Cleveland’s players had nothing to play for other than pride and keeping their jobs with the Browns next year. Well, then they had lots to play for.
Oh, and keeping their hated rivals the Pittsburgh Steelers out of the playoffs. That alone was a motive to play hard despite being guaranteed another losing record, their second in a row.
RB Nick Chubb did have a shot at the NFL rushing title but needed 206 yards to supplant the league leader Josh Jacobs of Las Vegas who ended up with 1,653 yards for the year including 45 yards in a losing effort to Kansas City Saturday afternoon.