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2016 NFL Picks Week 3: Los Angeles Rams Take On Tampa Bay Buccaneers

By Dan Parzych

Sep 18, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams coach Jeff Fisher reacts during a NFL game against the Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams coach Jeff Fisher reacts during a NFL game against the Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 18, 2016; Foxborough, MA, USA; Miami Dolphins head coach Adam Gase watches from the sideline as they take on the New England Patriots in the second half at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots defeated the Miami Dolphins 31-24. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2016; Foxborough, MA, USA; Miami Dolphins head coach Adam Gase watches from the sideline as they take on the New England Patriots in the second half at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots defeated the Miami Dolphins 31-24. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports /

Dolphins Over Browns

The argument can be made if the Miami Dolphins had showed up in the first half against the Patriots, they wouldn’t be winless entering their Week 3 matchup against the Cleveland Browns. Lucky for the Dolphins, a matchup against the Browns is the perfect prescription for a team looking to earn that first win of a young season.

Cleveland has always been the laughing stock when it comes to their quarterback issues, but the situation for 2016 is different than previous seasons. The Browns just happen to be the unfortunate victims of losing two quarterbacks in a two-week span after Robert Griffin III and Josh McCown both suffered significant injuries.

With Griffin and McCown out, Cleveland will turn to rookie Cody Kessler–which gives Miami a major advantage. For a team looking for their first win, at matchup against a rookie quarterback is just what the Dolphins need, and expect their defense to provide all sorts of pressure on Kessler in his first career start.

And with the way the Patriots and New York Jets are looking, let’s just say the Dolphins realize these kinds of games are going to be even more important to win in order to remain in the division hunt.

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