Even though they were eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday night, the Cleveland Browns entered their Week 16 game with a lot of passion. They were set on defeating the Cincinnati Bengals, which would accomplish several things for them.
One, it guaranteed the Bengals would finish last in the AFC North — which is always better than seeing the Browns down there. Second, it meant the Browns would have swept Cincinnati, and they ended up doing so in two convincing games.
On top of that, it gave them another chance to show up Hue Jackson.