Time: 8:30 PM ET   Location: Cleveland Browns Stadium - Cleveland, OH  

BROWNS (1-9-0)		RAVENS (5-5-0)
Brady Quinn QB Quinn has been named the starter, and it'll probably be for the rest of the season. There isn't much pressure on him since the season is already shot, so I wonder if Eric Mangini will let it fly and find out whether he needs to go QB shopping this offseason.   Projections Cmp/Att PaYd PaTd Int RuYd RuTd FP 14/28 167 1 1 2 0 10.0		Joe Flacco QB Flacco emerged from a phone booth wearing a red cape and a big S on his shirt to start the season, but he has slowed down in a big way recently. You have got to start him and any other QB facing the Browns nowadays, though.   Projections Cmp/Att PaYd PaTd Int RuYd RuTd FP 20/32 235 2 1 6 0 17.9
Jamal Lewis RB Lewis has basically questioned the identity of the entire franchise, which isn't a good thing. Will he be motivated to play hard against his old team, or is he looking to go through the motions and finish out the year? A borderline start at best.   Projections RuAtt RuYd RuTd Rec RecYd RecTd FP 20 55 0 1 10 0 7.5		Ray Rice RB Rice scored a touchdown, but only managed to post 48 rushing yards against the Browns earlier this year, which is a surprise. He has to be started here. It's hard to imagine he won't have a better game this time around.   Projections RuAtt RuYd RuTd Rec RecYd RecTd FP 16 88 1 5 53 0 20.7
Jerome Harrison RB Harrison will get a few carries here and there, but probably not enough of them to have a great fatnasy day. Pass.   Projections RuAtt RuYd RuTd Rec RecYd RecTd FP 8 26 0 1 13 0 5.0		Willis McGahee RB McGahee's fantasy value came to such an abrupt end that you probably couldn't get anything if you tried trading him, so feel free to waive him.   Projections RuAtt RuYd RuTd Rec RecYd RecTd FP 4 17 0 0 1 0 2.9
Joshua Cribbs WR Cribbs' value is on special teams, not in the offense. The Browns don't have the right tools to run the wildcat scheme with Cribbs, either. Pass.   Projections Rec RecYd RecTd FP 2 18 0       2.9		Mark Clayton WR Clayton is a nice receiver, but he's been incredibly inconsistent throughout his career. Too much of his yardage is bunched up into a small sample size of games. You can't play him right now.   Projections Rec RecYd RecTd FP 3 39 0       5.1
Mohamed Massaquoi WR The rookie continues to develop. He's going to be a pretty good WR1 some day, but that won't happen this year. The potential is there for a big game at times, though.   Projections Rec RecYd RecTd FP 3 57 0       7.0		Kelley Washington WR Washington is a talented receiver who just seems to be in an offense that doesn't utilize him enough. That said, leave him on the bench yet again.   Projections Rec RecYd RecTd FP 1 15 0       2.2
Mike Furrey WR Furrey is a possession guy who might get 40 yards in a game if you're lucky. If that is a big help for your team, then I worry for your league.   Projections Rec RecYd RecTd FP 3 27 0       3.5		Derrick Mason WR Mason gets plenty of catches. That is something you don't have to worry about. It's the touchdowns you have to think about since he doesn't score an overwhelming amount of them. Play him, but don't expect miracles.   Projections Rec RecYd RecTd FP 3 51 0       7.3
TE No player in this position.		Todd Heap TE He's not really an elite tight end any more, but he's certainly a servicable one. Should be started and played, although you'd have hoped he'd have more than just two TDs coming into this game.   Projections Rec RecYd RecTd FP 4 47 0       6.3
Phil Dawson K The story on Dawson has been the same for a while: he's money from inside 40, but sketchy from beyond that. He's expected to return from injury this week. Not a bad guy to own, actually. It's just a matter of how many chances he'll get.   Projections XPM/XPA 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ FP 1/1 0 1 1 0   5.7		K No player in this position.
Browns D/ST They've either come up huge when it really matters or inexplicably collapsed at the worst possible time with the offense leaving them in so many bad spots.They'll get better, but they aren't there yet. Pass.   Projections PA Yds Allowed Sack Int FumR Td FP 25 383 2 1 0 0 5.4		Ravens D/ST This defense may not be as dominant as they once were, but the Browns offense will basically sink themselves and make mistakes along the way. The Ravens are a must-start in this spot.   Projections PA Yds Allowed Sack Int FumR Td FP 13 256 2 1 0 0 9.1
Projected Final Score 15   24

Other Matchups:

• 49ers 25, Bears 18 • Vikings 31, Lions 14 • Saints 33, Rams 17 • Raiders 22, Chiefs 21 • Eagles 24, Chargers 22

• Falcons 24, Panthers 20 • Jets 27, Jaguars 21 • Titans 24, Bills 17 • Cardinals 27, Seahawks 19 • Colts 27, Patriots 25

• Dolphins 28, Buccaneers 17 • Steelers 25, Bengals 18 • Broncos 21, Redskins 15 • Cowboys 27, Packers 22 • Ravens 24, Browns 15

Player analysis: Commentary is written by FOXSports.com fantasy analysts John Juhasz and Gerrit Ritt.
Projections: Determined solely by the statistical results of 61 game simulations provided by WhatIfSports.com.

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