It will be a matchup of AFC North rivals in Cleveland on Sunday with the Baltimore Ravens traveling to face the Cleveland Browns. Both teams enter the game with 1-1 records and coming off wins in Week 2. Both teams are also in search of their first division win, having each lost the season opener to a division foe.
How to watch Ravens vs. Browns 2014 online, TV schedule, radio and more
Baltimore looks for their second win while Cleveland ponders how much to use Johnny Manziel.
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The Ravens have gone through the news cycle meat grinder over the past few weeks due to Ray Rice, but even while other NFL players continue to underscore the league’s issue with domestic violence, the team is slowly getting back to normalcy. They take on the AFC North rival Cleveland Browns.
The Browns come off their shocking win over the New Orleans Saints, a game that featured the first regular season snaps of rookie quarterback and money-phone enthusiast Johnny Manziel. While Bryan Hoyer will open the game under center, Manziel could receive more playing time against the Ravens.
Here are your media details for Sunday’s matchup:
How to watch
Where: FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland
When: 1 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Announcers: Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots
Online streaming: CBSSports.com
Nuts and bolts
The Ravens ground game remains in flux following the release of Ray Rice. Tailback Justin Forsett led the team in the season opener against the Bengals with 70 rushing yards. While he remained a significant part of the offense the following week, head coach John Harbaugh settled on Bernard Pierce as the team’s lead back. Pierce finished that tilt with 96 yards on 22 carries. In a mild upset, the passing game has gone through 35-year-old receiver Steve Smith Sr. rather than 2013 top target Torrey Smith. If Cleveland slides their coverage over to slow Steve down, look for Torrey to enjoy a break out performance.
Cleveland, meanwhile, has enjoyed consecutive strong showings by its offense. Despite starting running back Ben Tate missing time with a knee ailment, the Browns have amassed 305 yards on the ground alone through two games. Free agent addition Andrew Hawkins has lead the team in receiving, catching 14 balls for 157 yards to lead the team.
Further reading
For more on the Ravens, check out Baltimore Beatdown. For Browns coverage, head on over to Dawgs by Nature.
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