Prediction: Bengals 24, Browns 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Cleveland Browns |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 21 |
Jason Campbell  |
Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 47 |
Chris Ogbonnaya |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 51 |
Willis McGahee |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 16 |
Josh Gordon |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 55 |
Davone Bess |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 83 |
Greg Little |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 4 |
Jordan Cameron |
Rec: 6-60, 1 TD |
| K 26 |
Billy Cundiff |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 25 |
Defense / ST |
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 14 |
Andy Dalton |
Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 13 |
Giovani Bernard |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 38 |
BenJarvus Green-Ellis |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 9 |
A.J. Green |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 33 |
Marvin Jones |
Rec: 3-50, 1 TD |
| WR 72 |
Mohamed Sanu |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 21 |
Tyler Eifert |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| TE 25 |
Jermaine Gresham  |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 21 |
Mike Nugent |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 3 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Browns Club needs win to match last year's win total of 5... In past 2 starts, QB Jason Campbell has completed 45 of 71 passes (63.4 pct.) for 555 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 110.9 rating. Campbell is 1st Browns QB since 1967 to register 100+ passer rating in 1st 2 starts with team... RB Willis McGahee ranks 4th among active NFL RBs w/ 8,359 rush yards. Ranks 3rd among active players w/ 64 rush TDs (ADRIAN PETERSON, 85; MAURICE JONES-DREW, 66). RB Chris Ogbonnaya has career-best 28 catches in 2013... WR Josh Gordon is averaging 85 receiving yards per game in past 2 vs. Cin. Last week, WR Greg Little had career-best 7 catches for 122 yards (2nd-most of career). WR Davone Bess tied career-high with 2 TD rec. vs. Bal... TE Jordan Cameron has 6 TD rec., tied for 2nd-most by TE in single-season in club history (OZZIE NEWSOME, 9 in 1979). Had career-best 10 catches in last game vs. Cin... CB Joe Haden posted 1st INT of season vs. Bal... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads team with 79 tackles...
 Bengals Club is 4-0 at home in 2013... Since Week 6, QB Andy Dalton is averaging 329.2 pass yards per game, 3rd-best in NFL. Cin. is 13-1 (.929) when Dalton has 100+ rating. At home vs. Cle., Dalton is 2-0 & has completed 45 of 62 passes (72.6 pct.) for 588 yards with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 116.9 rating... RB Giovani Bernard leads all AFC rookies with 723 scrimmage yards (419 rush; 304 receiving). Has 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 receiving) in past 2 games... WR A.J. Green aims for 6th straight game with 100+ receiving yards (103, 155, 115, 128, 151). Has 6 games with 100+ rec. yards in '13, most in NFL. Averages 101.3 receiving yards per game, 2nd-best in NFL (CALVIN JOHNSON, 113). Has 4 TDs in 5 career games vs. Cle. WR Marvin Jones had career-best 4 TD catches in last home game... Defense allows 311.4 yards per game, 2nd-fewest in AFC... LB Vontaze Burfict leads team with 102 tackles. LB Vincent Rey is 1st player in club history with 3 sacks & INT in single-game... DE Carlos Dunlap tied career-best with 2 sacks vs. Bal.
