Manziel, Browns travel to KC Sunday to play Chiefs

The addition of Maclin to that receiving corps has been fantastic for Smith’s skillset, as Maclin is very talented after the catch. He’s now top 10 in yards after the catch with 464 yards.

Today, Manziel faces the Chiefs (9-5, 8-6 ATS), who are the hottest team in the AFC, winning eight straight coming into today. Cleveland needs 220 yards passing for 4,000 for season. “Their run game also puts pressure on you”.

We’ve said it before but Browns owner Jimmy Haslam was previously a minority owner with the Steelers. He has also rushed for 122 yards on 26 attempts. And while Manziel continued some of his magic – he led the Browns to the Chiefs’ 30-yard line by converting two first downs on the drive – his fourth-and-8 deep pass to Travis Benjamin landed incomplete by a wide margin. His next pass was intercepted by cornerback Marcus Peters – his team-high eighth of the season, which tied Bobby Hunt (1962) for the rookie record – and returned all the way to the Browns’ 29-yard line.

But time expired before Manziel could get off another snap, and he spiked his helmet in frustration as the Chiefs poured onto the field.

The Chiefs jumped out to a 17-3 halftime lead, but their offense became listless over the final two quarters, just as Manziel was pumping some life into the Browns (3-12) with his inspired play. Manziel has played well against weaker opponents, but really struggled against a tough Seahawks team. – Browns tight end Gary Barnidge, on tying Ozzie Newsome’s franchise record for tight ends with nine touchdown catches.

The Browns want to take away one aspect of what the Chiefs do, and with the Browns’ injuries in their secondary their best chance is to minimize the Kansas City running attack by putting strong safety Donte Whitner in the box. Gabriel missed three games this season with a concussion.

The rushing attack for the Browns has been spearheaded by Isaiah Crowell.

The loss dropped Cleveland to 3-12 with one game to play. Browns RB Duke Johnson is second among National Football League rookies with 54 receptions….

That gave the Chiefs the ball back with a little under three minutes left, and a pair of runs set up a third-and-5.

The Browns always controversial quarterback Johnny Manziel continues to make headlines. KC is allowing the seventh-fewest fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks this season, as they have 20 interceptions this year despite allowing 24 touchdown passes.

The real problem here is going to be Manziel’s ability against the Chiefs’ absurdly impressive defense.

It looks like Manziel is going to run into another bad situation, similar to what he faced last week.

Fortunately, that particular play did not pan out for Baltimore, but the Chiefs should brace themselves for any type of trickery in this match, as the Browns are playing just for pride at this point.

But second-year pro Dee Ford, who has filled in for Houston, offers speed and has played well as a starter the past three games, totaling nine tackles and three sacks during that span. Frank Zombo, who could start in place of Hali, brings experience with 71 appearances (14 starts) over his six-year career.