The Cleveland Browns somehow keep winning. In Week 15, neither the Chicago Bears nor the Browns looked like a quality team on the field until Cleveland’s Joe Flacco had a historic fourth quarter. The new Kardiac Kids raised the Browns’ record to 9-5 with three games remaining.There are plenty of winners and losers coming out of the Week 15 victory on the shores of Lake Erie.
While Cleveland began Week 16 as an underdog against the Houston Texans, the Browns have three winnable games to end the season. They also control their playoff destiny, as the AFC playoff photo shows:This week we wanted to share the full AFC standings to paint a big picture of the conference. Three teams have been eliminated from the playoffs, while three other teams, including two from the AFC North, no longer have a chance to win their division.The AFC playoff standings show the Browns tied for the third-best record in the conference, but two games behind the Baltimore Ravens for the division title and top seed.Cleveland fans can’t feel safe despite a 92% chance of making the playoffs as four teams are one game behind them in the Wild Card race. That includes the surge of the Buffalo Bills who look like a team no one has he wants to play when the playoffs come. A win in Week 16 against the Texans would all but assure the Browns a playoff spot. With injuries mounting, nothing is certain for the team at the moment, other than the fact that they continue to fight for victory.
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