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We need LV to lose now

Every week, Vegas and Dolphins to lose every week.
Only possible change, if New England jumps up.

Here's what I'm dreaming about...

We are 12-3 or 11-4 going into the last week Vs Steelers, they are 15-0.

We beat them and prevent the perfect season while also knocking Baltimore out of the playoffs.

*drool*

(I know it's just a dream, but nice to still be able to dream going into December!)

We have the 6 seed folks!

Down go the Raiders

Playoff percentages going into Sunday:

Ravens (6-3): 86%
Colts (6-3): 73%
Raiders (6-3): 70%
Titans (6-3): 60%
Browns (6-3): 58%
Dolphins (6-3): 45%

After Sunday:

Titans (7-3): 84%
Colts (7-3): 78 %
Ravens (6-4): 71%
Browns (7-3): 69%
Raiders (6-4): 67%
Dolphins (6-4): 30%

I like our odds. I would love to get the 5 seed.

Looking at next week and am realizing that there is a buttload of football still to be played

Steelers v Ravens
Colts v Titans

are both next week. This whole playoff picture has a bit of time to get sorted out.

Just win baby. The only way to know for sure....

Browns had a very nice day. Had the packers not collapsed to the Colts it would have been perfect.

Gotta beat the Jags now

Now that we seem to have the bad weather games down, I'm hoping for some more nastiness next Sunday.

Long range forecast is 77 and cloudy, slight chance of a shower with a typical 11 MPH Florida wind. Pretty ideal conditions.

The team probably wants to leave today, lol.

Spring break LOL!

Hope we are more eager to get after it harder. Some people stepped up large. Others did not. I would not want to wake up and be Went this morning. He has been soaking up a bundle of hits, sacks, and abuse.

Glad to be part of it. Wondering what kind of day that MG might have had.

haha good point

J/c

Also, kinda looking at the upcoming schedule. There’s a chance our game at Tennessee gets flexed to either 4:25 or SNF. That’s a pretty big game for both us and the Titans ... and for the AFC playoffs

I think there’s a slight chance Garrett is back for JAX .. but I won’t hold my breath

Well, that's pretty much the Kiss of Death for us in most years.

haha, or we usually say “we control our own destiny for the #1 overall pick guys!”

I think theres a helluva (it's a cheese brand) lot more chance the Ravens Win Out and go 12-4
than Fall to 8-8.

Ravens are NOT out of this, 1, I don't know if the Steelers wouldn't mind taking a dive on thanksgiving just to hurt the Browns case,

Then, the Ravens have the Cowboys at home, (QB unknown Dalton or Gilbert, "which team is more motivated?"

Then at the Browns, (from a Ravens perspective, they beat you 38-6 opening day with all the Browns healthy, Beckham won't suit up, and the Browns look 1 dimensional, easy win, from their perspective

Then The Ravens play the easiest, (at this point) final 3 games I can find
Home for the Jaguars and QB Luton
Home for the Giants, and Qb Daniel Jones and
At the Bengals and Qb 1-800-Ryan Finley.

12-4 in the bag, on to the playoffs,

Browns, prepared to keep pace?

Since 3 catch Beckham is out, the Browns pass game has imploded not exploded, targets to Landry, Higgins, Hooper and the like have been
Consistent, or inconsistent? Find your own answer.

Browns prepared to keep pace? Musical Chairs, 9 teams, 7 spots, you might edge out the Dolphins,
Browns are Neck and Neck with the Titans and Raiders,??

The Ravens aren't going anywhere, don't even mention the Steelers, 3rd place in the division would hurt your case.

Are the Browns prepeared to keep up? 12-4 that's the pace, you'd better plan on winning out.

A passing game is necessary; and a defense that doesn't get rag dolled.
blowing smoke won't help.

I remember in the 1980's and 90's hearing that line,
"X controls their own destiny" NO! it was like a black cat crossing your path,
like telling a pitcher he's got a no hitter going, in the bottom of the 7th,
or, "Browns only have to win one of their next 3 to win the division" Duh! lose two in a row first time all year, . something like that.
Just don't say it!

Garrett ruled out for Jacksonville

ugh ... both he and Ward possibly out ... not great

Lots of rumblings with the Ravens from Lamar Jackson saying a week or so ago that the other team was calling out their plays.. now this week saying that the Titans seemed to just want it more.

My guess is that they will not go 12-4 or 8-8 but somewhere in between, which is why we need to beat them.

We will see how they respond.


