Ravens at Browns: Jamal Lewis’ Revenge

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To get you ready for week 4, FanHouse is previewing all this week’s games. Here is the Baltimore Ravens vs. Cleveland Browns preview.

2007 Records:
Baltimore Ravens: 2-1 (2nd in AFC North)
Cleveland Browns: 1-2 (t-3rd in AFC North)

Last Game:
Ravens 26, Cardinals 23
Raiders 26, Browns 24

When the Ravens have the ball: They will feed Willis McGahee the pill as much as possible. The Browns rush defense is second to last in the NFL, and they’ve given up the most points in the league. Sure, the Bengals offense shredded the Browns through the air, but with Steve McNair’s health in question, the Ravens won’t have a need to stray from the running game.

When the Browns have the ball: They’ll air it out against the Ravens secondary. Jamal Lewis may claim to have inside info on the Ravens, but he’s been bottled up in the two Cleveland losses, averaging well under four yards per carry. The Browns have great receiving weapons in Kellen Winslow Jr. and Braylon Edwards, and will look to attack Baltimore the same way Kurt Warner and the Cardinals did in the 4th quarter last week.

The Edge: Any offense against the Browns defense. It’s just that simple. Until the Browns can prove they can stop someone, they’re not going to get many wins.

Keep an eye on:

Steve McNair - Should he get banged up or the team jumps out to an early lead, Kyle Boller will get snaps like he did last week against Arizona in what’s become a weird QB situation in Baltimore.

Joshua Cribbs, Browns Special Teams - The field goal unit couldn’t block on the attempted game-winning kick last week, resulting in a loss. One of the reasons they had a chance to win was Cribbs, who returned a kick for a touchdown. Cribbs has been terrific in the return game this year, and can give the Browns an excellent advantage in field position.

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