12. Cleveland Browns (3-1)
The Cleveland Browns are 3-1!
The Browns are 3-1! What a time! This team is flawed and might not make the playoffs or anything, but a 3-1 start is nothing to scoff at. The Browns were able to beat the Steelers on Thursday Night Football in rather dramatic fashion.
The biggest thing that has come from this, in my opinion, is QB Deshaun Watson looking quite solid. Through four weeks, Watson is on pace for the following stat line across 17 games:
340/489 (69.53 percent)
3,634 yards
26 touchdowns
9 interceptions
101 passer rating
If this is what the Browns actually got from Watson this year, which is what he’s on pace to produce across the first quarter of the season, they’d have to stick with him as their starting QB after 2026.
Todd Monken, their new head coach, appears to be the right guy for the job. The young talent on this team on both sides of the ball is also evident, as General Manager Andrew Berry has honestly done a rather awesome job outside of the Watson trade, which is still a failure.
But for now, we have bumped up the Browns in our power rankings, and they deserve it, too.
11. Minnesota Vikings (4-0)
The Minnesota Vikings are 4-0. OK.
I just really do not know what to do with this team. They have not lost, but I am far from sold on the offense. Defensively, this team might be the best unit in the NFL. Yes, the Vikings played the Dolphins this week, but holding anyone to 10 points is a win in the NFL.
Kyler Murray did have an encouraging game through the air if nothing else, and that could lead to something more as the year goes on. Murray had 247 yards on 27/37 passing. Justin Jefferson was not playiong in this game, either.
The running game was also solid in this one, and while it may not feel like this team should be 4-0, it proves that Kevin O’Connell is one heck of a head coach, and if the offense can get humming in the coming weeks, the undefeated Vikings won’t lose.
Brian Flores is an elite defensive coordinator, so you really won’t have to ask much from the offense. Good for the Vikings - this is a good football team, but I am not quite ready to put them in that truly great tier yet, but things can change.
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