The Browns will play their second home game of the season, still searching for the first Hue Jackson's first win as coach. The Patriots lost for the first time last week, and get quarterback Tom Brady back after a four-week suspension. The Browns have a very good rushing attack headlined by Isaiah Crowell, who is averaging 6.5 yards per attempt.
He averaged 7.4 YPC against the Ravens, so he's very capable of slicing up a good run defense. The Browns might have turmoil across their QB and skill positions on offense, but their offensive line and running game is no joke. In order for the Patriots to be able to successfully shut down the Browns offense, they cannot be forced to have to replace a 3rd safety with a 3rd linebacker to stop the run since that opens up the downfield shots. That puts a lot of pressure on the edge rushers to funnel the ball inside to the big DTs and LBs inside and those guys need to make the stops.
If the Browns are able to run the ball, it puts a lot of pressure on everyone in the secondary and the offense. Patriots 35, Browns 20: That's five touchdown passes for Tom Brady. Four of us picked the Browns to score 20 last week and were right, so ride with 20 again. Bud Shaw (2-2) Patriots 27, Browns 17: Tom Brady arrives in a bad mood, Bill Belichick an even worse one if that's possible
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