Playoffs
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They are only there because they haven’t had their bye yet. I think all even, they would be more like #4 but I could be wrong.
Ravens have a tough ending too, with the jags, 9ers, dolphins, Steelers.
We’re talking 4-3 or 5-2 finish, quite possible the ravens are looking at 3-3 or 4-2
The Steelers suck, but they always own Lamar
The AFCN is really a possibility for the browns. If the rookie can step up
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Some playoff thoughts. The Bungles game this Sunday against the Steelers is pretty much their season. A loss puts them at 5-6, 0-4 in the division, and 1-6 in the Conference. Stick a fork in them, they're done.
OTOH, the Browns had better keep winning, because the Steelers have by far the easiest schedule the way out. Wounded Bengals twice, Cardinals, Patriots, Colts, then finish up with the Seahawks and Ravens.
Can the Browns cool off a hot Broncos team on the road? Stay tuned.
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Some playoff thoughts. The Bungles game this Sunday against the Steelers is pretty much their season. A loss puts them at 5-6, 0-4 in the division, and 1-6 in the Conference. Stick a fork in them, they're done.
OTOH, the Browns had better keep winning, because the Steelers have by far the easiest schedule the way out. Wounded Bengals twice, Cardinals, Patriots, Colts, then finish up with the Seahawks and Ravens.
Can the Browns cool off a hot Broncos team on the road? Stay tuned.
Some playoff thoughts. The Bungles game this Sunday against the Steelers is pretty much their season. A loss puts them at 5-6, 0-4 in the division, and 1-6 in the Conference. Stick a fork in them, they're done.
OTOH, the Browns had better keep winning, because the Steelers have by far the easiest schedule the way out. Wounded Bengals twice, Cardinals, Patriots, Colts, then finish up with the Seahawks and Ravens.
Can the Browns cool off a hot Broncos team on the road? Stay tuned.
Many times over....Don't focus on what it takes to just get in, keep winning and it will take care of itself.
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Some playoff thoughts. The Bungles game this Sunday against the Steelers is pretty much their season. A loss puts them at 5-6, 0-4 in the division, and 1-6 in the Conference. Stick a fork in them, they're done.
OTOH, the Browns had better keep winning, because the Steelers have by far the easiest schedule the way out. Wounded Bengals twice, Cardinals, Patriots, Colts, then finish up with the Seahawks and Ravens.
Can the Browns cool off a hot Broncos team on the road? Stay tuned.
Many times over....Don't focus on what it takes to just get in, keep winning and it will take care of itself.
Many times over....Don't focus on what it takes to just get in, keep winning and it will take care of itself.
Exactly AP! The Browns don't have to pray/watch for everyone else to lose if they keep winning. IMO, pretenders count on everyone else while contenders take care of their own business.
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Many times over....Don't focus on what it takes to just get in, keep winning and it will take care of itself.
Exactly AP! The Browns don't have to pray/watch for everyone else to lose if they keep winning. IMO, pretenders count on everyone else while contenders take care of their own business.
Exactly AP! The Browns don't have to pray/watch for everyone else to lose if they keep winning. IMO, pretenders count on everyone else while contenders take care of their own business.
That's a big reason why I like it when teams are full strength or close to it when we beat them.. It removes all doubt and excuses...
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Exactly AP! The Browns don't have to pray/watch for everyone else to lose if they keep winning. IMO, pretenders count on everyone else while contenders take care of their own business.
That's a big reason why I like it when teams are full strength or close to it when we beat them.. It removes all doubt and excuses...
That's a big reason why I like it when teams are full strength or close to it when we beat them.. It removes all doubt and excuses...
I used to think like that; but how possible is this 10 games into a regular season today? Just look at the Browns - lost Chubb, Conklin, Jones, Wills, and Watson just on offense. 3 of those very key guys are done for the rest of the year. Let's not pretend this is easy sledding; but they're still beating teams with real good records.
Now that they're doing this - people were complaining about the play calling in the game the Browns BEAT Pittsburgh in. Did the Browns offense give Pittsburgh's defense 2 TDs off turnovers again? Nope. Did the Browns offense have a lot of penalties or turnovers facing Highsmith and Watt with a 2nd string LT and 3rd string RT? Nope. Then I read guys bellyaching about the quicker/shorter passes given the situation "Stefanski doesn't know how to call plays." Maybe we give him credit for knowing 14 points during turnovers in the 1st matchup with Pitt = 4 point loss. Yes? No? The reality is Stefanski learned how to beat Pittsburgh; but it had to be with an offensive line-up without Watson, Chubb, Conklin/Jones, Wills counting on a rookie QB in his 2nd start. If anyone was expecting a pretty/pristine and wide-open passing game against that line-up with an offensive lineup brought to you by General Hospital - good luck with that.
