After allowing the Ravens 429 yards of offense, the Browns gave up 564 net yards against the Broncos. They represent the highest back-to-back totals allowed by the Browns in franchise history dating back to 1950.

Wimbley admits he can play better. He went four games without a sack before he dumped Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler for a 6-yard loss. He has two this season. He had 11 as a rookie and five last year.

Wimbley's job does not begin and end with sacks, but he has become frustrated. He is fourth with 42 tackles. He has only two quarterback pressures.

The Browns had the 12th pick in the 2006 draft. The Ravens picked 13th. The Browns wanted the pass rusher and the Ravens wanted the run stopper, so Phil Savage agreed to swap picks with his good buddy, Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome. Newsome took Ngata 12th and the Browns took Wimbley with the next pick.

The Browns got the Ravens' sixth-round pick in the trade and used it on nose tackle Babatunde Oshinowo. Oshinowo lasted one season with the Browns and is now out of football.

At first, Wimbley was the better player statistically. He had 11 sacks and 67 tackles as a rookie. Ngata, 6-4, 345 pounds, had 51 tackles and one sack. Last year, Ngata was dominant with 94 tackles and four sacks. Wimbley dropped to 65 tackles and five sacks.

"I'm starving for a big play somewhere -- a sack or an interception," Wimbley said. "I look at the sacks like everybody else and say, 'Man, two sacks, what's going on?' At this point I'd like to have more, but that's the way the cookie crumbles sometimes. I had 10 tackles in the Redskins game, but no sacks.

"I'm still hungry. I can't be discouraged. I know they'll come. I believe I have been getting effective pressure. In the New York game, I hit Eli Manning and he threw an interception."

Head coach Romeo Crennel and defensive coordinator Mel Tucker are constantly put in the position of saying the statistics do not reflect how well Wimbley is playing.

Rookie Alex Hall has three sacks, but only 19 tackles. Willie McGinest has 32 tackles, no sacks and seven quarterback pressures. Crennel said starting Monday in Buffalo, Wimbley might be moved around so offenses will have more difficulty blocking him.

"Kamerion brings a lot to the table," Tucker said. "He's doing a lot for us and maybe the numbers haven't shown that so far, but I do feel good about the direction he's going.

"He's done a good job against the run. He's very consistent versus the pass. They've slid the line to him and they've done a good job of chipping with the back to his side. I think Kamerion is going to make his fair share of plays before the end of the day."

Wimbley is more concerned about team success than his own. To that end, he plays in the team concept instead of running around trying to improve his own stats.

SERIES HISTORY: 14th regular-season meeting. The Browns lead the series, 8-5. The Browns won their only playoff game against the Bills. The Browns last won in Buffalo in 1986, but they have played in Ralph Wilson Stadium only once since then.