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Oakland Raiders at Cleveland Browns - Week 8
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

SD
DEN		 21
 35
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DET
ATL		 22
 21
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BAL
CIN		 24
 27
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STL
KC		 7
 34
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SEA
CAR		 13
 9
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MIN
TB		 19
 13
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MIA
JAC		 27
 13
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HOU
TEN		 30
 16
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CHI
NE		 23
 51
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BUF
NYJ		 43
 23
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PHI
ARI		 20
 24
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IND
PIT		 34
 51
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OAK
CLE		 13
 23
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GB
NO		 23
 44
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WAS
DAL		 20
 17
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Browns 20, Raiders 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Derek Carr Pass: 255, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 32 Darren McFadden Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 50 Maurice Jones-Drew Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 29 Andre Holmes Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 41 James Jones Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 27 Mychal Rivera Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
K 29 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 21 Defense / ST  
 
Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
QB 30 Brian Hoyer Pass: 205, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 7 Ben Tate Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 39 Isaiah Crowell Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 45 Andrew Hawkins Rec: 5-55, 0 TD
WR 60 Miles Austin Rec: 4-45, 0 TD
WR 71 Travis Benjamin Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 12 Jordan Cameron Rec: 4-45, 0 TD
K 19 Billy Cundiff FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 4 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Raiders QB Derek Carr (Round 2, No. 36 overall) leads NFL rookies in pass yards (1,189) & TDs (8)... RB Darren McFadden rushed for 48 yards & TD last week & became 8th RB in club history with 30 total TDs (25 rush, 5 rec.). Rushed for 91 yards & TD in last meeting. RB Maurice Jones-Drew has 68 career rush TDs, 2nd-most among active players... In only career meeting (10/25/09 with GB), WR James Jones had TD catch. WR Brice Butler had career-long 55 yard catch last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 45+ yard catch. In past 3, WR Andre Holmes has 12 catches for 229 yards & 3 TDs... Rookie LB Khalil Mack (No. 5 overall) had career-high 11 tackles last week. CB Charles Woodson (58) had INT last week & tied HOFer EMMITT THOMAS for No. 11 on all-time list. Leads team with 39 tackles. Had INT & FF in last meeting (10/25/09 with GB). S Usama Young had 1st sack of season last week.

Browns In 9 starts with Browns, QB Brian Hoyer is 6-3 with 2,054 pass yards & 12 TDs vs. 5 INTs with 86.2 rating. Has 90+ rating in 4 of past 6... Browns are only NFL team to have 2 rookies with 200+ rush yards - RBs Isaiah Crowell (255) & Terrance West (243). Crowell leads NFL rookies with 4 rush TDs. In only career meeting (11/17/13 with Hou.), RB Ben Tate rushed for 88 yards... WR Andrew Hawkins had led team with career-high 112 yards on 5 catches (22.4 avg.) last week, including career-long 65-yard catch. In 11/26/09 meeting (with Dal. on Thanksgiving Day), WR Miles Austin had 7 catches for 145 yards (20.7 avg.) & TD. TE Jordan Cameron had 102 yards on 3 catches (34 avg.) & TD in last home game (10/12/14 vs. Pit.)... LB Karlos Dansby leads team with 48 tackles, including 6 tackles & 1 sack last week. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. Since 2007, is only NFL player with 20+ sacks (24) & 12+ INTs (12). S Tashaun Gipson tied career-high with 2 INTs vs. Jax. Has 9 INTs since 2013, tied for most among NFL safeties (ANTREL ROLLE). CB Buster Skrine had INT last week & aims for 3rd in row with INT.


Results and Schedule

Oakland Raiders
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 NYJ A L 14-19 -5
2 2014-09-14 HOU H L 14-30 -16
3 2014-09-21 NE A L 9-16 -7
4 2014-09-28 MIA H L 14-38 -24
5   Bye      
6 2014-10-12 SD H L 28-31 -3
7 2014-10-19 ARI H L 13-24 -11
8 2014-10-26 CLE A    
9 2014-11-02 SEA A    
10 2014-11-09 DEN H    
11 2014-11-16 SD A    
12 2014-11-20 KC H    
13 2014-11-30 STL A    
14 2014-12-07 SF H    
15 2014-12-14 KC A    
16 2014-12-21 BUF H    
17 2014-12-28 DEN A    
   

