5 Bold Cleveland Browns predictions vs. Steelers in Week 8
By John Suchan
The Cleveland Browns have several players that can and will do some dazzling things Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers that will secure a win.
Bold is a good word to describe how the Cleveland Browns need to approach the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Being confident and courageous is a good place to be in the minds of the Cleveland players when they hit the field and prepare to do battle with their rivals.
With that in mind let’s be a bit colorful and off the charts a bit with some fun and entertaining bold predictions. You always can expect crazy and unusual things to happen when the Browns and Steelers play. Add in the fact that it’s Halloween and First Energy Stadium will be decorated with hundreds of folks decked out in scary and eye-popping costumes.
Here are five bold predictions for the Browns against those Steelers.
Cleveland Browns Bold Prediction No. 5: Odell Beckham Jr. will score two touchdowns
This shouldn’t be a bold prediction because we’re talking about Odell Becham, Jr., one of the most gifted wide receivers in the NFL. However, he had a huge setback with an injury a year ago and since then is still recovering from that time off. There was a lot of speculation on when Beckham would return and he did finally return in week three against the Chicago Bears.
After five games, Beckham has 16 catches for 226 yards. His average yards per catch is at 14. 11 of those catches were for first downs while four of his grabs have gone for more than 20 yards. He is slowly working his way back. However, many fans of the team are starting to become more impatient and getting upset with every dropped pass.
On Sunday, Beckham will get back into the good graces of all as he snags two touchdowns from either Baker Mayfield or Case Keenum. I’m hoping the Browns leave Mayfield on the bench for at least the next couple of weeks to allow him to heal that shoulder injury.
We shall see, but regardless Beckham comes up big and adds that needed spark to the offense, and maybe for two seconds folks will stop the trade talks involving Beckham.