CBSOPENING LINE Saints by 7 陆RECORD VS. SPREAD Cleveland 1-0, New Orleans 0-1SERIES RECORD Browns lead 13-4LAST MEETING Browns beat Saints 26-24, Sept. 14, 2014LAST WEEK Browns tied Steelers 21-21; Saints lost to Buccaneers 48-40AP PRO32 RANKING Browns No. 27, Saints No. 13BROWNS Marshon Lattimore Jersey OFFENSE OVERALL (20t), RUSH (2), PASS (27).BROWNS DEFENSE OVERALL (29), RUSH (28), PASS (28).SAINTS OFFENSE OVERALL (3), RUSH (31), PASS (1).SAINTS DEFENSE OVERALL (31), RUSH (14), PASS (30).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES Browns have won past two meetings and five of last six. … Browns seeking first win since Dec. 24, 2016. … QB Tyrod Taylor had 77 yards and TD rushing and TD passing in Browns debut last week. … Taylor passed for 56 yards, INT in last game against Saints with Bills in 47-10 loss in Week 10 last season. Taylor was benched by Bills following week. … Taylor’s INT rate of 1.45 percent is lowest in NFL history among QBs with 1,250 career attempts. … WR Jarvis Landry grew up between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, starred at LSU from 2011-2013. He had seven catches for 106 yards last week in Browns debut and is one of three WRs with 400-plus catches since 2014. … WR Josh Gordon had TD catch last week. … DE Myles Garrett had two sacks, his second career multi-sack game. He aims for fourth game in row with sack. … LB Joe Schobert had team-high eight tackles Alvin Kamara Color Rush Jersey , two fumble returns in Week 1. … Rookie CB Denzel Ward had two INTs in NFL debut. … Saints QB Drew Brees completed 37 of 45 (82.2 percent) for 439 yards, three TDs, no INTs vs. Tampa Bay. He has 16 career games with at least 400 yards passing yards, most in NFL history. … RB Alvin Kamara had 141 scrimmage yards (112 receiving), three TDs (2 rushing) in Week 1, first game since being voted 2017 Offensive Rookie of Year. … WR Michael Thomas had Saints single-game record 16 catches last week for 180 yards, TD. … WR Ted Ginn Jr., CB Marshon Lattimore grew up in Cleveland area, starred at Ohio State. Lattimore played for Ginn Jr.’s father at Glenville High School. … Saints DB Justin Hardee was Lattimore’s teammate at Glenville High. … Ginn Jr., had 68 yards receiving, TD in Week 1. … LB Demario Davis led Saints with eight tackles in New Orleans debut. He had 99 tackles, two sacks with Browns in 2016. … Fantasy Tip: Kamara appears to have picked up where he left off last season and was Saints’ go-to player near end zone in both run and pass game. He also had more action that usual with RB Mark Ingram serving four-game suspension. We sure have been waiting for this Thursday night showcase. Top overall draft pick Baker Mayfield vs. No. 3 selection Sam Darnold, a mano a mano between the rookie quarterbacks.Oh, wait. Mayfield is a bench jockey in Cleveland right now, while Darnold is winging touchdowns and interceptions for the Jets.Enthusiasm peaked after Darnold destroyed Detroit in New York’s opener, then came to a near halt when he struggled against Miami. The Browns have a developing defense led by the NFL’s No. 1 draft choice in 2017, Myles Garrett. If Darnold can stay upright and cool, New York could win.But that’s hardly the history for the Jets. You know, just when things are looking up …The Jets https://www.thesaintsfanshop.com/Thomas-Morstead-Jersey , ranked 21st in the AP Pro32, are 3-point underdogs to No. 26 Cleveland. That’s the value of a field goal, or three extra points. Maybe in the Browns’ case, we shouldn’t go there considering what happened in New Orleans with all the flubbed kicks.Of course, they have a new kicker and will get their first win of the century. Well, not quite that long.BROWNS, 17-16KNOCKOUT POOLYes, we survived with the Rams after the Saints let us down in Week 1. Can’t ignore that huge spread in Minnesota, so the VIKINGS are the choice.No. 20 San Francisco (plus 6 1-2) at No. 4 Kansas CityThis line appears a bit low given the Niners‘ struggles at times with the lowly Lions. Like the Ma-HOME-s team here.BEST BET: CHIEFS, 31-20No. 18 Pittsburgh (minus 2) at No. 8 Tampa Bay, Monday nightObviously, the oddsmakers don’t believe in FitzMagic. Against this leaky secondary and turnover-prone opponent, we do.UPSET SPECIAL: BUCS, 30-26No. 32 Buffalo (plus 17) at No. 3 MinnesotaBuffalo once was an even bigger underdog at 17 points vs. Miami in 1985. Dolphins won 28-0.FYI, 80 teams have been 16-point or more underdogs and, forgetting the spread, went 5-75 on the scoreboard.VIKINGS, 28-0No. 14 Los Angeles Chargers (plus 7) at No. 1 Los Angeles RamsRemember when La La Land had no NFL teams?RAMS, 22-17No. 17 Chicago (minus 6) at No. 31 ArizonaSome will tell you the desert has no team this year.BEARS Trey Hendrickson Jersey , 12-10No. 24 Indianapolis (plus 6) at No. 7 PhiladelphiaLooks like Carson Wentz will be back for Eagles, but don’t expect too much so soon.EAGLES, 23-19No. 15 New Orleans (plus 3) at No. 9 AtlantaSaints are struggling, Falcons are banged up. Key early NFC South matchup.SAINTS, 28-27No. 29 New York Giants (plus 6) at No. 28 HoustonNow Eli has to avoid J.J. and Jadeveon? SACK ALERT!!!TEXANS, 20-9No. 27 Oakland (plus 3) at No. 13 MiamiDolphins are one of league’s most pleasant surprises and remain unbeaten.DOLPHINS, 24-17No. 10 Cincinnati (plus 3) at No. 12 CarolinaBengals are one of league’s most pleasant surprises and don’t remain unbeaten.PANTHERS, 22-20No. 6 Green Bay (minus 3) at No. 22 WashingtonWe now are sure even a hobbled A-Rod is an elite quarterback. But that secondary is woeful.PACKERS, 30-28No. 11 Denver (plus 5) at No. 16 BaltimoreReturn of the Orange Crush. This could be defensive gem.RAVENS, 17-16No. 19 Dallas (minus 1) at No. 25 SeattleCowboys can rush QB, Seahawks can’t protect QB. Seems simple.COWBOYS, 18-6No. 5 New England (minus 6 1-2) at No. 30 DetroitWill Belichick go easy on former assistant Patricia in prime time? Doubtful.PATRIOTS 27-17No. 23 Tennessee (no line) at No. 2 JacksonvilleJust when we were ready to make Jags the BEST BET, there’s no line.JAGUARS, 26-9___2018 RECORD:Last Week: Against spread (9-6). Straight up (9-6-1)Season Totals: Against spread (17-13-1). Straight up: (19-11-2)Best Bet: 1-1 against spread, 2-0 straight upUpset special: 1-1 against spread, 0-1-1 straight up___