The Cleveland Browns season has been one of health issues and playoff hopes overlapping each other week after week. Despite injuries and poor play at the quarterback position, the Browns sat at 7-3 after back-to-back wins over the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers.
After Week 11, the orange and brown had the top Wild Card spot in the rugged AFC.
The team’s momentum was abruptly stopped in Week 12 by the Denver Broncos. In altitude in a schedule/trap game, Cleveland was taken apart by the Broncos.