Slow down Baker
Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield is coming off an impressive outing against one of the league's better defenses. Mayfield completed nearly 60 percent of his passes for a season-high 343 yards and two touchdowns against the Ravens. Mayfield added five rushes for 23 yards and an additional score on the ground.
With his two touchdown passes, the third-year quarterback extended his streak of games with multiple touchdowns to three. During that stretch, Mayfield is averaging 311.7 passing yards with eight total touchdown passes. His 23 touchdowns on the year are tied with Kyler Murray for the 12th-most. However, Mayfield has struggled at times this season. His 2,785 passing yards ranks 18th in the NFL, while his completion percentage of 62.3 comes in at No. 31 among quarterbacks with at least five starts. Only four qualified quarterbacks have a lower completion percentage.
"I love the attitude he plays with, I love the chippiness he plays with," Judge said about Mayfield. "This guy extends plays. One thing he does that's really fun to watch, and you want to eliminate that fun element when you're playing him, but when he's really condensed in the pocket, he finds those small seams. A lot of quarterbacks who you say are mobile quarterbacks rely on really just losing ground and gaining the edge and really using their speed. I think this guy does a great job of playing freeze tag in a phone booth and coming out the winner. He really squeaks his way out, extends the play, and he can either run the ball vertically or throw it down the field. Look, this guy is a tremendous competitor. He has a strong arm, that's not a question. He can make every throw."
The Giants' defense has done a good job of limiting opposing quarterbacks in recent weeks. Over their last four games, Patrick Graham's defense has allowed an average of 188.0 net passing yards per contest while holding Kyler Murray, Russell Wilson, Brandon Allen and Carson Wentz to three total touchdown passes. Murray had the best overall outing of the group, completing 68.6 percent of his passes for 244 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions while adding 47 yards on 13 carries. The defense's 18 passing touchdowns allowed on the season ranks sixth, while the 50.0 red zone touchdown percentage allowed is tied for the second-best mark in the NFL.
Contain the Browns' RB duo
The Browns enter Week 15 with the league's most talented running back duo of Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt. The two have combined for 1,653 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns this season, and that is with Chubb missing four games with an MCL injury earlier in the year.
Chubb is averaging nearly 100 rushing yards and 1.0 touchdown per game this year, while Hunt has already racked up five receiving touchdowns. The two have helped Cleveland accumulate the third-most rushing yards in the league this season (156.2 per game) and the fourth-best average yards per attempt (4.9). Chubb's 84.6 overall grade from Pro Football Focus ranks fourth among running backs, while Hunt's 76.0 comes in at No. 19. The Browns also have four different offensive linemen that rank within the Top 10 at their position in overall PFF grade (J.C. Tretter, Wyatt Teller, Joel Bitonio and Jack Conklin), with each grading extremely well in their run blocking.
"Gotta stop the run," defensive back Logan Ryan told the media on Wednesday when discussing how to defend the Browns. "They're the number three rushing attack in football, they have two great running backs, they're committed to the run, a lot of their offense is built off the run game. And I think that their receivers, starting with [Browns Wide Receiver] Jarvis Landry, they block really well, they're extremely tough and him himself is like a running back with the ball. So, I think to defend them you have to tackle well, but it starts with stopping the run in the National Football League and I think the Browns take pride in running the football, so that'll be a great challenge and exciting contest on Sunday night, our run defense versus their run offense."
The Giants have performed well against the run this season, as they enter Week 15 ranking seventh in the NFL with 101.5 rushing yards allowed per game. In addition, Big Blue has given up 3.9 yards per carry (6th) and 11 rushing touchdowns (t-10th), resulting in one of the league's more productive run defenses. The team's group of talented interior defensive linemen, consisting of Leonard Williams, Dexter Lawrence, Dalvin Tomlinson and B.J. Hill, has helped the unit perform well against the run, as each one ranks within the top 32 interior linemen in the league in overall PFF grade. Williams has played especially well with his strong 80.6 run defense grade. Blake Martinez and his 74.9 run defense grade has also been a big contributor to the Giants' success against the run, as his 118 total tackles is tied for the fourth most in the NFL.
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