Well the Raiders will look to do exactly what the Jags did last week against the Browns… get their first win.  The Raiders statistically have a better defense, slightly, than the Browns do, except for the fact that they allow more points per game.  Alex Mack going down is really going to hurt this Browns running game, but they are going against a Raiders defense that has allowed an average of 145 yards on the ground.  The Browns have actually been worst against the run, and with the slight emergence of Run DMC, the Raiders should look to exploit that weakness of Cleveland.

If the Browns are not winning this game by the half, or at least in this game, we might see our first glimpse of Johnny Football in regular season action.  The Browns will not allow themselves to lose this game to the Raiders at home without giving Manziel a shot to help them win.  There’s a ton of pressure on Brian Hoyer right now to keep the rookie off the field and he will have to prove that he is the starting QB for the Browns, or otherwise Johnny will get his shot against the winless Raiders.

BROWNS 24 – RAIDERS 20

FANTASY BEAST – BEN TATE