Browns vs Chiefs

Chiefs

Cleveland

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Browns verses Chiefs

Vegas Line: Cleveland - 2.5 Over/Under: 37

What to expect from Chiefs offense?

One key to the Chiefs season is Trent Green's ability to avoid interceptions better than last year, when he led the league. The answer, judging by training camp and the preseason, is unclear. Green still shows the tendency to force the ball into coverage.The team wants to use three- and four-wide receiver formations, but it's still unclear whether wide receivers Dante Hall and Marc Boerigter can produce consistently. One of them may be forced to step into the starting lineup if an injury strikes either Morton or Eddie Kennison. ... It's not too late for recently signed TE Tony Gonzalez to help. The Browns will have to account for him any time he steps on the field in the season opener, though he probably will play fewer than half the snaps.

What the Browns defense must do!

Stop the Chiefs running game and force Trent Green to pass! Gonzalez just sign and will play and the Browns defense must keep an eye on him.

What the Browns offense must do!

Play a ball controll offense with short quick passes and screens. Scrore points in the Red Zone and no turn-overs!

What do I think?

I think the Browns will cover the 2.5 spread and win their first opener since coming back. The wise thing to do before betting any large sum of money is to wait a few weeks to see how the teams really look.

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Some Thoughts:

Very exciting game that the Browns should have won if not for the unsportsman like pentaltie called on LB Dwayne Rudd with no time left on the clock giving the Chiefs half the distance to their goal and another play with no time left in which they kicked the winning fieldgoal.

The Browns offense played well but still had trouble putting a running game together. Our defense played a terrible game...couldn't stop the run or pass? I would question the coaching on the players getting the unsportsman like pentalies called on them?

*Results*

Kansas City Chiefs		Cleveland Browns

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
P. Holmes	22	122	5.5	26	4
J. Tait	1	28	28.0	28	0
T. Green	2	17	8.5	12	0
D. Hall	2	14	7.0	9	0
T. Richardson	3	13	4.3	8	0

Total	30	194	6.5	28	4

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
J.White	12	42	3.5	9	0
W.Green	8	17	2.1	6	0

Total	20	59	3.0	9	0

PASSING	ATT	CMP	YDS	SK/YD	TD	LG	IN	RT
T. Green	29	20	276	0/0	1	64	1	96.3

Total	29	20	276	0/0	1	64	1	96.3

PASSING	ATT	CMP	YDS	SK/YD	TD	LG	IN	RT
K.Holcomb	39	27	326	1/7	3	44	0	120.2
K.Johnson	1	1	33	0/0	1	33	0	158.3

Total	40	28	359	1/7	4	44	0	131.1

PASS RECEIVING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
P. Holmes	6	19	3.2	14	0
T.Gonzalez	5	87	17.4	30	1
E. Kennison	4	120	30.0	64	0
T. Richardson	2	26	13.0	23	0
J. Morton	1	15	15.0	15	0
M. Cloud	1	5	5.0	5	0
D. Hall	1	4	4.0	4	0

Total	20	276	13.8	64	1

PASS RECEIVING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Q.Morgan	9	151	16.8	44	2
K.Johnson	8	96	12.0	25	0
J.White	3	20	6.7	12	0
A.Davis	3	14	4.7	5	1
M.Campbell	2	27	13.5	18	0
A.King	2	8	4.0	5	0
D.Northcutt	1	43	43.0	43	1

Total	28	359	12.8	44	4

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD

Total	0	0	0.0	0	0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D.McCutcheon	1	24	24.0	24	0

Total	1	24	24.0	24	0

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LG
D. Stryzinski	4	164	41.0	1	0	55

Total	4	164	41.0	1	0	55

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LG
C.Gardocki	2	74	37.0	1	0	47

Total	2	74	37.0	1	0	47

PUNT RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	FC	LG	TD
[DOWNED]	1	0	0.0	0	0	0
[TOUCHBACK]	1	0	0.0	0	0	0

Returns	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	FC	LG	TD
D.Northcutt	1	23	23.0	0	23	0
[DOWNED]	1	0	0.0	0	0	0
[OUT OF BOUNDS]	1	0	0.0	0	0	0
[TOUCHBACK]	1	0	0.0	0	0	0

Returns	1	23	23.0	0	23	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	FC	LG	TD
D. Hall	7	192	27.4	0	46	0
[TOUCHBACK]	2	0	0.0	0	0	0

Returns	7	192	27.4	0	46	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	FC	LG	TD
A.King	4	80	20.0	0	24	0
A.Davis	2	40	20.0	0	26	0
[TOUCHBACK]	1	0	0.0	0	0	0

Returns	6	120	20.0	0	26	0

Kansas City Chiefs

FUMBLES	FUM	OWN-REC	YDS	TD	FORCED	OPP-REC	YDS	TD	OUT-BDS
D. Clemons	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
J. Browning	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Browns

FUMBLES	FUM	OWN-REC	YDS	TD	FORCED	OPP-REC	YDS	TD	OUT-BDS
K.Holcomb	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Chiefs vs Cleveland Browns
9/8/2002 at Cleveland Stadium

Final Team Statistics

	Visitor	Home Browns

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS	24	24
By Rushing	10	2
By Passing	12	19
By Penalty	2	3
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY	5-11-45%	4-11-36%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY	0-0-0%	0-0-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS	470	411
Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing)	59	61
Average gain per offensive play	8.0	6.7
NET YARDS RUSHING	194	59
Total Rushing Plays	30	20
Average gain per rushing play	6.5	3.0
Tackles for a loss-number and yards	3-12	2-5
NET YARDS PASSING	276	352
Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass	0-0	1-7
Gross yards passing	276	359
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED	29-20-1	40-28-0
Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing)	9.5	8.6
KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks	7-1-1	9-5-2
PUNTS Number and Average	4-41.0	2-37.0
Had Blocked	0	0
FGs - PATs Had Blocked	0-0	0-0
Net Punting Average	30.3	27.0
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs)	0	47
No. and Yards Punt Returns	0-0	1-23
No. and Yards Kickoff Returns	7-192	6-120
No. and Yards Interception Returns	0-0	1-24
PENALTIES Number and Yards	9-87	4-38
FUMBLES Number and Lost	0-0	1-1
TOUCHDOWNS	5	4
Rushing	4	0
Passing	1	4
EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts	4-5	3-4
Kicking Made-Attempts	4-4	3-3
Rushing Made-Attempts	0-1	0-1
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts	2-2	4-4
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY	4-6-67%	1-4-25%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY	1-1-100%	1-2-50%
SAFETIES	0	0
FINAL SCORE	40	39
TIME OF POSSESSION	30:16	29:44

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