Also, the win over the Steelers leads to a boost in fan confidence.
Each week during season, Cleveland Browns fans vote in SB Nation Reacts to express their confidence level in the team or their thoughts on other topics.
After their victory over the Broncos in Week 12, the Browns’ confidence jumped to 35%, an increase of 26 percentage points from the previous week. Despite the team’s 3-8 record, it was one of those feel-good wins that carries more weight and does give some glimpse of hope for the future: Nick Chubb having two touchdowns, Jerry Jeudy making clutch catches, the offensive line winning in the trenches, some solid quarterback play, Myles Garrett delivering on defense, and not missing field goals.
The Broncos’ confidence is at 99% after their 7-5 start.
We asked one other question about the Browns this week, which was how many games fans expect the Browns to win in the final six games. The games include the Broncos, Steelers, Chiefs, Bengals, Dolphins, and Ravens. 49% of fans think it’ll be 2 or 3 wins in that stretch, while 32% think it’ll only be 0 or 1 win. 10% of fans think Cleveland could run the table and win all six games — if that were to happen, then the Browns would have a fair shot at getting the No. 7 seed in the AFC.
Fans on a national level were asked who they think will cover the spread between the Browns and the Broncos. The Browns are 5.5 point underdogs to the Steelers on Monday, per FanDuel Sportsbook. 77% of people think Denver will cover, which means fans on a national scale think they’ll win by six points at least. Denver has been playing well, so I understand the sentiment — but they did also lose to the Ravens 41-10 a few weeks ago.