In Cleveland, we like our left tackles. It’s one small portion of our professional football tradition, a fun facet of our sports culture. That one position on the Browns’ roster has embodied excellence, tradition, and our blue-collar work ethic. Its history serves as a connection for us, to when our town dominated the sport.

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When the Cleveland Browns beat Buffalo on Thursday night it guaranteed that the Browns will remain at least tied for first place in the AFC North once Week 5 is compled.

Quarterback Brandon Weeden came off the bench for injured starter Brian Hoyer to rescue the Browns – as well as a Cleveland fan base that was still reeling from the Cleveland Indians losing the Wild Card play-in game to Tampa Bay.

Weeden rallied the Browns from a 10-0 first-quarter deficit to give the Browns a 17-10 lead at halftime, then, after the Browns fell behind 24-17 in the third quarter, put up 10 consecutive points to help secure the win.

And he did it all after entering the game to a chorus of boos from fans who thought they had seen the last of Weeden after he injured his thumb in the Week 2 loss to Baltimore.

The good news is the Browns have now won three consecutive games for just the second time since 2007. (Both of those times came in seasons that ended with 5-11 records, but we’re trying to be positive here so let’s pretend we did not bring that up.)

Their 3-2 start is also the team’s best since 2001, when they also started 3-2 along their way to a 7-9 season.

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The Cleveland Browns and their fans find themselves in the oddest place, which is first place in the AFC North. Lest you think god is smiling with them he's not. He's laughing at them.

In a week that started with an amazing confluence of events that brought fleeting joy to the sports fans in these parts has ended in a confluence of events that more than anything confirms exactly how much God really does hate Cleveland sports.

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Let's take some time to analyze the Browns-Bills game so we can provide you with a pick that you can take to the bank.  Cleveland is a 3.5 point favorite for the game, which means the experts think they're a half-point better than the Bills with Brian Hoyer at QB.  But we foresee a good possibility that Hoyer might not last long in the game - suffering an injury to either his knee or his knee - and that the reviled Brandon Weeden will have to come in and "lead" the team from behind to victory.

Which sounds improbable, but if the Defense and the Special Teams can each chip in a score, Weeden plays an unspectacular but INT-free game, and Buffalo's starting QB also gets hurt, we feel that the Browns can still pull out the victory, easily covering the spread, winning by a, say, 13 or so point margin.

So our Dead Solid Perfect Extra Special Lock Of The Week is the Browns minus the points.  Bet your mortgage on it.

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