The Steelers are competing for home field through the playoffs with a 1 loss Chiefs team. If you think they would jeopardize that just to spite the Browns, you are delusional.

And I think they would much rather hurt the Ravens chance at the playoffs than ours.


In the 3 games since OBJ has gone out we have played Wentz, Watson, and Carr... 3 QBs all of the haters would gladly trade Mayfield for, especially the last 2... In those last 3 games..


............. Mayfield.... Others
Attempts........67..........89
Completions.....36..........56
Completion %....53.7........62.9
Yards...........458.........478
TDs.............0...........3
INTs............0...........2
Rating..........75.35.......78.77

Browns are 2-1..

As for the Ravens schedule, they will probably lose to the Steelers, making them a 5 loss team... then we have a chance to beat them ourselves and if you think they are looking at week 1 and thinking this is an easy win, I hope you are right.. could be 10-6, maybe 11-5.. Doubtful 12-4..

Dolphins are a 4 loss team, still have Chiefs, Patriots, Raiders, and Bills. Pulled their QB last week, going back to him this week... 10-6 (or worse) is highly possible

Raiders are a 4 loss team, still have the Chargers, Colts, and Dolphins.. could potentially be 12-4 though odds of them slipping to 11-5 is more realistic. But they own the tie-breaker on us.

Colts are a 3 loss team, still have the Raiders, Titans, Steelers and Texans twice.. Could easily be 11-5.. We own the tie-breaker on them.

Titans are a 3 loss team, still have Colts, Browns, Packers, and Texans. Could be 12-4, possible 11-5. Tie-breaker is TBD.

I think 11-5 puts us in pretty good shape and it would come down to tie-breakers.. oddly enough, if we go 11-5, it would benefit us for us to beat the Ravens and Titans and lose to the Steelers and Giants..

What we need is for somebody to beat the Chiefs, Steelers go into week 17, 15-0 with home field secured and pull their starters..

If there is going to be a log jam where tie-breakers rule, it's going to be at 11-5, not 12-4...

What we needed was for either the Colts or the Titans to separate in their division and that just hasn't happened.

And, on a personal note, if we go 11-5 and somehow miss the playoffs.. Would suck but I guess I can live with that all things considered.

One game at a time...

Seeing that ward had to have a mri tells me he will probably be out for at least 3 weeks if not more. Pass defense is bad enough, with him gone I would say our chances drop dramatically. I swear its like there is some unknown entity that is bound and determined to make sure we never make the playoffs

If I don't respond to the other parts of your post yet, do get understand,
I'm not against Baker, I'm against him not being used.
No, No, that's not correct,
I'm against the team, not chosing to continue the passing enough to keep the rust from forming; in the hopes they can overachieve, one win over their heads, one at a time.

Why is the sky always falling,every post???????

Browns version of SNL's Debbie Downer!!!!!

When asked, Zegura said he didn't see anything drastic or noticeable at the end of the game. For now, lets hope it's precautionary instead of writing him off for a chunk of the playoff push.

Try holding your water for once!

Because you need me that's why lol. I AM YOUR BALANCE LOL. I never let you get to high, so if the bottom does drop out the fall wont hurt as bad. I provide a service lol

Saddened to learn this about MG. Also hope the Ward MRI is just being overly cautious and taking care of the lad. Our secondary without him is reduced. I don't expect Greedy to take up the slack.

Have a full recovery soon, MG. We need the wolf back for this run.

GC. The ONLY reason to root for the 6-4 Ravens to beat the 10-0 Steelers on Thanksgiving, if you're a Browns fan,

is if you believe the then 7-4 Ravens and 7-3 Browns would BOTH, overtake the then 10-1 Steelers in the rankings, with only 6, 5, and 5, games to play, respectively.

So there is basically NO reason to root for the Ravens in that game, if you hope for help for the Browns.

Root for the Steelers, on this Thanksgiving game.

I don't care about any implications. I would never root for steelers, and I couldn't even fathom the weight of that bandwagon if they went 16-0. BAL, BUF, INDY are the last hopes to ending this.. BAL has half their offense on COVID so doubt they would win anyways without their 2 starting running backs.

Never ever. I hate on two of them. While I watch, I root for whoever is on defense. Can't stand any success.

I will root for the ground to open up under the stadium and swallow both teams whole. Never to be seen again.

Not like who any of us root for really matters anyway... but it serves the Browns playoff chances better if the Steelers win.


Well, ,they still have to play the Browns too... so there is that.

j/c

If Pitt beats Ravens it helps us much more than vice versa.

Go Steelers!