CLEVELAND (92.3 The Fan) – The Tennessee Titans have the inside edge at landing the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft over the Browns, but fear not Cleveland.

By ending up with the No. 2 overall pick, the Browns could ultimately win by essentially holding a pair of first-round draft picks.

The Browns’ 28-14 week 2 win over Tennessee does not factor into the tie-breaking scenario. The reason is simple: preventing teams from tanking games head-to-head to land a better pick.

The No. 1 tie breaker is strength of schedule followed by conference and divisional tie breakers.

Entering this week, the Titans’ collective strength of schedule is weaker than the Browns – .490 for Tennessee and .520 for Cleveland. With the Browns facing a pair of 9-5 teams in Kansas City and Pittsburgh while the Titans finish against the 7-7 Texans and 6-8 Colts, the S.O.S. math is not likely to change significantly in the Browns’ favor.

New England has surrendered it’s 2016 first-round selection as part of the “deflategate” punishment handed down by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in addition to a 2017 fourth round pick and $1 million fine.

Should the 2 teams tie and Tennessee end up with No. 1, NFL rules stipulate that the teams alternate top picks round to round meaning the Browns would pick first in round 2.

With only 31 selections being made in round 1 next April, the Browns would own the 32nd overall selection giving them 2 of the first 32 picks for the third straight year and the fourth time in 5 years.