Week 11 PreGame: Browns at Bills
The Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns will face off on Monday Night Football in a must win game for both teams tomorrow night.
REMEMBER: The official diehardsportsfan.net Buffalo Bills pregame show airs 6-8 PM (eastern) Monday Night. Catch it live to get you ready for the Bills vs. Browns game. You can listen to it by going here: http://www.youcastr.com/casts/archive/buffbillsfan-bills-weekly-monday-night-preview-browns-vs-bills.
Broadcast Info:
Game: Cleveland Browns (3-6) @ Buffalo Bills (5-4).
TV: ESPN (Tony Kornheiser, Mike Tirico, and Ron Jaworski)
Radio: 97 Rock (Buffalo), 103.3 The EDGE (Buffalo), WHAM 1180 AM (Rochester), WNSS 1260 AM (Syracuse), FAN 590 AM (Toronto). Broadcasts are all done by John Murphy, Mark Kelso and Paul Peck on the Bills radio network.
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Game Notes:
- Last game: Blizzard-like conditions in Cleveland prevented either team from getting into the end zone, but the Browns used a pair of field goals and a safety for an 8-0 win, knocking the Bills out of playoff contention in Week 15 last season.
- The Bills have won three of the last four meetings with the Browns, but Cleveland leads the overall series, 9-5.
- After waiting a season and a half on the sidelines, Brady Quinn did not disappoint in his first career start last Thursday, completing 23 of 35 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns. Quinn put his team in position to win by demonstrating an ability to move outside of the pocket and execute a game plan of short and intermediate throws — all with just three days to prepare for the Broncos. With 10 days to study the Bills, look for the Browns to open up the playbook and allow Quinn to do even more.
- It was a tale of two halves last week for Kellen Winslow, Cleveland’s mercurial tight end. Winslow caught a career-high two touchdowns in the first half, then killed three drives in the second half with an interference penalty, a fumble, and a dropped pass on fourth down. Look for Winslow to shake off the mistakes and continue to build on the chemistry he displayed with Quinn in the first half.
- It’s hard to put a finger on exactly what has gone wrong for the Bills, losers of four of their last five, following a promising 4-0 start. Some of the blame has to go to second-year QB Trent Edwards, who is showing some of the inconsistency that plagued him much of his rookie season. Edwards opened the season with six touchdowns and two interceptions in his first six games, but has since thrown two touchdowns and five interceptions in his last three.
- The Browns will make their first road appearance on Monday Night Football since Nov. 13, 1995.
- Browns LB Willie McGinest has 11 sacks against the Bills, the most vs. any opponent.
- Bills safety Donte Whitner attended Glenville High School in Cleveland.
- The Bills have a 1-7 record on Nov. 17 including a 17-7 loss to Cleveland back in 1986.
- Lee Evans is 73 receiving yards from 4,500 in his career. He’s also two touchdown receptions from tying Bob Chandler for fourth all-time in franchise history.
Injury Report:
Bills- Out of Game: DE Aaron Schobel (Foot). Doubtful: WR Josh Reed (Ankle). Questionable: WR James Hardy (Hip), TE Robert Royal (Ankle), and S Donte Whitner (Shoulder). Probable: G Brad Butler (Knee).
Browns- Doubtful: RB Lawrence Vickers (Ankle). Questionable: TE Darnell Dinkins (Ribs), TE Steve Heiden (Back), DT Shaun Rogers (Neck), G Eric Steinbach (Ribs) and DE Corey Williams (shoulder).
Quote of the Week:
“Last year was very frustrating. We need to get these guys from last year. We owe them and they took our chance of going to a playoff game last year and we still have that taste in our mouth.”
-Trent Edwards on if last season’s loss to Cleveland still bothers him
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