Cleveland Browns fantasy football: start ‘em, sit ‘em

Some fantasy football advice on some Cleveland Browns players in Week 1

Week 1 of the 2020 NFL season is here, and that not only means Cleveland Browns football is back. It also means that fantasy football is back.

America’s favorite pastime has turned into something much bigger than itself, especially in the last few years. Football fans geek out each year and enter fantasy football leagues with their friends, families, and coworkers all to prove themselves as the best and to earn bragging rights, and possibly some money as well in the process.

The Cleveland Browns have many exciting players that are bound to make fantasy football players happy to have them on their teams. Quarterback Baker Mayfield has several weapons on the outside in wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry, in addition to the new Browns tight end Austin Hooper. The backfield is also electric with the explosive duo of running backs Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt.

Of course, fantasy owners always have to evaluate the weekly matchups and decide who to start and who to sit. That’s what this weekly piece will aim to help you with. We will look at the match-ups of some key Browns players that you are considering playing, and tell you whether you’d be better off starting them or putting them on the bench for this week.

Week 1 pits the Cleveland Browns against the division-rival Baltimore Ravens. Here are two players you should start and two players you should sit in this key divisional match-up.