CLEVELAND, Ohio – So we’re saying there’s more chance now.
The Browns, winners of five of the last six, have risen sharply in the race for the AFC North crown, with the crushing 27-17 Steelers upset by the Bengals in Monday night’s football to fall to 11-3, a game ahead of the Browns 10-4 .
The two rivals have a potentially huge meeting at FirstEnergy Stadium on January 3.
According to FiveThirtyEight.com, the Browns’ chances of winning the first division crown in 1989 increased to about 24% with the loss of the Steelers, their third in a row after an 11-0 start.
The Browns, who lost 38-7 in Pittsburgh on Oct. 18, must win the final two games to finish 12-4, and the Steelers must lose their last two for the Browns to win the division. The Steelers, who gave the chance to win the division with a 3-10-1 victory over the Bengals, hold the tiebreaker over the Browns because of their best division record.
The Steelers host the 10-4 Colts next week, and the Browns play the 1-13 Jets. Depending on the outcome of those games, the end could decide the crown. The Browns can win a place in the playoffs with a win over the Jets and a few losses by other competitors.
“We have a lot of work to do,” coach Mike Tomlin said after the game. “We’re not a good football team right now.”
The Steelers, who had already got a bar in the playoffs, slipped to 3rd place in the AFC, behind No. 1 Chiefs (13-1) and No. Bills (11-3).
To make matters worse, they lost to linebacker Ryan Finley.
Steelers turned the ball three times in the first half and managed only 7 meters of passage in the first half. They were 17-0 behind in the half and could not reduce the distance.
Roethlisberger had a chance to equalize or advanced with a two-minute journey at the end, but threw four consecutive incomplete.
The Bengals recovered the ball and put a field on the board to produce the final margin.
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