The Browns are back on the road this Sunday as they travel to the Edward Jones Dome to take on the St.Louis Rams. The Rams are 2-3 on the season, while the Browns are coming off their tough 26-23 overtime loss to the Broncos.
Here’s the capsule from the NFL on the contest.
CLEVELAND BROWNS (2-4) AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (2-3)
SERIES
| BROWNS | RAMS | |
| SERIES LEADER | 10-9 | |
| STREAKS | 3 of past 4 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Mike Pettine: 0-0 | Jeff Fisher: 7-5 |
| LAST WEEK | L 26-23 (OT) vs. Broncos | Bye (Wk. 5: L 24-10 at Packers) |
| LAST GAME | 11/13/11: Rams 13 at Browns 12. St. Louis RB Steven Jackson rushes for 128 yards. Rams WR Brandon Lloyd has 48 rec. yards & TD. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 10/28/07: Browns 27, Rams 20. Cleveland WR Braylon Edwards records 117 rec. yards & 2 TDs. Browns QB Derek Anderson throws for 248 yards & 3 TDs (143.0 rating). | |
| REFEREE | Pete Morelli | |
| BROADCAST | CBS (12:00 PM CT): Tom McCarthy, Adam Archuleta. SIRIUS: 138 (Cle.), 126 (StL.). XM: 230 (StL.). | |
STATS
| PASSING | McCown: 121-188-1416-8-3-94.6 | Foles: 81-141-956-6-5-77.6 |
| RUSHING | Crowell: 73-272-3.7-1 | Gurley (R): 55-314-5.7-0 |
| RECEIVING | Benjamin: 31-528-17.0-4 | Austin: 16-144-9.0-3 |
| OFFENSE | 364.2 | 297.0 |
| TAKE/GIVE | -3 | +1 |
| DEFENSE | 407.3 | 348.8 |
| SACKS | A. Bryant: 3.5 | Quinn: 4 |
| INTs | Dansby: 2 | Jenkins, Johnson: 2 |
| PUNTING | Lee: 49.4 (3L) | Hekker: 47.0 |
| KICKING | Coons: 47 (11/11 PAT; 12/12 FG) | Zuerlein: 30 (9/9 PAT; 7/10 FG) |
NOTES
BROWNS: QB JOSH MC COWN passed for 213 yards, 2 TDs last week. 1st Browns QB with 2+ TD passes in 4+ consecutive games since 2007. Aims for 5th in row with 2 TDs. Has 300+ yards in 3 of past 4…In past 2 on road, RB ISAIAH CROWELL is averaging 106 scrimmage yards per game…Last week, WR TRAVIS BENJAMIN led team with 9 catches for 117 yards. Has 12 career TDs (9 rec., 3 PR) & averages 45.1 yards per score. TE GARY BARNIDGE had 3 catches for 39 yards & 2 TDs last week. 1st Browns TE since HOFer OZZIE NEWSOME in 1981 with TD in 4 consecutive games. In past 4, has 23 catches for 358 yards & 5 TDs…LB KARLOS DANSBY leads team with 46 tackles. Since 2004, is only NFL player with 40+ sacks (41) & 15+ INTs (18), incl. 2 INTs last week vs. Den. Only NFL player with INT-TD vs. both PEYTON & ELI MANNING. LB BARKEVIOUS MINGO had 1st career INT last week… RAMS: QB NICK FOLES has won 4 of past 5 starts vs. AFC with 11 TDs, 4 INTs & 108.2 rating…Rookie RB TODD GURLEY has rushed for 305 yards (152.5 per game) in 1st 2 career starts. Aims for 3rd in row with 145+ rush yards. Has 50+ yard run in each of past 2…WR-PR TAVON AUSTIN has 14 career TDs (7 rec., 4 rush, 3 PR). Is 1 of 2 players in NFL with rec., rush & return TD in 2015. Has 5 TDs in past 6 vs. AFC (2 rec., 2 rush, 1 PR). WR STEDMAN BAILEY had career-long 68-yard catch in Week 5. In last meeting (10/2/11 with Ten.), TE JARED COOK had 80-yard TD catch…Defense ranks 2nd in NFC with 19 sacks led by DE ROBERT QUINN (4) & DT AARON DONALD (3.5). Quinn has 8 sacks & 5 FFs in past 6 vs. AFC. Donald has 0.5+ sack in 9 of past 12. Has 7 sacks in past 7 at home. LB JAMES LAURINAITIS & DE CHRIS LONG each had sack in last meeting. Since 2009, Laurinaitis is only NFL player with 15+ sacks (16.5) & 10+ INTs (10). In past 3 vs. AFC, CB JANORIS JENKINS has 2 INTs (incl. 99-yard TD) & FF. Since 2012, ties for NFL lead with 5 INT-TDs.
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