By Tom Misson

Browns try to shut up the Ravens

So the Baltimore Ravens come to town Sunday. The HATED Ravens, that is. Earlier this week the mouth of the Ravens defense, All-Pro linebacker Ray Lewis said for the Browns to beat the Ravens, Jamal Lewis will have to go through Baltimore’s defense. Ray-Ray also said his former team mate knows where to find him on the field, and better be ready to get hit, and hit hard.

To beat the Ravens, that’s exactly what Jamal Lewis and the rest of the Browns will have to do — take it right to the core of the Purple and Black. It looks like Kellen Winslow, JR. won’t play, or if he does, he definately won’t be at full strength. K2 is still trying to heal a partially separated shoulder. So, no K2 means double teams all day long on Braylon, and more pressure for Steve Heiden to come up big with a few clutch 3rd down catches. What’s more likely to happen is the Browns will give the Ravens exactly what they want: a full dose of Jamal Lewis. Is Jamal up for the challenge? I think so. He didn’t do all that bad against the Raiders last week. Problem was he didn’t get the ball enough. 15 carries in a game that was decided by 2 points is not enough. After Jamal’s 200+ yard performance against the Bengals… he needed used like the workhorse he’s supposed to be. Look for offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski to give Jamal the rock 25 times against the Ravens. If the Browns can pick up first downs and sustain drives, they have a good shot at sending Baltimore home with a loss. Only one problem: The Ravens have the number one rushing defense in the NFL right now.

My prediction: Ravens 20, Browns 13