The Browns should be 2-1 right now. Oh well, if they can go 2-4 to start the season with the hardest schedule in the NFL, they’ll be alright. I think they’ll pile up wins mid season. Believeland. 
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Gabriel, blow your horn?Originally posted by Mac4LyfeThe Browns should be 2-1 right now. Oh well, if they can go 2-4 to start the season with the hardest schedule in the NFL, they’ll be alright. I think they’ll pile up wins mid season. Believeland.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
This could be alive but think they need to be 3-3 at the end of 6 and def can't lose to the Steelers in that span.Originally posted by Mac4LyfeThe Browns should be 2-1 right now. Oh well, if they can go 2-4 to start the season with the hardest schedule in the NFL, they’ll be alright. I think they’ll pile up wins mid season. Believeland.
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That Cincy game may screw me…Originally posted by 2Sweeet
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Dunno about hardest schedule? KC schedule looks tougher than Clevelands. Eagles, Chargers, Ravens, Bills, Colts, Jags. Lions, Commanders, & Broncos...
If they beat the Packers they should win against the Lions, Steelers, & 49ers. Browns play rest of the season like yesterday, they could be 12-5 easy!Comment -
They have the hardest first 6 game schedule to start the season. They’re the 12 hardest overall. Which is why I was hoping they’d be 3-3 or 2-4 to start. The offense is utter dog poo. There’s no way they can go 12-5 with that shit show. Flacco looks like he has cement shoes. I think the offense would be much better with Gabriel. Flacco can’t even rollout. It’s very easy to defend him. I get trying to bring up a rookie slowly but Flacco is losing you games.Originally posted by ddittie
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If they put the rookie in too early, they might waste a draft pick. I feel like the sit and mentor strategy works a lot better. So many great QBs seem to flop when they get rushed into playing.Comment -
If the Browns are serious about winning, it’s time to scrap Flacco. He’s hurting the team with his poor play. He can’t move, he’s slow processing and slow getting the ball out.Originally posted by ddittie
They need to know what they have in Gabriel and Sanders. If they believe they don’t have a FQB, they need to draft another QB next year. Gabriel played 6 years in college. If he’s not ready now, he’ll never be ready.Comment -
Mac, I'll be rooting hard for the Browns. Hope they dominate the Lions.
As for Flacco, any arm-chair QB sees it. The HC needs the stones to make decisions.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
I am playing the Browns under until Joe Flacco is benched, very impressive defense.Comment -
Stupidpantski kept playing Watson last year when he stunk up the joint. Watson had the lowest QBR, the offense couldn’t get 1st downs. An Achilles finally took him out of his misery. KS is the most stubborn HC I’ve seen in quite some time.Originally posted by ChuckyTheGoat
The Browns haven’t scored 17+ points in the last 8 games. Think about that shit. How can you not score more than 17 points in today’s. NFL? Stefanski is the OC. Sickening.Comment -
I think the game goes under. The Browns under is 17, the Lions under is 27.5. But the Lions are only -8.5. I don’t see any way the Lions are putting up 27+ points on this defense unless the offense gifts Detroit points, which Flacco has done.Originally posted by Enkhbat
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John Breach CBS Sports…. People are coming around.
Browns (1-2) at Lions (2-1)
1 p.m. ET (Fox)
CLE
1-2
I never thought I would write this about the Cleveland Browns, but they might be the most underrated team in the NFL. Look, I know we all love to laugh about the Browns, and for the first two weeks of the season, they made it easy, but this team is for real.
The Browns have held all three of their opponents under 250 yards this year, which doesn't seem possible when you consider that they've faced the Bengals (with Joe Burrow), the Ravens and the Packers. The defense is so good that if the Browns can just get somewhat competent play from their offense and special teams, they could pull off a lot of surprise wins this year.
Let's check out the stats:- Week 1: The Browns more than doubled the Bengals' yardage output (327-141), but they lost because their kicker missed a field goal and an extra point in the fourth quarter.
- Week 2: Yes the Browns got smoked 41-17 by the Ravens, but don't blame the defense. The Browns held Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry to a combined 36 rushing yards, marking the first time the duo had ever been held under 100. I repeat: No one had EVER held Jackson and Henry under 100 combined rushing yards and the Browns held them under 40. The Browns also outgained the Ravens 323-242, but they couldn't get out of their own way on offense or on special teams: There was an interception, a lost fumble and they gave up a blocked punt. The Ravens had three scoring drives of less than 25 yards.
- Week 3: The Browns held the Packers to just 230 yards and they still almost lost to Green Bay because the offense was non-existent for three and a half quarters. But then Joe Flacco came alive to engineer three scoring drives in the final 10 minutes and unlike Week 1, Andre Szmyt actually came through with a game-winning field goal.
The Browns have faced three very good offenses, but the defense hasn't blinked: They've given up the fewest yards in the NFL, they have the third-most sacks and they're only surrendering 2.3 yards per rushing attempt, which is the best number in the league.
If you can get pressure on Jared Goff, the Lions are going to struggle and we saw that a Week 1 game where the Detroit got dominated by the Packers. If I trusted the Browns' offense (or their special teams) at all I would take Cleveland by DOUBLE DIGITS, but I don't, so I'm going to say the Browns win for the second straight week on a last second field goal. With the Lions coming off a big win over the Ravens on Monday night, this feels like the perfect spot for a letdown.
And before Lions fans get upset about my pick, just remember that I apparently have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to picking games involving NFC North teams this year.
PICK: Browns 20-17 over Lions | Browns +8.5 | Odds via BetMGM. Get up to $1,500 in bonus bets at BetMGM Sportsbook if your first football bet doesn't winComment
