Kickoff: 7:30 p.m., Cleveland Browns Stadium. TV/radio: WKYC Channel 3; WMMS FM/100.7. Live chat: cleveland.com 2009 records: Browns 5-11, Rams 1-15. What to watch: The Rams finished last in the NFL in points scored last season with 10.9 per game and ranked 31st in points allowed with 27.3 per game. Last week, they were outgained, 414 yards to 150,...
No. 1 pick Sam Bradford probably won't start but will see plenty of action at quarterback behind A.J. Feeley.Kickoff: 7:30 p.m., Cleveland Browns Stadium.
TV/radio: WKYC Channel 3; WMMS FM/100.7. Live chat: cleveland.com
2009 records: Browns 5-11, Rams 1-15.
What to watch: The Rams finished last in the NFL in points scored last season with 10.9 per game and ranked 31st in points allowed with 27.3 per game. Last week, they were outgained, 414 yards to 150, in a 28-7 loss to the Vikings. No. 1 pick Sam Bradford probably won't start but will see plenty of action at quarterback behind A.J. Feeley. Last week, Bradford completed four of his first six passes, finishing 6-of-13 for 57 yards and a 58.8 passer rating. Rams RB Steven Jackson will provide a good test for the run defense. Last season, he earned his second Pro Bowl berth after leading the NFC with 1,416 yards. The Rams' new starting left tackle is Bedford High School grad Rodger Saffold, their second-round pick. Former Buckeyes linebacker James Laurinaitis started 16 games as a rookie last year, leading the team with 144 tackles (96 solo), most by a rookie in team history. Former Browns center Hank Fraley is the Rams' starting right guard. The right side of the Browns' line still is ailing, with RT Tony Pashos still out with a shoulder injury, RG Floyd Womack out for the preseason with a knee injury and rookie RG Shawn Lauvao back home in Hawaii because of a personal reason. RT John St. Clair returned Thursday and could start.
Browns' key injuries: RB Montario Hardesty (knee), LB D'Qwell Jackson (pectoral muscle), OT Pashos (shoulder), G Womack (knee) and LB David Bowens (knee). WR Mohamed Massaquoi has been limited with a strained hamstring all week.