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![]() Vegas Line: Cleveland - 4.5 Over/Under: 35.5
The last time the Bengals played they mixed the plays up very good due to the fact that the Browns couldn't stop RB Cory Dillion! Till the Browns can prove they can stop the Bengals running game expect the Bengals too run 75% of the time. Stop Cory Dillion! They missed many tackles and Dillion had a field day running the ball! This left QB Jon Kitna plenty of time too throw and use play action. Since then the Bengals have slipped to 4-5 and Kitna's passer rating has plummeted to third-worst in the league. He has thrown more interceptions than touchdowns and produced only seven points in the past six quarters. Give Couch time too throw and play RB Ben Gay! It was no fluke in the way Gay performed against the Ravens last week! Gay was the best running back in pre-season and I don't understand why it as taken so long too get him into the game? The loss of two starters this week due too stupidity- HB-Sellers, DT Warren shouldn't affect the Browns that much. The Bengals were the only team that really out-played the Browns in their first meeting and the Browns players know this! Esspecially Tim Couch and the entire defense by not stopping Dillion. The Browns will pay them back this week...Browns by 10! |
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The Browns and Bengals match up well and the Bengals defense play's our offense extremely well! For some reason the Browns coaches don't want to give the RB start to Ben Gay? Gay has been the best running back on the team all year!
Our defense had a hard time stopping Cory Dillon the first half but shut him down the entire second half! Our defense is playing great and lead the NFL in interceptions! They might be able too carry the team into the playoffs?
| Scoring Summary |
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| 1st Quarter: Cleveland - Phil Dawson 23 Yard Field Goal, 11:26. Cleveland (3-0) |
| 2nd Quarter: Cleveland - Phil Dawson 27 Yard Field Goal, 13:18. Cleveland (6-0) Cleveland - Kevin Johnson 6 Yard TD Pass from Tim Couch (Phil Dawson Kick Failed), 0:26 . Cleveland (12-0) |
| 4th Quarter: Cleveland - Phil Dawson 23 Yard Field Goal, 2:55 . Cleveland (15-0) Cleveland - Phil Dawson 33 Yard Field Goal, 1:13 . Cleveland (18-0) |
| Team Statistics | ||
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| Cincinnati | Cleveland | |
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Total net yards Total plays Average gain Net yards rushing Rushes Average per rush Net yards passing Completed-attempted Yards per pass Sacked-yards lost Had intercepted Return Yardage Punts-returns Kickoffs-returns Interceptions-returns Penalties-yards Fumbles-lost | 173 60 2.9 62 24 2.6 111 13-33 3.4 314 5 213 4-127 4-77 2-9 5-26 4-2 | 245 69 3.6 74 39 1.9 171 16-27 6.3 318 2 141 1-4 1-18 5-119 2-25 3-1 |
| Player Statistics |
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| Cincinnati Rushing Corey Dillon (20-63) Brandon Bennett (2-17) Lorenzo Neal (1-4) Akili Smith (1--22) Cleveland Rushing James Jackson (18-40) Benjamin Gay (10-16) Jamel White (5-13) Dennis Northcutt (1-9) Tim Couch (5--4) |
| Cincinnati Passing Jon Kitna 8-19 for 85 yds. 2 INT. Scott Mitchell 4-12 for 38 yds. 3 INT. Akili Smith 1-2 for 2 yds. 0 INT. Cleveland Passing Tim Couch 16-27 for 189 yds. 2 INT. |
| Cincinnati Receiving Danny Farmer (3-32) Darnay Scott (2-24) Peter Warrick (1-22) Ron Dugans (3-19) Tony McGee (2-15) Chad Johnson (1-7) Corey Dillon (1-6) Cleveland Receiving Kevin Johnson (6-113) Quincy Morgan (5-40) Aaron Shea (3-21) Dennis Northcutt (1-13) JaJuan Dawson (1-2) |
| Cincinnati Kick-off Returns Brock Gutierrez (1-8) Curtis Keaton (3-69) Cleveland Kick-off Returns Quincy Morgan (1-18) |
| Cincinnati Punt Returns T.J. Houshmandzadeh (4-127) Cleveland Punt Returns Dennis Northcutt (1-4) |