DETROIT (3-2) at CLEVELAND (3-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE – Lions by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Detroit 3-2, Cleveland 3-2
SERIES RECORD -Lions lead 14-4
LAST MEETING – Lions beat Browns 38-37, Nov. 22, 2009
LAST WEEK – Lions lost to Packers 22-9; Browns beat Bills 37-24.
AP PRO32 RANKING – Lions No. 11; Browns No. 16
LIONS OFFENSE – OVERALL (9), RUSH (22), PASS (6)
LIONS DEFENSE – OVERALL (24), RUSH (26), PASS (20)
BROWNS OFFENSE – OVERALL (27), RUSH (24), PASS (17)
BROWNS DEFENSE – OVERALL (4), RUSH (8), PASS (7)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Lions were done in by big plays in second half in loss at Green Bay. … Lions superstar WR Calvin Johnson didn’t play last week because of injured right knee and missed practice time this week. … Lions QB Matt Stafford sacked five times last week after being sacked just three times in first four games. … With win, Lions would match their victory total from all of last season. … Lions rookie DE Ezekiel “Ziggy” Ansah leads team with 3 1-2 sacks. … Lions rank second in NFL with eight interceptions. … Lions K David Akers has made 373 field goals since 2000, most in NFL during span. … Lions DT Ndamukong Suh has history with Browns QBs. He flung Jake Delhomme to ground in 2010 exhibition. … Lions’ defense ranks second in league in third-down efficiency (27 percent). … Lions coach Jim Schwartz began NFL career as scout for Browns from 1993-95. … Browns beat Lions 24-6 in second exhibition game on Aug. 15. … Browns QB Brandon Weeden returns as starter after Brian Hoyer suffered season-ending knee injury against Bills. … Browns are in first place in division after five games for first time since 1995. … Browns trying to win four straight for just second time in expansion era (since 1999). They won four in row to end 2009 season, saving coach Eric Mangini’s job. … Browns have not committed turnover in past two games. … Weeden has not thrown an INT in last 99 attempts. … Browns PR/WR Travis Benjamin, nicknamed “Rabbit” by teammates, is AFC’s special teams player of week after returning punt 79 yards for TD and racking up 179 yards in runbacks against Bills. … Browns haven’t won three straight home games since 2009. … All seven of WR Josh Gordon’s career TDs are from 20 yards or longer. … Browns and Texans are only teams not to allow 100-yard rusher or 300-yard passer this season. … TE Jordan Cameron’s five TDs in five games are most by Cleveland player since WR Gary Collins had six in 1969.
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