[Bette]

In the past three games, the Cleveland Browns have allowed fewer points than Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Indianapolis, Dallas and Green Bay. Lost in Cleveland's costly 19-14 loss on Sunday in Cincinnati was the steady improvement by the defense, which is ranked No. 31 in the NFL. Until their recent run, the Browns were ranked last at No. 32 for nine consecutive weeks.



Browns: Defense rises after hitting rock bottom

[azrael492]

I knew they were going to get better. They had a lot of young guys that just needed to get PT to improve. One of their guys, McDonald, is a rookie that has turned into a pretty effective DB. They just needed to play together.