The Cleveland Browns got a very impressive road win against their division rival Baltimore Ravens. SI's Robin Lundberg and Dakota London discuss if the Browns should be seen as real contenders in the AFC.
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00:00 The Browns got a big win over the Baltimore Ravens.
00:02 So now, Robin, I have to ask,
00:04 do you see the Browns as real contenders?
00:06 Like, are they real?
00:08 - Yeah, I mean, I think, look,
00:09 you have to take the Browns seriously
00:10 simply because of their record,
00:11 because of their defense,
00:12 and because they haven't even gotten
00:14 top-flight quarterback play as of yet.
00:16 Deshaun Watson has not been great this season,
00:18 been in and out of the lineup.
00:20 PJ Walker in there.
00:22 Now, they won this game in large part
00:24 because Lamar Jackson kind of blew it.
00:26 I mean, Lamar Jackson may have ended his MVP candidacy
00:29 in this one, but the Browns have been good enough
00:32 defensively all season,
00:33 where if Watson trends in the right direction,
00:36 you have to put them in the conversation with teams
00:39 that have to be taken seriously come playoff time.
00:42 - No, I'm gonna agree with you.
00:44 I feel like, with Deshaun,
00:46 he just needs to be serviceable
00:47 because their defense is so good.
00:49 If he's just not a reason they're losing,
00:52 I feel like they have a really good chance.
00:53 And I feel like the AFC is weird this year.
00:56 I feel like there's a lot of teams that you could say,
00:58 oh, like, they should be a contender,
00:59 they should be a contender.
01:00 And I feel like they're right in the mix.
01:01 And if you have a defense and a defense that travels,
01:04 that plays well, especially in the postseason.
01:06 All Deshaun gotta do is just not make matters worse.
01:09 If he can just be good enough to where,
01:12 here, let me get you 14, maybe 21 points,
01:15 I feel like they have a greatest chance
01:16 of anybody to come out of the AFC.