Not much has gone right for the Browns over the last few years, but the team has been very competitive on defense under Jim Schwartz. The former Lions head coach turned Cleveland into the league’s second-best defense in 2023, per DVOA, his first year with the Browns. The unit took a dip in ‘24, but bounced back in a significant way in ‘25, finishing eighth in the metric, which measures team success on a play-by-play basis.
Cleveland’s defense thrived despite being paired with the league’s worst offense and special teams units by the same measure.
