New England Patriots vs Cleveland Browns Picks and Prediction for Thursday August 27 2026
Patriots Preview
Huntington Bank Field will play host to a Thursday night NFL preseason clash between the New England Patriots and the Cleveland Browns. Get ready for all the football action with our NFL Picks. The Patriots (14-3) are led by MVP runner up Drake Maye, who led an offense that ranked third in yards and scored a shade below 29 points per game. New England traded for WR A.J. Brown to give Maye a number one option and provided reinforcements on an offensive line that allowed at least five sacks in each playoff game.
On Saturday, Behren Morton threw a 37 yard-touchdown pass to Nick DeGennaro with less than a minute remaining to lift New England to a 24-21 home victory versus Philadelphia. Tommy DeVito contributed 151 passing yards and a touchdown for the Patriots, who racked up 388 yards of total offense.
Browns Preview
The Cleveland Browns have made just three postseason appearances since 2000 and have just one playoff win during that time. Cleveland pressed the reset button in the offseason and hired former Baltimore OC Todd Monken as their head coach. The Browns beefed up their offensive line and second-year RB Quinshon Judkins (827 rush yds) will be the beneficiary. Cleveland named Deshaun Watson as the starter for week one, but Shadeur Sanders will likely see action at some point.
On Saturday, Cleveland managed just 194 total yards and committed a pair of turnovers during a 31-7 home loss versus Buffalo. The Browns scored their only touchdown in the first quarter on an eight-yard strike from Sanders to Luke Floriea.
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Patriots vs Browns Pick
Cleveland LB Carson Schwesinger (undisclosed) returned to practice on Monday and is unlikely to play in this matchup. New England head coach Mike Vrabel is 8-4-2 ATS during the preseason the last four plus seasons and the Patriots have the deeper roster. Take New England to win and cover on the road. Final Score Prediction, New England Patriots win 21-13.
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