Fantasy Football Today - fantasy football rankings, cheatsheets, and information
A Fantasy Football Community!




Create An Account  |  Advertise  |  Contact      







Game Preview

Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History



Prediction: Jets 23, Browns 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Jason Campbell Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 40 Chris Ogbonnaya Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 56 Willis McGahee Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 5 Josh Gordon Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 72 Davone Bess Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 81 Greg Little Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 11 Jordan Cameron Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 31 Billy Cundiff FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 14 Defense / ST  
 
New York Jets
Rank  Player Projections
QB 31 Geno Smith Pass: 170, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 31 Chris Ivory Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 41 Bilal Powell Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 44 Jeremy Kerley Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 62 Santonio Holmes Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 87 David Nelson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 34 Jeff Cumberland Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 37 Kellen Winslow Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 11 Nick Folk FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 7 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Browns QB Jason Campbell is 2-0 as starter vs. NYJ. Passed for 391 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 116.8 rating in last road game (vs. NE)... RB Willis McGahee has 5 career games with 100+ rush yards vs. Jets. RB EDWIN BAKER posted 1st rush TD of career last week... WR Josh Gordon has 1,467 rec. yards, most in single-season in Browns history. Aims for 6th straight game with TD rec. Averages NFL-best 122.3 rec. yards per game in 2013... TE Jordan Cameron has 7 TD rec., tied for 2nd-most by TE in season in club history (OZZIE NEWSOME, 9 in 1979). Cameron (75) & Gordon (74) can become 2nd Browns duo ever to reach 80 rec. apiece in season (Kellen Winslow, 82 & BRAYLON EDWARDS, 80 in 2007)... LB Barkevious Mingo (5) is tied for 1st among AFC rookies in sacks... S Tashaun Gipson had career-best 2 INTs last week, incl. 44- yard INT-return TD.

Jets QB Geno Smith (2,642) has most passing yards by rookie in franchise history. Club is 4-0 when Smith has 80+ rating. Has totaled 94 rush yards in past 2... Jets average 128.3 rush yards per game, 3rd-best in AFC... RB Chris Ivory is averaging 5 yards per carry in 3 games in Dec. (41 att., 203 yards). DT Sheldon Richardson had rush TD last week, 1st of career. WR Santonio Holmes averages 21.9 yards per catch this season. Averages 91 receiving yards per game in past 3 vs. Cle. WR Jeremy Kerley has career-best 3 TD rec. in 2013... TE Kellen Winslow spent 5 seasons with Browns (2004-2008). Was selected No. 6 overall in 2004 NFL Draft. TE Jeff Cumberland posted 4th TD catch of season last week, most in season in career... Defense allows fewest rush yards per game (86.1) in AFC... DE Muhammad Wilkerson has career-best 10 sacks this season & is 1st Jet since 2005 to register 10+ sacks (JOHN ABRAHAM, 10.5)... LB Calvin Pace has career-best 9 sacks in 2013. LB Quinton Coples aims for 4th consecutive game with sack. LB David Harris leads team with 112 tackles in '13... S ED REED has 11 career INTs vs. Browns, most against any team.


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   Bye      
11 2013-11-17 CIN A L 20-41 -21
12 2013-11-24 PIT H L 11-27 -16
13 2013-12-01 JAC H L 28-32 -4
14 2013-12-08 NE A L 26-27 -1
15 2013-12-15 CHI H L 31-38 -7
16 2013-12-22 NYJ A    
17 2013-12-29 PIT A    
   

New York Jets
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 TB H W 18-17 +1
2 2013-09-12 NE A L 10-13 -3
3 2013-09-22 BUF H W 27-20 +7
4 2013-09-29 TEN A L 13-38 -25
5 2013-10-07 ATL A W 30-28 +2
6 2013-10-13 PIT H L 6-19 -13
7 2013-10-20 NE H W 30-27 +3
8 2013-10-27 CIN A L 9-49 -40
9 2013-11-03 NO H W 26-20 +6
10   Bye      
11 2013-11-17 BUF A L 14-37 -23
12 2013-11-24 BAL A L 3-19 -16
13 2013-12-01 MIA H L 3-23 -20
14 2013-12-08 OAK H W 37-27 +10
15 2013-12-15 CAR A L 20-30 -10
16 2013-12-22 CLE H    
17 2013-12-29 MIA A    

Injury Report

Cleveland Browns
Out  DE Desmond Bryant (knee)
Doubtful  CB Joe Haden (hip)
Questionable  TE Jordan Cameron (concussion)
Probable  RB Willis McGahee (knee)
IR  WR Travis Benjamin (knee, 10/29/2013)
 OLB Quentin Groves (ankle, 11/11/2013)
 QB Brian Hoyer (knee, 10/12/2013)
 RB Dion Lewis (fibula, 8/26/2013)
 CB Christopher Owens (knee, 12/3/2013)
   

New York Jets
IR  OLB Antwan Barnes (knee, 10/9/2013)
 CB Aaron Berry (knee, 7/27/2013)
 RB Mike Goodson (knee, 10/15/2013)
 WR Stephen Hill (knee, 12/13/2013)
 ILB Josh Mauga (back, 9/1/2013)
 QB Mark Sanchez (shoulder, 9/14/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  CLE
 Offense 
NYJ
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 24.7 12.3 24.3 CLE
Rushing yards 97.3 126.3 115.7 NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt 4.25 4.77 4.22 NYJ
Completion % 56.3% 49.3% 61.2% CLE
Passing yards 309.0 130.3 234.4 CLE
Passing yards per completion 11.85 10.27 10.93 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 6.67 5.06 6.68 CLE
Interceptions 1.7 1.7 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.7 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 2.7 3.7 2.4 CLE
3rd down conversions 36.1% 31.7% 38.3% CLE
4th down conversions 42.9% 25.0% 50.6% CLE
Time of possession 29:00 26:15 30:22 CLE
  Defense Stats Comparison

  CLE
 Defense 
NYJ
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 32.3 26.7 24.3 NYJ
Rushing yards 101.7 108.0 115.7 CLE
Rushing yards per attempt 3.90 3.24 4.22 NYJ
Completion % 60.8% 63.9% 61.2% CLE
Passing yards 226.7 250.3 234.4 CLE
Passing yards per completion 10.58 12.99 10.93 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 6.42 8.30 6.68 CLE
INT return 1.3 0.7 0.9 CLE
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.0 0.6 CLE
Sacks 1.3 2.0 2.4 NYJ
3rd down conversions 37.0% 37.8% 38.3% CLE
4th down conversions 50.0% 50.0% 50.6% -
Time of possession 30:60 33:45 30:22 CLE

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   CLE   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.9 9.6 9.6 CLE
Yards per kick return 15.6 23.6 22.6 NYJ
Yards allowed per punt return 10.8 11.7 9.6 CLE
Yards allowed per kick return 22.6 19.8 22.6 NYJ
  Misc Stats Comparison

   CLE   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 4.0 6.2 NYJ
Penalty yards 55.0 28.3 52.2 NYJ

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Cleveland Browns vs. New York Jets
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 8 2002-10-27 CLE NYJ 24-21 CLE
2004 11 2004-11-21 NYJ CLE 10-7 NYJ
2006 8 2006-10-29 NYJ CLE 13-20 CLE
2007 14 2007-12-09 CLE NYJ 24-18 CLE
2010 10 2010-11-14 NYJ CLE 26-20 NYJ

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.