16. Cleveland Browns (LW: 18)
It’s just not going to happen for the Browns this year. Cleveland has played a tough, inspired, promising season, but it will likely end in December. Unable to prevent an Indianapolis touchdown with less than one minute remaining in the game — give Cleveland credit, as it held the league’s leader in yards gained to its third-worst performance of the year — the Browns lost both their Week 14 game and any smoothly paved road to the playoffs. Now a full game behind the rest of the AFC North — as well as the final Wild Card spot — Cleveland will probably need to win out to still be playing in January.
