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Cleveland Browns: Predicting wins in the final eight games

By Nick Dudukovich

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: DeShone Kizer of the Cleveland Browns gives instruction to his team during the NFL International Series match between Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns at Twickenham Stadium on October 29, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: DeShone Kizer of the Cleveland Browns gives instruction to his team during the NFL International Series match between Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns at Twickenham Stadium on October 29, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images) /
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The Cleveland Browns are 0-8, and with half a football season still to play, you should look for the Browns to win these contest.

Cleveland Browns fans see their team coming out of the Bye Week with little hope for what remains in the 2017 regular season.

The current campaign has been another black eye for the franchise, and the organization will miss out on qualifying for the NFL playoffs for the 15th consecutive season.

It’s bleak Browns Town, but at least this team is going to produce some wins moving forward.

The Browns defense is as good as its been in a long time. Myles Garrett is fully recovered from a high ankle sprain.

Look for the Browns to win four of their final eight contests.

Here’s the breakdown of the Browns remaining schedule, including games they’ll win.

Nov. 12, at Lions (LOSS)

The Lions looked awfully good against Green Bay on Monday and when the Browns play a good quarterback, they simply can’t keep up. Matthew Stafford sends the Browns to 0-9.

Nov. 19, Jaguars, (WIN)

OK Dawg Pound, your first win of the season comes at home against the Jags.

Jacksonville’s (5-3) been a surprise team this season, but the Browns defense is much improved on defense, and is third in the NFL in yards surrendered. That means Blake Bortles has got to make plays on the road to win. I like those odds, although I still worry about who’s going to make the plays to put points on the boards for the Browns.

Corey Coleman should be back from his broken hand, but the jury’s still out on the 2016 first-round pick. Can he stay healthy, and then, can he produce?

Nov. 26, at Bengals, (LOSS)

Cincinnati is a team trending in the wrong direction, but just think back to October for a moment. Cleveland has no answer for A.J. Green, and he’s poised to go off again.

Dec. 3, at Chargers, (LOSS)–Josh Gordon returns, and he should be on the field at the same time as Corey Coleman. Mix in Duke Johnson, and all of a sudden DeShone Kizer has some weapons.

The big question will be if the Browns can keep Joey Bosa from from tattooing his number onto Kizer.

This should be a win, but it’s just not fair to Gordon to assume he’s going to walk right back into the NFL and play like a Pro Bowler.

Plus, there’s just something about games on the West Coast. The Browns are still young, yet I just don’t think they can make the trek to California and beat a smart quarterback, such as Phillip Rivers.

Dec. 10, Packers, (WIN)

What a difference the quarterback position makes. Aaron Rodgers won’t be running through that tunnel at FirstEngergy Stadium. With the Pack coming to the north shore, and with Josh Gordon back in the fold, the Browns are primed to win back-to-back games.

Dec. 17, Ravens, (WIN)

A home game against the hated Ravens, go ahead and mark down this victory as the day we all knew Hue Jackson was going to keep his job. If the Browns can keep Ben Watson from looking like Antonio Gates in his prime, which was a problem during Cleveland’s 24-10 Week 2 loss.

A win here though is based off two huge assumptions. One, Josh Gordon is going to be a productive player following his return on Dec. 3. Two, you can’t ignore the Myles Garrett factor. The Browns have been stellar at stopping the run, so that means Joe Flacco‘s got to drop back into the pocket with Garrett set to tee off.

Dec. 24, at Bears (WIN)

The young Browns win for the second straight season on Christmas Eve, as Gregg Williams’ defense takes away Chicago running game and forces Mitch Trubisky to beat them through the air.

Trubisky is still developing, and if the game comes down to the Cleveland native having to make the plays, the Browns should escape the Windy City with a win.

The Browns haven’t won three straight games since the 2014 season, when Mike Pettine was roaming the sidelines and Brian Hoyer was taking snaps.  The third win came against Cincinnati during that memorable Thursday night on Nov. 6.

Dec. 31, at Steelers, LOSS

Pittsburgh will likely have a playoff spot wrapped up, but the Steelers could still be competing for home field advantage against the likes New England and Kansas City.

If the Squealers can secure the top spot, Ben Roethlissberger and Ryan Shazier probably won’t play, and all of a sudden this game becomes winnable.

Although I just can’t pick the Browns here. It doesn’t seem to matter who Pittsburgh trots out onto the field.

With that said, the Browns will have made some baby steps in the second half.

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