3 reasons the Cleveland Browns will win or lose against the Baltimore Ravens
By Chad Porto
Three reasons the Cleveland Browns will win or lose against the Baltimore Ravens
The Cleveland Browns will square off against their half-siblings on Sunday, as the Dawg Pound heads over to Maryland to face the other sons of Art Modell, the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens and Browns are forever tied together through their history, with Modell moving the team he purchased to Baltimore, making them their own franchise.
While the Ravens were the Browns, they had their history taken away and given back to the city of Cleveland, making 1996 the first year the Ravens ever existed, at least in the eyes of the NFL and the world. This has caused some resentment and has helped build the Ravens and Browns into a must-see rivalry.
The rivalry is steeped in stolen clubs, stolen identities and at times, stolen wins, and that bloody, family feud will be restarted come Sunday once again. This time around, however, things are not where they should be. The Browns are supposed to be leading the division with a commanding record, the same as the Ravens, but neither team is.
The Browns are 2-4 and are lucky not to be 1-5. The Ravens are 3-3 and are falling apart in the two areas the team wasn’t expecting; on defense and at quarterback. To say this is an early must-win for both teams would be a huge understatement.
The two teams can both easily win and lose this game. There will be no underdog or upset, as both teams are looking at the same future regardless of who loses. So what do the Browns need to do to avoid that fate?