The Cleveland Browns take on the Baltimore Ravens this Sunday. Both teams face a lot of injury questions, but the Ravens’ uncertainty at quarterback obviously was still up-in-the-air when a lot of the picks below were made. Jackson’s status has since been announced, but even when it was in doubt, everyone was going with the Ravens.
Here is what the national media is saying about the Week 6 game between the Browns and Ravens:
NFL.com (Various)
Why Brooke picked the Ravens: The Ravens got some good news this week as DE Trey Hendrickson and WR Ja’Kobi Lane returned to practice. QB Lamar Jackson’s status for Sunday is still uncertain, but it might not matter. Backup Tyler Huntley proved last week to be more than capable of running Declan Doyle’s offense and the Derrick Henry-led rushing attack should feast on a Browns unit that could be without Carson Schwesinger (ankle) a week after Braelon Allen ran all over them. Jackson’s return would be great for the vibes, but I trust Baltimore’s sixth-ranked scoring offense to do enough to outproduce Cleveland’s often one-dimensional attack. The run game has been pretty stagnant with Quinshon Judkins, whose averaging a measly 3 yards per carry and also dealing with an ankle injury. Running mate Dylan Sampson could return to action after spending the last month on IR. I like the Browns’ talented young receiving corps, and stud rookie Denzel Boston could challenge Baltimore’s secondary deep, but until the run game improves, Todd Monken’s group will struggle to rise above more complete teams week in and week out.
CBS Sports (Pete Prisco) – Ravens 24, Browns 13
There is a chance that Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will be back for this game after missing last week with an ankle injury. Even if he isn’t, I think the Ravens defense will be up to the task of slowing down the Browns offense. If Jackson is back, the Ravens offense will move the ball.
CBS Sports (John Breech) – Ravens 23, Browns 20
Sporting News (Vinnie Iyer) – Ravens 20, Browns 17
The Browns have been a strong home team so far, going 2-0 with wins over the Panthers and Steelers. Baltimore escaped well in Atlanta with Tyler Huntley moving on the offense well. He will be unfazed filling for Lamar Jackson again with Derrick Henry’s running and Jesse Minter’s pass rush coming through to get the better of Deshaun Watson late.
Sporting News (Bill Bender) – Ravens 28, Browns 17
This is another game directly impacted by the quarterback situation. Will Lamar Jackson (hamstring) be out for another week? Tyler Huntley would get the start against Cleveland, a team we have not predicted correctly S/U each of the last four weeks. The Browns are 2-0 S/U as a home underdog this season, but a suspect run defense might have a tough time with Derrick Henry.
Below are our Week 6 NFL staff picks: