Browns-Broncos Preview, Analysis, and Prediction

All things considered, it was perhaps the most disappointing game of Browns’ 2008 season. After opening the season 0-3, Cleveland battled back to win three out of its next five games, ultimately sitting at 3-5 as they prepared to take on the Denver Broncos at home on Thursday Night Football.  Leading 23-10 early in the third quarter, it appeared that the Browns would improve their record to 4-5 and salvage some semblance of an opportunity to make a late season charge at the playoffs. The Broncos were only able to muster a field goal in the third quarter, meaning the Browns were nursing a 23-13 lead as the fourth quarter began. I was at the Browns Backers that night, as I usually am during Browns games, and for the first time since the opening week of the season, I felt genuine optimism. We win this game, we’re right back in this thing, was the thought permeating the room. We know how that turned out. Over the next 15 minutes of play at Cleveland Browns Stadium,...