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KICKOFF: Monday, 8:30 ET
SURFACE: Grass
TV: ESPN (Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Tony Kornheiser, Suzy Kolber, Michele Tafoya)
SERIES: 47th regular-season meeting. The Browns lead the series, 31-14-1. The Eagles have won the past two meetings, most recently a 34-31 overtime win at Cleveland in 2004. Donovan McNabb threw for 376 yards and four touchdowns in that game, which was won by a David Akers 50-yard field goal with 5:02 left in OT.
PREDICTION: Eagles 27-13
KEYS TO THE GAME: The Browns haven't scored an offensive touchdown in three games and are in a bind with soft-armed QB Ken Dorsey making his second consecutive start. Cleveland needs to focus on the ground game, but it managed just 35 rushing yards last week and the Eagles no doubt will dare Dorsey to beat them. For RB Jamal Lewis to be the focal point, the Browns must keep the score within reach. Look for RS Josh Cribbs, a collegiate quarterback, to get a few more snaps running the Wildcat formation. ... The Eagles have 81 rushing attempts the past two weeks, and Westbrook's speed and elusiveness will test the edges of the Browns' defense. Cleveland is strong in the interior with NT Shaun Rodgers, but the Browns are still giving up 148.5 yards per carry. The ground game will help QB Donovan McNabb pick apart Cleveland's secondary without the Browns' linebackers sitting back in the passing lanes.
KEY INJURIES: Browns: RB Jerome Harrison (ribs) and TE Kellen Winslow (ankle) are uncertain. Eagles: RB Correll Buckhalter (knee) and WR Kevin Curtis (concussion) are uncertain.
FAST FACTS: The Browns are 0-3 this season when Winslow doesn't play. ... CB Joselio Hanson has replaced former Pro Bowler Lito Sheppard as the Eagles' nickel back.
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