BUF	H	W 8-0	+8
16	2007-12-23	CIN	A
17	2007-12-30	SF	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	BUF Offense	CLE Offense	NFL Average
Points for	19.3	28.0	22.5
Rushing yards	112.0	103.3	106.4
Rushing yards per attempt	4.51	3.78	3.95
Completion %	61.2%	57.5%	61.3%
Passing yards	194.0	248.0	220.0
Passing yards per completion	10.98	11.38	10.52
Passing yards per attempt	6.72	6.54	6.45
Interceptions	0.8	1.0	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.8	0.5	0.8
Sacked	0.8	0.5	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	BUF Defense	CLE Defense	NFL Average
Points against	22.5	26.3	22.5
Rushing yards	99.0	121.3	106.4
Rushing yards per attempt	3.52	4.42	3.95
Completion %	62.6%	60.4%	61.3%
Passing yards	246.3	246.8	220.0
Passing yards per completion	10.52	10.60	10.52
Passing yards per attempt	6.58	6.41	6.45
INT return	0.5	1.5	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.5	0.5	0.8
Sacks	1.3	2.5	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

Buffalo Bills vs. Cleveland Browns
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2004	14	2004-12-12	CLE	BUF	7-37	BUF

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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