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i'm thrilled were this far into the season and talking playoffs...

I wouldn't be suprised if we get to 10-6 and dont make it in (seems like a browns thing)... but i'd pretty pretty damn happy with that record regardless of if we get in or not... step in the right direction.

win your games and it will not matter.

1-0 this week.... You cannot count on other teams to lose.

Said it in another thread, but man this feels like a year where the Bronwns could win ten games and miss the playoffs, just like the last time we did.

whatever tho, it's fun to look forward to sundays now, and it should be a thrilling last month and a half of games. So many things can happen.

Thrilling to still be relevant! I had somewhat forgotten how good this feels.

Regardless, hope we win out for the most part. I want to win into the playoffs, not back in (but I would take even that).

Pretty grim outlook with a 5-way tie (record only) at 6-3 when 2 sports are available and we have the easiest schedule.

I would suspect that Ravens take the 5 and we take the 7 seed (barring any more injuries or Covid outbreaks)

we just did that a few years ago LOL

It's Over!


If, Myles Garrett, (Get Well Soon),

is out an extended number of games...


Browns will be hard pressed to stay ahead of New England in this years playoff race, and they have a 2 game lead with just 7 games to play.

Browns 6-3
Patriots 4-5

I would expect Garrett to play next week's game. Most recover from the virus in a day or so. Someone of his health, it shouldn't be an issue.

I have known 7 different people who were confirmed to have COVID. Not one single person amongst them recovered in a day or so. Who do you know that recovered in a day?

(please say Trump... please say Trump)

Trump You~!

Browns have to beat the
Titans,
Ravens,
Eagles,
and Jets,

Catch the Ravens, and it'll be a playoff year.

Agreed. About the only way I'd be mad is if there was a game that all we had to do was win, we're capable of winning, but somehow decide to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.

KC vs LV
Indy vs GB
Ten vs Balt

Philly vs Cle

I lke our chances after this week to improve our playoff chances!

So, rooting for GB and KC. Who are we rooting for in the Balt game?

I would say Ten, since we have them shortly, and all the tie breaker stuff if we are tied Balt.

Whoa this is so freakin huge man... to study.
Wow,
If the Browns win today, and Raiders and Dolphins both lose, the Browns are back in above the playoff line for one week, because the Ravens and Titans can't both win their game.

So, If that happened, and .. The Colts somehow go ahead in the division race, (not sure where it is) they're tied with the titans, (important because the non chosen is the one the Browns would head to head tie break with for a playoff spot: So

Wow,
Playoff tie break if, today, before the games are played, if the 6-3 Browns and 6-3 Titans are compared head to head,

It's Browns! Head to Head? does not exist yet
Conf. vs. AFC, teams, record, equal 4-3 to 4-3

Then it goes to common opponents,(minimum 4) and Bam! Browns got em so far. (we actually have 4 common opponents, befor the Raven game, and the Titans Raven game will be a 5th.

Thank God the Bungles beat the titans. pfft!

Browns swept the Bengals, Titans only played em once, the tie breaker says best wlt, in common games minimum 4, so, I'm not sure how that would eventualy work out if one, (the Browns) sweeps the bengals, vs if the other, the titans) had won only once because they play only once, But!
The Bungles beat em and the don't get a chance to play again, the Browns Swept the bungles and they don't get a chance to play again, so (SO FAR) that helps the Browns tie break win over the titans,
So does the... Both Browns/Titans beat the Texans
Browns won, Texans, lost to the Colts BAM!

... Being that the Browns Titans play later in the year, all this goes out the window unless the Browns/Titans tie in that game.

If the Browns plan on losing to the Titans, they better root for the Ravens today.

I just realized,... the Browns got swept by the stee, wait, Sweeping the Bengals doesn't help the Browns common game win % against the tiebreak with the Titans if IF! the Browns get swept by the Steelers .. week 17

and, If the Browns don't split with the Ravens, if the Ravens beat the Titans today.

I think most signs point to root for the Ravens to win today, which won't matter at all until the Browns beat both the Titans, (which they have to,) and the Ravens, which they have to)

to get into the playoffs, where they can THEN,
Beat the Steelers in the Playoffs.

In Pittsburgh!
(Common opponents Browns, 3-1, Titans 1-3)

So, Rooting for the Titans, today. Is it easier to beat the Titans, or Ravens, or Both?

So, I'll root for,... Titans today!
Colts at home to beat the Titans next week,

Ravens to lose today,
Ravens to lose on the road at Pittsburgh next week,

Browns to Beat the Eagles Today,
Browns to Beat the Jaguars on the road next week!