Cleveland Browns
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 PIT A L 27-30 -3
2 2014-09-14 NO H W 26-24 +2
3 2014-09-21 BAL H L 21-23 -2
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-05 TEN A W 29-28 +1
6 2014-10-12 PIT H W 31-10 +21
7 2014-10-19 JAC A L 6-24 -18
8 2014-10-26 OAK H    
9 2014-11-02 TB H    
10 2014-11-06 CIN A    
11 2014-11-16 HOU H    
12 2014-11-23 ATL A    
13 2014-11-30 BUF A    
14 2014-12-07 IND H    
15 2014-12-14 CIN H    
16 2014-12-21 CAR A    
17 2014-12-28 BAL A    

Injury Report

Oakland Raiders
Out  DE LaMarr Woodley (biceps)
 FS Usama Young (ankle)
Questionable  TE David Ausberry (foot)
 WR Vincent Brown (hamstring)
 CB Keith McGill (groin)
 CB Carlos Rogers (knee)
 DE Justin Tuck (knee)
Probable  FB Marcel Reece (quadriceps)
IR  SS Tyvon Branch (foot, 9/24/2014)
 CB Taiwan Jones (foot, 9/13/2014)
 SLB Kaluka Maiava (hamstring, 10/7/2014)
 MLB Nick Roach (concussion, 10/8/2014)
 WR Rod Streater (foot, 10/2/2014)
PUP  CB D.J. Hayden (foot)
   

Cleveland Browns
Out  NT Phil Taylor (knee)
Doubtful  DE Ahtyba Rubin (ankle)
Questionable  CB K'Waun Williams (concussion)
 DE Billy Winn (quadriceps)
Probable  DE Desmond Bryant (wrist)
 OLB Barkevious Mingo (shoulder)
IR  DE Armonty Bryant (knee, 10/14/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  OAK
 Offense 		 CLE
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 13.7 25.3 23.3 CLE
Rushing yards 74.7 123.7 111.6 CLE
Rushing yards per attempt 4.07 3.77 4.13 OAK
Completion % 60.4% 54.7% 63.2% OAK
Passing yards 233.7 232.0 241.0 OAK
Passing yards per completion 10.43 13.39 10.95 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 6.30 7.32 6.92 CLE
Interceptions 1.3 0.3 0.8 CLE
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 0.3 1.0 2.2 OAK
3rd down conversions 41.0% 35.8% 41.6% OAK
4th down conversions 66.7% 28.6% 42.2% OAK
Time of possession 24:39 28:38 30:11 CLE
  Defense Stats Comparison

  OAK
 Defense 		 CLE
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 28.3 23.7 23.3 CLE
Rushing yards 132.0 161.0 111.6 OAK
Rushing yards per attempt 3.61 5.13 4.13 OAK
Completion % 68.6% 59.7% 63.2% CLE
Passing yards 247.0 220.3 241.0 CLE
Passing yards per completion 11.30 10.22 10.95 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 7.76 6.10 6.92 CLE
INT return 0.3 1.0 0.8 CLE
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks 0.7 2.0 2.2 CLE
3rd down conversions 54.8% 42.3% 41.6% CLE
4th down conversions 20.0% 0.0% 42.2% CLE
Time of possession 35:21 31:22 30:11 CLE

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   OAK   CLE  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.0 2.9 8.4 OAK
Yards per kick return 24.1 20.2 23.3 OAK
Yards allowed per punt return 8.7 5.5 8.4 CLE
Yards allowed per kick return 21.8 19.8 23.3 CLE
  Misc Stats Comparison

   OAK   CLE  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.7 7.0 6.9 CLE
Penalty yards 67.3 61.3 58.3 CLE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2014 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.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Oakland Raiders vs. Cleveland Browns
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 4 2000-09-24 CLE OAK 10-36 OAK
2003 6 2003-10-12 OAK CLE 7-13 CLE
2005 15 2005-12-18 CLE OAK 9-7 CLE
2006 4 2006-10-01 CLE OAK 24-21 CLE
2007 3 2007-09-23 CLE OAK 24-26 OAK
2009 16 2009-12-27 OAK CLE 9-23 CLE
2011 6 2011-10-16 CLE OAK 17-24 OAK
2012 13 2012-12-02 CLE OAK 20-17 CLE

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.