Welcome to Week 7 of the 2021 NFL season. There's a verifiable bye week apocalypse in the NFL this week, but two teams that are not on a bye will square off tonight on "Thursday Night Football" as they look to remain in the playoff race in the AFC.The 3-3 are coming off back-to-back lo ses to contending teams Greg Maddux Jersey , while the 3-3 have lost three straight since starting the season 3-0. Both teams are looking to get back in the win column on Thursday night, and will have to do so while working without a full complement of players.Can the Browns get back on track, or will the Broncos end their own losing streak? We're glad you asked.Date:Thursday, Oct. 21|Time:8:20 p.m. ETLocation: FirstEnergy Stadium (Cleveland)TV:Fox|Stream:fuboTV ()Follow:Odds:Browns -2, O/U 41 was limited in practices throughout the week and listed as questionable for the game, but it seems like he's going to be under center for the Broncos. He has been a considerably better player for them than had been over the previous two years, and they will undoubtedly want to get him under center for this game if they Bobby Cox Jersey can.Bridgewater typically does a good job taking care of the ball, but it's notable that he has four interceptions over the last two games since leaving the team's Week 4 lo s to the due to injury. (He had three last week against the , though two of the three came with Denver down multiple scores in the fourth quarter.) Not giving the ball away is Priority No. 1 for Vic Fangio, but Bridgewater has also done a better job than usual of pushing the ball down the field -- even with and sidelined for much of the season.The Broncos still have , , and out in routes more often than not, and that should test a Browns defense that is banged up at the moment. Rookie linebacker is set to mi s this game and several more, while and are listed as questionable. Each of the Browns' top three corners were on the injury report throughout this week (albeit while mostly practicing fully), and is questionable after being limited with ankle, knee, and chest injuries. They should be able to at least get most of those guys on the field for this matchup, but several of them have already been in and out of games Chipper Jones Jersey with various ailments this year, and having to play on a short week exacerbates the chance of aggravation. If the Browns can keep their top guys on the field, they should have a pretty good chance of causing problems for Denver's offense, which has yet to top 27 points in any game this season and is averaging just 16.7 per game during its current three-game losing streak. and Clowney, along with and , are causing all kinds of problems for opponents up front, and Bridgewater has been pre sured more than 5% more often than Tyler Flowers Jersey the league average pa ser so far this season, according to TruMedia.The Browns utilize a dead-even split backfield, with and rotating in and out throughout the game. Gordon has 70 carries at an average of 4.7 yards and pop and Williams has 65 at 4.6 per tote, while they have 16 and 15 targets, respectively. The Browns have done very well stopping the run so far this year (third in Football Outsiders' rush defense DVOA and sixth in Adjusted Line Yards allowed), though, so the Broncos would be wise to test out the back end of the defense with their receiving corps rather than leaning on the two backs to do the lion's share of chain-moving.Does anybody know who is actually going to be on the field for the Browns offense in this game? is out. Odell Beckham Jr. seems like he's trending toward being out. may not be ready to return. and are out. It's somewhere between po sible and probabl
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