Browns face stiff competition in 2010
By Bud L. Ellis
A difficult slate awaits the Cleveland Browns in 2010, as they try to push past the five wins they garnered last season.
The Browns know what teams they will play at home and on the road this season. Dates of the games have not been announced yet by the National Football League.
The home schedule is tough, to say the least. Half of the home games come against teams that reached the playoffs in 2009: AFC East champion New England, AFC North champion Cincinnati, AFC runner-up the New York Jets, and AFC wild-card qualifier Baltimore.
Of the other four home games, three come against teams that surpassed .500 last season: Atlanta, Carolina and Pittsburgh.
On the road, the highlight will be a visit to Super Bowl champion New Orleans. Games at Baltimore and Cincinnati, two playoff teams from last season, also are on the slate. The other five road games are at Buffalo, Miami, Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh and Jacksonville. Only two of those teams finished with six wins or less last season.
The Browns are tied with Indianapolis for the 10th-toughest schedule in 2010, according to opponents’ winning percentage in 2009.
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Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 4:53 pm by bud
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