The Browns will continue their search for just one win in 2017 as they host the Ravens in Cleveland on Sunday for a Week 15 matchup.
The Baltimore Ravens may be upset after their unfortunate loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last week, but they can’t get one loss to an AFC North rival lead to a potentially more embarrassing one on Sunday when they travel to play the Cleveland Browns.
The Ravens had a game incredibly reminiscent of their season so far when they played the Steelers, as they jumped out to a huge lead with some stellar defense and squandered it all by the time the game’s 60 minutes had wrapped up. Now, they’re in a similar boat as they look to avoid blowing their playoff chances with a few weeks left in 2017.
Their playoff hopes are still alive, but there’s another big piece to fight for on Sunday when they play the Browns. The Browns, despite their best efforts last week in an overtime loss to the Green Bay Packers, are still winless in 2017 through 14 weeks of the season. Now, the Browns can play spoiler for their divisional rival if they can pull out the win, and could avoid the embarrassment of a winless season in front of their home crowd.
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Odds: Ravens -7, according to Odds Shark
Even with how the Browns and Ravens each performed last week, I don’t see the Ravens faltering that much after their blown lead on Sunday night. They’re still in playoff contention, and now the Browns will get an angry Ravens defense on top of that for a potential blowout.
The Ravens are strong favorites in this one, and I’d take it as a lock for them to get the win in convincing fashion when they travel to Cleveland on Sunday for this one.
Prediction: Ravens 27, Browns 10