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You are here: Home / Daily News / ESPN Projects Last Place Finish For Browns In 2020

ESPN Projects Last Place Finish For Browns In 2020

By Wendi Oliveros September 10, 2020 @WendiOliveros1

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) reads a play during the game against the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals on December 29, 2019, at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, OH.
(Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire)

 

ESPN has released its 2020 simulation of the football season.

In this year’s ESPN simulation, the news isn’t good for the Cleveland Browns.

ESPN projects the Browns will finish with a 7-9 record.

That would put the Browns in a tie for last place in the AFC North with the Cincinnati Bengals.

 

Simulation Process

 

  1. 20,000 simulations of the entire schedule of games are conducted.
  2. Starting quarterback, past performance, returning starters and projected win totals are factors.
  3. A strength rating for each team is determined.

 

2020 Simulation

 

Simulation number 3,869 was selected this year.

 

1. The Super Bowl


Back-to-back will be the outcome for the Kansas City Chiefs who will repeat as Super Bowl Champions.
The Chiefs will defeat the Dallas Cowboys by the score of 42-17.

I’m OK with ESPN’s simulation of the NFL season pic.twitter.com/vJW0K8gWL7

— Zach Kratochvil (@kratochvilz32) September 7, 2020

2. AFC North Final Standings


Ravens 12-4
Steelers 12-4
Bengals 7-9
Browns 7-9

 

3. Opening game between Browns and Ravens


The Browns will lose the season opener to the Ravens by a score of 24-10.

 

4. Baker Mayfield prediction


By Week 8, Cleveland will have the fewest points scored by any NFL team.
As a result, Baker Mayfield will be benched after the Week 8 bye.
Case Keenum will assume starting quarterback duties.

This probably isn’t an entirely surprising result given how the Browns played in 2019.

But before we go any further, it seems appropriate to look at ESPN’s 2019 simulation and see how accurate that was.

 

2019 Simulation

 

Simulation number 1,721 was selected for the 2019 season.

 

1. The Super Bowl


The New Orleans Saints were projected to be the Super Bowl Champions.
They defeated the Los Angeles Chargers by the score of 40-33.
(Note: The real life Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs did not make the playoffs in ESPN’s 2019 simulation.)

 

2. AFC North Final Standings


Browns 10-6
Steelers 9-6-1
Ravens 9-7
Bengals 3-13

That’s right; the Browns were projected to win the division in 2019!
The Browns lost in a squeaker in wild-card weekend against the Tennessee Titan by a score of 10-9.

So which one is the 2020 NFL team overhyped by the NFL Media who’s destiny is to fall flat on its’ face? In 2019, it was the Cleveland Browns.

— Kevin Bartner (@heshsson) September 9, 2020

 

3. Browns Player Notes


Baker Mayfield and Odell Beckham Jr. received a lot of glory for their outstanding performances during the regular season.
The Browns finished the 2019 season with the second-ranked defense in the NFL.

 

So we can see the simulation for 2019 was nowhere near being correct.

Perhaps the same will be true for 2020.

Browns fans certainly hope so.

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About Wendi Oliveros

Wendi Oliveros, a Pennsylvania native, is a freelance writer and avid sports fan. She realized at a young age that she was a much better spectator than participant, As a result, she has spent her entire life watching sports. In addition to football, Wendi's favorite sports are professional tennis and baseball.

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