Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Cleveland Browns will travel to the Windy city in an NFL preseason week four pro football game against the Chicago Bears on Thursday night.
Kick off from Chicago is set for 8PM Eastern Time with tape delayed coverage provided by NFL Network Sunday at 7PM Eastern Time.
The point spread opened up in this NFL exhibition with the home team Chicago Bears lined as a -2 ½ point favorite with an over under of 36 ½ points.
Early money from the NFL wagering public has come in on the side of the road team as the Chicago Bears is now favored by -1 point.
The over under has moved a tick up to 37 points.
Chicago Bears money line supporters will lay -115 odds with the road underdog Cleveland Browns bringing back -105 odds to win straight up with no need for points on their side.
The final week of the preseason will often see the veteran starters seeing little to no action.
The coaching staffs will be busy evaluating their ready reserves as the team must cut down to their 53 man roster on September 3rd.
The Cleveland Browns have an overall preseason record of 1-2 and they are 1-2 against the spread.
The club has put up 23 points per game and has surrendered 23.7 points to their opponents.
The Browns have averaged 292 offensive yards in their exhibition play with 171 yards coming from the passing game.
The Cleveland Browns are coming off the 24-14 road defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles last week as a +7 point underdog. Cleveland was down 24-0 after three quarters.
The total came in under the total of 38 points.
The Browns put up 242 offensive yards and converted on just 4 of 12 on third down. The team entered the red zone three times and came away with two touchdowns.
Starting quarterback Colt McCoy hit on 9 of 18 from the field for 89 yards with a pick.
Veteran backup Seneca Wallace completed three of his six passes for 53 yards with a touchdown.
Rookie Jarrett Brown out of West Virginia saw work and completed all four of his passes for 35 yards and a touchdown.
Running back Peyton Hillis had three carries for 18 yards. Hillis in the passing game had two receptions for 35 yards.
Former Tennessee Volunteer Montario Hardesty had 15 yards on the ground with five carries.
Quinn Porter had 32 yards rushing on four carries.
Wide receiver Brian Robiskie had three catches for 23 yards.
Rookie Greg Little out of North Carolina contributed with three caught balls for 23 yards.
Tight end Jordan Cameron a rookie out of USC caught a ball for 25 yards.
The Cleveland defense allowed the Eagles 282 yards with 6 of 15 makes on third down. The Browns allowed Philadelphia into their red zone three times and came away with four scores.
The Cleveland pass rush registered two sacks with four tackles for a loss.
The Chicago Bears own a 2011 NFL preseason record of 1-2 and the club is 2-1 against the spread.
The team has averaged just 12 points per game and has given up 19.3 points a game to their opponents.
The Chicago offense has averaged 362 yards per game with 231 yards coming via the pass.
Last week the Chicago Bears traveled to play the Tennessee Titans and were defeated by the score of 14-13 as a +3 point road underdog.
The total came in at under the number of 36 ½ points.
The Bears offense produced 416 yards and converted on 9 of 16 tries on third down. Chicago got into the Titans red zone on two occasions and got into the end zone once.
Starting quarterback Jay Cutler completed 13 of 21 passes for 170 yards with an interception.
Backup Caleb Hanie saw time and hit on 9 of his 18 throws for 107 yards and a pick.
Running back Matt Forte the team’s starter had 17 rushes for 74 yards and a touchdown.
Kahlil Bell saw 11 rushing attempts for 28 yards.
Newly acquired Marion Barber from the Cowboys ran just once for two yards.
Wide receiver Earl Bennett led the Bears with six catches for 89 yards.
Roy Williams had 33 yards receiving on two pass receptions.
Speedster Devin Hester caught two balls for 31 yards.
Chicago allowed the Titans just 220 yards and 3 of 11 conversions on third down. The Bears allowed Tennessee into the red zone once and gave up a touchdown.
The Chicago pass rush could only generate one quarterback sack and had four tackles for a loss.
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