CLEVELAND (1-5) At NEW ORLEANS (4-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE – Saints by 14
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Cleveland 2-3-1; New Orleans 1-4-1
SERIES RECORD – Browns lead 11-4
LAST MEETING – Saints beat Browns 19-14, Sept. 10, 2006
LAST WEEK – Browns lost to Steelers, 28-10; Saints beat Buccaneers 31-6.
BROWNS OFFENSE – OVERALL (23), RUSH (22), PASS (20)
BROWNS DEFENSE – OVERALL (23), RUSH (23), PASS (21)
SAINTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (8), RUSH (21), PASS (5)
SAINTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (7), RUSH (15), PASS (7)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Browns RB Peyton Hillis has four TDs rushing, one TD receiving, and needs one more TD to match career-high of six in 2008. … TE Benjamin Watson needs four receptions to reach 200 for career. Watson has had five-plus receptions in four straight games. … Rookie QB Colt McCoy slated to get second career start because of injuries to Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace. McCoy 23 of 33 for 281 yards with one TD and two interceptions in debut last week vs. Steelers. … Rookie CB Joe Haden had first career interception last week. … LB Scott Fujita spent past four seasons with Saints, a stint that included two NFC championship appearances and Super Bowl win. … Saints coach Sean Payton won first game as head coach vs. Browns on Sept. 10, 2006. … Saints QB Drew Brees 3-0 in career as starter vs. Cleveland. … Brees has won eight straight vs. AFC opponents, including Super Bowl. … Rookie RB Chris Ivory had career-high 158 yards rushing on 15 carries last week vs. Buccaneers. … Ivory leads Saints in yards rushing with 277 on 44 carries but still seeks first career TD. … WR Marques Colston had first career TD vs. Cleveland in 2006. … WR Lance Moore has 21 catches for 289 yards and two TDs in past three starts. … WR Robert Meachem had 42-yard TD last week, giving him TD catches of 35 yards or more in two straight games. … DT Sedrick Ellis has a sack in last three games in the Louisiana Superdome.
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