5 Bold Cleveland Browns Predictions vs. Ravens Week 12
By John Suchan
Nick Chubb will score three touchdowns and go for 150 yards rushing
Nick Chubb is one of the best running backs in all of football. He currently has 851 yards rushing and six touchdowns on the season, despite missing a handful of games due to injury. He has a good history when matched up against the Ravens.
In the early stages of the 2019 season, in a game at Baltimore, Chubb ran wild, going for a nice 165 yards and three touchdowns on only 20 carries. In the Monday Night Game from a year ago, he ran for over 80 yards and two touchdowns.
He’s certainly had his moments against Baltimore. The Ravens have been pretty tough this season against the run; they’ve only given up 886 yards to their opponents overall on the season. However, they are one of the least run-on teams and still give up 4.2 yards a carry, which is actually more than the Browns defense at 4.1 yards per carry.
If the Browns want a chance at victory, they need to stick with the ground game, even if they go down early in the game and are having to play catch up.
Cleveland Browns defense will record at least six sacks as a team
Wait what? Do you think the Browns are going to be able to contain Lamar Jackson, the high-profile quarterback for the Ravens? Yes, I do and if they don’t contain him with our front four linemen, like Myles Garrett and Jadeveon Clowney, I think the Browns will bring some extra blitzing from the cornerbacks and safety to challenge Jackson.
The Ravens are second in the NFL in giving up 34 sacks. Yes, you read that right, 34. That’s more than the Browns who currently have given up 31 sacks. Myles Garrett leads the league with his 13 sacks. Between Garrett recording two or three sacks a few other players are going to get a sack as well.