The Cleveland Browns will host the Baltimore Ravens this Sunday in Cleveland’s home opener. The Browns have had little success against the AFC North since returning in 1999. If they want to change that narrative this Sunday, the Browns need to fix key aspects of the offense and plan to defeat a team with a very good front seven.
The Ravens run a multiple front 3-4 base defense. Browns fans are familiar with this base defense as defensive coordinator Ray Horton employs the same scheme. However, the Ravens scheme is more aggressively based. In nickel packages, the Ravens use a 3-3-5 look (three linemen, three linebackers) instead of the 4-2-5 lineup the Browns use.