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Browns-Dolphins capsules

Dolphins (0-5) at Browns (2-3)

Kickoff: 1 p.m. (eastern), Cleveland Browns Stadium.

Line: Browns by 4.

TV: CBS, Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots.

Browns vs. Miami: No. 16 rush offense (110.2 yards a game) vs. No. 31 rush defense (174.2). No. 9 pass offense (238.4) vs. No. 3 pass defense (171.6).

Dolphins vs. Cleveland: No. 19 rush offense (103.4) vs. No. 30 rush defense (157.4). No. 17 pass offense (215.4) vs. No. 31 pass defense (171.6).

Old school: Former Browns who will start for the Dolphins today include cornerback Mike Lehan and right tackle L.J. Shelton. Dolphins receivers Chris Chambers and Ted Ginn Jr. both attended Cleveland Glenville High School, though Chambers wound up graduating from suburban Bedford.

Edwards one up In a 2005 win over Miami, Braylon Edwards gave the Browns six catches for 90 yards. In two games against his hometown Browns, Chambers has given the Dolphins six catches for 37 yards.

Ranked Dolphins: Ronnie Brown is No. 4 in the NFL with 425 rushing yards on just 83 carries. Chambers is 22nd with 342 receiving yards. Brown ranks No. 1 among running backs with 287 receiving yards.

Ranked Browns: Edwards is fourth in the NFL with 485 receiving yards. Kellen Winslow is seventh with 416 yards. Jamal Lewis ranks No. 10 in rushing yards with 382, more than half of the yards (216) coming against Cincinnati.

Three on 'D' The Dolphins' defense is anchored by former Akron star Jason Taylor, linebacker Zach Thomas and nose tackle Keith Traylor. Taylor made 13 1/2 sacks en route to NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2006. The 330-pound Traylor, 38, is almost as old as Browns nose tackle Ted Washington. "Truck's got a lot of pride,'' Taylor said of Traylor. "He play his butt off (at Houston)."

Kickin' it Former Ohio State speedball Ted Ginn Jr. gave the Dolphins a 52-yard kick return at Houston last Sunday.

Key Miami injuries: Out: QB Trent Green (concussion), DT Vonnie Holliday (ankle), S Travares Tillman (knee). Probable: RB Ronnie Brown (foot), K Jay Feely (neck).

Key Browns injuries: Doubtful: TE Darnell Dinkins (hand). Questionable: S Gary Baxter (knees), WR Joe Jurevicius (knee), RB Jamal Lewis (foot), S Brodney Pool (thigh).