But... What if we beat KC next week?

[*Awful Llama*]

(12-28-2021, 01:27 PM)ochocincos Wrote: If Cleveland loses to Pittsburgh this coming weekend, they are eliminated from winning the division and also very likely won't make the playoffs.
That could very well result in them not trying as hard to beat the Bengals, as they probably would prefer the Bengals win the division over the Steelers and Ravens anyway.
As such, I wouldn't put a ton of stock in Bengals beating the Browns if the Browns lose against Pitt. It may be a "false positive."

Were that to occur, I think they would be salty and would want to beat the team right in front of them and ruin our day.  It's only slightly less tough of a game if they are out of playoff contention, but that will still be pretty damn tough game.