The second week of the NFL regular season got started off with a sloppy game between the Patriots and the Jets on Thursday night football and now one game that could be very interesting is the Baltimore Ravens visiting the Cleveland Browns after their blowout loss in Week 1 against the Denver Broncos.
The Ravens are Super Bowl champions and have yet to play a home game and after losing 49-27 to Peyton Manning and the Broncos, Joe Flacco and company need to get things back on track and a heavy dose of Ray Rice should help that after the Browns lost to the Miami Dolphins in their opening game. The Ravens have a number of big changes after losing players like Ed Reed and Ray Lewis in the offseason and Dennis Pitta and Jacoby Jones to injury and now players like Marlon Brown and Torrey Smith need to step up big time to avoid and 0-2 start.
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The Ravens defense looked weak on Thursday while giving up seven touchdown passes and with the Broncos gaining over 500 yards, the team needs a nice game on Sunday against the Browns. Rice had a quiet game to open the season with just 26 yards on the ground and he has played well against Cleveland in the past, while Flacco is coming into the game after a nice performance in the loss with over 360 yards passing and two touchdowns, but he also had two picks and he will need to take care of the ball better.
The Browns did not get off to the best start either after losing 23-10 to the Miami Dolphins and they will be looking to play much better behind quarterback Brandon Weeden after he threw three picks against Miami. Trent Richardson was held back by the new look Miami defense with 47 yards and he will be looking to have a much better day as well and one way Weeden can take advantage is by using him out of the backfield more. Jordan Cameron stepped into the void left by Josh Gordon in the Browns offense, as he will be out until after this week after being suspended.
Cameron is a top sleeper at the tight end position, especially after he made nine catches for 108 yards and a touchdown reception and he could have another big day on Sunday. Norv Turner is planning to use Cameron like he used to use Antonio Gates and that could mean some major targets on Sunday against the Ravens, especially after how the defense allowed Julius Thomas to score two TDs in the opening game from the position. The Ravens play solid defense against the Browns and the team will need to put up some points to win.
The Browns have the Vikings and Bengals next on the schedule before playing the Buffalo Bills and then the team will play the Lions and the Packers before playing Kansas City and then Baltimore again before their bye week. The team then has the Bengals, Steelers, Jags, Pats and Bears before playing the Jets and the Steelers to finish the year. The Ravens play the Texans and Bills next before a road game against Miami and then the team will play the Packers and Steelers before their bye. The team then plays the Browns again before playing the Bengals, Bears and Jets and then the team plays the Steelers, Vikings, Lions and Pats before finishing with the Bengals.
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