When the schedules first came out and then the season began with the Denver Broncos getting blown out by just about every NFL club, immediately every team that played them took a Sharpie and scribbled a “W” on their calendar. This includes the Cleveland Browns.
But now? Going into their game with Cleveland they had won four straight and had beaten some of the league’s elite rosters such as the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills, plus an improved Minnesota Vikings. They began 1-4-0 and now stood 5-5-0 to Cleveland’s record of 7-3-0.