NFL Capsules: Cleveland at Detroit

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CLEVELAND (1-8) At DETROIT (1-8)

1 p.m. ET, Fox

OPENING LINE - Lions by 4 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Cleveland 3-6, Detroit 2-6-1

SERIES RECORD - Lions lead 13-4

LAST MEETING - Lions beat Browns 13-10, Oct. 23, 2005

LAST WEEK - Ravens beat Browns 16-0; Vikings beat Lions 27-10

BROWNS OFFENSE - OVERALL (32), RUSH (26), PASS (32)

BROWNS DEFENSE - OVERALL (32), RUSH (30), PASS (19T)

LIONS OFFENSE - OVERALL (26), RUSH (21), PASS (21)

LIONS DEFENSE - OVERALL (31), RUSH (21) PASS (21)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Lions beat Browns for NFL titles in 1952, '53 and '57 and Cleveland beat Detroit for league championship in 1954. ... Since Browns returned to Cleveland in 1999, they're 55-114 - slightly more successful than Detroit, which is 49-120 over last decade. ... If Lions are upset by Cleveland, they will be first team in NFL history to be 2-32 in 34-game stretch, according to STATS LLC. ... Detroit is 55-114 since 2001, when it lured Matt Millen out of broadcast booth to be first-time GM, and its .233 winning percentage is lowest over nine-year stretch by NFL team since Eagles had a .223 winning percentage from 1933-141, according to STATS. ... Detroit is giving up an NFL-high 29.3 points a game. ... Lions coach Jim Schwartz began NFL career working for Bill Belichick in Cleveland from 1993-95 in player personnel department and crossed paths with Browns coach Eric Mangini, who was ball boy and PR intern for Browns in 1994. ... Browns' five TDs on offense since Nov. 23, 2008, are fewest in 15-game span since at least 1950. ... QB Brady Quinn lost his job 10 quarters into this season, got it back five weeks later, then fell to 1-6 as starter in Monday night's loss to Baltimore. Quinn was 13 of 31 for 99 yards with two interceptions. ... Cleveland DT Shaun Rogers and WR Mike Furrey are former Lions and Detroit WR Dennis Northcutt is former Brown.

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