Edited: Browns are amazingly (NOT) going to make the playoffs

[BarkLessWagMore]

Baker has a very tight schedule for his commercial shoots and has no time for the playoffs. Cannot happen.

[Warcodered]

6 minutes ago, RobbRiddick said:

Lamar might be back for the Rams game, not sure how many of their Covid guys will be

I'm not sure that matters.

[RobbRiddick]

2 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

I'm not sure that matters.

Not sure how many of their Covid guys they'll have back.  Harbaugh is so good I could see them coming back and getting the upset, especially with how this season has gone so far

[Jeffbigalls]

55 minutes ago, No Place To Hyde said:

Bengals beating the Chiefs is one of my upset specials coming up. And I'd say the Browns drop 1 of 2 to the Steelers or Bengals because divisional games do that often.

Burrow is good, he had the 4th most passing yards ever in a game, he became the first QB in NFL history to go over 400 vs the same opponent 2x in a season, but the Bengals are hot and cold , last time they beat Baltimore they lost 2 straight. KC will be a tough game for them. 

[Ross Murdock]

The Bengals have been a bipolar team all year. Hot for two games, and embarrassing the next two. They were humiliated by the Jets. The just beat a Ravens team that had a used car salesmen at QB. That said, Baker Mayfield is nothing special at QB. Mayfield has a top notch O-Line protecting him, and two of the best RB's in the league, and he's still looking like an eventual journeyman at QB, who will end up as someone's back up QB. If the Ravens get Jackson back, they'll take the division.    

[cle23]

51 minutes ago, Ross Murdock said:

The Bengals have been a bipolar team all year. Hot for two games, and embarrassing the next two. They were humiliated by the Jets. The just beat a Ravens team that had a used car salesmen at QB. That said, Baker Mayfield is nothing special at QB. Mayfield has a top notch O-Line protecting him, and two of the best RB's in the league, and he's still looking like an eventual journeyman at QB, who will end up as someone's back up QB. If the Ravens get Jackson back, they'll take the division.    

 

If Cincinnati wins either of their last 2 games, it doesn't matter what Baltimore does.

[JoshAllin]

58 minutes ago, Ross Murdock said:

The Bengals have been a bipolar team all year. Hot for two games, and embarrassing the next two. They were humiliated by the Jets. The just beat a Ravens team that had a used car salesmen at QB. That said, Baker Mayfield is nothing special at QB. Mayfield has a top notch O-Line protecting him, and two of the best RB's in the league, and he's still looking like an eventual journeyman at QB, who will end up as someone's back up QB. If the Ravens get Jackson back, they'll take the division.    

Yeah, last time cinci destroyed balt, the next 2 games they get beat by the jets and destroyed by the browns. Same situation here except they play KC then browns again

 

 

Edited December 28, 2021 by motorj

[Utah John]

The AFCN is a complete jumble this year.  Very unpredictable.  All the teams are very inconsistent.

 

I hope the Bills' euphoria over the Pats win doesn't prevent them from preparing properly for Atlanta.  They don't play the Falcons often but they usually struggle when they do.

[Royale with Cheese]

2 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I am sort of shocked, but I would

bet on the Browns to make the playoffs. 
 

1) They have to beat the Steelers and bengals (they smoked the bengals earlier this year).

 

2) The Bengals lose to the chiefs. Likely. 

 

3) The Ravens lose to the Rams. Likely. 
 

For everything that has gone wrong for that team this year, this is pretty remarkable.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/browns-afc-north-champions-four-011830595.html

 

 

I could easily see them losing both games.  Their offense sucks and the Steelers defense is good.  The Bengals are just a better team.

[HOUSE]

And Alice Cooper will mulch his flower beds

 

 

[CSBill]

9 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I am sort of shocked, but I would

bet on the Browns to make the playoffs. 
 

1) They have to beat the Steelers and bengals (they smoked the bengals earlier this year).

 

2) The Bengals lose to the chiefs. Likely. 

 

3) The Ravens lose to the Rams. Likely. 
 

For everything that has gone wrong for that team this year, this is pretty remarkable.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/browns-afc-north-champions-four-011830595.html

 

 

 

So Bengals vs. Browns in week 18 is the equivalent of the NCAA Basketball Play-in round games.

[SageAgainstTheMachine]

7 hours ago, Utah John said:

The AFCN is a complete jumble this year.  Very unpredictable.  All the teams are very inconsistent.

 

I hope the Bills' euphoria over the Pats win doesn't prevent them from preparing properly for Atlanta.  They don't play the Falcons often but they usually struggle when they do.

 

Huh?  We play them every four years and won the last matchup in 2017.  Lost in 2013 and literally the only player overlapping these 3 games is Jerry Hughes.

[stevewin]

9 hours ago, MiltonWaddams said:

 

As a man of Polish heritage, I am both offended by and cannot argue this comment.

Funny, being also of Polish descent, I was listening to something recently (might have been the Conan podcast) and they were saying remember when Polish jokes were a big thing.  I remember growing up they were a constant.  Guess it's un-PC now

[Buddo]

I'm not sure the Browns can get over themselves. Mayfield was still throwings ints, when their RBs had been going for 8yds a carry. (There was plenty of time left in the game).

 

If you can't work out what's going well for you, then I don't much fancy your chances.

[Giuseppe Tognarelli]

Keep in mind also that the Steelers game is in Pittsburgh on Monday night in Ben Roethlisberger's final game in Pittsburgh and the Steelers just got humiliated on national TV.

[Greg S]

10 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I am sort of shocked, but I would

bet on the Browns to make the playoffs. 
 

1) They have to beat the Steelers and bengals (they smoked the bengals earlier this year).

 

2) The Bengals lose to the chiefs. Likely. 

 

3) The Ravens lose to the Rams. Likely. 
 

For everything that has gone wrong for that team this year, this is pretty remarkable.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/browns-afc-north-champions-four-011830595.html

 

 

 

The bolded plus a Bills win = clinched playoff spot.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

9 hours ago, Augie said:

It was ONLY four. Can anyone think of a game where a guy threw more than four interceptions?   😋

"November, 2017: It all started in a small 27,000 seat stadium in Carson, California..."

*
(bonus points if you get the analogy.)

[Might Rather]

The Dolphins could find their way in somehow. They have won 7 in a row and have the Titans and Pats left. I would love to see the hoodie get knocked out of the playoffs.

[Justin C]

As someone who did a 4 team parlay of Green Bay, Tampa Bay, LA Rams and Cleveland winning their divisions at the start of the season, I would very much like Cleveland to win the division.

[dave mcbride]

11 hours ago, RunJoshRun said:

I could care less about the CLEVELAND Browns.  Why is this an important topic on a Bills Board???

It's a board for knowledgeable football fans.