The Cleveland Browns finished dead last in the AFC North this past season with a very disappointing 3-14 record. So for the most part, there is nowhere to go but up this season.
In a recent article by NFL Spin Zone's Sayre Bedinger, he predicts the record of every AFC North when the end of the 2025 season rolls around. And for the Browns, he predicts them to finish with the same record they did last season.
"Let me be clear about something here: I think the Browns will be lucky to win three games," Bedinger wrote. "I will happily eat crow later this season if the Browns end up outkicking their coverage here. The reality facing this team in 2025 is that they have a bad offensive line, a bad quarterback situation, a lot of young players getting broken in, and they are missing one of their best defensive players already. This is not making fun of the Browns for the sake of doing so. They are just in a rough situation."
Star edge rusher Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah will not be able to play in 2025 due to a neck injury that he sustained this past season, so the team will be without one of their better players on defense.
As for the offense, the Browns have five quarterbacks on their roster, and it is not abundantly clear which one should be the starter. With veterans like Joe Flacco, and then somewhat promising rookies like Shedeur Sanders, it is really a toss up in Cleveland's QB room.
The team has nothing to lose, so they will be looking to prove the doubters wrong and surprise some people in 2025.