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It would be too easy for us to just win Monday night and be in plus hurt a hated rivals playoff chances. Too easy. That's not the way we do things. I'd love to be wrong!!!

It would be weird territory, for sure, but it would also be a GREAT test for this young team and coach... can we remain focused and keep grinding even after we clinch a spot? If we can't now, we certainly won't in the playoffs.

So, basically, our Playoffs already started. Just keep grinding, don't look ahead; just go 1-0.

#@norespect

Do you have a link to your tweet?
And embed code, maybe?

I love it.

Dear National Media - please continue to disrespect the Browns every opportunity you get.

That's impossible! Chicken Little's on the board say we are going 11-5 and missing the playoffs.

I don't know if a win over Baltimore puts us in the playoffs, or not. I heard that it could have, if certain teams had lost last week..... but didn't. (LV, Colts)

Beating Baltimore would all but put us in, but I don't think we can clinch a spot this week without help.

From the horse's mouth .....

NFL playoff clinching scenarios for Week 14 of 2020 season
https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-playoff-clinching-scenarios-for-week-14-of-2020-season

Editor's note: Below are the following playoff scenarios for Week 14 of the 2020 NFL season.
AFC
CLINCHED:
Kansas City Chiefs -- playoff berth
BUFFALO BILLS (9-3) (vs. Pittsburgh (11-1), Sunday night, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC)
Buffalo clinches playoff berth with:
BUF win + BAL loss + MIA loss + LV loss + NE loss or tie
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (11-1) (at Miami (8-4), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS)
Kansas City clinches AFC West division title with:
KC win or tie OR
LV loss or tie
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-1) (at Buffalo (9-3), Sunday night, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC)
Pittsburgh clinches AFC North division title with:
PIT win + CLE loss
Pittsburgh clinches playoff berth with:
PIT win or tie OR
LV loss or tie OR
MIA loss or tie OR
TEN loss
NFC
CLINCHED:
New Orleans Saints – playoff berth
GREEN BAY PACKERS (9-3) (at Detroit (5-7), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX)
Green Bay clinches NFC North division title with:
GB win + MIN loss or tie OR
GB tie + MIN loss
Green Bay clinches playoff berth with:
GB win + ARI loss or tie OR
GB win + LAR loss or tie OR
GB win + SEA win or tie OR
GB tie + ARI loss OR
GB tie + LAR loss + ARI tie OR
GB tie + SEA win or tie + ARI tie
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (10-2) (at Philadelphia (3-8-1), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX)
New Orleans clinches NFC South division title with:
NO win OR
TB loss OR
NO tie + TB tie

So we can’t clinch.

Dang!
I was certain we could clinch this week.

Oh well, we just need to win this week and then next.

Without a doubt they said Sunday - and I have seen in print since - we could clinch a Wild Card slot with a win over Ravens... I have not checked, I am still not peaking into post season and prefer to watch each game and be happy if we see progress and/or wins.

Not this week, because, it's 10 wins, Problem is the AFC East, and that none of them have a loss vs the jets.

Common games Browns v dolphins, the raider game hurts you, you pretty much can't tie break w/ the dolphins because it's strength of schedule <( I don't know how they determine that) (is it just that, team a playing a 3rd pl in the division last year schedule from division x, is equal to team b playing a 3rd pl in the division last year schedule from division y)>
or is it each team you played against's individual record, and is that based on 2019 outcomes or 2020 outcomes.
Either way, After that, it's "combined ranking vs the rest of the conf. in points scored vs points allowed
so if your team is 1st in points scored but 4th in points allowed Browns, "points allowed" loses this I'm assuming.

And the Patriots beat the Raiders, and Every AFC east team gets to beat the winless Jets twice,

So, basically the Browns lose the tie break vs all 3 AFC east teams except the 3rd place in the div poison pill, That's one huge obstacle keeping the Browns from clinching.

I'll try and find, best case scenario for the Browns to clinch after Next week.

I do not see how we clinch with a win. We could end up 10-6 if we lose out after beating the Ravens and if they win out - both 10-6. I think we would lose the tiebreaker based on strength of schedule. Tie head to head and same conference record. Definitely lose on point differential.

If Patriots lose at Rams, and Beat Dolphins next week. Necessary!

If Dolphins lose to Chiefs this week and Patriots next week and Then beat only the At the Raiders, and final week Lose At the Bills.

Best case For Browns (involving the AFC East) because both Patriots and Dolphins would have 7 losses.