NFL Power Rankings, Week 17: Eagles bury Cowboys, Ravens clinch No. 1 seed

24. Cleveland Browns (19)

Since the Cleveland Browns were the last team to hand the Baltimore Ravens a loss dating all the way back to Week 4, there was reason to believe that Freddie Kitchens and company were capable of pulling off the Week 16 upset over their rivals.

In fact, the Browns appeared to be heading in that direction since neither team found a way to score in the first quarter before the Ravens eventually found their groove, and went on to defeat Cleveland 31-15.

At the end of the day, this really shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise for the Browns since the Ravens were feeling extra motivated to secure the win since this would officially clinch the top overall seed in the AFC for Baltimore.

As for the Browns, with three losses over their last four games, this team is heading towards an offseason with more questions than answers since Cleveland was originally considered an under the radar Super Bowl contender in the AFC, which clearly is far from the case.

Not only did Cleveland’s offense fail to live up to the hype for the most part since acquiring Odell Beckham Jr. seemed like it would give the Browns a huge advantage, but there’s been discussion over whether Kitchens is even the right fit as head coach.

Deep down, the Browns knew Sunday’s game against the Ravens was going to be a challenge, but it was still disappointing to see the final results.