Game Preview: New York Jets at Cleveland Browns

Hold on to the Ball: The Jets are turnover prone, and need to avoid giving the Browns’ offense chances to burn them. If they can avoid a Fitzpatrick meltdown, and not fumble, they should have no problem putting Cleveland away. However, this is a Browns team that is given less credit then they deserve, you can’t afford to give them extra opportunities on offense.

Stop the Run: The Browns rushing offense is quietly one of the best in the NFL, currently ranked seventh, despite having to basically abandon it at halftime. They’re sneaky good, and have two backs who can do some damage to defenses. If the Jets can’t contain Isaiah Crowell and Duke Johnson it’ll open things up for Josh McCown to take shots downfield.

Hit the QB Early and Often: Josh McCown is injury prone, that’s a fact. He’s coming off of his second collarbone injury in 10 months, and could be limited in what he can do this week. If they can get to McCown and hit him they could force him into a much more limited role. If McCown goes down the backup is Kevin Hogan, who was only capable of running the ball last week in their loss at Cincinnati.