The road for the 2016 Cleveland Browns doesn't get any easier this week. In fact, they're about to face their toughest test yet.
The Browns are currently the only winless team left in the NFL, and this Sunday they host the New England Patriots. Always a tall task, facing New England takes on even more pressure this Sunday due to Tom Brady‘s return from his Deflategate suspension.
When asked about Brady coming back this week, head coach Hue Jackson gave a candid response:
#Browns Hue Jax on facing Tom Brady coming off suspension: "Not fun at all''
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) October 3, 2016
No question about that.
The only positive for Cleveland is that Brady has been unable to practice with the team for four weeks, so he might not be running the offense at full tilt. However, it's dangerous to assume that. The future of Hall of Famer has been running this offense for years at an elite level; it likely won't take long for him to get back into the swing of things.
Brady is ultra-competitive, and he'll be determined to prove to the football world that he's still one of, if not the, best in the game. When the Patriots started 3-0 without Brady, some people questioned his primary role in New England's success during Bill Belichick‘s tenure. A shutout loss to the Bills probably silenced those questions.
Betters in Vegas aren't giving the Browns much of a chance. They're double-digit underdogs, a rarity for home teams in the modern NFL. But, given the circumstances, it's quite understandable.
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