What was long inevitable came to fruition Sunday in a 27-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. THE Browns will not qualify for the NFL playoffs this season.
Now the question is: can they win another game this season?
At 3:10 a.m., the Browns will have four more chances to do so, starting at 1 p.m. Sunday when they host Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs at Huntington Bank Field. These are the Chiefs, two-time reigning NFL champions. Chiefs 12-1/11-2.
In other words, it doesn’t get any easier for the Browns as they close in on another top-10 draft pick.
The Browns and Chiefs have played 28 times in their history, with the Chiefs holding a 15-11-2 advantage after winning their last five games, including 33-29 on September 12, 2021, in Kansas City when they last met. .
The game will feature the return of Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt to Cleveland. Hunt was drafted in the third round in 2017 by the Chiefs and played his first two seasons with them. He then played five seasons for his hometown Browns before returning this season to Kansas City, where he leads the team with 592 yards.
The Browns also have a starter who previously played for the Chiefs — safety Juan Thornhill — as well as backups Cameron Thomas and Kadarius Toney.
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This article was originally published in the Akron Beacon Journal: The Cleveland Browns will face the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, December 15
