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Cleveland Browns at Minnesota Vikings - Week 3
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

KC
PHI		 26
 16
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ARI
NO		 7
 31
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STL
DAL		 7
 31
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SD
TEN		 17
 20
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NYG
CAR		 0
 38
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TB
NE		 3
 23
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HOU
BAL		 9
 30
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GB
CIN		 30
 34
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DET
WAS		 27
 20
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CLE
MIN		 31
 27
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ATL
MIA		 23
 27
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JAC
SEA		 17
 45
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BUF
NYJ		 20
 27
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IND
SF		 27
 7
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CHI
PIT		 40
 23
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OAK
DEN		 21
 37
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Vikings 24, Browns 6

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
QB 30 Brian Hoyer Pass: 190, 0 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 40 Bobby Rainey Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 RB 49 Willis McGahee Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 56 Chris Ogbonnaya Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 57 Josh Gordon Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 63 Davone Bess Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 90 Greg Little Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 11 Jordan Cameron Rec: 6-60, 0 TD
K 20 Billy Cundiff FG: 2/2 XP: 0/0
DEF 19 Defense / ST  
View all Week 3 Rankings or Projections
  
Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
QB 31 Christian Ponder Pass: 180, 0 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 1 Adrian Peterson Rush: 110, 2 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 65 Toby Gerhart Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 44 Jerome Simpson Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 49 Greg Jennings Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 87 Cordarrelle Patterson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 14 Kyle Rudolph Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 27 Blair Walsh FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 2 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Browns In 2 career road games vs. NFC, QB Brandon Weeden has passed for 501 yards with 4 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 89 passer rating... RB TRENT RICHARDSON averages 88 rush yards per game on road vs. NFC (45 att., 176 rush yards)... WR Josh Gordon led team in rec. yards (805) & TD catches (5) last year. Since '08, WR Davone Bess ranks 2nd in NFL with 136 rec. on 3rd-down (RODDY WHITE, 148). WR Greg Little averages 17.7 yards per catch on road vs. NFC... TE Jordan Cameron has 14 catches in '13, tied for NFL-best among TEs, & ranks 2nd in league with 203 receiving yards... T JOE THOMAS has started 98 consecutive games since entering NFL in 2007... Defense allows 59.5 rush yards per game, tied for 4th-fewest in NFL... Rookie LB Barkevious Mingo (No. 6 overall) registered 1st career sack in NFL debut last week... Since entering NFL in '10, CB Joe Haden leads Browns with 9 INTs.

Vikings QB Christian Ponder aims for 3rd win in row vs. AFC. In past 4 vs. AFC, has completed 88 of 127 (69.3 pct.) for 947 yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 97.5 rating... RB Adrian Peterson rushed for 180 yards & 3 TDs in only career game vs. Cle. Has rushed for 2,336 yards (106.2 per game) & 22 TDs in 22 career games vs. AFC. Since entering NFL in 2007, leads league with 9,042 rush yards & 78 rush TDs. Aims for 6th in row at home with 100+ rush yards & TD. In past 5 home games, has rushed for 800 yards (160 per game) & 6 TDs...TE Kyle Rudolph has TD catch in 5 of past 6 vs. AFC. Had TD catch last week. WR Jerome Simpson has avg. 20+ yards per catch in each of past 2 games. WR Greg Jennings has 6 TDs in past 6 vs. AFC (incl. playoffs). Since 2007, is 1 of 2 active NFL players with 15+ avg. (15.5) & 50+ rec. TDs (50). Rookie WR-KR Cordarrelle Patterson tied team record with 105-yard KR-TD last week... DE Jared Allen has 24 sacks in past 21 home games. Since entering NFL in 2004, has NFL-best 118 sacks. S Harrison Smith has 2 INT-TDs in past 5 home games. DE Brian Robison had 61-yard FR-TD last week.


