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CLEVELAND - The Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns, who are two of the leagues early surprises at 2-2 under first-year coaches, meet tonight as Week 5 of the NFL season begins. Buffalo and Cleveland have been sparked by opportunistic defences, and one team will emerge from a short week with momentum before the leaves drop and the weather along Lake Erie turns harsh and unforgiving. You can listen to the game live on TSN 1050 Radio in Toronto at 8:30pm et. The chance to play in the national spotlight has Browns nose tackle Phil Taylor revved up. "Oh, yeah, the whole world is watching," he said. "Every little thing you do, you know everyone is going to see it." Two weeks ago, the Browns seemed ready to slide into a hole and disappear. After dropping to 0-2, they traded star running back Trent Richardson to Indianapolis, a stunning move that had some Cleveland fans ready to storm the teams training facility with pitchforks and torches. But just when things seemed bleakest, quarterback Brian Hoyer, a lifelong Browns fan himself, rode to the rescue. Displaying poise and leadership he learned as Tom Bradys understudy in New England, Hoyer has been a revelation for the Browns, and now must deliver again. He kept the starting job this week despite Brandon Weeden being cleared to play after spraining his right thumb. "As a competitor, you want to be the guy out there on the field, so Im obviously excited about that," Hoyer said. For the Bills to keep making progress, theyll need more consistency from rookie quarterback EJ Manuel. He passed for just 167 yards last week against Baltimore, but Buffalos defence intercepted Joe Flacco five times to win. While all 32 NFL teams play on a Thursday — not so for Sunday or Monday nights — this is a chance for the Bills and Browns to prove worthy of future exposure. "If youre on Sunday or Monday nights it means you are bringing in the Ws," Taylor said. "Weve got to keep winning." Five more reasons for tuning in to see the Browns host the Bills: RUNNING ON EMPTY: Buffalos robust rushing attack may not be so healthy this week. Running backs C.J. Spiller (left ankle) and Fred Jackson (sprained left knee) both got hurt last Sunday against the Ravens. They were limited in practice this week and Jackson plans to play in a brace. The Bills are averaging 152 yards per game — second in the league — and theyll be facing a stingy defence limiting teams to just 79 yards and 2.9 per carry, a league low. "Theyre very strong," Bills coach Doug Marrone said. "They do a very good job of holding the edges." M-I-N-G-O, MINGO IS HIS NAME-O: Browns rookie linebacker Barkevious Mingo is a rising star. In just three games, the No. 6 overall draft pick has three sacks, knocked down a couple passes and would have blocked a punt if he wasnt held. The 6-foot-5, 250-pounder seems to be playing in a different gear as he has blown past offensive linemen with ease. 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"We really have an eye on whats coming, and we dont dwell on what just happened. Well take this in stride." He appeared at a news conference at a Manhattan hotel with linebacker Malcolm Smith, the MVP of Seattles 43-8 victory over Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos on Sunday night. Carroll oversees a team with the fourth-youngest roster for a Super Bowl champion, with an average age of 26 years, 175 days, according to STATS. The youngest champs ever were the Pittsburgh Steelers who won the 1975 Super Bowl, and they collected a second consecutive title the next year. Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson just wrapped up his second season in the league, as did Jermaine Kearse, the receiver who caught one of the QBs two touchdown passes Sunday night. Doug Baldwin, who caught the other, is only three years into his pro career, as are star cornerback Richard Sherman and Smith, who at 24 is the fourth-youngest player to be the Super Bowl MVP. 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