As I said before the season, this is at worst 10-6 team, and if Allen shows great progress which looks more and more as real possibility we may be as good as 12-4.
Barring some disaster, quality of the team and schedule almost guarantees 10-6, even more so after Big Ben went down, Browns looking like a coaching mess and Phily being weaker than expected. If everything goes as it should we will be real underdogs only against Pats 2x and Dallas, with close odds vs Ravens at home and Titans, Steelers and Browns on the road. There are so many winnable games that it would be real shame if we didn't sneak into the PO.
However, if we want to contend, which I hope we can/want, we cannot look at Pats/Cowboys/Ravens games as losses. We need to win some of those games, and I believe we will.
And while we are getting ahead ourselves, let's not stop here and look at 2020 ? Man that looks brutal now. Rams, Seahawks, Chiefs, Chargers and Ravens* at home, 49ers, Cards, Broncos, Raiders and Texans on the road. I know it will be all different by the time the games are actually played but especially home schedule looks really tough.
*AFC North champions, since we will obviously win division this year.