The Cleveland Defense was pretty poor against the Ravens on Monday night, having trouble catching up with Lamar Jackson (his 4 sacks were primarily due to shoddy cleats). But they face the Giants in Week 15, and that's a very appealing matchup. Whoever starts at quarterback.
Daniel Jones is the regular starter, but he's dealing with ankle and hamstring injuries -- was ridiculously immobile before being yanked against Arizona last week. So it might instead be Colt McCoy in the lineup. McCoy started his career with the Browns, so he's probably hoping to get a chance to face them (although nobody still connected with the franchise probably even remembers who he is).
In any case, the matchup is mostly appealing not for whichever quarterback starts, but for the Cleveland defense. Giants quarterbacks have been a mess of sacks and turnovers this year, again.
| GIANTS QUARTERBACKS 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Opp | Int | Sk | FL |
| Jones | Pitt. | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jones | at Chi. | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Jones | S.F. | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jones | at LAR | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jones | at Dall. | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jones | Wash. | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jones | at Phil. | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jones | T.B. | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jones | at Wash. | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jones | Phil. | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jones | at Cin. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McCoy | at Sea. | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jones/McCoy | Ariz. | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Total | 10 | 41 | 6 | |
In 13 games, they've thrown 10 interceptions, taken 41 sacks and lost 6 fumbles. Good situation for the Browns defense to cash in on.
--Andy Richardson