WEEK 14 - BROWNS and NFL injury report and news, and CLE an early 8 point favorite, now CLE -7 at home.

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WEEK 14 - BROWNS and NFL injury report and news, and CLE an early 8 point favorite at home.  https://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/las-vegas/?s=1081

Also in the AFCN this week:

Baltimore a 5.5 favorite in Buffalo  -and-. Pittsburgh a 1.5 point favorite in Arizona.

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SUNDAY NIGHT REPORT, picking up the pieces.

Cleveland Browns

 

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Baker Mayfield	QB	Dec 1	Questionable	Mayfield completed 18 of 32 passes for 196 yards, one touchdown and one interception during Sunday's 20-13 loss to the Steelers. He added two yards rushing and lost a fumble.
Greedy Williams	CB	Dec 1	Questionable	Williams (shoulder) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Steelers, Dale Lolley of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
Robert Jackson	CB	Dec 1	Questionable	Jackson (ankle) won't return to Sunday's game against the Steelers, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
Chris Smith	DE	Dec 1	Out	Smith is a healthy scratch Week 13 against Pittsburgh.
Damarious Randall	S	Dec 1	Out
Greg Robinson	OT	Dec 1	Out
Pharaoh Brown	TE	Dec 1	Out
Taywan Taylor	WR	Dec 1	Out
Drew Forbes	OT	Dec 1	Out
Eric Murray	S	Dec 1	Out

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Cincinnati Bengals

 

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
A.J. Green	WR	Dec 1	Out	Green indicated that he hasn't experienced any swelling in his ankle of late, noting that "everything's trending up" at this stage, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.
Brandon Wilson	S	Dec 1	Questionable	Wilson (hand) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Jets, Jay Morrison of The Athletic reports.
Drew Sample	TE	Dec 1	Out
Jake Dolegala	QB	Dec 1	Out
Torry McTyer	CB	Dec 1	Out
Cethan Carter	TE	Dec 1	Out
John Jerry	G	Dec 1	Out
Anthony Zettel	DE	Dec 1	Out
Darius Phillips	CB	Nov 29	Injured Reserve	Coach Zac Taylor said Friday that Phillips (knee) will be activated from IR to the active roster, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.

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It was a good week for the underdogs going into MNF.

The underdogs were barking loud in Sunday’s Week 13 NFL action with eight of the 12 'dogs covering and seven of them winning outright which helped Nevada sportsbooks to another good day.

Of course, the fate of day ended up coming down to the final game to be posted, the Sunday night game with New England (-3 -120) at Houston.

“We give back most of the win on the day if the Patriots cover,” said MGM Resorts sportsbook director Jeff Stoneback.

The Texans would win 28-22 and a late scoring surge by the Patriots helped the game go over the total, which opened at 44.5 and closed at 47. The final score really isn’t as indicative of how poorly the Patriots executed on offense.

Quarterback Tom Brady was not happy, and now the Patriots (10-2) drop to the No. 2 seed in the AFC with the Ravens (10-2) taking over No. 1 after they beat the 49ers (10-2) in Baltimore, 20-17. The possible Super Bowl preview featuring the two highest-scoring teams in the NFL had rain and wind slowing both their offenses down. The 49ers (+5.5) cover makes them 7-4-1 against the spread (ATS) this season.

“Our best game of the day was the Niners covering and the worst was the Packers,” said Wynn sportsbook director Doug Castaneda.

The sportsbooks were dreading two teams coming into the weekend -- the Patriots and Packers. They were the two games that has the most lopsided ticket counts and cash that could thump the books together with two-team parlay payouts at 13-to-5 odds (Bet $100 to win $260), but more so as being a root two-teamer attached to several other legs in parlays.
 

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“There are twice as many bets on the Packers than there are on any other team today,” Jeff Davis said before the morning games starte

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MONDAY NOON REPORT, so who's in this week?

Cincinnati Bengals

 

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Drew Sample	TE	Dec 2	Out
A.J. Green	WR	Dec 2	Out
Cethan Carter	TE	Dec 2	Out
Brandon Wilson	S	Dec 1	Questionable	Wilson (hand) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Jets, Jay Morrison of The Athletic reports.
Darius Phillips	CB	Nov 29	Injured Reserve	Coach Zac Taylor said Friday that Phillips (knee) will be activated from IR to the active roster, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.

