Power Rankings - 11/14/23 01:25 PM
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Browns getting some love from USA today
4. Browns (13): You wonder what Cleveland could be if the team was ever mostly healthy, QB Deshaun Watson's ankle issue the latest concerning malady. But let's celebrate these Dawgs for what they are – a tough club on both sides of the ball, and one that can win in a place like Baltimore even when the league's No. 1 defense has an off day.
5. Ravens (1): We reluctantly anointed them as the NFL's best team a week ago and got burned for it after losing sight of Baltimore's (probably) fatal flaw – a long-standing and uncanny inability to close out games in the fourth quarter, something they've failed to do in all three of their losses, including Sunday to the Browns. Unrectified, this will likely be what costs the Ravens a shot at Super Bowl 58 and maybe another MVP award for QB Lamar Jackson.
10. Bengals (6): Tough way to lose your four-game winning streak … especially when you wonder if a healthy Tee Higgins catches the likely game-winning TD pass that Tyler Boyd dropped in the end zone. But Cincinnati better rebound fast for this Thursday night's trip to Baltimore – a contest which Higgins and DE Trey Hendrickson might have to sit out.
12. Steelers (11): In case you're counting, and you probably should be, that's nine consecutive wins in one-score games dating to last season. Let's see if they can sustain the mojo going into what could be a pair of season-defining roadies at Cleveland and Cincinnati.
Browns getting some love from USA today
4. Browns (13): You wonder what Cleveland could be if the team was ever mostly healthy, QB Deshaun Watson's ankle issue the latest concerning malady. But let's celebrate these Dawgs for what they are – a tough club on both sides of the ball, and one that can win in a place like Baltimore even when the league's No. 1 defense has an off day.
5. Ravens (1): We reluctantly anointed them as the NFL's best team a week ago and got burned for it after losing sight of Baltimore's (probably) fatal flaw – a long-standing and uncanny inability to close out games in the fourth quarter, something they've failed to do in all three of their losses, including Sunday to the Browns. Unrectified, this will likely be what costs the Ravens a shot at Super Bowl 58 and maybe another MVP award for QB Lamar Jackson.
10. Bengals (6): Tough way to lose your four-game winning streak … especially when you wonder if a healthy Tee Higgins catches the likely game-winning TD pass that Tyler Boyd dropped in the end zone. But Cincinnati better rebound fast for this Thursday night's trip to Baltimore – a contest which Higgins and DE Trey Hendrickson might have to sit out.
12. Steelers (11): In case you're counting, and you probably should be, that's nine consecutive wins in one-score games dating to last season. Let's see if they can sustain the mojo going into what could be a pair of season-defining roadies at Cleveland and Cincinnati.