PREVIEW | Browns vs. Saints
Records: Cleveland 5-5, New Orleans 7-3.
Time: 1 p.m.
TV/radio: WKBN (27), WOIO (19), WKBN-AM (570), WNCD-FM (93.3).
Series history: Browns lead 10-3. Browns beat Saints 21-16 on Oct. 31, 1999, at New Orleans.
Last week: Browns beat Bengals 27-20; Saints lost to Falcons 24-17.
Rankings: Browns offense (Rush 32, Pass 10, Overall 24); Browns defense (Rush 27, Pass 19, Overall 23); Saints offense (Rush 12, Pass 11, Overall 13); Saints defense (Rush 20, Pass 26, Overall 28).
Key matchup: Browns' front seven vs. Saints RB Deuce McAllister. McAllister has ably replaced Ricky Williams, whom Saints traded to Miami for draft picks in offseason. McAllister leads NFC with 950 yards rushing and is tied for second with nine TDs rushing. Browns' front seven has been porous, allowing 130.9 yards rushing per game.
Streaks, stats and notes: Game marks Browns' only contest on artificial turf this season. ... Browns WR Andre' Davis leads NFL rookie non-kickers in scoring with 42 points. ... Saints offense ranks first in NFC with 67.6 red zone TD percentage (34 trips, 23 TDs). ... Saints QB Aaron Brooks ranks third in NFL with TD pass every 6.3 attempts. His 21 TD passes are tops in NFC. ... McAllister leads NFL with six 100-yard rushing games. ... Saints WR Joe Horn leads NFC with 905 yards receiving. ... Browns are only NFL team averaging less than 80 yards rushing per game.
-- Associated Press
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