Being a Browns fan is much like riding a roller coaster, especially game to game. Browns fans aspirations this season have gone from "Super Bowl" after the Bengals game, to the world is ending after a tough loss to the Steelers and right back to "We are the Champions" after an impressive win against Tennessee.
Look for this weeks game against Baltimore to be like riding a roller coaster all game long.
There is a lot to peel back when looking at this week:
- The Ravens have a ton of injured players
- Deshaun Watson has a sore right shoulder and at this point, it is starting to feel like he won't be anywhere near 100% for the Ravens.
- The Browns incredible defense now has three full games of film out there and John Harbaugh is a tactician who knows how to make a game plan and work the clock when his team is at a disadvantage.
Here is how I see the game unfolding:
The Browns defense is amazing however so is Lamar Jackson. Like every fan I have been utterly impressed by what Myles Garrett and his teammates are achieving under the vision of Jim Schwartz. Playing the Devil's Advocate, it's hard to come up with scenario's of how to combat a defensive line that is playing so fast combined with defensive backs who are capable of strong man coverage.
The one tactic I can imagine working is a $50,000,000 QB who can run the football like a tailback.
I see Lamar Jackson gaining over 100 yards Sunday using clever run designs. The Ravens are going to score more than 3 points.
On the other side, Deshaun Watson is sporting a clipped wing right now. I can envision a scenario in which the Browns, knowing it's a long season with a bye week coming, pull Watson early if he is struggling. Especially since the extremely physical Ravens D is going to look for every opportunity to pound the Browns star QB.
So.... I think the Browns will lose, right? Not quite.
The Ravens are nursing injuries at every key position group while the Browns, other than Watson are in relatively sound shape. I think Sunday is going to be a roller coaster where the lead changes hands numerous times, but the Browns defense is going to get burned for a few big plays by Lamar, will also manage to force a few turnovers, maybe even score a few points.
If Dorian Thompson Robinson plays I believe he will play well, if Deshaun Watson guts out an entire game, I think he will play responsibly and avoid turnovers.
I see Baltimore scoring two TDs and kicking 3 field goals, but I think the Browns will get "one more point" and win a thriller
The Brown Blog Predicts
Browns 24
Ravens 23
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