 

Cleveland Browns

 

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Greg Robinson	OT	Dec 2	Out
Damarious Randall	S	Dec 2	Out
Eric Murray	S	Dec 2	Out
Baker Mayfield	QB	Dec 2	Questionable	X-rays taken on Mayfield's right hand during halftime of Sunday's loss to Pittsburgh came back negative, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
Greedy Williams	CB	Dec 1	Questionable	Williams (shoulder) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Steelers, Dale Lolley of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
Robert Jackson	CB	Dec 1	Questionable	Jackson (ankle) won't return to Sunday's game against the Steelers, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

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A Manning to start again?

Eli Manning's time on the bench might be over soon.

The Giants are preparing to start Manning in Monday night's game against the Philadelphia Eagles, according to coach Pat Shurmur, who told reporters Wednesday it will "very likely" be the veteran lining up under center.

Rookie quarterback Daniel Jones is in a walking boot with a "moderate high ankle sprain," per Shurmur, and was riding a stationary bike during Giants practice. If the Giants had to play Wednesday, Jones would not be able to play, Shurmur added.

Jones officially took over as the team's starter in Week 3, a 32-21 win over Tampa Bay. He's completed 228 of his 370 attempts for 2,374 yards, 18 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, but the Giants haven't won a game since September. With their playoff hopes long dashed, New York couldn't be faulted if it wanted to take things slow .......

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FRIDAY NOON REPORT, and delete a few earlier reports. This time of year it's who can suit up and then who can actually play. Dallas had ONE dressed RB Thursday.

Cincinnati Bengals

 

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Cethan Carter	TE	Dec 5	Questionable	Carter (concussion) logged a full practice Thursday, Jay Morrison of The Athletic reports.
Mason Schreck	TE	Dec 5	Questionable
A.J. Green	WR	Dec 5	Out	Green (ankle) was wearing cleats at Thursday's practice and was spotted doing some individual work on a side field, Tyler Dragon of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Sam Hubbard	DE	Dec 4	Questionable	Hubbard (knee) did not practice Wednesday, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.
Drew Sample	TE	Dec 3	Questionable
Brandon Wilson	S	Dec 1	Questionable	Wilson (hand) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Jets, Jay Morrison of The Athletic reports.
Darius Phillips	CB	Nov 29	Injured Reserve	Coach Zac Taylor said Friday that Phillips (knee) will be activated from IR to the active roster, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.

 

Cleveland Browns

 

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Odell Beckham Jr.	WR	Dec 6	Questionable	Beckham (groin) offered vague answers about whether he wants to remain with the Browns beyond the 2019 season, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
Olivier Vernon	DE	Dec 6	Questionable	Vernon (knee) is expected to see more playing time Week 14 against the Bengals, Nick Ulrich and Marla Ridenour of the Akron Beacon Journal report.
Jarvis Landry	WR	Dec 5	Questionable	Landry (hip) remained limited at practice Thursday, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
Demetrius Harris	TE	Dec 4	Questionable	Harris was limited in Wednesday's practice due to a shoulder injury, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Stephen Carlson	TE	Dec 4	Questionable	Carlson (ankle) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
JC Tretter	C	Dec 4	Questionable
KhaDarel Hodge	WR	Dec 4	Questionable
Chris Hubbard	OT	Dec 4	Questionable
Eric Murray	S	Dec 3	Questionable
Greedy Williams	CB	Dec 2	Questionable	Coach Freddie Kitchens said Monday that Williams (shoulder) is still receiving medical evaluation, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

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FRIDAY - And for those of you who watch the trends CLEVELAND opened a 10.5 favorite vs Cincinnati now only a 7 point favorite.

Baltimore opened a 7 point favorite now 6 points at Buffalo.... might be an interesting road game for the birds.

And Pittsburgh was a 1.5 point underdog last week then opened a pick this week now  2.5 point favorite at woeful Arizona.  So there you go......

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I’m really worried about this game on Sunday.  As soon as we get ready to play them, they’re playing their best football.  It’ll won’t be good to play them and give them their 2nd win.  

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I mentioned elsewhere John Ross was activated off of IR, and is expected to play against the Browns. He's not even listed on the injury report. 

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56 minutes ago, dawg2fan said:

I’m really worried about this game on Sunday.  As soon as we get ready to play them, they’re playing their best football.  It’ll won’t be good to play them and give them their 2nd win.  

Their second win = bye, bye Freddie.