Week 3 Game Preview: Washington vs Cleveland

Joe
Sep 25, 2020
2 min read

Here we are..the matchup the whole world is waiting for. The Cleveland Browns and Washington Football Team.

As I'm writing this, Baker Mayfield still has less wins than he has commercials.

Look, I'm a Baker fan but even I can't defend him much longer. They just haven't won enough yet. The good news for the former #1 overall pick is that he's playing a Washington team that is just trying to figure itself out. Washington can't seem to stay healthy along the offensive line, losing Star Right Guard Brandon Scherff to an MCL sprain last week. Not to mention the left side of the line is still shaky. Browns Defensive End Myles Garrett has been smiling all week waiting for this one.

For Washington, there needs to be some accountability in the secondary. Troy Apke looked ROUGH on Sunday and tape doesn't lie. As a betting man I'm willing to bet the Browns take some shots down the seams to catch Apke and Landon Collins off-balance. As for the rest of the defensive backs, some good news for WTF; Kendall Fuller should be active for the first time this season. Exciting to finally see the defense in full form.

Washington is going to need all hands on deck to go up against the Browns' arsenal of weapons, including OBJ, Jarvis Landry, Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt, and Austin Hooper to name a few. But hey, DC is starting to find some weapons itself. Look for Dwayne Haskins and the offense to live in up-tempo this week. With enough time in the pocket, WFT should be able to feed Terry McLaurin early and often. If it ain't broke don't fix it. We could even see our first breakout run of Antonio Gibson's career..fingers crossed.

Three Keys:

Protect Dwayne Haskins

Washington has allowed the 3rd most pressures in the NFL through two weeks. Weirdly enough, Haskins has shown to be worse with more time to throw in the pocket. Only with this Football Team will you see stats like this I promise!

Gibson's 15 Touches

AG looked a little more comfortable out there in week 2. The dynamic rookie ran for the first touchdown of his career and started to make more people miss. Look for the Team to utilize him in the passing game more as well this week. Let's get him over that 15 touch mark.

A 'Baker's Dozen' QB Pressures

Baker Mayfield isn't the tallest guy in the world. If you get in his face it's probably going to be tough for him to beat you deep. If Washington's defensive line can anchor the team in this game, we could see a sack party.