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 |
L 17-23 |
-6 |
| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
BAL |
H |
W 24-18 |
+6 |
| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
CIN |
A |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
PIT |
H |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
JAC |
H |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
NE |
A |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
CHI |
H |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
NYJ |
A |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
PIT |
A |
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
CHI |
A |
L 21-24 |
-3 |
| 2 |
2013-09-16 |
PIT |
H |
W 20-10 |
+10 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
GB |
H |
W 34-30 |
+4 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
CLE |
A |
L 6-17 |
-11 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
NE |
H |
W 13-6 |
+7 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
BUF |
A |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
DET |
A |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
NYJ |
H |
W 49-9 |
+40 |
| 9 |
2013-10-31 |
MIA |
A |
L 20-22 |
-2 |
| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
BAL |
A |
L 17-20 |
-3 |
| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
CLE |
H |
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| 12 |
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Bye |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
SD |
A |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
IND |
H |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
PIT |
A |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
MIN |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
BAL |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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CLE
Offense |
CIN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
19.3 |
22.8 |
23.6 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards |
82.3 |
131.0 |
113.9 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.61 |
3.95 |
4.16 |
CIN |
| Completion % |
55.9% |
61.7% |
60.9% |
CIN |
| Passing yards |
236.7 |
296.8 |
232.6 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.83 |
11.93 |
10.93 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.05 |
7.36 |
6.66 |
CIN |
| Interceptions |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
CLE |
| Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
2.7 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
CLE |
| 3rd down conversions |
34.2% |
40.9% |
39.1% |
CIN |
| 4th down conversions |
60.0% |
66.7% |
49.0% |
CIN |
| Time of possession |
28:06 |
34:50 |
50:34 |
CIN |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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CLE
Defense |
CIN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
26.0 |
18.8 |
23.6 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards |
119.3 |
97.5 |
113.9 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.12 |
3.92 |
4.16 |
CIN |
| Completion % |
59.7% |
57.7% |
60.9% |
CIN |
| Passing yards |
222.0 |
173.3 |
232.6 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.46 |
9.02 |
10.93 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.65 |
5.20 |
6.66 |
CIN |
| INT return |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
CIN |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
CIN |
| Sacks |
3.3 |
4.0 |
2.7 |
CIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
47.4% |
36.6% |
39.1% |
CIN |
| 4th down conversions |
66.7% |
33.3% |
49.0% |
CIN |
| Time of possession |
31:54 |
29:43 |
50:34 |
CIN |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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CLE |
CIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
11.9 |
8.3 |
10.0 |
CLE |
| Yards per kick return |
27.5 |
25.4 |
23.6 |
CLE |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
10.8 |
6.2 |
10.0 |
CIN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
22.4 |
23.2 |
23.6 |
CLE |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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CLE |
CIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
8.0 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
CIN |
| Penalty yards |
74.3 |
62.5 |
53.0 |
CIN |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 5 to 10 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
2 |
2000-09-10 |
CLE |
CIN |
24-7 |
CLE |
| 2000 |
9 |
2000-10-29 |
CIN |
CLE |
12-3 |
CIN |
| 2001 |
5 |
2001-10-14 |
CLE |
CIN |
14-24 |
CIN |
| 2001 |
11 |
2001-11-25 |
CIN |
CLE |
0-18 |
CLE |
| 2002 |
2 |
2002-09-15 |
CIN |
CLE |
7-20 |
CLE |
| 2002 |
11 |
2002-11-17 |
CLE |
CIN |
27-20 |
CLE |
| 2003 |
4 |
2003-09-28 |
CIN |
CLE |
21-14 |
CIN |
| 2003 |
17 |
2003-12-28 |
CLE |
CIN |
22-14 |
CLE |
| 2004 |
6 |
2004-10-17 |
CIN |
CLE |
17-34 |
CLE |
| 2004 |
12 |
2004-11-28 |
CLE |
CIN |
48-58 |
CIN |
| 2005 |
1 |
2005-09-11 |
CIN |
CLE |
27-13 |
CIN |
| 2005 |
14 |
2005-12-11 |
CLE |
CIN |
20-23 |
CIN |
| 2006 |
2 |
2006-09-17 |
CLE |
CIN |
17-34 |
CIN |
| 2006 |
12 |
2006-11-26 |
CIN |
CLE |
30-0 |
CIN |
| 2007 |
2 |
2007-09-16 |
CIN |
CLE |
45-51 |
CLE |
| 2007 |
16 |
2007-12-23 |
CLE |
CIN |
14-19 |
CIN |
| 2008 |
4 |
2008-09-28 |
CLE |
CIN |
20-12 |
CLE |
| 2008 |
16 |
2008-12-21 |
CIN |
CLE |
14-0 |
CIN |
| 2009 |
4 |
2009-10-04 |
CIN |
CLE |
23-20 |
CIN |
| 2009 |
12 |
2009-11-29 |
CLE |
CIN |
7-16 |
CIN |
| 2010 |
4 |
2010-10-03 |
CIN |
CLE |
20-23 |
CLE |
| 2010 |
15 |
2010-12-19 |
CLE |
CIN |
17-19 |
CIN |
| 2011 |
1 |
2011-09-11 |
CIN |
CLE |
27-17 |
CIN |
| 2011 |
12 |
2011-11-27 |
CLE |
CIN |
20-23 |
CIN |
| 2012 |
2 |
2012-09-16 |
CLE |
CIN |
27-34 |
CIN |
| 2012 |
6 |
2012-10-14 |
CIN |
CLE |
24-34 |
CLE |
| 2013 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
CIN |
CLE |
6-17 |
CLE |
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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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