Raiders-Browns Should Be Another Close Finish

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Published: December 23, 2009

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... the Oakland Raiders, the Browns have beaten the Steelers and the Chiefs. 

For both Cleveland and Oakland, beating Pittsburgh is a very rare occurrence.  The Browns have to be riding high after putting away the lowly Chiefs last weekend. 

It does not seem to be a coincidence the Raiders are confident as well coming off a last-minute victory against the Broncos.

So the timing couldn't be better for these teams to meet.  Each has everything still to play for as far as consistency and finishing out the season in good form.

The Browns and Raiders generally play an evenly matched contest.  Interestingly, weather usually plays a big factor with their games as well. 

In Oakland a few years ago, Charlie Frye capped a win for the Browns in a rainstorm in sloppy field conditions.  This year, Frye will likely be starting for the Raiders in freezing field conditions in Cleveland.

Can the Oakland run defense play well for a second stra...

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