Cleveland Browns
With yet another quarterback injury, the Browns (7-4 W/L) ended up defeated by the Denver Broncos away from home in week 12 by a score of 29-12, a result that put an end to the team’s three-game winning streak. The team is 3rd in the AFC North, with two fewer wins than the leaders Baltimore Ravens. After this match, the team returns to Cleveland, hosting the Jacksonville Jaguars in one of the best games of week 14. The Browns had the 3rd most difficult schedule of the season so far.
With the concussion suffered by quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson in the loss against the Broncos in week 12, veteran Joe Flacco, who was added to the practice squad during the season, will be the 4th quarterback to start a game for the team this season, having surpassed PJ Walker in the battle for the title.
Los Angeles Rams
After a bye week in Week 10, the Rams (5-6 W/L) defeated two divisional rivals in a row, with wins over the Seahawks and Cardinals, bringing them closer to 50% for the season. The team is 3rd in the NFC West, with three fewer wins than the leaders San Francisco 49ers. After this game, the team travels to Maryland, where they will face the Baltimore Ravens in one of the Week 14 games.
Quarterback Matthew Stafford, who had not been having a good year, had his best showing of the season in the road victory over the rival Arizona Cardinals in Week 12, completing 75.8% of his passes, throwing for 4 touchdowns and one interception.
Conclusion
Joe Flacco has never been a great quarterback, which is unlikely to turn the Browns into a respectable offense, especially under the tutelage of head coach Kevin Stefanski.
I made a lot of bets against the Rams this season, at the same time I supported the Browns several times, but I feel that the Rams have improved and that they deserve this favoritism, so I will stay with them, even in the absence of pure value indicated by my model line projection.