Even with the loss to Pittsburgh, our Week 17 win at Baltimore pushes us to 12-4 and coupled with the Steelers losing to the Bengals, gives us the AFC North title and the best record in the AFC while the 11-5 Steelers and 9-7 Ravens settle for wildcards. Playing to win in Week 17 came at a cost though, as Josh Gordon suffered a knee injury and could miss time in the playoffs.
Brandon Weeden has run his streak of games without a pick to 9 as the interceptions seem to be a thing of the past. Apart from the injury to Gordon, with the bye week, the team should be relatively healthy heading into the playoffs except for a nagging groin injury to CB Leon McFadden. Both McFadden and Gordon are expected to dress.