3 reasons the Cleveland Browns will defeat the Falcons in Week 4

The Cleveland Browns can move to 3-1 on the season when they travel to Atlanta this weekend. Here are three reasons they will be victorious. 

It has been a joyous week for the Dawg Pound as the Cleveland Browns defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers last Thursday night to improve to 2-1 and sit alone atop the AFC North standings.

Now the attention turns to the Atlanta Falcons, who will play host to the Browns this Sunday at 1 P.M. Cleveland is a -1.5 favorite according to the majority of sports books and this game is absolutely winnable.

Here are three reasons the Browns will win on Sunday to improve to 3-1 on the season.

3 reasons the Cleveland Browns will defeat the Falcons in Week 4

No. 3: Falcons Lack of Wide Receiver Depth

The Browns secondary still has some things to figure out, but this week shouldn’t be too much of a struggle as the Falcons lack depth at the wideout position.

Rookie Drake London has lived up to the hype thus far, as he leads Atlanta with 16 receptions, 214 yards, and a pair of touchdowns. He is arguably the early front runner for NFL Rookie of the Year, but that is only based on a small sample size.

Outside of London, the Falcons don’t have many other options for quarterback Marcus Mariota to throw to. Olamide Zaccheaus and former Browns wideout KhaDarel Hodge have a combined 13 catches for 214 yards and one touchdown.

Luckily for Atlanta, they have second-year tight end Kyle Pitts who is basically another receiver, catching nine passes for 125 yards on the young season. Luckily for Cleveland, Falcons head coach Arthur Smith has yet to figure out how to fully maximize Pitts’ skillset.