NFL Tips Week 14 – Tuesday Dec 15

The Cleveland Browns take aim at their fifth straight victory when they host the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night. Cleveland can move closer to ending a 17-season playoff drought with a win but the Browns were demolished 38-6 by the Ravens in Week 1. Cleveland (9-3) clinched a winning season for the first time since 2007 with last week’s 45-38 victory over the Tennessee Titans. Quarterback Baker Mayfield passed for four touchdowns and a season-high 334 yards against the Titans and has season totals of 21 scores and 2,442 yards against seven interceptions. Star defensive end Myles Garrett ranks third in the NFL with 10.5 sacks and is tied for second with four forced fumbles. The Ravens (7-5) dropped four of five games before delivering a solid 34-17 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday. Baltimore racked up 294 rushing yards against the Cowboys and leads the NFL at 169 yards per game. Quarterback Lamar Jackson had 94 rushing yards in the contest after sitting out one game due to testing positive for COVID-19. Tight end Mark Andrews (team-best six touchdown receptions) and standout outside linebacker Matthew Judon (four sacks) also are back after two-game stays on the COVID-19 list. Rookie linebacker Patrick Queen has a team-high 84 tackles for a unit that rates third in scoring defense (19.3 points per game).