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Don't Despair, Cleveland; The 0-10 Browns Could Still Make The Playoffs

The Cleveland Browns are not having a very good season. Unless, that is, their goal is to get the top draft pick again, in which case they are the front runners. Having yet to win a game this season after ten tries, fans of the NFL team may be disheartened. But according to an ESPN graphic, it is still technically possible for the Browns to make the playoffs — if absolutely everything went right for them starting tomorrow. The fact this was even figured out show to what extent fans will go to hang on to hope.

Don't Despair, Cleveland; The 0-10 Browns Could Still Make The PlayoffsWEEK 12
Browns beat the Cincinnati Bengals
Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills
Tennessee Titans beat the Indianapolis Colts
New England Patriots beat the Miami Dolphins
Houston Texans beat the Baltimore Ravens
Dallas Cowboys beat the Los Angeles Chargers
Carolina Panthers beat the New York Jets
And the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders have to tie.

WEEK 13
Browns beat the Chargers
Patriots beat the Bills
Broncos beat the Dolphins
Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Colts
Chiefs beat the Jets
Titans beat the Texans
Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Bengals
Detroit Lions beat the Ravens
New York Giants beat the Raiders

WEEK 14
Browns beat the Green Bay Packers
Colts beat the Bills
Jets beat the Broncos
Chiefs beat the Raiders
Patriots beat the Dolphins
Chicago Bears beat the Bengals
Washington Redskins beat the Chargers
San Francisco 49ers beat the Texans
Steelers beat the Ravens

WEEK 15
Browns beat the Ravens
Broncos beat the Colts
Chiefs beat the Chargers
Dolphins beat the Bills
Jaguars beat the Texans
New Orleans Saints beat the Jets
Minnesota Vikings beat the Bengals
Cowboys beat the Raiders

WEEK 16
Browns beat the Bears
Ravens beat the Colts
Chiefs beat the Dolphins
Chargers beat the Jets
Patriots beat the Bills
Steelers beat the Texans
Redskns beat the Broncos

WEEK 17
Browns beat the Steelers
Chiefs beat the Broncos
Colts beat the Texans
Patriots beat the Jets
Bengals beat the Ravens
and the Bills and Dolphins have to tie

If all of the above happens, then the Cleveland Browns would make the playoffs with a 6-10 record. And it all starts tomorrow with the Cowboys/Chargers game at 1:30 p.m. PST. Enjoy Thanksgiving Cleveland Fans.

And if you're curious what the odds of the above happening is? Try 19,649,922,085,696,900,000 to 1. That is according to the website FiveThirtyEight.com, which specializes in these kinds of things. The longest odds are against the two ties… followed by any of the needed Cleveland victories and the one 49ers win.


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Dan WicklineAbout Dan Wickline

Has quietly been working at Bleeding Cool for over three years. He has written comics for Image, Top Cow, Shadowline, Avatar, IDW, Dynamite, Moonstone, Humanoids and Zenescope. He is the author of the Lucius Fogg series of novels and a published photographer.
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