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Green Bay is obviously not as good without Aaron Rodgers, but the Packers have covered three of the last four with Brett Hundley and only need a field goal to beat the worst team in the NFL. This team only lost by three to Pittsburgh and beat both Chicago and Tampa Bay. It can cover three against Cleveland.
The Packers are missing their top corner, which should mean a big game for Josh Gordon. Look for a big game from DeShone Kizer against a very vulnerable Green Bay defense. Take the points.
I could never imagine a team with talented players and across-the-board effort as the Browns have might go winless straight-up from wire to wire. I am not alone. Hence, the public has kept dragged the spread down to a field goal, figuring this might be Cleveland’s last chance to get off the schneid. Just one problem. Packers fill-in QB Brett Hundley, after a shaky start following Aaron Rodgers’ injury, is growing into the temp job, thanks in part to effective run-pass options that are in his wheelhouse. A concern is possible absentees in the secondary, which Cleveland could capitalize on in WR Josh Gordon’s second game. But QB DeShone Kizer has been under constant pressure, so it may not matter.
This game has an interesting spread. Without Jamie Collins, the Browns rush defense has been a major problem. They've struggled getting off the field on third down and I think that will be the case again. Lay the points with Green Bay.
It feels like scoring is going to be at a premium in this game, as both teams feature stout run defenses and bad quarterback play. If the defensive front-sevens do their job, it'll be up to the arms of Brett Hundley and DeShone Kizer to take this total Over the number, and I just don't see it happening. One one game in Cleveland has reached 40 points (the Vikings' 33-16 trend), and even though Josh Gordon's return brought a little excitement to the Browns offense last week, I expect that trend to continue unless the defenses make multiple trips to the end zone themselves.