@bonedawg said:

Never underestimate the Steelers, especially not in division games.

Pittsburgh: We take both of these. Win definitively at home, and win in a squeaker in Pitt.

Jax: W - The Jags might be the worst team to ever play in the NFL. I'm praying that we aren't their 1 win of the year.

Cincy: L - It's hard to sweep in the division and we're playing them in Cincy.

Jets: W - This one depends on whether we get the Jets that beat the Saints or the Jets that got housed by Cincy.

Bears: L - Cutler led Bears that are fighting for a playoff spot makes this a tough matchup.

Pats: L - We're just not in the same league as Pats/Denver/etc. We're getting there, but not this year.

That puts us at 8-8. The Bungles game is our tipping point. We take that one and we may be able to slide into the playoffs with a 9-7 record going 5-1 in the division. Go Browns!

@koalabazooka said:

Zombo said:

JAC: W

PIT: CLE could win 1, but I don't honestly think they could sweep the ketchup-sponsored team that's owned then the past decade.

NYJ: hard to know. The Jets are so chaotic and they might give up playoff hopes by Week 16.

CIN: CLE hasn't swept them since 2002

CHI: lethal with whatever QB they start. Doesn't help that Lovie is very familiar with Campbell

NE: a lot better now with a healthy receiving corps. Seldom lose at home.

Based on the above, I project that CLE will go 1-6 to 3-4.

@gftchris said:

I believe the Bengals are down 2 starters in their secondary as well. Leon Hall and I think someone else.

Their secondary is pretty good, but we managed 2 TDs against them with BW at QB - should be able to put up 20+ with Campbell. Then the D needs to play big, like they did last time. Sure, we held them to 6, but they've been on fire lately, except the dolphins game. Hopefully, the Ravens beat them and Dalton begins to feel the pressure on him, and fails against us.

It's realistic, but by no means guaranteed.

what Norv can do to get him even more dialed in for the start of the second half NFL season. Turner needs to earn his salary these next two weeks. Campbell showed some

true grit and character playing with a lot of pain Sunday. Don't think his teammates didn't notice. It's gonna be a war in CIN 11/17.

Zombo said:

I usually scoff at these types of predictions, but watching this team with anyone under center other than Brandy, I am buying in full tilt, and totally agree with you. As long as JC stays healthy, we will be in each and every game with a chance to win...............Damn good to be a Browns fan!

Cincy 6-4

Browns 4-5

Ravens 4-5

Next week, We go to Cincy, Ravens on road at Bears. If we pull off the upset and Bears win at home:

Cincy 6-5

Browns 5-5

Ravens 4-6

The next week, Bungles have a bye, We host the Steelers, Ravens host jets. Home teams hold serve ...

Browns 6-5

Cincy 6-5

Ravens 5-6

First place by Thanksgiving.

Any way you look at it, we beat Cincy, then we are just one Bungle loss from being able to control our own destiny.

As for the Second Wild Card ... very much an option:

Jets 5-4

Titans 4-4

Dolphins 4-4

Chargers 4-4

Browns 4-5

None of those teams ahead of us scare me, and we can take out the Jets ourselves.

Zombo

but it sure would be sweet to sweep the squeelers.

WSS

@lbc-mike said:

We could win the division.

WSS

Jax: W

Cincy: W

Jets: L

Bears: W

Pats: L

@shep said:

Very interesting

Pittsburgh x2- They are a mess but because they are the Steelers we can never count them out. Their OL is constantly hurt so 5+ sacks a game is totally within the realm of possibility.

Jacksonsville- We should beat them but "any given Sunday". Only thing I'm worried about is MJD having some freak good game and burning us.

New England- This will be tough because we are playing at Gillete Stadium. I still think we can pull it off. Gronk will create a mismatch no matter who he is on. Robertson has shown nice speed, maybe he can hang with him?

Chicago- They are such a hot and cold team. Never know what they are going to do. Jay Cutler will be back so that will put more emphasis on covering not only Brandon Marshall but also Alshon Jeffrey. Haden will probably mirror Marshall the entire game so Skrine is going to have to play exceptional. The only thing I fear about their Defense is their ability to create take-aways, Campbell will have to play it smart to give us a chance.

NY Jets- One of the biggest surprises of the year for me. I'm not worried about Geno and the rest of the offense, I am worried about their Defense. I watched some of their game against the Saints yesterday and they looked pretty good. Definitely a Defensive game.

Overall I see us going somewhere between 4-2 to 3-3.

Really I wouldn't be shocked if we win 5 and finish 9-7, and I wouldn't be shocked if we win 2 and finish 6-10... Hard to tell right now, but this game was a major momentum booster, and hopefully they come out swinging against Cincy after the bye week b/c that game will be HUGE...

I do think we can hang around long enough to steal a win in Cincy, that would make the last 6 games so much fun. Gresham & Bernard need to be shut down by our D for us to have a chance.

@mark-o said:

The Jets have lost every odd week and won every even week.

Didn't they beat the Bucs in Week 1?

@bbedward said:

The jets only play on even numbered weeks. We have them on an even numbered week, so a little bit worried...

And the bengals is a very winnable game. They're pretty banged up, but it's still a tough divisional game on the road.

And the browns had lost 11 straight to Ravens, who were 6-0 on games after bye week with flacon/harbaugh. Trends are made to be broken.