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NFL Capsule: Bills at Browns
By The Associated Press
(AP) -- BUFFALO (1-1) At CLEVELAND (0-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE - Bills by 2 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Buffalo 1-1; Cleveland 1-0-1
SERIES RECORD - Browns lead 10-6
AP Pro32 RANKING - Bills No. 23; Browns No. 29
LAST MEETING - Bills beat Browns 13-6, Dec. 12, 2010
LAST WEEK - Bills beat Chiefs 35-17; Browns lost to Bengals 34-27
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Bills make shortest road trip of season to face neighbors along Lake Erie. ... Bills have lost eight consecutive road games. ... Bills lead league with 6.4 yards per carry and average league-best 198 yards rushing per game. ... RB C.J. Spiller averaging 10.1 yards per carry, just second player to average 10 yards or better in first two games since Hall of Famer Jim Brown (11.3 yards) in 1963. ... Spiller seeking to become first Buffalo back to rush for 100 yards in first three games since O.J. Simpson (1973, 75). ... Bills only team not to allow a sack in 2012. ... Bills PR Leodis McKelvin took back punt 88 yards for TD last week and leads league with 31.3 average (four returns). ... Buffalo has scored TDs on each of its five trips inside opponent's 20-yard line. ... WR Stevie Johnson's 57 receptions on third down since 2010 are second most in league. ... RB Fred Jackson expected to miss second straight game with sprained knee. ... Free agent acquisition DE Mario Williams has not gotten first sack with Bills, who signed him to six-year, $100 million contract in March. ... Browns have lost eight straight dating to last season. ... Browns QB Brandon Weeden passed for team rookie record 322 yards last week and posted 114.9 rating after 5.1 in opener. ... Browns haven't had QB throw for 300 yards in consecutive weeks since Brian Sipe in 1983. ... Browns RB Trent Richardson rushed for 109 yards and scored two TDs last week. ... Weeden and Richardson first rookie teammates to record 300 yards passing and 100 yards rushing since 1996. ... Browns had six sacks last week. ... Browns tied for league lead with six interceptions and tied for second with six takeaways. ... Browns K Phil Dawson is 5-for-5 on field goals and has made eight FGs of at least 50 yards in past 15 games. ... Browns CB Sheldon Brown extended consecutive games streak to 162 last week - he was in for one play - but has been battling neck injury and may be limited.
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Updated September 20, 2012