Final Score Prediction
Lions 23, Browns 17
Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
Detroit Lions |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 15 |
Matthew Stafford |
Pass: 270, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 17 |
Reggie Bush |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0 |
RB 19 |
Joique Bell |
Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
WR 5 |
Calvin Johnson  |
Rec: 7-90, 1 TD |
WR 72 |
Ryan Broyles |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
WR 75 |
Patrick Edwards |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
TE 19 |
Brandon Pettigrew |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
K 5 |
David Akers |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 11 |
Defense / ST |
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Cleveland Browns |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 24 |
Brandon Weeden |
Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 20 |
Willis McGahee |
Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
RB 56 |
Chris Ogbonnaya |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
WR 13 |
Josh Gordon |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
WR 57 |
Davone Bess |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
WR 80 |
Greg Little |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
TE 4 |
Jordan Cameron |
Rec: 7-70, 0 TD |
K 24 |
Billy Cundiff |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 10 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Lions QB Matthew Stafford has 14,331 career pass yards, most in NFL history for 1st 50 games to start career. Since 2011, ranks 2nd in NFL with 11,529 pass yards. Is 1-0 vs. Cle. & passed for 422 yards with 5 TDs & 112.7 rating in only meeting... RB Reggie Bush ranks 3rd in NFL with 125.5 scrimmage yards per game (502 yards, 4 games). RB Joique Bell is 2nd among NFC RBs with 237 rec. yards. Bush ranks 3rd with 204 yards... WR Calvin Johnson had 7 catches for 161 yards & TD (75 yards) in last meeting. In past 7 vs. AFC, has 57 catches for 1,045 yards (149.3 per game) & 7 TDs. Has 100+ yards in all 7 & has TD in 6 of those 7. Since 2011, leads NFL with 3,957 rec. yards & 109.9 rec. yards per game. Since 2008, leads NFL with 7,392 rec. yards & 54 rec. TDs. TE Brandon Pettigrew had 6 catches for 72 yards & GW TD in last meeting... DT Nick Fairley has 5.5 sacks in past 9. DE Ziggy Ansah leads NFL rookies with 3.5 sacks. S Louis Delmas, LB DeAndre Levy & S Glover Quin tie for 2nd in NFC with 2 INTs. Since entering NFL in 2010, DT Ndamukong Suh has 24 sacks, most by NFC DT.
Browns With victory, would register 4 consecutive wins for 1st time since 2009... QB Brandon Weeden had 1 TD vs. 0 INTs & 95.3 rating last week... RB Willis McGahee ranks 4th among active NFL RBs w/ 8,224 rush yards. Tied for 2nd among active players w/ 64 rush TDs (MAURICE JONES-DREW). Had 2 rush TDs in last game vs. Det... In past 3, WR Josh Gordon has 18 rec. for 303 yards (16.8 avg.) & 2 TDs. Is averaging 101 rec. yards per game in '13. Had 10 rec. for 146 yards (14.6 avg.) w/ TD in last game vs. NFC... TE Jordan Cameron ranks 1st among AFC TEs in catches (33) & 2nd in rec. yards (396) & TD rec. (5). Has most rec. in 1st 5 games of season in franchise history... Rookie LB Barkevious Mingo (No. 6 overall) leads AFC rookies with 3 sacks... Last week, S T.J. Ward had 44-yard INT-TD, 1st INT-TD of career... PR Travis Benjamin totaled 170 PR yards last week (most in game by Brown) vs. Buf., incl. 79-yard PR-TD.
Results and Schedule
Detroit Lions |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
MIN |
H |
W 34-24 |
+10 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
ARI |
A |
L 21-25 |
-4 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
WAS |
A |
W 27-20 |
+7 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
CHI |
H |
W 40-32 |
+8 |
5 |
2013-10-06 |
GB |
A |
L 9-22 |
-13 |
6 |
2013-10-13 |
CLE |
A |
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7 |
2013-10-20 |
CIN |
H |
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8 |
2013-10-27 |
DAL |
H |
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9 |
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Bye |
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10 |
2013-11-10 |
CHI |
A |
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11 |
2013-11-17 |
PIT |
A |
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12 |
2013-11-24 |
TB |
H |
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13 |
2013-11-28 |
GB |
H |
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14 |
2013-12-08 |
PHI |
A |
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15 |
2013-12-16 |
BAL |
H |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
NYG |
H |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
MIN |
A |
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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 |
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7 |
2013-10-20 |
GB |
A |
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8 |
2013-10-27 |
KC |
A |
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9 |
2013-11-03 |
BAL |
H |
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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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Offense Stats Comparison
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DET Offense |
CLE Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
27.3 |
19.3 |
23.2 |
DET |
Rushing yards |
81.3 |
81.7 |
106.9 |
CLE |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.62 |
3.53 |
4.07 |
DET |
Completion % |
63.8% |
56.4% |
61.7% |
DET |
Passing yards |
284.3 |
230.0 |
249.0 |
DET |
Passing yards per completion |
11.62 |
10.00 |
11.05 |
DET |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.41 |
5.64 |
6.82 |
DET |
Interceptions |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
DET |
Fumbles lost |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
CLE |
Sacks allowed |
1.0 |
4.3 |
2.7 |
DET |
3rd down conversions |
33.9% |
34.2% |
37.7% |
CLE |
4th down conversions |
25.0% |
44.4% |
42.1% |
CLE |
Time of possession |
29:46 |
29:41 |
30:06 |
DET |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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DET Defense |
CLE Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
23.7 |
20.3 |
23.2 |
CLE |
Rushing yards |
118.7 |
98.7 |
106.9 |
CLE |
Rushing yards per attempt |
5.28 |
3.34 |
4.07 |
CLE |
Completion % |
61.5% |
57.9% |
61.7% |
CLE |
Passing yards |
272.0 |
198.3 |
249.0 |
CLE |
Passing yards per completion |
11.18 |
9.19 |
11.05 |
CLE |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.88 |
5.32 |
6.82 |
CLE |
INT return |
1.7 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
DET |
Fumble recoveries |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
- |
Sacks |
2.0 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
CLE |
3rd down conversions |
27.0% |
41.8% |
37.7% |
DET |
4th down conversions |
75.0% |
40.0% |
42.1% |
CLE |
Time of possession |
30:14 |
30:19 |
30:06 |
DET |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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DET |
CLE |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
9.5 |
15.1 |
8.8 |
CLE |
Yards per kick return |
20.0 |
23.1 |
23.8 |
CLE |
Yards allowed per punt return |
4.8 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
DET |
Yards allowed per kick return |
24.1 |
19.9 |
23.8 |
CLE |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DET |
CLE |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
7.7 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
CLE |
Penalty yards |
69.7 |
56.7 |
56.0 |
CLE |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2001 |
2 |
2001-09-23 |
DET |
CLE |
14-24 |
CLE |
2005 |
7 |
2005-10-23 |
DET |
CLE |
13-10 |
DET |
2009 |
11 |
2009-11-22 |
CLE |
DET |
37-38 |
DET |
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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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