Here are some thoughts on — and some questions about — the Browns’ regular-season opponents:
It's time.
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) May 15, 2025
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Sunday — vs. Cincinnati Bengals; Jan. 4 — at Bengals — Can anyone stop the Bengals offense? And can their defense stop anyone? Check out The Battle of Ohio here
Sept. 14 — at Baltimore Ravens; Nov. 16 — at Ravens — So, what happens if it someday becomes obvious to the Ravens that Lamar Jackson is never going to be the quarterback to get them where they want to go?
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Sept. 21 — vs. Green Bay Packers — The Packers have remained contenders for the last 33 years because they always keep coming up with quarterbacks. Now that for the first time in several decades they have a defensive gem in Micah Parsons, does it put them over the top?
Sept. 28 — at Detroit Lions — The Lions keep waiting to go to the Super Bowl, but did the window of opportunity already close when they blew a 17-point halftime lead to the San Francisco 49ers in the 2023 NFC Championship Game?
Oct. 5 — vs. Minnesota Vikings in London — The Vikings are hoping JJ McCarthy will be the quarterback who can make plays in the postseason. Sam Darnold can’t.
Oct. 12 — at Pittsburgh Steelers; Dec. 28 — vs. Steelers — It was hardly the Steelers Way when they allowed Aaron Rodgers to jerk them around, but if he gets them wins in the playoffs, then it will have been worth it. I think it ends well.
Oct. 19 — vs. Miami Dolphins — These guys are soft, and until that changes, they’re not going anywhere.
Oct. 26 — at New England Patriots — Prodigal son Mike Vrabel returns home to revive a moribund franchise. Can he do it? I say yes.
Nov. 9 — at New York Jets — Will the no-nonsense approach of new head coach Aaron Glenn work? It sure can’t hurt.
Nov. 23 — at Las Vegas Raiders — When new head coach Pete Carroll got into coaching, the Raiders were doing their first stint in Oakland. Does he have any gas left in the tank, and if he does, then is it moreso than the other 70-something guy, Bill Belichick?
Nov. 30 — vs. San Francisco 49ers — The 49ers’ dream is to play in the Super Bowl in their own stadium. That’s a bit too much to ask?
Dec. 7 — vs. Tennessee Titans —These guys might have even more holes than the Browns.
Dec. 14 — at Chicago Bears — By this point of the season, the Bears will know for sure if Caleb Williams is the man. I’m saying he isn’t.
Dec. 21 — vs. Buffalo Bills — Josh Allen and the Bills and the Ravens and Lamar Jackson are kindred spirits, stuck in the purgatory of “Groundhog Day.”
Steve King
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