2016 NFL Power Rankings Week 12: Rams Lose Jared Goff’s Debut

2106 NFL Power Rankings Week 12 - Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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2016 NFL Power Rankings Week 12 – Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
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32. Cleveland Browns (0-11)

The Browns were actually in their game with the Steelers and were down by just eight points in the fourth quarter, but then Josh McCown happened. The veteran QB was sacked and lost a fumble with under four minutes left, leading to an easy defensive touchdown for Pittsburgh and a huge sigh of relief for head coach Mike Tomlin. Cleveland suffered yet another injury to the quarterback position after Cody Kessler was removed from the game early with a concussion, his second of the season. Regardless, Kessler wasn’t effective in his latest start and it’s quite apparent he won’t be the solution the Browns are looking for.

Cleveland has a messy situation on its hands at quarterback, which has unfortunately become the norm for this franchise. While many thought we had seen the last of Robert Griffin III, head coach Hue Jackson will be forced to give the injury-prone signal-caller a look if he returns. That’s right, there may be another RG3 citing in Cleveland and it could be coming soon with the 26-year-old reportedly set to practice this week.

Next week the Browns take on the Giants in the midst of New York’s five-game winning streak. Jackson’s team is just playing out the string at this point and evaluating players who can contribute next season and beyond. The biggest storyline the rest of the way will be what happens with RG3.