The Browns have seen a turnaround under Winston after starting quarterback Deshaun Watson went down with an injury, defeating the Ravens, Saints, and Steelers before falling to the Broncos. Despite his record-setting game, he threw two pick-sixes and an interception, which undoubtedly changed the outcome of the game.

Even the decision in Week 7, to demote Winston to emergency quarterback and use Dorian Thompson-Robinson as the backup, proved costly after Watson was lost to an Achilles injury. The Browns certainly could have exploited a porous Bengals defense to win a game they lost, 21-14.