The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (0-1) at CLEVELAND (0-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX
OPENING LINE — Saints by 6
RECORD VS. SPREAD — New Orleans 0-1, Cleveland 0-1
SERIES RECORD — Browns lead 12-4
LAST MEETING — Browns beat Saints 30-17, Oct. 24, 2010
LAST WEEK — Saints lost to Falcons 37-34 in overtime; Browns lost to Steelers 30-27.
AP PRO32 RANKING — Saints No. 6, Browns No. 26.
SAINTS OFFENSE– OVERALL (3), RUSH (9), PASS (6).
SAINTS DEFENSE — OVERALL (32), RUSH (19), PASS (32).
BROWNS OFFENSE — OVERALL (13), RUSH (6), PASS (20).
BROWNS DEFENSE — OVERALL (31), RUSH (20), PASS (31).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Saints play on road for second straight week. First time since 2007 New Orleans has played first two games on road. … Saints had 477 yards last week in loss to Falcons. … Saints QB Drew Brees passed for 333 yards, his 79th career 300-plus yard game, second most in league history. … Brees (51,414) needs 62 yards to pass Hall of Famer John Elway (51,475) for fourth on career yardage list. … RB Mark Ingram had career-best two TDs last week. … Jimmy Graham leads league’s TEs with 294 catches, 39 TDs since 2011 playoffs. Graham has 15 TDs in past 13 games vs. AFC teams. … Rookie WR Brandin Cooks had seven catches for 77 yards with TD in debut. Also handled punt return duties. … Tackling was major issue as Saints’ defense gave up 568 yards to Falcons last week. … Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan had same position with Browns from 2009-10. … Browns dropped 10th straight season opener last week. … Browns have lost eight consecutive home openers. … Browns QB Brian Hoyer bounced back from rough start and had 230 yards passing vs. Steelers. … Hoyer has not thrown interception in 99 consecutive attempts. … Browns starting RB Ben Tate will sit out with sprained knee. … With Tate out, rookie RB Terrance West rushed for 100 yards and rookie RB Isaiah Crowell scored two TDs. … Browns could be without Pro Bowl TE Jordan Cameron, who re-injured shoulder last week. … Pro Bowl LT Joe Thomas has played 6,987 consecutive snaps since entering league in 2007. … Browns backup QB Johnny Manziel didn’t leave sideline against Steelers.
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