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00:00 What is up Baltimore Ravens fans?
00:05 Indy Car Tim here with your Baltimore Ravens Daily Blitz.
00:08 It is Sunday.
00:09 It is game day.
00:10 It is Browns game day in the rematch of the week for absolute dismantling, undressing,
00:19 drubbing, whatever, slobber knocking, shellacking that the Ravens laid on the Browns in week
00:27 four to the tune of 28 to 3.
00:31 And you know, there are some differences between this game and the next game.
00:37 More on that to come, but it is the matchup between the five and three Browns.
00:42 And of course you're seven and two Ravens who hold the best record in the AFC, tied
00:47 with the best record in the AFC and just one game back of the Eagles for the best team
00:51 in the overall NFL.
00:54 The betting lines gone all over the place on this one.
00:57 Right now it stands at six and a half towards Baltimore of course.
01:02 It opened I think at four and a half.
01:04 The teams this year against the spread, the Browns are five and three against the spread.
01:09 The Ravens are six and three against the spread.
01:13 Of course the all-time series here has been dominated by the Ravens, 36 to 13 since Baltimore
01:21 became in existence after moving from Cleveland of course, but we don't talk about that.
01:27 The last time again we talked about the two teams met was week four in Cleveland and it
01:34 was not pretty for the Browns.
01:36 Everything went right for the Ravens in the 28 to 3 meeting.
01:41 But as I mentioned, there are some differences in this game.
01:45 And number one, we're talking about Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson.
01:49 He missed the first matchup of course with a strained right shoulder.
01:52 He's been in and out of the lineup, mostly out.
01:54 He did return last week.
01:56 He was not 100%, but his presence of course will give the Browns a little bit of a boost
02:01 and a chance at doing something.
02:04 Although I'm not sure what they will do because right now boys and girls, this Ravens team
02:08 is a machine.
02:10 Running back Keaton Mitchell for the Ravens, dealing with a hamstring, is expected to play.
02:18 He's been dealing with that hamstring.
02:20 He's sort of been in and out of practice.
02:22 Hasn't been 100% for a while.
02:26 And before last week, he never had an NFL carry as the undrafted rookie free agent had
02:32 138 yards and a touchdown on nine carries against Seattle.
02:36 So he's shown he's got some explosiveness.
02:38 He's shown he can carry the load when he needs to.
02:43 He could be very effective against that Browns defense.
02:46 So we will see how he is utilized.
02:49 Another key matchup you're going to want to watch for is Deshaun Watson against the Ravens
02:54 pass rush because good God almighty, the Ravens pass rush is ridiculous.
03:00 The Browns only had three points in their first matchup, of course, with the Ravens.
03:03 It was without Watson.
03:05 But he'll be stoked for this game against his buddy Lamar.
03:11 Of course, he's facing a defense with a league high 35 sacks.
03:16 So lots of possibility here for the Ravens to get after Deshaun Watson early and often.
03:22 As far as injuries go for the game today, the most latest update I have for the two
03:29 teams, Browns will be without starting tackles.
03:32 Jedrick Willis Jr. and rookie DeJuan Jones.
03:36 Wills is going to miss at least four games with his knee sprain.
03:38 Browns versus the Cardinals, while Jones also with a shoulder and a knee will sit out.
03:42 So Cleveland will be very vulnerable with both of their starting offensive tackles out.
03:49 Browns cornerback Greg Newsome missed time this week in practice.
03:52 He's going to be questionable going into the game.
03:54 My guess is that he's going to play.
03:56 He sat out last week's game.
03:58 Browns wide receiver Marquise Goodwin is in concussion protocol after taking a blow to
04:03 the head against Arizona.
04:04 And of course, Ravens tackle Morgan Moses practiced a lot this week.
04:10 He should be good to go.
04:11 And Michael Pierce, your nose tackle, missed a lot of practice time this week.
04:16 He is questionable also entering the game.
04:19 So the Browns begin a critical two-game stretch here against Baltimore and then Pittsburgh
04:24 next week.
04:25 I don't see that going well for them.
04:26 They'll probably do well against Pittsburgh, who's terrible, by the way.
04:30 In case you didn't know, breaking news, Pittsburgh's terrible.
04:33 They always will be terrible.
04:35 But the Browns are coming off their first shutout since 2007.
04:38 Cleveland's defense held Arizona to just 58 yards last week.
04:41 Don't look for that to continue against the Ravens here.
04:47 Last week, Lamar Jackson had two rushing touchdowns and two passing scores, both to tie it in.
04:53 Mark Andrews, look for him to be another integral part of the offense this week against the
05:02 Browns.
05:03 If you're looking for a fantasy tip this week, Mark Andrews is coming off his nine-catch
05:07 80-yard performance last week.
05:08 He also had two touchdowns, as I just mentioned.
05:11 He could have a field day against the Browns.
05:14 He's got more yards, 621, and touchdowns with nine against Cleveland than any other team.
05:22 So there you go.
05:23 There's a little bit of a fantasy update if you're into that kind of thing.
05:26 The game starts at 1 o'clock Eastern time.
05:29 It will be on Fox, your local Fox affiliate.
05:31 If you get that game where you are.
05:34 Looking forward to some Browns and Ravens today, boys and girls.
05:36 We'll be back after the game.
05:38 If there's an exciting half, first half, maybe we'll do a halftime report.
05:41 But at the very worst, we will be back for your postgame quick hits.
05:46 I'm IndyCarTim.
05:47 Thanks for tuning in to Fan Stream Sports, the Ravens' Daily Blitz.
05:50 Make sure you leave me a great comment under the video here, or if you'd like to find me
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05:57 We'd love to converse with you there as well.
06:00 Until postgame, boys and girls, we'll see you.
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