The Saints and Browns face off in a Week 2 matchup in Cleveland, with both teams looking for their first win. The loser of this game will fall to 0-2, a hole that neither team wants to dig itself into. Under the current playoff format (since 1990), only 12 percent of teams losing their first two games of the season went on to make the playoffs.
How to watch Saints vs. Browns 2014: Time, TV schedule, online streaming and radio
The Saints will need a better defensive performance in Week 2 if they are going to beat the Browns.
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The biggest concern for the Saints is their struggles on the defensive side of the ball, allowing Atlanta to rack up 568 yards of total offense - including a franchise-record 448 through the air. The team needs to tighten things up in the secondary if they are going to compete for a division title this season.
The Browns looked like the Browns against the Steelers, trailing 27-3 at halftime, before a surprising rally that fell just short. While their second-half performance is encouraging, the Browns cannot afford to fall behind early against an explosive Saints offense this weekend.
How to watch
Where: FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
When: 1 p.m. ET
TV: FOX
Announcers: Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa
Radio: Saints Radio Listings | Browns Radio Listings
Online streaming: NFL Sunday Ticket, Verizon NFL Mobile
Odds
The Saints are seven point favorites even as the road team heading into Cleveland, and the bettors agree with 65 percent picking New Orleans. The over/under is set at 47.5. You can check out details at Oddshark.
Nuts and Bolts
The Saints are looking to end their road woes as they try to avoid their first five-game road losing streak in nearly six years. The team is 6-11 away from New Orleans since the start of 2012, ranking among the bottom-third in the NFL over that span.
A trip to Cleveland might be the perfect remedy to end that losing streak. The Browns have lost eight straight games overall, the second-longest active streak in the league, and haven’t won a home opener since 2004.
Further reading
For more on the Saints, be sure to check out Canal Street Chronicles.
For more on the Browns, visit Dawgs By Nature.
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