Cleveland at Green Bay

Both of these teams had great expectations for 2008, and both underachieved. So each will be hungry to make a turnaround this year. The Browns will have a new coach as departed Belichick disciple Romeo Crennel is replaced by another in Eric Mangini. If Mangini showed anything with the Jets, it was his desire to create a winning culture right away. The MO for these games was not to throw in the towel, but try to win. The result was an 8-4 preseason mark for the Jets. For the Packers' Mike McCarthy, these games have never been about winning, and with the Pack returning with a lot of question marks, you can be sure there will be a lot of experimenting here to search out answers. The Packers are just 4-8 under McCarthy in preseason games. Teams with coaches who don't care in the preseason are horrible bets as favorites. Throw in the fact that Cleveland was winless last preseason (provding extra motivation to win here) and I like the Brownies in the opener.