I think there’s a time and place for seeking refuge as the crowd puts itself at risk elsewhere, but I don’t think that’s the right play this week. Why? The simple answer is that I think the Lions will win and I’d rather have the Rams, who I believe are a superior team, in my pocket for the stretch run. So what to do in Week 10? Though the urge to go with the Rams is strong on the chance the Browns pull an upset, I’m still going with the Lions. You can’t recover from a misstep in this gamįiguring out if the Browns are finally ripe for a win is going to be a weekly decision. This year’s squad will probably find a win somewhere as well.īut where? Trying to avoid the whammy while also fully capitalizing on the Browns’ putridity is going to be enough to drive most survival players mad. Last year’s Browns team might’ve been worse than this one and they were still able to squeeze out a win against the Chargers in Week 16. But there’s also no question that going 0-16 is a pretty hard task in itself. There’s no question the Browns are capable of joining the 2008 Lions as the only 0-16 teams in NFL history. I haven’t done my full research, but that has to be the biggest group of people to ever show confidence in Detroit winning a football game.

Here’s how bad things have gotten for Cleveland: Almost 75 percent of Yahoo survival football players are selecting the Lions to beat the Browns this Sunday. (The only team picked with any sort of frequency is Week 17 Steelers, which let 32 percent of players advance when they beat the Browns in Week 1.) They’ll be heavy underdogs in each game and there’s a good chance you haven’t picked any of their remaining opponents. The 0-8 Browns are coming off their bye week and have eight games remaining.

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