There aren’t many teams with more personality than the Cleveland Browns. Following a disappointing 6-10 finish in 2019, the team with plenty of character needs to add some wins.
This is surely understood by everyone in the organization. There are windows of time for teams to be successful. To get over the hump, if you will.
The time for the Browns would appear to be now. The Pittsburgh Steelers appear to be stuck in a pattern where they lose one significant contributor after another. For the Cincinnati Bengals, a restart with new quarterback Joe Burrow appears to have about three years ahead of it before they can be considered serious contenders.
In the AFC North, the Baltimore Ravens reign supreme as the defending division champions. In Cleveland, their talent on paper puts them in second place. Their performance on the field put them in third, just last season.
Here are five games the Cleveland Browns have to win in order to fight for a Wild Card spot in the AFC, and potentially for the division crown in 2020.