CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Will this be the week?

The week that Cleveland Browns quarterback DeShone Kizer plays another good game?

The week the Browns defense delivers the type of dominating performance that was hoped for in the beginning of the season?

Or the big question: Will this be the week the Browns finally ... FINALLY ... win a game?

I'm trying to talk myself into it.

The Jacksonville Jaguars come to town. The Jags are a warm-weather, Florida team.

Here's the problem for the Browns: The Jags are playing cold-weather style football.

The Jags are allowing only 14.9 points per game, fewest in the NFL.



They are running the ball more often and have gained more yards than any team in the NFL.

Run the ball hard. Tackle hard. Keep the score down.

That's the formula.

Coach Doug Marrone is having his team play the style that would win in Cleveland. Marrone's previous coaching stops were Syracuse University and the Buffalo Bills.

In fact, former Browns CEO Joe Banner tried to hire Marrone before the 2013 season. He turned down the Browns in favor of Buffalo.

Marrone is a Syracuse graduate. He preferred staying in upstate New York to going to Cleveland.

The Browns eventually hired Rob Chudzinski.

Marrone was 6-10 and 9-7 in his two years with the Bills.

The Jags are a legitimate 6-3 team, despite some inconsistent play from quarterback Blake Bortles. The elite defense and powerhouse running game led by rookie Leonard Fournette covers up many of Bortles' flaws.

The defense and running game also have given Jacksonville a team identity, something they lacked for years.

From 2011-16, the Jags best record was 5-11.

In 2016, Jacksonville was 3-13.

The hiring of Marrone along with some smart drafting and free agent signings have made the Jags a team worth watching.

Perhaps most impressive, Jacksonville is 3-0 vs. teams from the AFC North. They beat the Pittsburgh Steelers (30-9), Baltimore Ravens (44-7) and Cincinnati Bengals (23-7).

Add it up and the Jags have dominated teams in the Browns division by a combined score of 97-23.

So it's very hard to talk myself into the Browns winning this game.

Looking closer at the Jags just leads me to admire them more, how the team has been transformed and has developed a strategy so the pressure is not all on the quarterback.

The Browns need to study their moves.

My prediction: Jacksonville 27, Browns 13.