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    
5 2013-10-03 BUF H    
6 2013-10-13 DET H    
7 2013-10-20 GB A    
8 2013-10-27 KC A    
9 2013-11-03 BAL H    
10   Bye      
11 2013-11-17 CIN A    
12 2013-11-24 PIT H    
13 2013-12-01 JAC H    
14 2013-12-08 NE A    
15 2013-12-15 CHI H    
16 2013-12-22 NYJ A    
17 2013-12-29 PIT A    
   
Minnesota Vikings
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 DET A L 24-34 -10
2 2013-09-15 CHI A L 30-31 -1
3 2013-09-22 CLE H L 27-31 -4
4 2013-09-29 PIT H    
5   Bye      
6 2013-10-13 CAR H    
7 2013-10-21 NYG A    
8 2013-10-27 GB H    
9 2013-11-03 DAL A    
10 2013-11-07 WAS H    
11 2013-11-17 SEA A    
12 2013-11-24 GB A    
13 2013-12-01 CHI H    
14 2013-12-08 BAL A    
15 2013-12-15 PHI H    
16 2013-12-22 CIN A    
17 2013-12-29 DET H    

Injury Report
Cleveland Browns
Out  OLB Quentin Groves (ankle)
 QB Brandon Weeden (thumb)
Questionable  DT Ahtyba Rubin (calf)
Probable  DE Desmond Bryant (wrist)
 WR Josh Gordon (other-excused)
 SS T.J. Ward (shoulder)
IR  RB Montario Hardesty (knee, 8/27/2013)
 RB Dion Lewis (fibula, 8/26/2013)
   
Minnesota Vikings
Out  TE Rhett Ellison (knee)
Probable  DT Fred Evans (shoulder)
 WLB Erin Henderson (heel)
 SS Mistral Raymond (shoulder)
 FS Harrison Smith (shoulder)
 DT Kevin Williams (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Offense 		 MIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 8.0 27.0 22.3 MIN
Rushing yards 56.0 114.0 98.4 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.39 4.15 3.80 MIN
Completion % 53.3% 58.6% 62.2% MIN
Passing yards 219.0 226.0 255.5 MIN
Passing yards per completion 9.13 13.29 10.97 MIN
Passing yards per attempt 4.87 7.79 6.82 MIN
Interceptions 1.5 2.0 0.9 CLE
Fumbles lost 0.0 1.5 0.7 CLE
Sacks allowed 5.5 2.0 2.5 MIN
3rd down conversions 17.2% 34.6% 39.0% MIN
4th down conversions 33.3% 75.0% 45.5% MIN
Time of possession 28:19 26:34 30:04 CLE
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Defense 		 MIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 18.5 32.5 22.3 CLE
Rushing yards 59.5 123.0 98.4 CLE
Rushing yards per attempt 2.02 4.17 3.80 CLE
Completion % 64.8% 68.3% 62.2% CLE
Passing yards 226.0 317.0 255.5 CLE
Passing yards per completion 9.83 11.32 10.97 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 6.37 7.73 6.82 CLE
INT return 0.5 1.5 0.9 MIN
Fumble recoveries 0.5 1.5 0.7 MIN
Sacks 3.0 1.0 2.5 CLE
3rd down conversions 50.0% 48.0% 39.0% MIN
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 45.5% -
Time of possession 31:41 33:27 30:04 CLE

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CLE   MIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.3 6.0 8.1 CLE
Yards per kick return 24.5 34.0 23.9 MIN
Yards allowed per punt return 8.3 7.4 8.1 MIN
Yards allowed per kick return 24.0 43.8 23.9 CLE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CLE   MIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 4.0 6.5 MIN
Penalty yards 45.0 38.5 56.0 MIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2013 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Cleveland Browns vs. Minnesota Vikings
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2005 12 2005-11-27 CLE MIN 12-24 MIN
2009 1 2009-09-13 MIN CLE 34-20 MIN

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.