Against the Raiders every week,
Against the Dolphins every week!

I just watched a highlight segment on Emmanuel Ogbah,
Who should still be a Cleveland Brown!

I earlier figured, the numbers 38%

32 of 84 players on the Browns website, from Top to Ps, to covid, come from non power 5 conference,
and I didn't count the obviously good players and players pulled from NfL experience,

So that, 1 in 3 players for the Browns are coming from non football, and or, division 2 schools,

So, Your Signature, "The harvard boys are doing..."
is a Joke IMO.

Any Winning the Browns are doing is IN SPITE of the harvard boys.
times a MILLION!!!
The Organization still doesn't GET IT!

You develop Talent!
You DON'T, ship off talent hoping to find 1 percent better.

It's why you've not won a playoff game since 94!
AND You can take that to the Bank! Whether anyone likes reading it, or not!

harvard boys? It's football not law!

IMO we have to win the next two weeks to maintain a chance ... with Miami, Las Vegas, Baltimore, Tennessee, and Indy that’s a lot of teams to overtake

GC. The Ravens Titans game today, looks more clearly that Browns fans should Root for the Ravens to win it today, because

Browns fans have to ask themselves whether the Titans or Ravens are more likely to lose more of their remaining games and i'll ask you to look specificall at weeks 16, and 17 the final two of the year.

the Ravens remaining schedule

Vs Titans today
At Steelers
vs. Cowboys
At Browns
Vs. Jaguars
Vs. Giants
AT Bengals

...

Titans remaining schedule.
At Ravens today
At Colts
Vs. Browns
At Jaguars
Vs. Lions
At Green Bay Packers
At Texans

So, if you think in the final two weeks, the mighty Bengals of Cincinnati, with Joe Burrow and the mighty Daniel Jones Giants without Saquan Barkely RB, are a tougher mountain for the Ravens to climb
and the Ravens will more likely fall to 8-8
NOT! ^^^ then root for the titans today.

If you think, the mity Packers of Green bay with Qb Aron Rogers, and there's a chance Deshaun Watson of the Texans waking up, and beating their division rival titans, both of those home games for the team we'd want,
is more likely to happen and more likely the Titans fall to 8-8

Then root for the Ravens today!

edit:
Browns remaining schedule
Vs. Eagles today
At Jaguars
At Titans
Vs Ravens. Monday Night iirc
At Giants
At Jets
Vs. Steelers.

So Root for the Ravens today.

According to a graphic showed in the game, the one team we do have the tiebreaker on is also not in a playoff position.

Here we go onside kick

Titans Beat the Ravens in OT with a touchdown, today.

Ravens did not help us out today.

But, good new is, Browns Achieve 2nd place in the division,

for the moment, with the Ravens falling to 6-4

http://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/machine

ESPN's playoff machine is up and running.

Congratulations on overtaking the Ravens. I truly believe the Browns are playoff bound this season.

HACK

Beating the Jags, Jets and Giants on the road would only get us to 10-6. We have to beat a good team (either the Titans on the road of the Rats/Steelers in Cleveland).

We are 5-1 at home but still only 2-2 on the road. Gonna be tight.

11-5 is surprisingly "possible."

There's a reason they play the games. Any team, including the Browns, could have an injury to a top player, or have a top player or 2 or 3, or 4 have to miss games.

Agreed. It's way to early to be talking playoffs. Long way to go.

I agree but its nice being in the conversation

*updating again

we are still on pace to get into the playoffs from what I expected


We should win 6/8 of these games (3 more to go)

Houston/won
Philly/won
NYG
Jacksonville
Jets
Cin/won
Las Vegas/lost
Pitt


We will need to win 1 game against these teams to get in the playoffs. *accomplished

Indy/won
Pitt/lost
Baltimore


I would expect that 10-6 gets us in the playoffs as the 7 seed.

Go Packers and Broncos

and Chiefs.

Denver is leading Miami 13-10
Packers over Indy 21-14
KC win over LV


8this would give us the 6 seed with games left between Tenn and Balt and Pitt.

I'm also glad the Patriots lost today. that removes them from the dark horse convo

Tipping my helmet to the Titans. Thankee!

I think Denver should have kicked a FG the possession earlier

It's nice to not be 3-7.

3-7 would put us almost first in the eagles division.

GC.

Colts ust take a 3 pt lead on the pacers with 9 minutes to play

Dolphins are about to tie the Broncos with 2 minutes to go in their 4th.

Miami lost

Broncos Win

Looks like the Colts might pull this one out on the Packers...