The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 5-5 this season after they defeated the Seattle Seahawks by a score of 21-16 in their last game. Tampa Bay out gained Seattle by a total of 419-283 and went 10-15 on third down attempts in the game. The Tampa Bay offense is averaging 18.3 points per game with 269.8 passing yards per game and 70.7 rushing yards per game. Tom Brady has thrown for 2,805 yards, 12 touchdowns, and two interceptions for the Buccaneers this season. Leonard Fournette (questionable) has rushed for 462 yards and three touchdowns, while Mike Evans has caught 49 passes for 671 yards and three scores for Tampa Bay. The Tampa Bay defense is giving up 18 points per game and 310 yards per game.
The Cleveland Browns are 3-7 this season after they lost to the Buffalo Bills by a score of 31-23 in their last game. Cleveland out gained Buffalo by a total of 396-357 and turned the ball over once in the loss. The Cleveland offense is averaging 24 points per game with 227 passing yards per game and 150.9 rushing yards per game. Jacoby Brissett has thrown for 2,398 yards, 11 touchdowns, and five interceptions, while also rushing for 211 yards and two touchdowns for the Browns this season. Nick Chubb has rushed for 923 yards and 11 scores, while Amari Cooper has caught 50 passes for 698 yards and seven touchdowns for Cleveland. The Cleveland defense is allowing 26.9 points per game and 349.9 yards per game.
Tampa Bay is 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 November games and 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games. The under is 4-0 in Tampa Bay’s last 4 road games. Cleveland is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games. The over is 4-0-1 in Cleveland’s last 5 home games. The under is 5-0 in these two teams last 5 head to head meetings.
Cleveland has struggled in their last few games and has lost four of their last five games. Tampa Bay has won two games in a row and it looks like they may be getting back on track. Tom Brady should have success against a poor Browns defense, while the Bucs defense will give the Browns issues. I like Tampa Bay on the road here.