For all the expected pomp and circumstance of Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield facing his old team, the Cleveland Browns, Week 2 of the NFL season just lacks much pop. Most of that is because the Browns looked very bad in Week 1. Some of that, as shared in today’s news, is that Mayfield is at peace with his time in Cleveland, mostly.
No bad blood and one bad team could make for an ugly, boring contest in Week 2. Often, that is when we are surprised, despite very few counting on the Browns to
win versus the Bucs this week.
On to the Cleveland Browns news:
Cleveland Browns news from DBN
- Browns elevate a LB, have a new CB on the injury list: To paraphrase the movie “Friday,” how do you hurt your hand on your day off?
- Johnny Manziel finally has an epiphany and accepts responsibility: Better late than never. With Cleveland’s current starting QB blaming everyone else, nice that Manziel finally has his ‘my bad!’ moment
- Week 2 isn’t the big revenge game for Baker Mayfield: Come to find out, it is Kevin Stefanski who will feel Mayfield’s wrath
- Week 1 Browns data continues to be embarrassing: Cleveland’s offense was so bad under center, they couldn’t put them on the graph. Good grief
- Given everything, a Week 2 win would be big for Browns fans: Few, if any, Cleveland fans feel anything negative toward Baker Mayfield, but beating him would still be nice
- 3 X-Factors for Browns vs Bucs: The QBs will get a lot of attention, but there are a few matchups that deserve some focus as well
- A few prop bets and fantasy football tidbits for Browns-Bucs: Harold Fannin Jr. to have a bounceback game?
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Cleveland Browns news from around the web
- How will the Browns establish a run game in Week 2? (Browns.com): Vital to find out, especially after the struggles from under center in Week 1
- Albert Breer thinks Cleveland’s reason for starting Watson is… (Yahoo): Tanking? Basically.
- Defense is the Browns biggest storyline in Week 2 (Cleveland.com): If the defense is bad, Baker Mayfield will be a big story coming out of the game. If the defense is good, the Browns have a shot.
- Browns vs Bucs predictions (Sports Illustrated): No one is giving Cleveland a chance, with some blowouts predicted here.
- Browns Path to the NFL draft (The OBR): Jack Duffin is not only looking at salary cap things, but also preparing Cleveland fans for everything in the 2027 NFL draft each week
- Winds of change at QB? Shedeur Sanders expected to ’play much better’ (Cleveland.com): Sometimes you have to read the tea leaves from the Browns beat, including when they start talking about different players that they haven’t recently.
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