PREVIEW | Browns vs. Raiders

OAKLAND (2-3) at CLEVELAND (2-3)
Time: 1 p.m.
TV/radio: WKBN (27), WOIO (19), WBKN-AM (570), WNCD-FM (93.3).
Series history: Raiders lead 11-4. Last meeting: Raiders beat Browns 36-10 on Sept. 24, 2000, at Oakland.
Last week: Raiders lost to Bears 24-21. Browns beat Steelers 33-13.
Rankings: Raiders offense (overall 24, rush 22, pass 20); Raiders defense (overall 31, rush 30, pass 19); Browns offense (overall 31, rush 27, pass 25); Browns defense (overall 6, rush 26, pass 2).
Key matchup: Raiders K Sebastian Janikowski and P Shane Lechler vs. Browns returners Andre Davis and Dennis Northcutt. Raiders seem to do little else well other than kick. Their weak offense has forced Lechler to punt NFL-high 30 times, and he leads league with 51.5 gross average and is second with 39.9 net average. Janikowski is third in NFL with 48 points and his six touchbacks on kickoffs is second in NFL. Davis averages solid 21.6 yards per kickoff return, while Northcutt averages 8.6 yards on punts.
Streaks, stats and notes: Browns allow only 161.6 yards passing and 15 first downs per game, both No. 2 in NFL. ... Browns RB William Green posted career-high 33 carries last week for 115 yards. Browns are 5-0 when Green has 25 or more carries and 4-0 when he rushes for 100 yards. ... Raiders last traveled to Cleveland in 1985, when Marc Wilson hit Todd Christensen with TD pass with 29 seconds left to win.
-- Associated Press