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The Cleveland Browns They will try to get the pieces back after a tough loss Monday night at home to the Ravens as they travel to NY to play against Giants en “Sunday Night Football”. New York has won six of the last seven meetings between the two teams, including a 27-13 decision in the most recent meeting during the 2016 season. In that game, Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes, while Josh McCown threw for 322 yards in a losing effort at home for the Browns.
Cleveland (9-4) lost in the game of the year last week, falling at home to Baltimore 47-42. Baker Mayfield he had one of his best games of the season with 343 passing yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for another. Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt did the heavy lifting on the ground with 115 combined rushing yards and three touchdowns. The problem was that Browns They couldn’t make key saves on defense and made too many big plays. This defense has given up 107 points in the past three weeks to the Jaguars, Titans and Ravens.
The Giants (5-8) saw their four-game winning streak end last week, falling 26-7 at home to Arizona. Daniel Jones he came back from a hamstring injury but looked unhealthy, finishing with 127 passing yards. The offense couldn’t muster much and the defense saw their streak of four straight games that allowed 20 points or less to come to an end. With Jones Still not 100 percent, head coach Joe Judge will revert to Colt McCoy, who was under center two weeks ago when New York stunned Seattle.
Hora y Canal Giants vs Browns
Start: Sunday, December 20 at 5:20 pm PT / 8:20 pm ET in the United States.
TV: NBC in the United States. ESPN in Mexico.
Spread: Browns -6.5
Three things to keep in mind
1. Intangibles
How flat will the Browns after last week? They are now two games behind the Steelers in the AFC North with just three to play. A Monday night Pittsburgh win over Cincinnati or a Cleveland before NY gives the Steelers the division title. Previous versions of the Browns they would lose this game on Sunday and show very unfocused effort. In some ways, they have grown, but we will see what happens in the spotlight. Cleveland has a road game against the Jets next week, so they will return to MetLife Stadium after Christmas. The Giants They are home for the second week in a row and have a road trip to Baltimore next week on the record. New York he’s one game behind Washington in the NFC East standings, but owns the head-to-head tiebreaker. I expect a much better effort from the home team than the Giants showed last week against Arizona.
2. Are you real?
Those who follow me on Twitter know that I’m not a fan of Browns. Yes, they are 9-4 on the season, but what is their best win? They have beaten the Bengals twice, all in the weak NFC East, as well as the Texans and Jaguars. The win over Indianapolis in Week 5 was impressive, the same as the win at Tennessee two weeks ago, but still, Cleveland he has lost to the Ravens twice more than the Steelers and Raiders. The running game is really good and Baker Mayfield He shows flashes of brilliance, but I am concerned about his consistency in a playoff setting with a porous defense.
3. Are you for real II?
Before last week, the Giants they had won four games in a row. Now they sit 5-8 and would be several games out of first in any division other than the NFC East. The defense has been a very pleasant surprise and has even more room to grow with some changes in the offseason. Questions come up on offense with Colt McCoy replacing a Daniel Jones clearly less than 100 percent as a quarterback and low-position players. Wayne Gallman was able to run with the poor defenses of Cincinnati and Seattle, but he also struggled against players like Tampa Bay and Philadelphia. During his 0-5 start to the season, there were closing losses by 10 points to the Steelers and by eight in Los Angeles to the Rams. This game will show me if they are “of the caliber of the NFC East playoffs” or just a bad team in a bad division.
NY Giants vs Cleveland Browns en VIVO
If the Browns score in their first or second series, this could be a long night for the Giants, who probably can’t keep up from an offensive point of view. Yes Cleveland He’s struggling to get over last week’s heartbreaking loss, so this one will be close at all times. In that case, I give the advantage to New York, which has Graham Gano as a kicker while Cleveland brings out Cody “Double Doink” Parkey, who has already missed three field goals and two extra points this season.
Prediction: Giants 23, Browns 21
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