OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- When the Baltimore Ravens play the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, the defending AFC North champions will face the team that was hyped all offseason to supplant them.
The Browns, who are off to a disappointing 1-2 start, created national buzz when they made a flurry of offseason moves, including trading for wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. Cleveland was the betting favorite to capture the division.
All of that talk wore thin on the Ravens, according to safety Earl Thomas.
"The media was talking about OBJ and that tandem and Baker Mayfield, the next savior," Thomas said.