The Cleveland Browns may be catching break on Sunday

when they host the Carolina Panthers at FirstEnergy Stadium.The Panthers come into the game riding a four-game losing streak and with starting quarterback Cam Newton sporting a sore right shoulder that has coincided with Carolina’s fading playoff hopes. While Newton and the team has been putting on a good front about the extent of the injury Denzel Ward Jersey , the results speak for themselves, as Jonathan Jones at si.com pointed out this week:Newton may be hurting, but the Browns are still wary of what he can do on the field, as safety Jabrill Peppers told ohio.com:Not having to worry about the deep ball would certainly be a plus for the Browns, especially given that the Panthers enter this week’s game averaging 140.8 yards per game Trevon Coley Color Rush Jersey , the league’s second-best mark. Carolina took it to another level the past two weeks as they averaged 194 rushing yards and 8.45 yards per carry in their games against the Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Even though those rushing totals have not resulted in wins, the ability for the Panthers to break a big play in the run game - Carolina has rush for 10-plus yards on 19 percent of their runs this year, the best in the league according to Pro Football Focus - is something the Browns need to contain, as head coach Gregg Williams told clevelandbrowns.com:The Browns could be catching a break if Newton’s shoulder limits Carolina’s passing game on Sunday.The defense just needs to make sure that the Panthers don’t turn that perceived advantage against the Browns. Sunday, the Cleveland Browns are at home to take on the Cincinnati Bengals. To help preview a few topics from the Bengals’ perspective https://www.brownsfanshop.com/Duke-Johnson-Jersey , we reached out to Patrick Judis from Cincy Jungle and exchanged five questions with him. Enjoy!Joe Mixon has remained a bright spot for the Bengals.David Kohl-USA TODAY SportsChris: “The Bengals were down 35-7 at one point to the Browns just a few weeks ago. Besides the “revenge factor,” is there anything the Bengals have been doing better the past couple of games to have taken the Chargers to the limit and then handled the Raiders last week?”Patrick: “The only thing the Bengals have really done better is actually slow other teams down and finally commit to Joe Mixon as their identity offensively. Mixon has gotten over 25 touches the past two weeks. He only had 20 or more touches three other times before the past two weeks. It is no coincidence that they’ve been a better team offensively when leaning on him.As far as defensively, it appears they’ve allowed the defensive backs to play more man to man coverage, and they actually will blitz every so often. Even just bringing on extra guy on a rush has such a huge impact. Getting off field on third downs has been a tall task for this defense all season, but they seem to be finally pulling it off.”Jeff Driskel — QBOTF?Aaron Doster-USA TODAY SportsChris: “The Browns got a little bit of a look at Jeff Driskel in the second half the last time these two teams met. How has Driskel’s play been the past couple of weeks? Is he giving the team a better chance to win than Andy Dalton was?”Patrick: “First off Greg Joseph Jersey , he hasn’t given the Bengals a better chance than Dalton. This team would benefit greatly by having a healthy Dalton. That being said Driskel has had some bright spots, but last week was a struggle for him as he often saw his passes go high or under throw targets. He had major accuracy issues. The Bengals didn’t do him any favors by trotting out Alex Erickson and Cody Core with John Ross after Tyler Boyd went down due to injury. They have a big receiver in Auden Tate who could be a big target that is hard for Driskel to miss, but they just refused to use him.Overall, Driskel has been what most people expected. He is super athletic, but he isn’t a great passer which is magnified by not having weapons around him offensively.”“Me?”Jake Roth-USA TODAY SportsChris: “What is the latest rumor with the Bengals’ coaching situation for 2019? Please don’t (or rather Jabrill Peppers Color Rush Jersey , do) tell me that Hue Jackson is in line for the job?”Patrick: “I wouldn’t even hold my breathe that Marvin Lewis would lose his job if the team even loses their final two games. I fully believe that we have a better chance of seeing Lewis retire than actually getting fired. In the unlikely scenario he actually gets fired it won’t be shocking to hear guys like Hue Jackson, Vance Joseph and anyone else who is available from Lewis’ coaching tree be brought in.”Chris: “What position should the Bengals address with their first-round pick in 2019?”Patrick: “The Bengals should really take the best player available along the defensive line, linebacker or offensive tackle. A position they won’t address is quarterback although they should really consider it as they need a backup plan for Dalton.Linebacker has been a mess for years though. They need some athleticism at that position. The defensive line needs better depth even with Carl Lawson and Ryan Glasgow returning next season from injury. Offensive tackle and line really speaks for itself.”Chris: “Are you expecting Cincinnati to get their revenge in Cleveland? Let’s say you had to place a $1,000 bet on who would win.”Patrick: “My money would absolutely go on Cleveland. With Boyd being out on top of all the other offensive weapons the Bengals are lacking it should be a struggle to move the ball. I think it will be closer than the first matchup though. Division games are usually funny like that.”Thanks again to Patrick for taking the time to answer my questions.