And yes, I listened to former UT DB Charles Davis commentating all game long that the passes needed to be deeper. The problem with that? He didn't see the first game between the Browns and Pittsburgh nor did he see the 1st start DTR had. I normally like Charles Davis' insights; but the Browns figured out a way to beat Pittsburgh with a rookie QB in his 2nd start with backup tackles facing Watt and Highsmith on a rare day the Browns couldn't run the ball. This light at the end of the tunnel doesn't have to be the headlamp of an oncoming train unless one needs it to be. I kind of like us some hard earned 7-3 football. You can punch this team right in the mouth; but they'll just spit their broken teeth right backatchya and point to the scoreboard...
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Looking back the past 27 games In many ways Kevin probably calls a better game when he doesn’t have his lead signal caller. There are still hiccups along the way like the last offensive play call in the Seahawk game. I/we expect having all the Jimmy and Joes available Kevin and staff would take advantage of talent discrepancies instead of flexing Harrison Bryant out and watching balls bounce off his mitts or 4th and 1 going deep play action to Anthony Schwartz.
He called an almost perfect game against the Steelers. Right before the game I complained on here about his deep drops against the Steelers lack of balance with run/pass play calls, etc…almost forgetting their propensity to kill QBs. We couldn’t run so he incorporates a quasi run approach (short pass) that doesn’t expose our missing pieces on the line. Maybe a deep shot or two more each half to keep the safeties honest but other than that - THIS IS WHAT WE have folks. It stinks but our QB is what he is at this point - and the wins IF/when they come are gonna be ugly.
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Looking back the past 27 games In many ways Kevin probably calls a better game when he doesn’t have his lead signal caller. There are still hiccups along the way like the last offensive play call in the Seahawk game. I/we expect having all the Jimmy and Joes available Kevin and staff would take advantage of talent discrepancies instead of flexing Harrison Bryant out and watching balls bounce off his mitts or 4th and 1 going deep play action to Anthony Schwartz.
He called an almost perfect game against the Steelers. Right before the game I complained on here about his deep drops against the Steelers lack of balance with run/pass play calls, etc…almost forgetting their propensity to kill QBs. We couldn’t run so he incorporates a quasi run approach (short pass) that doesn’t expose our missing pieces on the line. Maybe a deep shot or two more each half to keep the safeties honest but other than that - THIS IS WHAT WE have folks. It stinks but our QB is what he is at this point - and the wins IF/when they come are gonna be ugly.
Looking back the past 27 games In many ways Kevin probably calls a better game when he doesn’t have his lead signal caller. There are still hiccups along the way like the last offensive play call in the Seahawk game. I/we expect having all the Jimmy and Joes available Kevin and staff would take advantage of talent discrepancies instead of flexing Harrison Bryant out and watching balls bounce off his mitts or 4th and 1 going deep play action to Anthony Schwartz.
He called an almost perfect game against the Steelers. Right before the game I complained on here about his deep drops against the Steelers lack of balance with run/pass play calls, etc…almost forgetting their propensity to kill QBs. We couldn’t run so he incorporates a quasi run approach (short pass) that doesn’t expose our missing pieces on the line. Maybe a deep shot or two more each half to keep the safeties honest but other than that - THIS IS WHAT WE have folks. It stinks but our QB is what he is at this point - and the wins IF/when they come are gonna be ugly.
As I talked about in my last post, his play calling helped our 3rd string RT and 2nd string LT against Highsmith and Watt while the quicker passes also prevented sacks. If the Browns/Njoku stop dropping the amount of passes dropped last week - it would pretty up the passing game some. I thought DTR did pretty well on the last drive when there was no margin of error remaining. He made the throws that extended the drive for an easy FG to follow.
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AFC North
W L T PCT DIFF Ravens
9
3
0
.750
+137
Steelers
7
4
0
.636
-23
Browns
7
4
0
.636
+30
5
6
0
.455
-30
Baltimore Ravens
What to know: The Ravens are up a game in the loss column (1.5 games overall) and are the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
Remaining schedule: Bye, vs. Rams, at Jaguars, at 49ers, vs. Dolphins, vs. Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
What to know: The Steelers hold the tiebreaker over the Browns based on having a better win percentage in division games. They are currently the No. 5 seed in the AFC.
