NFL Preseason 2021 | Browns vs. Falcons Preview

NFL Preseason 2021 | Browns vs. Falcons Preview Betting on the Cleveland Browns (-5.5) Pre-Season Record: 2-0 The Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons meet Sunday in week 3 NFL preseason action at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Cleveland Browns look for another win to finish the preseason undefeated. The Atlanta Falcons could use a win after a sluggish 0-2 preseason start. The Browns are in good shape as far as their preseason form is concerned. They have won both of their first two assignments, beating the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 1, 23-13, then shutting the door on the New York Giants in a 17-13 victory in Week 2. Baker Mayfield has yet to see action in the preseason and that may just be the case again for Cleveland this week. However, the Browns could also get him a few reps under center just to warm him up for the upcoming regular season. In any case, expect the pair of Kyle Lauletta and Case Keenum to share much of the workload under center against the Falcons. Cleveland’s offense could have a field day moving the chains this Sunday, considering that Atlanta’s stop unit has barely done anything impressive this preseason.The Cleveland Browns are coming off wins over the Jaguars and Giants. In the victory, the Browns produced 370 total yards and allowed 308 total yards. Kyle Lauletta led Cleveland with 152 passing yards while Case Keenum had 74 passing yards, one touchdown and one interception. John Kelly led the Browns with 58 rushing yards and one touchdown while Davion Davis and Johnny Stanton combined for 78 receiving yards on five catches. Defensively, Elijah Lee led the Browns with nine tackles, Malik McDowell had one sack and Richard LeCounte III had one interception. The Browns look solid defensively and have shown decent depth at key positions. The Browns should like their chances even more once Baker Mayfield and others finally take the field. The Falcons have allowed a total of 60 points, so far. The Browns are 6-4 against the spread in their last 10 games in the preseason. Betting on the Atlanta Falcons (+5.5) Pre- Season Record: 0-2 The Atlanta Falcons are coming off losses to the Titans and Dolphins. In the losing effort, the Falcons produced 253 total yards and allowed 422 total yards. Feleipe Franks led Atlanta with 46 passing yards and one interception while AJ McCarron had 43 passing yards. Caleb Huntley led the Falcons with 57 rushing yards and one touchdown while Tajae Sharpe and Frank Darby combined for 54 receiving yards on four catches. Defensively, Emmanuel Ellerbee led the Falcons with eight tackles, Jonathan Bullard had one sack and Mykal Walker had one pass deflection. The Falcons have looked awful on both sides of the ball through two games and the offense was horrible their last time out. It’s meaningless games overall, but you can’t be all that confident in the Falcons at this very moment. The Falcons did lose to the Miami Dolphins in Week 2 of the preseason on the road, 37-17, but that was a game in which Atlanta opted to rest almost their entire group of starters, while the Fins trotted out their first-teamers. In that context, the Falcons actually did pretty well, especially on defense, with Jonathan Bullard recording a sack. As a team, the Falcons consistently pressured Tua Tagovailoa. The offense, meanwhile, took a hit with AJ McCarron suffering a torn ACL in the Dolphins game. That means Felipe Franks could have plenty of extra snaps to go around against the Browns. Atlanta needs better protection, though, after it allowed four sacks for a loss of 23 yards in the Miami game. The Browns could be a bit thin in the secondary with an injury to Greedy. The under is 6-4 in the Falcons’ last 10 preseason games. #BROWNS #ODDS #CLE #NFL #PRESEASON #NFL2021 #NFLPICKS #FALCONS #ATL #216 #PREVIEW