Browns vs. Bengals predictions, odds, injury news for Sunday’s game

And that Joe Flacco? THE Cleveland Browns were down, but Flacco emerged from the pile of forgotten free agents like a phoenix to lead the Browns to the playoffs. In Week 18, the Browns are locked into the fifth seed in the AFC. If they win, great. If they lose, there will be no harm. Even with a loss and a Miami Dolphins Also in the event of a loss, the Browns would still hold the tiebreaker against Miami with a better conference record.

Unfortunately for the Cincinnati Bengals, they were eliminated from the playoffs a week ago, meaning that while the Browns may very well rest most of their starters, the Bengals can't capitalize. However, these are two teams who despise each other. The Bengals' roster was reinvigorated by the Browns Paul Brown eponymous fired. This kind of history makes for exciting matchups every time these teams face off.