Cleveland Browns vs. Seahawks: 5 matchups to decide outcome

1. Cleveland offensive line vs. Seattle’s defensive line

The offensive line for the Browns has been a concern all season long. Those concerns were magnified after Baker Mayfield was sacked four times and seemingly pressured on every drop back against the San Francisco 49ers.

This is a case of bad versus bad. The Seahawks are 23rd in the league with only ten sacks on the season, but the Browns are 25th in the league in sacks given up per game with 3.2. Both of these teams will enter the contest, attempting to rid concerns from an inept pass rush and inadequate pass protection that have plagued their respective sides.

If you’re Seattle, you have to look at what the 49ers did and be excited you have Jadeveon Clowney rushing the passer on your side. Clowney has just one sack on the season, but he’s probably foaming at the mouth, seeing how Dee Ford and Nick Bosa destroyed Cleveland’s offensive tackles.

If you’re Cleveland, you have to be excited that the Seahawks have generated very little pressure on quarterbacks this season. Mayfield played his best game against the Baltimore Ravens, and he was sacked only one time during the contest.

This is just what the doctor ordered, looking at it from both perspectives of the Browns’ offensive line and the Seahawks’ defensive line. The team that wins this battle is sure to have the most game-changing effect on the contest.