Browns evened record with solid win at Indianapolis. Miami has lost both of its games, both at home.
Phil Dawson (center left) is congratulated by his Browns teammates after kicking a 23-yard field goal on the final play to give Cleveland a 13-10 win over the Dolphins in Miami last Dec. 5.CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns host the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Browns Stadium.
The Browns are coming off a 27-19 win over the Colts in Indianapolis. That evened Cleveland's record at 1-1, with the season-opening 27-17 loss at home to the Cincinnati Bengals.
Miami has played two games at home, and lost them both. First, the New England Patriots visited South Beach, and left with a 38-24 win. Sunday, the Houston Texans posted a 23-13 win over the Dolphins.
While a young Browns team works to master the West Coast offense and 4-3 defense, Miami faces a number of challenges -- the formeost among them, maybe, a porous pass defense.
Miami has faced a future Hall of Fame quarterback -- New England's Tom Brady -- and another superb QB in his own right -- Houston's Matt Schaub.
All Brady did against Miami was complete 32 of 48 passes for 517 yards, four touchdowns and an interception. Schaub was not nearly as spectacular, but quite good -- going 21-of-29 for 230 yards, two TDS and no picks.
Meanwhile, Browns quarterback Colt McCoy followed an uneven performance against Cincy with a strong one at Indianapolis. Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne sparkled against New England, but struggled against Houston.
More than quarterbacks and pass defenses, of course, will come into play when the Browns meet the Dolphins. Through this week, Plain Dealer and cleveland.com Browns coverage will address the matters that will help decide the outcome of the Browns-Dolphins game.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/index.ssf/2011/09/cleveland_browns_host_the_miam.html
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