SEAHAWK IS A DISH BEST SERVED COLD

By Tom Misson

The Browns are hungry. Hungry for another win. It would be their 3rd straight. That’s something we haven’t seen here in C-Town in 6 years.

This Sunday’s game is another one against an NFC team: The Seattle Seahawks. Both the Browns and ‘Hawks have identical 4-3 records. Seattle is also very comparable to the Rams team the Browns just beat last week. Seattle has a Pro Bowl QB in Matt Hasselbeck, NFL MVP from a few seasons ago with RB Shaun Alexander, and a good corps of veteran receivers. Seattle’s offense is in the middle of the NFL rankings, so too is their defense.

What the Browns have to avoid, and they haven’t done it yet this year, are the big plays. Alexander has the potential to bust-out for well over 100 yards on the ground. The Browns defense gives-up 139 yards of real estate by way of the ground game, each game. Throught the air, the Browns are averaging 270 yards allowed by an opponent.

The Browns offense is 6th best in the NFL, scoring 28 points per game. Playing at home in front of 63 thousand faithful fans… Romeo’s crew should have no problem matching their average. But this one has the potential to again be an offensive shoot-out because of the offensive weapons Seattle brings.

So what does it all mean? Probably not much. The game is night game. With the switch to Daylight Saving Time, it will be dark before halftime. And cold. The hope here is that the Seahawks offense and defense turns just as cold as the weather in the 2nd half, serving-up another win for the Browns. That would be worthy of a feast, enough to make a hungry Browns fan satisfied, at least for another week.

My prediction: Browns 33, Seahawks 26

Browns fans… e-mail me your comments on the Browns season so far, at: misson@wews.com