Cleveland Browns 2020 NFL schedule: 5 must-win games
By Nick Villano
Home: Las Vegas Raiders
The Las Vegas Raiders showed a lot of promise last season, their second under head coach Jon Gruden. Derek Carr is still inexplicably the starting quarterback prior to the NFL Draft. They are a better team, but still mediocre at best.
The Browns would likely have to take out a team like the Raiders to make it to the Wild Card, expecting the Baltimore Ravens and reigning MVP Lamar Jackson are still the favorites in the division. So, they will need to beat the teams when they have a one-on-one matchup.
The Raiders and Browns are teams with very strange differences, but they are fighting for the same position. The Browns are uber talented and trying to live up to it. The Raiders are looking to get the most out of what they have, but with so many first-round picks on the roster, they can go anywhere.
The Browns need to show that talent beats potential. This Raiders team is similar to the one that ranked eighth in rushing yards allowed last season. With Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt back on the roster, they will have their words cut out for them when they try to make moves on this defense.
Still, with a bottom-10 passing defense, the Browns need to work out the best way to win the game, and the offense needs to drive them to victory.