Browns vs. Bears: NFL Week 3 Preview and Prediction

Facing a Rookie Quarterback

Justin Fields will make his first profession begin withinside the NFL towards the Browns, changing the injured Andy Dalton. Browns enthusiasts are nicely aware about Fields, who turned into the Ohio State Buckeyes’ quarterback. Fields were given Bears enthusiasts excited together along with his preseason performance, as he finished 61.2% of his passes with 2 landing passes. He additionally ran eleven instances for ninety two yards and 1 landing.

In  ordinary season video games, Fields is 8-of-15 for 70 yards and 1 interception. He’s run eleven instances for 34 yards and 1 landing.

One of the Browns’ largest troubles on protection thru  video games has been their third-down protection, wherein they're ranked lifeless closing withinside the NFL. They have allowed a conversion an remarkable 63% of the time. By comparison, the great crew in that category, the Panthers, have simplest allowed a conversion 21% of the time. I don’t realize what the only answer is for Cleveland to get matters together, due to the fact we want to peer development from a whole lot of guys. In particular, Myles Garrett, Denzel Ward, John Johnson, and Troy Hill want to supply at a better level. Defensive coordinator Joe Woods additionally wishes to hurry up the sport for Fields early and often.

The Formula on Offense

Khalil Mack. Robert Quinn. Roquan Smith. And the listing is going on. Chicago’s protection is solid, so that is per week wherein Cleveland needs to be truly careful of their approach. This is a recreation wherein I suppose the perfect method for fulfillment for the Browns is to have the protection pressure punts and a few brief fields, and the offense takes benefit of these brief fields with green landing drives. It’s now no longer the equal organization that you could run up and down the sector towards for numerous 80-backyard landing drives.
Through  video games, the Bears’ run protection ranks fifth withinside the NFL, permitting 71.five yards dashing and 3.33 yards in step with carry. Their byskip protection has been extra suspect, and starter Tashaun Gipson is out this week. Even aleven though you generally consider the risk of the Bears’ byskip rush, Cleveland’s offensive line is the great withinside the enterprise and Kevin Stefanski’s scheming will provide Baker Mayfield a whole lot of possibilities to air the ball out this week. I’m looking ahead to the run-byskip distribution to lean towards the passing facet of factors this week.

Beckham Returns

It nearly hasn’t hit me but that Odell Beckham Jr. could be again in today’s recreation, and it’s some thing with a purpose to no question have a ripple impact at the relaxation of the offense. I’m positive that it’ll be a huge high-quality for the offense, however additionally take into account the timing of factors closing year — Baker actually observed himself after Beckham’s departure. I nonetheless accept as true with the timing of this is extra coincidental, however the narrative nonetheless lingers.

The different huge high-quality is that Jedrick Wills could be again at left tackle.