The Browns are riding high after last week’s win over the Baltimore Ravens, and their fans are feeling it. Cleveland moved to 2-0 in the division and 4-2 overall, and now sits alone in first place in the AFC North. That momentum showed up in the confidence numbers too, with Browns fan confidence jumping 26 percentage points to 85%, a new season high.
That optimism carried into this week’s matchup against the Titans. On the question of who will win Sunday, 87% of Browns fans picked Cleveland, while 13% went with Tennessee. It’s the first time this season the response has landed as a clear blowout in the fan polling.
Even so, most fans still expect the game to be competitive. In all, 68% think Cleveland will win a close one, while 19% believe the Browns can control the game and win convincingly. One fan said he wants the Browns to win big, but doesn’t see that happening with Deshaun Watson at quarterback:
“I can’t see us winning big with Watson as bad as he is.”
Another fan’s concerns go back to last year’s loss to Tennessee:
“I have nightmares about Tony Pollard and Jeffrey Simmons from last December in Cleveland.”
The Titans, meanwhile, are drawing a very different kind of reaction from their own fan base. Just 79% of fans are in favor of the direction of their team.
The week also included a national question about officiating, and the answer was blunt: 79% of fans think there have been too many penalties this season.
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