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NFL Football Betting Preview - Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns

Braylon Edwards leads the Cleveland Browns with 485 yards receiving. (AI Wire photo)

 

Last week, the Cleveland Browns (2-3) played the best team in football on the road. They lost to the Patriots, 34-17. This week, they get one of the worst at home, the Miami Dolphins (0-5).

For the Browns, a team that's had two big divisional wins over Cincinnati and Baltimore, it's hard not to look back and think they should be 3-2. Only a savvy timeout and a blocked field goal kept Cleveland from beating Oakland in Week 3.

The Browns have found success in their passing game, with Braylon Edwards registering 485 receiving yards and Kellen Winslow having 416. Quarterback Derek Anderson wasn't especially sharp last week against the Patriots - he threw three interceptions in the loss - but his 250.2 yards per game average is impressive all the same.

The Dolphins will turn to Cleo Lemon at quarterback, who was forced to step in for the concussed Trent Green last week in Houston.. Lemon completed 15 of 27 passes for 151 yards with a pick and the Dolphins lost 22-19 on a last-second, 57-yard field goal. That's the kind of year it's been for Miami.

Oddsmakers currently have the Browns listed as 5 ½-point favorites versus the Dolphins, while the game's total is sitting at 45.

NFL Football Betting Preview - Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns