December 17th, 2014 
Matt Loede 
Posted in | BROWNS | PANTHERS | |
| SERIES LEADER | 3-1 | |
| STREAKS | 3 of past 4 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Pettine: 0-0 | Rivera: 0-0 |
| LAST WEEK | L 30-0 vs. Bengals | W 19-17 vs. Buccaneers |
| LAST GAME | 11/28/10: Panthers 23 at Browns 24. Cleveland RB Peyton Hillis rushes for 131 yards & 3 TDs. Browns rookie CB Joe Haden records INT and S Abram Elam has 2 sacks. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 10/8/06: Panthers 20, Browns 12. Carolina WR Keyshawn Johnson catches 5 passes for 67 yards & TD. Panthers RB DeShaun Foster rushes for 106 yards. | |
| BROADCAST | CBS (1:00 PM ET): Tom McCarthy, Adam Archuleta. SIRIUS: 140 (Cle.), 84 (Car.). XM: 228 (Car.). | |
STATS
| PASSING | Manziel (R): 15-27-143-0-2-39.6 | Anderson: 65-97-701-5-0-105.2 |
| RUSHING | West (R): 153-579-3.8-3 | Stewart: 138-636-4.6-3 |
| RECEIVING | Hawkins: 58-763-13.2-2 | Olsen (TE): 81-960-11.9-6 |
| OFFENSE | 336.1 | 345.3 |
| TAKE/GIVE | +7 | +1 |
| DEFENSE | 359.6 | 351.5 |
| SACKS | Kruger: 10 | Addison, Johnson: 6.5 |
| INTs | Skrine: 4 | Harper: 3 |
| PUNTING | Lanning: 44.2 | Nortman: 44.5 |
| KICKING | Hartley (2013): 107 (41/41 PAT; 22/30 FG) | Gano: 106 (28/28 PAT; 26/31 FG) |
NOTES
BROWNS: Rookie QB JOHNNY MANZIEL will make 1st career road start. Scored 1st NFL TD in last road game (10-yard run vs. Buf. in Week 13)…Browns are only NFL team with 2 rookies with 500+ rushing yards – RBs TERRANCE WEST (579) & ISAIAH CROWELL (546). Crowell (undrafted) has 4 rush TDs in past 6 & is tied for most among NFL rookies (8). West (Round 3, No. 94 overall) leads team & ranks 2nd among AFC rookies with 579 rush yards…In past 18, WR JOSH GORDON has 107 rec. for 1,904 yards (105.7/game) & 9 TDs. In past 5 vs. NFC, has 480 rec. yards & 2 TDs, incl. 3 100-yard games…S DONTE WHITNER leads team with 92 tackles. Had FF in only meeting (11/10/13 with SF). LB PAUL KRUGER has career-high 10 sacks, incl. 4 in past 4. LB CRAIG ROBERTSON had INT last week. S JIM LEONHARD has INT in 2 of past 3…PANTHERS: QB CAM NEWTON has won 3 of past 4 vs. AFC at home. Has 103.4 rating, 6 pass TDs & 1 rush TD in those 4. Needs 188 pass yards for 4th consecutive 3,000-yard season. QB DEREK ANDERSON has played 6 games & has 105.2 rating (5 TDs, 0 INTs), incl. 2-0 record as starter…RB JONATHAN STEWART has rushed for 313 yards (104.3 per game) & TD in past 3. Rushed for 98 yards & averaged 8.2 yards per carry (12 att.) in only meeting. RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS needs 154 rush yards to reach 7,000 for career…Among rookies, WR KELVIN BENJAMIN is 2nd with 952 rec. yards, ties for 2nd with 9 rec. TDs & ranks 3rd with 67 catches. TE GREG OLSEN has TD catch in 5 of past 7 vs. AFC. Has 8 TDs in past 11 vs. AFC. Had 10 catches for 110 yards last week, his 2nd consecutive 10-catch game. Has career-high 81 catches & 960 yards…LB LUKE KUECHLY has 39 tackles in 3 games vs. AFC this season & aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with 10+ tackles. Since entering NFL in 2012, leads league with 458 tackles. DE CHARLES JOHNSON has 11.5 sacks in past 18 vs. AFC. Has 6.5 sacks in past 10, incl. 0.5 sack & FF last week. DE MARIO ADDISON has career-high 6.5 sacks, tied with Johnson for team lead.
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