The Cleveland Browns face-off with the Denver Broncos on Thursday Night Football with a chance to get above a .500 record. With the offseason expectations much higher, “a chance to get above a .500 record” is a disappointing statement of reality.
In Week 1, the Cleveland defense couldn’t stop Kansas City but the offense was humming. The “moral victory” wasn’t real but hope came out of the game.
In Week 2, the Browns defense couldn’t stop Tyrod Taylor but shut down his rookie replacement, Davis Mills, and the offense did enough to get the victory.
Week 3 saw another rookie quarterback, Justin Fields, and the defense really came alive versus him. The offense once again did enough to get the victory.
Against Minnesota in Week 4, the rushing attack led the offense to victory while the defense shut down a very good offensive attack on the road. The quality win moved the team to 3 – 1.
The Los Angeles Chargers welcomed the Browns in and the game followed much like the first week against the Chiefs where the defense couldn’t make stops and the offense was able to be explosive.
Week 6 was the worst combination of the earlier games where the defense couldn’t get stops but the offense couldn’t get going with Nick Chubb out for the game.
Now comes a short week and a lot of questions that the Browns need to answer. Despite all of the injuries, the team still has to compete on Thursday Night Football.
A few questions going into the game:
