When the Cleveland Browns defeated the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football, the victory sealed a playoff bid. The only questions remained would be if they would keep their #5 seed, improve on it, had a chance for a division title, possibly compete for the #1 seed, and possibly work out a home playoff game.
As the Browns were taking care of their own business, those answers would largely depend upon what other clubs did in Weeks 17 and 18. A number 5 seed would be perfect. That would place Cleveland against the Number 4 seed which would most likely become the winner of the AFC South Division, either the Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans, or the Indianapolis Colts.