Heading into the regular season, the Cleveland Browns were seen predominantly as a middle-of-the-road team in the larger landscape across the league. However, after their convincing and dominant win over the Cincinnati Bengals, a team that many believe are Super Bowl contenders, those around the league are taking notice as the Browns are rising up power rankings.
Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz and his unit are proving to be one of the league’s best, and the offense has the firepower to get there. However, they will have to prove it against the Pittsburgh Steelers during their Monday Night Football showdown this week. If the offense were more on, the Browns may be soaring even higher in rankings.
Here, we take a look at eleven different power rankings pieces that were put out across a multitude of publications, including our friends over at Touchdown Wire. At the end, we will average out each ranking to give the Browns a consensus slot as Week 1 has now concluded.