Thursday, October 3, 2013

Bills-Browns Prediction -- Week 5


Buffalo Bills (2-2) at Cleveland Browns (2-2):

What’s fascinating to me about this Bills team is the secondary. Yes, Joe Flacco put up 350 yards last week, but he did so on 50 pass attempts and threw five (FIVE!!!) interceptions against a secondary that is about as injured as a unit gets in the NFL. On top of that, EJ Manuel had his first legitimately bad game as a pro – my bad, guys, I decided to try him out on my fantasy team – and the Bills still managed to beat a decent and improving Ravens team, despite injuries to both starting running backs.

But nothing compares to the massive turnaround that just took place in Cleveland. The win against Minnesota was understandable. Nobody gave the Browns a chance, Minnesota included, there were new players to account for, and Minnesota is a really bad team. But beating Cincinnati? The Browns defense has been good all season, but holding Cinci to 6 points, and AJ Green relatively in check, is an incredibly impressive feat for a squad that was written off as the Richardson trade. My bet is, someone figures this team out, but not before they squeak one out against Buffalo.

Cleveland Browns: 17-13

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