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MY 2014 NFL PREDICTIONS
AFC DIVISION WINNERS AND WILD CARD TEAMS
NORTH – Cincinnati Bengals
SOUTH – Indianapolis Colts
EAST – New England Patriots
WEST – Denver Broncos
WILD CARDS – San Diego Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers
NFC DIVISION WINNERS AND WILD CARD TEAMS
NORTH – Green Bay Packers
SOUTH – New Orleans Saints
EAST – Philadelphia Eagles
WEST – Seattle Seahawks
WILD CARDS – San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – Indianapolis Colts vs Denver Broncos
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – Seattle Seahawks vs Green Bay Packers
SUPER BOWL 49 – Green Bay Packers vs Denver Broncos
SUPER BOWL 49 CHAMPION – GREEN BAY PACKERS
MY 2014 PRE-SEASON ALL-AFC NORTH DEFENSE
DE- Carlos Dunlap Bengals
NT- Haloti Ngata Ravens
DE- Wallace Gilberry Bengals
OLB- Vontaze Burfict Bengals
ILB- Lawrence Timmons Steelers
ILB- Karlos Dansby Browns
OLB- Terrell Suggs Ravens
CB- Joe Haden Browns
CB- Lardarius Webb Ravens
SS- Troy Polamalua Steelers
FS- Donte Whitner Browns
P– Sam Koch Ravens
Team Totals – Ravens 4, Browns 3, Bengals 3, Steelers 2
MY 2014 PRE-SEASON ALL-AFC NORTH OFFENSE
QB- Ben Roethlisberger Steelers
RB- Giovani Bernard Bengals
WR- A.J. Green Bengals
WR- Antonio Brown Steelers
WR- Torey Smith Ravens
TE- Jordan Cameron Browns
LT- Joe Thomas Browns
LG- Kelechi Osemele Ravens
C- Alex Mack Browns
RG- Marshall Yanda Ravens
RT- Andre Smith Bengals
PK – Justin Tucker Ravens
PR- Antonio Brown Steelers
KR- Jacoby Jones Ravens
Team Totals – Ravens 5, Browns 3, Steelers 3, Bengals 3
BROWNS BY THE UGLY NUMBERS
The Browns have now lost 5 straight games this season and 8 of their last 9 games.
This is the 6th straight season of 10 or more losses for the Browns.
This is the 10th season in the last 11 seasons that the Browns have lost 10 or more games.
Since returning to the NFL in 1999 the Browns have a (.323) winning percentage.
Since 1999 the Browns have won 9 or more games 2 times.
Since 1999 the Browns have had 7 head coaches and 3 owners.
Since 1999 the Browns are (5-25) vs the Steelers, (8-22) vs the Ravens and (11-19) vs the Bengals.
Since 1999 the Browns are a combined (24-66) against their division opponents for a (.266) winning percentage.
The Browns have made the NFL playoffs 1 time in the last 15 years.
The last time the Browns won a Division Championship was in 1989 or 24 years ago!
10 Reasons Why The Browns Should Beat The Steelers Sunday in Cleveland
Steelers Can’t Run – Pittsburgh is 30th out of 32 teams in the NFL in running the football. Rookie 2nd round pick Le’Veon Bell is only averaging only 3.1 yards per carry. The Browns defense, ranked 8th against the run this year, should be able to stop the Steelers ground attack and make Pittsburgh a one dimensional on offense.
Pressure Big Ben – The Browns D-Line should dominate a very poor Steelers O-Line and be able to put pressure on Ben Roethlisberger and gets some sacks and force Big Ben into a few turnovers. Roethlisberger already has thrown 10 picks and fumbled 5 times this season. Plus if anybody can shut down Antonio Brown it’s Joe Haden, forcing other receivers to make big plays. Heath Miller could be the one guy who really hurts the Browns on Sunday, because Cleveland’s linebackers don’t cover well. But you can double up on him if you have to.
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Horton’s Familiarity – Ray Horton’s 7 years with the Steelers as an assistant coach should come in handy. His knowledge of Big Ben and the Steelers offense and as well as Dick Lebeau’s defense, should help the coaches and players be better prepared for the Black and Gold on both sides of the ball.
Run, Run, Run – If there was ever a game where the Browns should be able to run the ball, it’s this game against the Steelers who are ranked 26th in the NFL in run defense. If the Browns can establish some type of running game, it will allow Jason Campbell to use play action to his advantage, and suck up the linebackers and safeties of the Steelers and connect on some big plays down the field to Josh Gordon and Jordan Cameron.
Road Woes – The Steelers are a totally different team on the road this year than they are at home. Pittsburgh is just (1-4) away from Heinz Field and giving up 27.2ppg on the road.
Banged Up – With S-Shamarko Thomas out and DE-Brett Keisel and LB-LaMarr Woodley both questionable due to injury, along with other season ending injuries to key players, the Steelers are hurting big time and their backups are not very good!
Who’s Calling The Plays? – Will Mike Tomlin insist that offensive coordinator Todd Haley call the plays, or will Tomlin let Ben Roethlisberger go more no-huddle and call the plays? The Steelers have proved to be more effective on offense this year when they go hurry up and Big Ben is in control. If Haley is in charge, advantage Browns.
Value The Football – The Steelers are a (-8) in the give- away/take-away stat. The Browns aren’t real good either at (-3), but if they can get Jason Campbell to protect the ball and manage the game and win the field position battle, that would go a long way in helping the Browns beat the Steelers for just the 6th time in 30 tries since the Browns came back to the NFL in 1999.
Lack Of Focusness (Jim Thome term) – While this is supposed to be one of the most hated rivalries in the NFL, it has lost it’s luster in recent years because of the Steelers total domination of the Browns. At one point Pittsburgh won 12 straight. The Steelers real rival these days is Baltimore and they play the Ravens on Thanksgiving night. So it’s very possible the Steelers could be looking ahead to that game more than they are focusing on this game.
Mother Nature – With the projected high temperature being 27 degrees on Sunday and with the chance of snow and winds at around 20mph, the weather in my opinion would favor the Browns in this game just like it did back in 2009. In subzero temperatures in that game the Browns sacked Ben Roethlisberger 8 times in route to a 13-6 win at Cleveland Browns Stadium as running back Chris Jennings scored the game’s only touchdown on a 10 yard run in the 2nd quarter.
My Prediction – Browns 16 Steelers 13