Browns playoff opponent options down to 2 teams

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY SportsOne of the strangest weeks for Cleveland Browns fans is about to come to a close. Week 18 not mattering is not unusual for fans but wanting to skip ahead a week to get to the playoffs is.

Beating the Cincinnati Bengals to run the team’s record to 12-5 would be nice. Keeping the Bengals from winning an AFC North contest and ending the year with a winning record in the division would also be nice.

Besides that, 12-5 would just ensure that the Browns have the second-best record in the AFC.

Cleveland’s playoff opponent was down to three options as Week 18 opened on Saturday.

With the Houston Texans knocking off the Indianapolis Colts late Saturday night, the latter was…