In the past two games, Westbrook has touched the ball more than in any other two-game span of his seven-year career - 64 touches and six touchdowns.

In a win over the Arizona Cardinals two weeks ago, Westbrook scored four TDs, and in a victory over the Giants last week, he rushed for 131 yards and a TD, and caught a TD pass. Overall, Westbrook has 14 touchdowns this season - the second-highest total in the NFL - despite missing two games with injuries.

"Brian is almost a total package because not only can he run, he is very dangerous out of the backfield as a receiver," said Browns coach Romeo Crennel. "They will use him in both capacities. If you give Brian that seam, he gets to the second level. He's gaining yards and he's hard to tackle. He's got great vision. He's got great quickness. Likewise, as a pass receiver they have routes designed to get him the ball out of the backfield. Many times, he's able to beat a linebacker and ends up gaining big yards. We've got a total-package guy that we've got to defend. He's not the power-runner, but he can run inside and does run inside. That combination of speed, quickness and receiving ability makes him a very dangerous player."

Westbrook has played a key role in keeping the Eagles' wild-card hopes alive over the past two weeks despite struggling with knee, ankle and rib injuries.

"He's very important," said Eagles coach Andy Reid. "He plays such a major part in our run game, a major part in our blitz pickup and he does a great job for us in the passing game as well. When you have a guy like that who can do many things in an offense, it sets the tone for us to set up a lot of different things. I can flex him out and run him on go routes. It doesn't matter if they put a corner out there or roll a safety over the top. If they do, they're toast. He can beat corners."

Browns cornerback Brandon McDonald has been gearing up.

"He's a versatile guy," McDonald said. "He does so much for their offense. He can get out, run routes and catch passes. One-on-one with a linebacker is sort of a mismatch for most teams. He's just a playmaker, and it's going to be a tremendous challenge for us."

Westbrook has taken some of the pressure off quarterback Donovan McNabb since he was benched for the second half of the Baltimore game three weeks ago.

"I just knew I needed to take my level of play to another level," Westbrook told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "I wasn't able to really help him out a lot getting a couple of carries, a couple of yards. I just wasn't helping him enough in order for him to be the effective quarterback that we all know he can be. He needs a running back that is going to help him, and I wasn't doing my job well enough at that time."

Unfortunately for the Browns, all of that has changed.