The Cleveland Browns defense has been elite. We expect throughout this week we spend a decent amount of time highlighting different ways that DC Jim Schwartz’s group has controlled games and created a hostile environment for other offenses.
The Browns defense is the reason the team won in Week 1, the reason Cleveland should have won in Week 2 and had the offense join in the positive party in Week 3. There are some interesting counting stats, that we will get to later, but it is clear from just watching the games.
The fun thing is that data backs up what we see with our eyeballs, the Browns defense is elite:
#Browns efficiency ranks
Offense: 23rd
Defense: 1st
Special teams: 3rd— Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) September 25, 2023Not only does it rank so high in efficiency but the difference between Cleveland’s defense and the next-best team in allowing first downs is mammoth:
The Dolphins offense and the Browns defense might want to team up pic.