Cleveland Browns
Great Pass Rusher
Maxx Crosby is the leader of the Las Vegas Raiders’ defense and will certainly make his presence known on Sunday. Given the Cleveland Browns’ offensive line struggles this season, Crosby will have a big opportunity to disrupt the passing game. Any mistakes made by the Browns’ offensive line will open the door for Crosby to make an impact, even if the rest of the pass rush is limited for Vegas.
Improving Run Defense
Crosby isn’t just strong as a pass rusher. He also contributes to the Raiders’ improving run defense, which is currently 11th in the league,...
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When the Cleveland Browns lost to the New York Jets in Week 10, all talk of “easy matchups” should have gone out the window. The Jets were a bad football team that had just traded away two of their best defenders prior to the game and the Browns still found a way to lose.
Both teams continued their losing ways in Week 11 and are now fighting it out in the 2026 NFL draft order along with teams like the Las Vegas, the Browns Week 12 opponent.
A look at the Raiders schedule shows a shocking Week 1 win against...
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The Cleveland Browns are currently in the midst of their latest lost season, one where fans have to work to find the joy amid the rubble.
It might be the rise of the rookie draft class, led on offense by running back Quinshon Judkins and tight end Harold Fannin Jr., and on defense by defensive tackle Mason Graham and linebacker Carson Schwesinger.
Even though he is having a down season by his standards, seeing Joel Bitonio line up each week at left guard can have a soothing effect.
Maybe it is the [anticipation of rookie Shedeur Sanders potentially receiving his...
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It is Week 12, and the Cleveland Browns have been stuck in purgatory of the same song-and-dance each week: they have a great defense that keeps them just enough in games, as they just almost pray that the offense can do something, anything, to pitch in on the positive side. It didn’t happen. Despite that, Cleveland’s rank this week went up by 0.4 spots, up to an even 29.0 ranking. People are excited to see what Shedeur Sanders may have to offer this Sunday against the Raiders, but at the same time, I think everyone’s expectations remain very low.
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The Cleveland Browns decided to take two quarterbacks in the middle rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft – Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. At the time, most people believed the Browns needed to draft a quarterback in 2025 due to the limited veteran options available. In retrospect, should Cleveland have used those picks on the offensive line or other areas of need, or was it important to take a swing on one or multiple quarterbacks?
It’s becoming clear that neither Gabriel for sure and possibly Sanders are not the long-term answer for the Browns at quarterback, and neither is likely...
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There is a universal truth in the NFL that has been around as long as the league itself.
No team has sustained championship success without a top-flight quarterback.
That is not to imply that coaching does not matter, as the idea that a coach can just “roll out the balls” and titles will follow if the roster is talented enough is so simplistic as to be laughable.
But the history of the league reveals time and again that no head coach is winning without the right quarterback running the offense:
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The Cleveland Browns defense did everything they could to keep the team in the game against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 11, but the Browns offense, including QB Shedeur Sanders, just couldn’t get anything going. The Sanders conversation, including HC Kevin Stefanski not wanting to play the young quarterback this season, will dominate the conversation this week, but, as is true almost always, the NFL draft is also a headliner.
The 2026 NFL draft could give Cleveland a chance to build something special after a very good 2025 NFL draft class. The key draft tiebreaker, Strength of Schedule, led the...
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The Cleveland Browns opened as 3-point underdogs against the Las Vegas Raiders ahead of their Week 12 match-up, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The over/under on the game is 36.5.
The Browns (2-8) are coming off of a 23-16 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, a game that saw Shedeur Sanders make his NFL debut in relief of Dillon Gabriel. Unfortunately, neither quarterback could do anything, and what was once a 16-10 halftime lead turned into a loss and a sweep for the Ravens against Cleveland. Now, all eyes are on Gabriel’s status this week — if he remains in the concussion...
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Double bad luck for the Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback, Shedeur Sanders.
He was thrust into the Week 11 game against the Baltimore Ravens after starting QB Dillon Gabriel left with a concussion. Sanders then played the entire second half as the Browns lost 23-16.
RELATED: BROWNS QB SITUATION HARD TO EVALUATE
Sanders did not play well in his debut. In fact, his QB rating was 13.5.
To make things worse, there was a break-in at his home located in an area near the team’s facilities, according to Pro Football Talk. The contest was a home game played at Huntington Bank...
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The Cleveland Browns’ defense just can’t help but giving up that one big play or big drive each week. It’s hard to be mad at them, because one bad drive shouldn’t cost most teams a game when the rest of their performance is stellar. The backbreaker this week,
Below, we analyze the snap counts and stats on defense for the Cleveland Browns’ Week 11 game against the Baltimore Ravens.
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