The Oakland Raiders and the Cleveland Browns seem to be two teams whose seasons could go either way at the moment. Both have started the season 1-1, and will be hoping to claim a second win of the season today, however, only one team can secure the victory in today's game as the sides face off at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. The game has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the CBS network, or watched online through live stream via the link below.
Johnny Manziel helped the Browns to secure their first win of the season last week, however, despite throwing for two touchdowns for the first time in the game against the Tennessee Titans, he will be moved back to the sidelines for today's game.
Mike Pettine had reportedly seriously considered leaving Manziel on the field for today's game, such was his performance last week. However, ultimately Pettine has opted to allow veteran Josh McCown to lead the Browns against the Raiders in today's game.
Pettine has said this week: "(McCown has) done everything that we've asked of him in the offseason so far this year. He earned the right to be our starting quarterback. We feel he gives us the best opportunity to win on Sunday. That was truly the basis for the decision."
He added, "That being said, I thought Johnny did an outstanding job with his opportunity."
Week 3 is already crunch time for a number of NFL teams. Earlier this week on NFL Thursday Night Football, the New York Giants faced a massive game against the Washington Redskins. The Giants were 0-2 after their opening two games, and they knew if they slipped to 0-3 their season was almost guaranteed to be over before it had even got going.
The 1-1 Washington Redskins were hoping to move to 2-1 to compete with the NFC East division leading Dallas Cowboys, and at the same time all but eliminate one of their main rivals from contention for the postseason.
But when the push came to shove the Giants showed that they are still alive and kicking. New York came out of the blocks fast, building a 12-0 lead after the first quarter, and it was a lead they would refuse to give up despite some strong pressure from the Redskins in the fourth.
The Giants had lost their opening two games after getting themselves into winning positions and some must have thought they were heading the same way on Thursday. However, they finally held on to a second half lead and clinched a 32-21 win, with the highlight being a 30 yard Odell Beckham Jr touchdown catch.
The Redskins must have seen how the Giants collapsed under pressure in the fourth quarter against the Dallas Cowboys and Atlanta Falcons in Weeks 1 and 2. But even though the Redskins pushed hard in the fourth, scoring 15 points in the final quarter, the Giants responded to the pressure and recorded 14 points themselves to keep themselves in front.
For today's game between the Oakland Raiders and the Cleveland Browns, the game has a start time of 1 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the CBS network or online through live stream by clicking here.
