The Cleveland Browns (3-11) are already out of playoff contention, but they could make the Cincinnati Bengals (6-8) join them when they visit their divisional foe. Nothing went right for Cleveland when the Kansas City Chiefs came to town.

The Cincinnati Bengals still have something to play for in this disappointing season, a slight chance of slipping through the back door to the playoffs. The Cleveland Browns, on the other hand, are playing out the string.

Despite the fact that the Cincinnati Bengals weren't playing on Thursday Night Football in Week 16, the team's slim hopes of making the NFL Playoffs became substantially less so. The Los Angeles Chargers beating the Denver Broncos was the absolute result that the Bengals needed given that the Bolts hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over Cincinnati,