Remaining schedule: vs. Cardinals, vs. Patriots, at Colts, vs. Bengals, at Seahawks, at Ravens
Cleveland Browns
What to know: The Browns are a game up on the final playoff spot in the AFC, losing the tiebreaker to the Steelers due to Pittsburgh having a better divisional win percentage.
Remaining schedule: at Rams, vs. Jaguars, vs. Bears, at Texans, vs. Jets, at Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
What to know: The Bengals are the No. 11 seed in the AFC, one game behind the Colts for the final playoff spot in the conference.
Remaining schedule: at Jaguars, vs. Colts, vs. Vikings, at Steelers, at Chiefs, vs. Browns
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While the Cleveland Browns saw their playoff probability drop nearly 20 percent after a loss to the Denver Broncos, they can put themselves right back in the driver’s seat with a bounce-back win in Los Angeles against the Rams this weekend.
According to Sumer Sports, the Browns can see their playoff probability jump back up to 87 percent if they can find a way to sneak out a win against the Rams on the road. Sumer has been higher on the Browns than metrics like ESPN’s Football Power Index have been despite the loss and their suboptimal quarterback situation.
Looking likely to start their fourth quarterback on the season given rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson is still in the concussion protocol, the Browns will look to make a run down the stretch with 38-year-old former Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco.
If head coach Kevin Stefanski can continue to pull out wins like he has been, he will find himself with a new contract at season’s end.
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I hate to be Captain Obvious, but it's to the point where games can no longer afford to be lost. For the sake of Conference records they're going to have to beat the Texans. They flat out need the wins against the Jets, Bears and Bengals.
Some, myself included, were hoping to go 2-0 on the AFC West Road Trip. I think everyone at least expected a split.
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Have to win 3 of 5.
It was easier two weeks ago when all we needed to win was 3 of 7.
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After we beat the Steelers, the back of my mind was telling me, 'Enjoy this. Because it's the high point of your season.' And the back of my mind is smarter than I am.
The Jaguars lost last night...and now we gotta play 'em. I don't see them dropping two in a row. And now the Bengals are poised to leapfrog us in the standings.
BEING A BROWNS FAN IS A TEST TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU CAN TAKE -
The Jags defense looked atrocious. Our offense, even if we're without Cooper, has two guys who can blow the top off the defense. Flacco looked impressive with two days of practice. He should look even more comfortable. Trevor Lawrence has an ankle injury. Plus, we're back at home.
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After we beat the Steelers, the back of my mind was telling me, 'Enjoy this. Because it's the high point of your season.' And the back of my mind is smarter than I am.
The Jaguars lost last night...and now we gotta play 'em. I don't see them dropping two in a row. And now the Bengals are poised to leapfrog us in the standings.
After we beat the Steelers, the back of my mind was telling me, 'Enjoy this. Because it's the high point of your season.' And the back of my mind is smarter than I am.
The Jaguars lost last night...and now we gotta play 'em. I don't see them dropping two in a row. And now the Bengals are poised to leapfrog us in the standings.
? don't be an Eeyore Orion. Sure- the Browns are beat up, and the Jags lost a game they probably should have won. But they may well be missing their #1 QB, and #1 WR. (the Jags are being mighty quiet about updating Lawrence's injury) but if I had to bet, it's at least a grade two sprain of that ankle... An injury you can't just tape up, shoot up and go out and play. EDIT: just in- high ankle sprain, Sunday game status TBD .. Beathard will get first team reps in practice. WR Kirk- core muscle injury, you can pencil him OUT this week. The weather Sunday is forecast windy and rain (damn- we could sure use Mr. Chubb for this one).
Yeah, one takeaway from the MNF game is Browning is a more than capable backup, (32\37 350 yards) so no sleeping on the Bengals. For sure, I'll be tuning into TNF to see what the Pickens less Steelers can do against the now hapless Patriots.
& PS- at 6-6 the Bengals almost have to win out to have a shot at the playoffs.
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I still have faith in the Browns. This is a must win.
Schwartz- I'm sure he's been busy evaluating the D and will implement a few tweaks.
Stefanski- realizing running the ball will be paramount in the potential bad weather (wind, rainy). Yes, I know he's the underdog vs Pederson.
Players- probably pissed about the west trip.
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Pats did our Playoff hopes a favor, and we can do ourselves another one on Sunday. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like we are rank #4 if we beat the Jags! Which changes nothing, because we still play them 1st round, but hey, finishing 4th is better than 5th, right?
https://www.nfl.com/standings/playoff-picture
AFC
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