Prediction: Chiefs 23, Browns 13
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Cleveland Browns |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 25 |
Jason Campbell   |
Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 28 |
Willis McGahee  |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| RB 39 |
Chris Ogbonnaya |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 15 |
Josh Gordon |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 47 |
Davone Bess |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 66 |
Greg Little |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 8 |
Jordan Cameron |
Rec: 5-50, 0 TD |
| K 20 |
Billy Cundiff |
FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1 |
| DEF 11 |
Defense / ST |
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| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 21 |
Alex Smith |
Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 30, 0 |
| RB 2 |
Jamaal Charles |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0 |
| RB 50 |
Knile Davis |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
 WR 35 |
Dwayne Bowe |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| WR 38 |
Donnie Avery |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
 WR 67 |
Junior Hemingway |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| WR 68 |
Dexter McCluster |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 14 |
Anthony Fasano |
Rec: 3-30, 1 TD |
| TE 32 |
Sean McGrath |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| K 11 |
Ryan Succop |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 2 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Browns QB Brandon Weeden (4,539) needs 461 passing yards to reach 5,000 career. Weeden is 1-0 in career vs. Chiefs... RB Willis McGahee ranks 4th among active NFL RBs w/ 8,300 rush yards. Ranks 3rd among active players w/ 64 rush TDs (ADRIAN PETERSON, 81; MAURICE JONES-DREW, 65). Rushed for 145 yards on 28 att. (5.2 avg.) in last game vs. KC (w/ Den. on 1/1/12). RB Chris Ogbonnaya (20) needs 5 receptions to surpass career-best of 24 in 2012... Since Week 3, WR Josh Gordon has 450 receiving yards, 4th-best in NFL. Had 8 catches for 86 yards in only meeting vs. KC. WR Greg Little averaged 17.3 yards per catch in last game vs. KC... TE Jordan Cameron leads NFL TEs in receptions (45). Has most catches in 1st 7 games of season in club history. Has 6 TD rec., tied for 2nd-most in single-season by TE in Browns history (OZZIE NEWSOME, 9 in 1979)... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads team with 61 tackles... PR Travis Benjamin has 12.3 PR avg., 2nd-best in AFC this season.
 Chiefs Aim for 1st 8-0 start since 2003 (9-0). Chiefs are 1st team in NFL history to start 7-0 after losing 14+ games in previous season... KC (+11) has best turnover ratio in NFL... Since 2011, QB Alex Smith is 26-5-1 as starter w/ 37 TDs vs. 14 INTs for 90.7 rating. With win last week, Smith (7) tied DIETER BROCK of 1985 LA Rams for most consecutive wins to start season in QBs 1st year with team since '70... For career, RB Jamaal Charles averages 122.7 rush yards per game vs. Browns (368 total in 3 games). Had 80-yard rush TD in last game vs. Cle. Has at least 100 scrimmage yards & TD in each of 1st 7 games to start season, joining HOFer O.J. SIMPSON (1975) as only players in NFL history to accomplish feat. Averages 128.3 scrim. yards per game in '13, 2nd-best in NFL... WR Dwayne Bowe averages 17.1 yards per catch vs. Browns... Defense has NFL-best 35 sacks in 2013... CB Brandon Flowers has 2 INTs in 3 career games vs. Cle... LB Justin Houston (10) & LB Tamba Hali (9) have combined for 19 sacks. Hali had 2 sacks in last game vs. Cle. Has 71.5 career sacks, 3rd-most by Chief since '82. LB Derrick Johnson leads team with 49 tackles.
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 |
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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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| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
JAC |
A |
W 28-2 |
+26 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
DAL |
H |
W 17-16 |
+1 |
| 3 |
2013-09-19 |
PHI |
A |
W 26-16 |
+10 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
NYG |
H |
W 31-7 |
+24 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
TEN |
A |
W 26-17 |
+9 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
OAK |
H |
W 24-7 |
+17 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
HOU |
H |
W 17-16 |
+1 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
CLE |
H |
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| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
BUF |
A |
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| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
DEN |
A |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
SD |
H |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
DEN |
H |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
WAS |
A |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
OAK |
A |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
IND |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
SD |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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CLE
Offense |
KC
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
19.5 |
23.3 |
23.0 |
KC |
| Rushing yards |
91.5 |
117.8 |
109.1 |
KC |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.90 |
4.11 |
4.09 |
KC |
| Completion % |
56.0% |
57.4% |
61.1% |
KC |
| Passing yards |
227.3 |
227.8 |
242.9 |
KC |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.91 |
10.52 |
11.03 |
KC |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.55 |
6.04 |
6.74 |
KC |
| Interceptions |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
KC |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
CLE |
| Sacks allowed |
3.5 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
KC |
| 3rd down conversions |
39.2% |
35.2% |
37.8% |
CLE |
| 4th down conversions |
45.5% |
0.0% |
43.4% |
CLE |
| Time of possession |
29:00 |
31:41 |
48:41 |
KC |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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CLE
Defense |
KC
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
24.0 |
13.8 |
23.0 |
KC |
| Rushing yards |
113.8 |
100.3 |
109.1 |
KC |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.85 |
5.06 |
4.09 |
CLE |
| Completion % |
58.9% |
55.0% |
61.1% |
KC |
| Passing yards |
210.8 |
206.5 |
242.9 |
KC |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.24 |
10.92 |
11.03 |
CLE |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.44 |
6.01 |
6.74 |
CLE |
| INT return |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
KC |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
KC |
| Sacks |
2.3 |
4.0 |
2.7 |
KC |
| 3rd down conversions |
44.4% |
25.0% |
37.8% |
KC |
| 4th down conversions |
40.0% |
57.1% |
43.4% |
CLE |
| Time of possession |
31:00 |
28:04 |
48:41 |
KC |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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CLE |
KC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
11.3 |
11.2 |
9.0 |
CLE |
| Yards per kick return |
29.5 |
27.5 |
24.2 |
CLE |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
8.9 |
8.1 |
9.0 |
KC |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
20.0 |
25.0 |
24.2 |
CLE |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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CLE |
KC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.3 |
7.5 |
6.4 |
CLE |
| Penalty yards |
70.0 |
48.0 |
55.8 |
KC |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 2 to 7 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 2 to 7 with no adjustment.
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Team vs. Team History
| Cleveland Browns vs. Kansas City Chiefs |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2002 |
1 |
2002-09-08 |
KC |
CLE |
40-39 |
KC |
| 2003 |
10 |
2003-11-09 |
CLE |
KC |
20-41 |
KC |
| 2006 |
13 |
2006-12-03 |
KC |
CLE |
28-31 |
CLE |
| 2009 |
15 |
2009-12-20 |
CLE |
KC |
41-34 |
CLE |
| 2010 |
2 |
2010-09-19 |
KC |
CLE |
16-14 |
KC |
| 2012 |
14 |
2012-12-09 |
KC |
CLE |
7-30 |
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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