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Browns verses Broncos

Vegas Line: Browns + 12  Over/Under 44

What to expect from Broncos offense?

The Broncos just came off a two game losing streak by beating the Chargers 21-7 ! The Broncos defense won the game for them by shutting down a very bad Chargers offense.

Once again, the Broncos are facing a running back crisis. Rookie KaRon Coleman, who showed some flashes of talent and energized Denver's offense in the second half of the Broncos' win over San Diego, has a sprained foot. His status for the Cleveland game is up in the air. Fellow rookie Mike Anderson, who is still the AFC's second-leading rusher, has bogged down the last two weeks.QB Brian Griese, Torn cartilage in shoulder; groin strain threw three TD passes and looked sharp against San Diego, but he's not throwing the ball deep at all. His groin strain is a minor injury.

This once powerful offense is sputtering with injuries to key players. The Broncos like to have a balance attack but the key ingredient that they got going for them this week is playing at "Mile High!"

What the Browns defense has to do!

The Browns defence didn't play well against the Cards and need to tighten up their pass coverage. There where just to many blown coverages? Griese can't throw a deep ball and that should help the Browns by moving the secondary up closer to the line to help with run support. Denver has a small offensive -line and this should bring our pass rush alive.Home field advantage will help out the Broncos because they're use to the thin air...we need to rotate the defensive line allot to keep them fresh.

What the Browns must do!

The Browns proved they could run the ball but the Cards went to a three man line and put eight players back. That confused Couch a little and took away our deep threat.The Browns need to mix the run and pass up on first down and hope they don't get to far behind in the game. Keep the offensive penalties down and no turn-overs!

What do I think?

Denver is a tough place to play in and has one of the loudest crowds in the NFL. The Browns are on a three game losing streak, two of the games coming against quality teams. Till they show they can win on the road in tough environments I'm going with Denver by ten!

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*Results*
What an ugly game by the entire team today! I shouldn’t say entire team because of the offensive-line; if it were any good, Couch probably would have had a tremendous game? Jim Pyne was a big loss to this line when he went down with an injury. There is lack of communication between the line and both guards are getting pushed back into Couch’s face! This causes batted down balls and lack of a running game. Teams have figured out that our defensive tackles are to light and are able to run up the middle and double our defensive ends! Brian Griese had over 300 yds passing at half-time because there wasn't any pass rush!
*Stats*
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2
3
4
T
Cleveland
 
3
0
0
7
10
Denver
 
3
17
14
10
44

PLAYER STATISTICS

PASSING
CLE         Att-Cmp-Yds TD Int
Tim Couch    40  24 266  1   3
Spergon Wynn  5   2  21  0   0
DEN         Att-Cmp-Yds TD Int
Brian Griese 34  19 336  3   0
Gus Frerotte  6   3  17  0   0

RUSHING
CLE             Att  Yards
Travis Prentice   6     27
Spergon Wynn      2     12
Tim Couch         1     -1
DEN             Att  Yards
Mike Anderson    20    103
Raymont Harris    8     22
Brian Griese      1     14
Rod Smith         1      8
Gus Frerotte      1     -1

RECEIVING
CLE             Att  Yards
Dennis Northcutt  5     80
Aaron Shea        6     76
Kevin Johnson     8     60
David Patten      4     54
Travis Prentice   3     17
DEN             Att  Yards
Ed Mccaffrey      5    129
Rod Smith         5    111
Andre Reed        4     46
Dwayne Carswell   5     30
Mike Anderson     2     28
Byron Chamberlain  1      9

 TEAM STATISTICS CLEDEN
FIRST DOWNS
Rushing
Passing
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY
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
PUNTS-AVERAGE
PUNT YARDAGE
PENALTIES-YARDS
FUMBLES
Turnovers
TIME OF POSSESSION 
12
1
11
4-16
0-0
278
59
4.7
38
9
4.2
240
26-45
4.8
5-47
8-46
370
9-116
0
3
28:09
24
5
17
6-14
1-1
499
71
7
146
31
4.7
353
22-40
8.8
0-0
4-39
159
2-14
0
0
31:51


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