The Browns should have beat the Steelers at home. The Browns should have beat the Saints on the road. Now the Browns drop way down in class hosting the Jets.

New York has a rookie quarterback and is playing for the third time in 11 days while traveling on a short week after having hosted the Dolphins this past Sunday.

Even Hue Jackson can't screw this one up for the Browns.

Forget - if you can - the Browns being 1-35-1 in their last 37 games. Focus on just this particular matchup. The Browns have tremendous motivation hosting a rare nationally televised game. The spot couldn't be better for them drawing an inexperienced quarterback on short preparation time.

Sam Darnold is precocious, but he's facing a decent - if not above average defense - in just his second NFL road start and is pitted against an aggressive, veteran defensive coordinator, Gregg Williams. This will be the toughest defense Darnold has seen in the NFL having played the Lions and Dolphins. Darnold operates behind a sub-par offensive line that figures to lose the battle of the trenches and he lacks dangerous skill position weapons.

Tyrod Taylor is a veteran quarterback who knows how to win. The Browns have the best wideout, too, in Jarvis Landry.

The combination of Taylor, a superior defense and a big home field advantage - made larger because of the short week - is enough for the Browns to get the victory.