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Jacob Roach

ESPN’s Stephen A Smith ranks the Browns fourth best in the NFL after Week 1

The Cleveland Browns had a very convincing victory over the rival Bengals to open the season 1-0 after the 24-3 win at home. The weather was terrible but the Browns defense dominated the high profile Cincinnati offense. Their performance caught the attention of ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith who ranked them fourth best in the NFL after the game.

“The Cleveland Browns, why-because the Cincinnati Bengals were in the AFC Championship game.”

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There have been plenty out there that have complained about the offense for Cleveland despite using the weather to excuse the poor play of the Bengals offense. Plain and simple from the first snap the Browns defensive line owned the Bengals offensive line and gave Joe Burrow no chance to settle in.

It’s far too early into the season to crown any team one way or another but it is clear that Cleveland has grabbed some people’s attention with a prime-time game coming on Monday night.

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