OPPONENT INFORMATION
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
•
Overall Series:
Browns lead 31-14-1•
Current Streak:
Eagles have won 4 of last 6•
Reid at home:
48-30 (regular season)•
Reid vs. Browns
: 2-0 (regular season)•
Reid vs. Browns at home:
Has never played Browns at home•
Reid vs. Crennel
: Has never coached against Crennel•
Reid vs. the AFC
: 21-17-1 (regular season)•
Reid vs. AFC North
: 6-3-1 (regular season)•
Reid vs. AFC North at home:
3-1 (regular season)•
First matchup
: 9/16/50 - a 35-10 Browns win in Phi.•
Last matchup:
10/24/04 - a 34-31 (OT) Eagles win in Cle.•
Last Browns victory
: 11/13/94 - 26-7 in Phi.
EAGLES (NFL Rank)BROWNS (NFL Rank)
26.1 (6th)
Points Per Game
17.1 (27th)354.8 (7th)
Total Offense
267.8 (28th)105.2 (22nd)
Rushing Offense
100.1 (24th)249.5 (5th)
Passing Offense
167.7 (29th)20.2 (10th)
Points Allowed Per Game
21.2 (t-12th)280.5 (4th)
Total Defense
359.3 (27th)93.1 (8th)
Rushing Defense
148.5 (28th)187.4 (6th)
Passing Defense
210.8 (15th)40.0 (14th)
3rd Down Offense %
35.4 (27th)32.3 (3rd)
3rd Down Defense %
42.7 (24th)+1 (t-14th)
Turnover Ratio
+8 (t-4th)
HOW THEY STACK UP IN 2008
Andy Reid
is one of the most successful head coaches in recent NFLhistory ... During his tenure, Reid has earned NFL coach of the yearhonors twice (2000, 2002) ... Compiled the best win total (103), andplayoff victory total (8) in team history ... Has captured five divisiontitles, four trips to the NFC Championship game, and a Super Bowlappearance (2004) ... Since he was hired in 1999, no other franchisehas earned more divisional playoff round appearances (6) thanPhiladelphia ... Among coaches with 100 games under their belt,Reid’s .605 winning pct. is 17th in NFL history and 4th among activecoaches ... With 9 seasons under his belt in Philadelphia, Reid istied for 3rd with Seattle’s Mike Holmgren for NFL head coachingtenure with the same team (Tennesee’s Jeff Fisher, 14; Denver’sMike Shanahan, 13).
Romeo Crennel
is in his 4th year as head coach of the Browns afterserving as the defensive coordinator for the Patriots from 2001-04,where he won 3 Super Bowls. In 2007, Crennel guided the Browns toa 10-6 record, their best since 1994 when they went 11-5.
A LOOK AT THE COACHES
Andy ReidRomeo Crennel
95-61-1 (.608)
Regular Season Record (pct.)
24-37 (.393)8-6
Playoff Record
0-010th
Year as head coach with team
4th10th
Year as NFL head coach
4th
HEAD-TO-HEAD
FORMER EAGLES:
Browns senior offensive assistant coach
DaveAtkins
spent 1986-92 with the Eagles. Atkins was the RBs coachfrom 1986-90, the special teams coordinator in 1991, and the TEscoach in 1992. Browns special teams coordinator
Ted Daisher
wasthe Eagles special teams quality control coach from 2004-05.Browns OL
Hank Fraley
spent 2000-05 with the Eagles. Browns OL
Scott Young
was originally a 5th-round draft choice by Philadelphiain the 2005 NFL Draft. Browns WR
Donte Stallworth
spent 2006 withthe Eagles. Browns TE
Jed Collins
was originally signed by theEagles as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2008.
FORMER BROWN:
Eagles defensive assistant/quality control coach
Mike Caldwell
played LB for the Browns from 1993-95.
COACHES CORNER:
Browns head coach
Romeo Crennel
was thedefensive coordinator for the Patriots when Eagles CB
AsanteSamuel
and FB
Dan Klecko
played there from 2003-04. Brownsdefensive coordinator
Mel Tucker
was the DBs coach for LSU in 2000when Eagles d-line coach
Pete Jenkins
coached the Tigers d-line.
PRO TEAMMATES:
Browns DB
Mike Adams
and Eagles CB
JoselioHanson
played for the 49ers from 2004-05. Browns LB
WillieMcGinest
played with Eagles DBs coach
Otis Smith
for the Patriotsin 1996 and from 2000-02. McGinest was also NE teammates withSamuel and Klecko from 2003-05.
COLLEGE TEAMMATES:
Browns DE
Shaun Smith
and Eagles CB
Sheldon Brown
played for South Carolina from 1999-01.
NOTABLE CONNECTIONS
QB DONOVAN MCNABB
•Has a career passer rtg. of 124.8 with 8 TDs and only 1 INT in 2games vs. Cle.
FS BRIAN DAWKINS
•In 2 games vs. Cle., has registered 1 sack, 1 INT and 1 FF
CB LITO SHEPPARD
•Intercepted a pass in the last meeting on 10/24/04 at Cle.
K DAVID AKERS
•Went 2/2 on FG atts., including a game-winning 50-ydr. in OT on10/24/04 at Cle.
PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS VS. CLE
DateH/AW/LAtt.Cmp.Pct.YdsTDINTLGSk/YdRtg.
12/10/00AW362363.939040525/40137.510/24/04AW432865.137641652/9114.1
Totals2-0795164.676681657/49124.8DONOVAN MCNABB GAME-BY-GAME VS. BROWNS
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