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Last week was a very bad matchup for the Browns banged up O-Line as they went up against one of the Top D-Lines in the league. Oneal Cousins (ex Raven) got absolutely torched giving up multiple sacks and committing 4 penalties (one of which negated a TD pass). Although the Ravens do have a pretty solid line, I don't expect Weeden to be under nearly as much pressure as he was last week which should allow him to hit a few more of his targets. I believe he was 20 for 29 last week when he wasn't hit.
In week 4 last year Cleveland went to Baltimore and played them pretty tough losing that game 23-16. They actually had a chance to tie the game with 4 seconds left. It was the final game of the 4 game suspension for Joe Haden. In that game Anquan Boldin caught 9 passes for 130 yards, 3 of those catches went for 18, 21, and 21 yards in the 1st series of the 2nd half to set up 1 of 2 Baltimore offensive TD's on the day. Torrey Smith also had a big game that day going for almost 100 yards and a TD. The other TD was a pick 6 by Carrey Williams (no longer on the team).
This Sunday Torrey Smith will most likely be a non factor just as Mike Wallace was in week 1. The Browns had no answers for Brian Hartline (1000 yard receiver in 2012) last week, but that shouldn't be an issue this week vs the Ravens because they have no other receiver on the same level as Hartline.
Rice and Pierce will surely be able to account for more than the 20 yards rushing that Miami had in game 1, but I don't see it being a big enough factor to control and win the game.
Weeden has a go to target in this game that he didn't have last year with Jordan Cameron. I know this won't be popular, but I think Weeden will outperform Flacco in this game.
Yes, the Ravens should be up for this game as its the 1st home game after winning the Super Bowl, but I think they lost too much for it to matter. I actually see Cleveland being more up for this game than Balt. Last time the Browns Beat the Ravens in Baltimore, Chudzinski was the Browns OC in 2007. Although you'll never hear him say it, this is a HUGE game for Chud as he is an Ohio native and grew up a Browns fan.
I hate using the term IF, but IF the O-Line (cousins) plays a tad bit better than they did vs Miami and/or Shawn Lauvao returns (starting OG) , I see this being an easy cover/win for the Browns.
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