Week 11: Cincinnati (5-4) at Cleveland (7-2)
A big divisional game – a win here would give us a three game lead. We pound the Bengals 34-7, and all but wrap up another division title, even this early. Gus Stewart with 113 yards seems to be back to top form, too.
Week 12: Cleveland (8-2) at New Orleans (4-6)
The take in the reins a bit, and get a 17-12 win over the Saints. The defense plays well, and we get the winning drive down the stretch to take the victory. Solid.
Week 13: Cleveland (9-2) at New York Jets (9-2)
Pretty big game in terms of AFC seeding – both teams look playoff-bound. Deion Brock has another good game, and outshines Randall Kay in the 24-14 win. With the win, we have assumed the “top dog” role in the AFC.
Week 14: Carolina (7-5) at Cleveland (10-2)
A good win over a solid team, and we wrap up the division title. Gus Stewart gets 124 yards to power a 23-9 win.
Week 15: Baltimore (6-7) at Cleveland (11-2)
We eke out an overtime win here, and take it 19-16. Not a great offensive show, and with two games yet to play, some of the landmarks we had been eyeing are in doubt. We probably won’t have a 1,000 yard receiver (again) and Deion Brock is looking likely to fall short of the league’s TD pass record (he has 33 with two games to play, the record is 38.
Week 16: Cleveland (12-2) at Tampa Bay (5-9)
Another tight, low-scoring affair, and we win 16-13 in overtime. Lofty offensive records are now washed away, and we’re just winding down a great season and settling into place.
Week 17: Cleveland (13-2) at Cincinnati (6-9)
Our final game, and it means nothing – we have the #1 seed already locked up. I decide to sit down Deion Brock, who is nursing a minor injury. Mo Treadwell might need to take the hot seat in the postseason, so we give him a shot. The Bengals get the win, 24-19, but we should be in fine shape for a postseason run.
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2018 Regular Season Standings
AC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Cleveland 13 3 0 .813 445 278 9-3 4-2
Baltimore 8 8 0 .500 363 295 6-6 2-4
Cincinnati 7 9 0 .438 293 319 6-6 3-3
Pittsburgh 6 10 0 .375 358 416 6-6 3-3
AC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Indianapolis 9 6 1 .594 355 342 7-4-1 3-2-1
Tennessee 7 9 0 .438 271 319 6-6 4-2
Jacksonville 7 9 0 .438 331 342 7-5 3-3
Houston 6 9 1 .406 328 343 4-7-1 1-4-1
AC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
New York J 12 4 0 .750 385 251 9-3 6-0
New England 8 8 0 .500 315 301 5-7 2-4
Buffalo 7 8 1 .469 338 324 5-7 3-3
Miami 5 11 0 .313 248 351 3-9 1-5
AC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Kansas City 9 7 0 .563 379 346 7-5 4-2
San Diego 8 8 0 .500 411 415 5-7 2-4
Oakland 7 9 0 .438 304 363 5-7 3-3
Denver 6 10 0 .375 364 393 5-7 3-3
NC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Chicago 11 4 1 .719 362 283 10-2 6-0
Green Bay 8 8 0 .500 322 336 5-7 4-2
Minnesota 6 10 0 .375 305 333 5-7 1-5
Detroit 3 13 0 .188 192 429 3-9 1-5
NC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Carolina 10 6 0 .625 360 321 7-5 4-2
Atlanta 8 8 0 .500 257 289 6-6 5-1
New Orleans 6 10 0 .375 310 355 4-8 2-4
Tampa Bay 5 11 0 .313 262 322 3-9 1-5
NC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
New York G 13 3 0 .813 401 283 10-2 4-2
Philadelphia 11 5 0 .688 317 252 9-3 3-3
Washington 11 5 0 .688 319 255 7-5 3-3
Dallas 5 11 0 .313 262 348 3-9 2-4
NC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Arizona 10 6 0 .625 316 275 9-3 5-1
St. Louis 9 7 0 .563 321 292 6-6 3-3
Seattle 7 9 0 .438 320 306 4-8 2-4
San Francisco 6 10 0 .375 306 343 5-7 2-4
445 is the highest point total that we have ever posted in Cleveland, and makes the top page of the all-time record book.
