h1. Cleveland Browns 2015 Schedule

+Preseason+

* Thu, Aug 13 vs Redskins 8:00 p.m.
* Thu, Aug 20 vs Bills 8:00 p.m.
* Sat, Aug 29 at Buccaneers 7:00 p.m.
* Thu, Sep 3 at Bears 8:00 p.m.


+Regular Season+

1 - Sun, Sep 13	    @    New York Jets	1:00 PM CBS	
2 - Sun, Sep 20	    vs    Tennessee	1:00 PM CBS	
3 - Sun, Sep 27	    vs    Oakland	1:00 PM CBS	
4 - Sun, Oct 4	    @    San Diego	4:05 PM CBS	

5 - Sun, Oct 11	    @    Baltimore	1:00 PM CBS	
6 - Sun, Oct 18	    vs    Denver	1:00 PM CBS	
7 - Sun, Oct 25	    @    St. Louis	 1:00 PM CBS	
8 - Sun, Nov 1	    vs    Arizona	1:00 PM FOX	

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*9 - Thu, Nov 5	    @    Cincinnati	8:25 PM NFL*	
10 - Sun, Nov 15 @    Pittsburgh	 1:00 PM CBS	
11 BYE WEEK
*12 - Mon, Nov 30    vs    Baltimore	8:30 PM ESPN/WatchESPN*	
13 - Sun, Dec 6	    vs    Cincinnati	1:00 PM CBS	
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14 - Sun, Dec 13	    vs    San Francisco	1:00 PM FOX	
15 - Sun, Dec 20	    @    Seattle 	4:05 PM FOX	
16 - Sun, Dec 27	    @    Kansas City	 1:00 PM CBS	
17 - Sun, Jan 3	    vs    Pittsburgh	 1:00 PM CBS	

http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-browns

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Browns start with an allegedly easy schedule with the Jets, Titans, and Raiders, although last year's team struggled to defeat the Titans and Raiders. Oakland seemed to improve as the season wore on with rookie QB Carr.

Last year's results:
http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/schedule/_/name/cle/year/2014

Breaking down the season into four-game blocks.


+1st Qtr+

I can see two wins out of the first four games. Will Rivers be the QB of San Diego or Tennessee?

(2-2)

+2nd Qtr+

I predict one win and three losses. The only win occurring against St. Louis.

(3-5)


+3rd Qtr+

Wow. What a bizarre but fascinating four-game stretch. This will be the most interesting part of the season. All four games occur against divisional opponents. That's rugged. Two home and two away. Two against Cincy. And two games are primetime. Thursday night at Cincy. Monday night home to Baltimore, which I predict Cleveland will win. Cleveland may win only one game, two tops.

(4-8)


+4th Qtr+

In recent years, the Browns struggle over the final four games of the season. All four games may occur against playoff caliber teams. In fact, 11 or 12 of the 16 games occur against playoff-possible opponents, which includes double-counting three divisional teams. 

Jets, Titans, Raiders, Rams, and probably San Fran are the games that will occur against teams that, at this point, will not be in the playoff hunt. But surprises occur each season.

I predict the Browns go 1-3 over the final four games.

Final record: 5-11.

Best case scenario: 4-4 at the break with some breaks going Cleveland's way.

Then 2-2 during the fascinating 3rd group of four games that will occur over five weeks. That will be an emotional time with the divisional opponents and primetime games. Divisional games are unpredictable. Records don't matter. Therefore, 2-2 is possible.

6-6 would be a fine record for Cleveland. And it's possible that Cle may go 2-2 at the end.

7-9 or 8-8, tops for Cleveland. With that schedule, that would be an improvement over last year's 7-9 record.



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