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American Football Conference · AFC North
The Cleveland Browns were founded in 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio, where they play home games at Huntington Bank Field. The franchise is headquartered in Berea, Ohio, and owned by Jimmy Haslam, with Andrew Berry serving as general manager and Todd Monken as head coach. The Browns' recent history reflects dramatic swings in fortune. After enduring a 1–15 season in 2016 and a winless 0–16 campaign in 2017, the team climbed back to playoff appearances in 2020 (11–5) and 2023 (11–6). The years between and since have been less kind, including a 3–14 finish in 2024 and a 5–12 record in 2025. The current roster features Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders, Deshaun Watson, Jerry Jeudy, Denzel Ward, and 2025 additions including Quinshon Judkins, Spencer Fano, and Jared Verse.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 79 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 76 out of 100.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2–1 | — |
| 2025 | 5–12 | — |
| 2024 | 3–14 | — |
| 2023 | 11–6 | Made the playoffs |
| 2022 | 7–10 | — |
| 2021 | 8–9 | — |
| 2020 | 11–5 | Made the playoffs |
| 2019 | 6–10 | — |
| 2018 | 7–8–1 | — |
| 2017 | 0–16 | — |
| 2016 |
Each pundit’s standing lean on Cleveland Browns, measured against every other pundit who made a comparable call — same kind of claim, same season. +100 would mean the most bullish voice in every room; −100 the most bearish. At least two articles per pundit before a lean is shown, and the accuracy is how that pundit’s settled calls about this team have graded out.
more bullish than 78% of the room, across 8 articles · 70.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bullish than 75% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
Page 2 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“Players involved: Deshaun Watson vs. Shedeur Sanders / Prediction: Watson starts Week 1”
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| 2015 | 3–13 | — |
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| 2009 | 5–11 | — |
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more bullish than 68% of the room, across 2 articles · 90.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bearish than 87% of the room, across 3 articles · 86.1 accuracy on this team (3 settled)
more bearish than 79% of the room, across 4 articles · 67.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bearish than 79% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
“Prediction : Deshaun Watson wins the Week 1 job.”
“you keep the tackle run going. With Max Ianachra from Arizona State... Ianacher with the Browns”
“Do you feel better to taking Carneal tape at six? ... Yeah, and I ended up putting Cornel tape in my last one.”
“So Francis Mauinoa from Miami is the pick, and Mauno is just a freak athlete.”
“Well, now that Mench has already ppreciaded this, Deick, I'm gonna take Casey... They have a wide receiver with conception on who's an electric slot guy.”
“one guy who did extremely well under Kevin Stefanski ... was Jacobe Burssett. So I am going to bring him back”
“Our guess? Even if it's Watson for Week 1, it'll likely be Shedeur Sanders by Week 3.”
“Jenkins still looks like the Week 1 starter, and with more strong play can build his case even stronger.”
“Browns at Jaguars — Conor Orr: Browns”
“But this is another one that I like, I really strongly agree with you, Jake on cedracle”
“I'm gonna go to Cedric Tillman... for somebody that's going super late in draft, that can be the number two”
“Love Jerome Ford. He could be a starting running back week one.”
“that ambiguity is giving us a really nice discount on a talented young rookie. So I'm happy to bet on Samson's talent and grab him with one of my final draft picks... Samson's at RB sixty”
“But let's not forget about Judkins... His ECR is currently I believe running back twenty eight. I only have him one spot higher at twenty seven.”
“They get their pick of the first receiver of the draft.”
“Carnell Tate, you have going to the Browns and the Ohio state wide receiver, first receiver off the board”
“Browns over the Bengals. That's seven and a half points, I believe... So I see an upset coming”
“Do I trust the Cincinnati Bengals... to be favored by seven and a half when you're going up against one of the best defense league, I really don't. So the Browns are just one a little extra.”
“The Cleveland Browns are going to the Super Bowl.”
“they're winning the Super Bowl, beating the Los Angeles Rams”
“If Cleveland's defense plays this well in Pittsburgh on Monday night, the Browns could start 2-0.”
“It's been nearly 20 years since the Browns have won the division, but all streaks eventually come to an end. Prediction: Division Winner”
“Tennessee Titans traveling into Cleveland. I like the Cleveland Browns no matter what they're favored by, especially at home.”
“Yep. I like the Browns as well.”
“With the twenty fourth pick... the Cleveland Browns select Blake Miller tackle, Clemson.”
“The Browns also go tackle Blake Miller out of Clemson.”
“Blake Miller going 24 to the Browns”
“He's got the browns taking Makai Lemmon”
“Spencer Fano tackled out of Utah for the Browns at six”
“six Cleveland Browns... So I'm taking David Bailey Edgreusher”
“we're gonna have seven straight years of Ohio State receivers going number one... he is clearly to me the best receiver in this class”
“Francis Manenoah for the Browns, I know they need a left tackle.”
“With the sixth overall pick... the Cleveland Browns select Carnell Tate wide receiver Ohio State.”
“Wrapping up the first round here, Cleveland Browns go Max Ian a Ian Achor... Arizona state offensive tackle”
“Number 18, the Cleveland Browns come on the clock, and they take wide receiver, Denzel Boston.”
“Browns at pick 24 take KC Concepcion, the Texas A and M”
“The Cleveland Browns are staying in selecting Spencer Fano, the offensive tackle out of Utah.”
“I got him out of Utah going to the Browns here. I'm gonna take him at six.”
“I think this is honestly one of the ideal scenarios for the Browns to get Tate at six and then get Freeling here.”