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2018 Summary for Cleveland Browns
Record: 13-3
Winning Pct.: .812
Cleveland Browns Team Rank
Rushes 509 3
Rushing Yards 2205 3
Yards Per Carry 4.33 10
Pass Attempts 533 19
Completions 331 16 (T)
Passing Yards 4090 5
Yards Per Attempt 7.67 3
3rd Down Conversions 43.1 5
Points Per Game 27.8 1
Turnovers 12 1 (T)
Turnover Margin +15 3
Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 394 3
Rushing Yards 1417 1
Yards Per Carry 3.59 2
Pass Attempts 539 12 (T)
Completions 293 4
Passing Yards 3744 17
Yards Per Attempt 6.94 19
3rd Down Conversions 38.1 12
Points Per Game 17.3 5
Turnovers 27 8 (T)
Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 40 at PIT 35
2 45 ATL 15
3 23 TEN 0
5 27 DEN 24
6 45 OAK 21
7 42 at SDO 20
8 25 at KCY 28
9 22 at BAL 27
10 24 PIT 13
11 34 CIN 7
12 17 at NOS 12
13 24 at NYJ 14
14 23 CAR 9
15 19 BAL 16
16 16 at TBY 13
17 19 at CIN 24
Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
2 Brock QB 495 309 3841 7.75 34 7
14 Treadwell QB 38 22 249 6.55 2 2
**Team --- 533 331 4090 7.67 36 9
Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD
39 Stewart RB 326 1474 4.52 8
44 Barker RB 134 575 4.29 1
2 Brock QB 38 133 3.50 1
**Team --- 509 2205 4.33 10
Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
80 Sellers TE 112 71 837 11.7 207 5
81 Haass WR 99 57 821 14.4 113 7
89 Pritchett WR 86 55 828 15.0 183 8
39 Stewart RB 74 50 440 8.8 184 1
45 Brandon FB 35 24 186 7.7 81 2
82 Pendleton WR 34 19 287 15.1 30 4
87 Newsome WR 28 16 218 13.6 38 5
**Team --- 531 331 4090 12.3 982 36
Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn
97 Blackwell ILB 100 33 7.0 6 2 11
50 Upshaw ILB 89 26 2.5 1 4 6
20 Eskridge S 79 39 0.5 0 3 19
24 Weed S 78 21 2.0 0 2 6
40 Diaz CB 58 11 0.0 1 1 15
46 Caston CB 46 12 0.0 2 0 18
91 Dodge OLB 45 13 3.0 8 0 6
99 Allen DT 38 19 5.0 7 0 0
95 Jaramillo DE 27 10 6.5 17 0 1
67 Hartman DE 24 11 5.0 17 0 0
92 Ashford DT 23 5 1.5 1 0 0
58 Regalado OLB 18 4 0.0 0 0 1
34 Callens CB 17 5 2.0 1 1 0
**Team --- 772 223 47.0 83 15 87
Another excellent season for RB Gus Stewart, as we might have predicted, but Deion Brock’s magnificent season was well beyond anyone’s expectations. A 103.3 rating for the year makes this an elite season of all time, and makes him a candidate for major honors (along with Stewart, perhaps).
TE Sellers and WRs Pritchett and Haass all put together solid seasons – I’ve got more and more reason to think that Austin Haass has potential to develop into a very solid player for us – he played beyond his ratings for us this year. Pritchett shows big play potential, and had a very solid rookie campaign. Very good showing here.
Defensively, we ended up as a dominating team against the run once again, and our pass defense improved. I still think we are a little suspect there, but overall not so bad. DE Hartman was a nice addition (though he’s hurt for the playoffs) and we did okay with our LB group, even after losing our real star there. We were good, but not great, at causing turnovers – which had been a key in some recent seasons.