Tomorrow is the final audition for new team president Mike Holmgren so look for the Browns to be inspired.  The Browns will likely go with the same game plan that they used against the Raiders last week and that is to keep the ball on the ground.  Jerome Harrison has rushed for 434 the last two weeks and he will be the focal point of the offense against a Jags’ D allowing 109.9 yards rushing per game and 4.0 yards per carry this year.  If the Browns want to let Derek Anderson throw the football he could have success tomorrow as CB Rashean Mathis is out for the game and the Jags are allowing 245.9 yards passing per game.

The Browns have to go all out to stop Maurice Jones-Drew or they will be in trouble tomorrow.  If the Browns can force the Jaguars to throw the football they will probably be in good shape as David Garrard is very hit and miss.  The Jaguars can still make the playoffs with a win tomorrow and a lot of help but they can get ready for next year starting at 4 o’clock on Sunday.

PREDICTION:  BROWNS 21, JAGUARS 20

This should be a fast football game on Sunday as neither team will be passing much.  That means that Jerome Harrison will be having another large workload this weekend against a Raiders’ D that is allowing 148.9 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry.  Chris Jennings and Josh Cribbs will also likely get a few carries each this week.  Derek Anderson is starting this week and the Raiders have a great set of CBs.  So when the Browns pass the ball look for TE Evan Moore to get a lot of passes thrown his way.

Charlie Frye is starting for the Raiders at QB this week so look for the Raiders to also keep the ball on the ground.  The Browns must gang up to stop Michael Bush, Justin Fargas and Darren McFadden and force the Raiders to throw the ball.  If the Browns can slow down the Raiders running game they should win this football game because Charlie Frye isn’t going to beat them through the air.

PREDICTION:  BROWNS 17, RAIDERS 16

This is a game for diehards as both teams have to like their chances this weekend.  This is the kind of game that the Browns should be able to get the offense in high gear.  The Chiefs are allowing 148.1 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry so the Browns should be able to get a lot of years on the ground with Chris Jennings, Josh Cribbs and Jerome Harrison.  The Browns won’t just rely on the running game tomorrow as the Chiefs are allowing 237.2 yards passing per game.  Brady Quinn should have time to throw the ball against a Chiefs’ D that only has 19 sacks this season. 

The Browns will likely see a heavy dose of Jamaal Charles tomorrow as he has been excellent since taking away the starting job from Larry Johnson.  The Browns are allowing 148.1 yards rushing per game and 4.4 yards per carry but they have tightened up against the run the last two weeks.  The Browns will need to attack QB Matt Cassel the way they did against Ben Roethlisberger last week as he has been sacked 41 times already this season.  He also tends to get careless with the football when he has a pass rush in his face. 

PREDICTION:  BROWNS 23, CHIEFS 17

The Cleveland Browns have lost 25 of their last 28 games against the Pittsburgh Steelers.  That means that the fans and players should be hungry tonight against a team that is fighting for their playoff lives.  The Browns must not wait until the 4th quarter for the offense to play their best like last week against the Chargers.  The Steelers are only allowing 77.8 yards rushing per game and 3.6 yards per carry this season so Jerome Harrison and Chris Jennings better tighten up the chinstrap.  The Browns should just come out throwing the ball against a Steelers’ secondary that is injury ravaged and they are allowing 219.6 yards passing per game.  The Browns could essentially use their short passing game in place of a running game tonight if need be.

The Browns need to go all out to stop the Steelers’ running game as they are averaging 116.8 yards rushing and 4.3 yards per carry.  Because of the weather that is the likely road the Steelers are going to try to walk tonight.  Still, Ben Roethlisberger has a strong enough arm to cut through the cold air in Cleveland tonight so they must be ready for WRs Santonio Holmes and Mike Wallace down the field as Hines Ward is unlikely to play much if at all tonight due to a hamstring problem.  With the weather being awful tonight the Browns must really be aware of wherever TE Heath Miller is on the field as he is having a big year for the Steelers.

PREDICTION:  STEELERS 17, BROWNS 14

These are two teams going in different directions as the Chargers have won six games in a row to improve to 8-3 on the year and the Browns are a almost hopeless 1-10 on the year.  The Chargers can’t afford to overlook the Browns and they won’t this Sunday.  The Chargers should be able to do whatever they want on offense in this game as the Browns are allowing 159.9 yards rushing (4.6 ypc) and 233.4 yards passing per game this year.  The thinking here is that the Chargers will throw to get the lead and then pound the Browns on the ground with LaDainian Tomlinson.  Look for Philip Rivers to work the short stuff to Antonio Gates to start the game and when the Browns’ safeties sneak up to deal with him then he will go up top to WRs Malcolm Floyd and Vincent Jackson.  Rivers might have one of those rare games when the ball doesn’t hit the ground too much against an untalented defense.

The Browns will likely come out running the football with Chris Jennings and Jerome Harrison against a Chargers’ D that is allowing 118.1 yards rushing and 4.3 yards per carry.  But, the Browns will likely fall behind in this football game and if that happens they will need to take the shackles back off of Brady Quinn and let him throw the ball downfield.  Enough of the two yard passes already!  Chansi Stuckey could have a big game for the Browns as he runs decent patterns and he has decent hands.

PREDICTION:  CHARGERS 42, BROWNS 10