Two struggling teams...and franchises for that matter...meet Sunday at Met Life Stadium when the Cleveland Browns (2-6) line up against the New York Jets (1-7).

This game pits the Browns’ elite defense against a Jets team in flux after trading away top defensive players Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams at the trade deadline.

The major storyline entering this game is the Jets’ decision to trade their two best defenders, All-Pros Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams , in exchange for future draft capital. This leaves significant holes in a defense that already was too often far too generous. Only twice in eight games has New York allowed less than 27 points. Can the Browns take advantage?

Cleveland’s season has been defined by an elite defense (third in yards allowed) but a dismal

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