The Browns are now 2.5-point favorites over the Ravens in a game that could determine which team will finish last in the AFC North. The fact that the Browns are the home team probably has a lot to do with them being the favorite. Baltimore’s offense right now is created to win games with its ground game, which makes Allen one of, if not the most important, Raven in this game. Ravens are 24-10 in November under Harbaugh…. To help preview this week’s game, I reached out to Nathan Beaucage from Baltimore Beatdown and exchanged five questions with him.
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In 10 games played this season, the former Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hen has 266 completions for 2,791 yards and 14 touchdowns, also throwing 12 interceptions.
The Baltimore Ravens are going through the worst season in franchise history.
Veteran Matt Schaub takes over, becoming the first Raven other than Flacco to start at quarterback since Troy Smith in the 2007 finale.
Last week, Baltimore held St. Louis to just 13 points, a lot of them coming off of Ravens turnovers.
McCown hasn’t put up numbers like those in the games since Cleveland’s last win, but he’s been a steady piece in an offense that has relied heavily on the pass. He’ll be making his first appearance Monday in 29 days, as he missed the previous two games with painful and rib and shoulder injuries that dated back to late October.
Since Flacco will be out for the season, his streak of 122 consecutive starts since getting selected 18th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft will now end. “It is not like we are saying our No. 2 quarterback at the time, which Josh was, and we don’t know what he can do and we haven’t played with him”, DeFilippo said before Friday’s practice.
-Tight end Gary Barnidge led the Browns with eight catches for 139 yards and a touchdown when the Browns beat the Ravens, 33-30, last month. “So you’ve just got to stand tall and get through it”, Flacco said about the injury according to NFL.com.
Meantime, the Browns have had an interesting week with their QBs as well, as Johnny Manziel was demoted from first to third string because of a video showing his partying in Austin, Texas last weekend, a bye week for Cleveland. It’s uncertain whether the Ravens will change their strategy given Flacco’s injury. His five touchdowns are second most on the team but he hasn’t scored since the third game of the season. QB Johnny Manziel has been benched, and Josh McCown will once again try to prove he is the Browns starter for the rest of this season.
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“We’re not making any excuses at all”, Williams said. “That’s just how I see things and that’s how I approach it”.
