Philadelphia Eagles vs Cleveland Browns Prediction, 8/21/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 2

Game: Philadelphia Eagles vs Cleveland Browns

Date: Sunday, August 21, 2022

Location: FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, OH

TV: NFL League Pass/NFL Network

Odds/Point Spread: Browns (+3)

Total/Over-Under: 39

FirstEnergy Stadium is the site where the Cleveland Browns (8-9 last season) will try to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles (9-8 last year) on Sunday. Cleveland opens as 3-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is set at 39.

The Philadelphia Eagles ended the season holding a 9-8 record. In their last game of last year, the Eagles took on the Buccaneers and took a loss by a score of 31-15. Jalen Hurts went 23/43 with 258 yards through the air and 1 TD. He had a quarterback rate of 60 and ended the contest with 2 interceptions. Miles Sanders was the rushing leader for the Eagles with 7 totes for 16 yds (2.3 yds per carry). Dallas Goedert held an average of 15.3 yds per catch by notching 92 yds on 6 receptions. The Philadelphia Eagles ended up rushing 17 different times and accounted for 95 yards, earning them an average of 5.6 yards per tote. When the final whistle blew, they ran 62 plays which totaled 339 yards. Philadelphia surrendered 29 completions on 37 attempts for a total of 243 yards, and a completion percentage of 78.4%. Against the run, the Eagles gave up 106 yds on 31 tries, which averages out to 3.4 yds per run allowed.

The Eagles had 6,119 yards in total over the course of last year. Philadelphia accounted for 167 1st downs as a unit, and they were called for 107 penalties for 842 yds. Philadelphia totaled 20 passing touchdowns and 25 rushing touchdowns. They gave the ball to the opposition 16 different times (10 interceptions and 6 fumbles). As a team they averaged 159.7 yds on the ground, which was 1st in the NFL. Concerning getting in the endzone, the Philadelphia Eagles averaged 26.1 points per game.

When it comes to yards through the air, the Eagles gave up 3,756 yards which put them in 11th in the league. During their 17 games played last year, they gave up 220.9 yards per outing through the air in addition to relinquishing a completion percentage of 69.4%. They conceded 328.8 yards per game which ranked them 10th in the National Football League. They gave up 28 touchdowns through the air in addition to 18 touchdowns on the ground. Opposing teams ran for an average of 4.0 yards per rush and 107.9 rushing yards per contest for the previous season. During the campaign, they gave up 1,834 yards via the ground game in 17 games. The Eagles ranked 18th in the league in terms of team defense, allowing 22.6 PPG.

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The Browns ended the season with a 8-9 record. When they last stepped on the field last year, the Browns got the win with a final of 21-16 when they played the Bengals. Case Keenum (2 TDs) ended the contest with 176 yds on 17/24 passing while his QB rating was 102.1. He threw 1 interception and his average yards per pass attempt was 7.33 yards. Jarvis Landry was featured in the passing game for the Browns, bringing in 6 balls for 75 yards (12.5 yards per catch). D'Ernest Johnson ran the ball 25 times for 123 yds, finishing the game with 4.9 yds per carry for Cleveland. The Browns finished the contest with a total of 376 yards while they ran 66 plays (5.7 yards per play). Cleveland ran for 5.0 yds per attempt, finishing the game with 205 yards on 41 carries. Cleveland allowed 18 rushing attempts for 79 yards (4.4 yds per rush). The Browns pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 51.7%, relinquishing 103 yds on 15 for 29 through the air.

When it comes to their ability to score points, the Browns sat 20th in the NFL averaging 20.5 points per game. Last season, the Browns compiled 3,320 passing yards as well as an average of 195.3 throwing yards per outing, ranking them 27th in the NFL. They averaged 145.4 yards per game via the rush and ran for 2,471 yards for the year. The Cleveland Browns maintained an average of 340.6 yards per game which had them ranked 18th out of all teams in the NFL. The Cleveland offense accrued 1,035 yds of penalties on 112 violations, which had them sitting 7th in the NFL in terms of helping out the opposition. They tossed 14 picks while conceding 8 fumbles and they recorded 177 1st downs.

The Browns surrendered 21.8 points per contest, which put them in 14th in the league. Cleveland conceded a total of 1,857 rushing yards (109.2 yards per game) and 13 touchdowns by ground last season. They allowed 29 touchdowns through the air as well as 202.3 yards/outing, which had them in 5th in football. The Browns defense took the field for 1,056 plays, which ranked them 12th in the NFL. In total, they gave up 371 points in total. Their defense tallied 19 takeaways (6 fumbles recovered and 13 picks) over the course of last season.

Who will win tonight's Eagles/Browns NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Eagles -3

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