BUFFALO (7 - 6) at
CLEVELAND (8 - 5)
Week 15 Sunday, 12/16/2007 1:00
PM
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Tot |
Bills (7-7) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Browns (9-5) |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Browns plow through Blizzard,
and the Bills 8-0 to get one
step closer to playoffs
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Postgame Recaps, Storylines,
and News |
The weather outside was ugly,
but that didn't keep Jamal Lewis
and the Cleveland Browns from
plowing closer to the
postseason. Jamal Lewis ran for
163 yards in blizzard-like
conditions, and the Cleveland
defense kept the Bills off the
board in an 8-0 win. Beat
Cincinnati next week and the
Browns (9-5) will make the
playoffs for the first time
since 2002.
While neither team could
throw the ball very well, the
Browns were able to run it
better than the Bills (7-7), who
were eliminated from the
postseason. Marshawn Lynch
rushed for 82 yards but averaged
just 3.9 yard a carry against a
Browns defense that posted its
first shutout since 2005...
FULL STORY
Bills eliminated from playoff
chase with loss to Browns
News 10NBC, NY
The Browns found
a way to win, shutting out
Buffalo 8-0, ending all playoff
hopes for the Bills. Jamal Lewis
rushed for 163 yards on 33
carries, ...
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Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News |
BILLS:
Buffalo's defense performed
marvelously the past two weeks
against Washington and Miami,
but it's probably safe to assume
that Cleveland's much more
talented offense will still find
a way to score. The question
then becomes can Buffalo hold
the Browns below its 28
points-per game average? And
then can its own offense, which
is averaging 11.2 points per
game on the road, score enough
against Cleveland's 32nd-ranked
defense to make it a game?
The Bills, which rank 30th in
defense, shut down the run and
recorded nine sacks the past two
weeks. But Cleveland is a stiff
test. Veteran RB Jamal Lewis is
running possessed with a 4.2
average and nine scores and
feel-good story QB Derek
Anderson (26 TDs, 14 INTs) has
been sacked just 11 times. And
with Anderson's receiving
weapons, Buffalo's best defense
might be a good offense. Short
throws by QB Trent Edwards and a
lot of carries for Marshawn
Lynch and Fred Jackson -- they
had 38 last week for 222 yards
-- will help keep Cleveland's
potent attack off the field and
give the Bills defense rest for
what could either be a
nail-biter won by somebody's
field-goal kicker or a Browns
rout...FULL
STORY
BROWNS: The Browns
receivers have a distinct height
advantage on the Buffalo
secondary. Braylon Edwards is
6-foot-3 and Joe Jurevicius is
6-5. Tight end Kellen Winslow
Jr. is 6-4. New starting safety
Jim Leonhard is 5-8, and right
cornerback Terrance McGee is
5-9. He would be matched against
Jurevicius. The temptation is to
throw deep and win jump balls,
but the Bills do a good job of
keeping the receivers in front
of them and making tackles. The
strategy has not worked
perfectly because the Bills have
allowed 18 touchdown passes. If
the Bills jam the box with
strong safety Donte Whitner to
stop Jamal Lewis, they can get
one-on-one coverage with their
receivers...FULL
STORY
Bills Browns Prediction
13WHAM-TV, NY
This time the
Bills have a shot to stay alive
for the playoffs, but they will
be doing it against the Browns
best. Cleveland might be the
biggest surprise ...
Lake effect: Browns, Bills clash
in matchup of suffering sports
cities
USA Today
Buffalo safety
Donte Whitner has a unique
perspective on the Browns-Bills
matchup. A Cleveland native, he
joked he's had this game circled
on his calendar ...
Bills' Whitner getting cold
reception before Cleveland
homecoming
The Canadian Press
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Prediction |
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ATS Pick |
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Bills @ |
Browns
-3.870 |
CLE
-6 |
Bills |
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Browns |
