When you are in the playoff hunt, it is easy to look down the line to potentially winnable games and map out a path to the postseason. That is where the Cleveland Browns and their fans find themselves right now. At 5-3 they are very much in the hunt to win the AFC North or earn a wildcard spot.
You wouldn’t typically pencil in road division games as a win because they are always difficult. However, the road for the Browns has recently gotten a little easier.
The Baltimore Ravens, who the Browns will play at the end of December, put backup quarterback Tyler Huntley on injured reserve on Wednesday. This comes with starting quarterback Lamar Jackson out for the foreseeable future, potentially the rest of the season, with a thumb injury.
In light of
this injury, the Ravens made a trade on Wednesday to bring in a new quarterback to lead their offense.
The Ravens are trading for Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett, source tells @TheAthletic. Brissett joins Baltimore and could well start as early as next week. Brissett was just demoted to third string this week in Arizona just before the trade deadline.
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) November 4, 2026
Brissett is a longtime journeyman backup. He has started 73 games in his career and has a 23-50 record in those starts.
In terms of backup quarterbacks, you could certainly do a lot worse. Despite this, if Brissett is still starting when the Browns come to town, then it presents Cleveland with a great opportunity to get a win down the home stretch of a playoff push.
This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Browns could face a new QB on the Ravens later in the year
