The Browns will quickly be a part of a brand new NFL, a 17-game NFL to be precise. League conferences this week will characteristic NFL homeowners voting to increase the common season from 16 video games to 17 video games. A choice that isn’t supposed to satisfy a lot resistance. It’s something however inevitable.

So meaning the Browns have accomplished over 40 years (1978-2020) of 16 video games per week and the outcomes have not been nice. Granted not as unhealthy because the Detroit Lions. The Browns have completed the final 42 years with a report 251-379-2 profitable proportion, for a .399 profitable proportion.

The Browns’ struggles weren’t as unhealthy because the Lions, nonetheless, as they completed 268-410-2 for a .396 profitable proportion.

Bear in mind, the Browns spent three years (48 common season video games) inactive.

To make issues worse, the Pittsburgh Steelers have had the very best profitable proportion previously 40 years, with a report 413-265-2 and a .609 proportion. A part of that motive, after all, is enjoying the Browns for twenty years.

The Ravens, who’re 25 should you can consider it, went 225-174-1 with a .564 profitable proportion, whereas the Bengals went 290-386-4 for a .429 profitable proportion.

It is a new period for the NFL, which is coming into its 17-game schedule, but it surely’s additionally a brand new period for the AFC North. Whereas Pittsburgh is considerably on the decline, the Ravens and Browns are set to battle for the AFC North crown this yr, with Pittsburgh hoping to remain within the sport because the Steelers face powerful decisions. The Bengals can even be attention-grabbing this yr, with Joe Burrow in good well being and a revamped protection that would show to be a problem.

The 4 groups are both aggressive or will probably be in 2021 and this has not been the case because the creation of the divisions in 2002.