CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Browns moved up in the race for the final AFC Wild Card spot on Sunday thanks to their 27-19 win against the Bengals. But they still have a few teams between them and the playoffs.

Even though the Browns passed the Colts and Raiders in the Wild Card race, they remain two games behind the Steelers for the final Wild Card spot, and now the Titans and Texans are tied for the AFC South lead. The Bills still remain in position for the first Wild Card spot.

The Browns can do no better than 9-7. So aside from winning their remaining games, they need at least one Wild Card spot to remain within reach of a nine-win team. That scenario remains possible after Sunday’s games.

The Browns’ playoff path might boil down to this:

1. The Browns need to win out.

2. The Titans need to win twice against the Texans (Week 15, Week 17).

3. The Steelers need to lose to the Bills (Week 15) and Ravens (Week 17).

Here’s a closer look at where the AFC Wild Card race stands after Week 14 games, and how each team relates to the Browns’ chances.

(NOTE: The Ravens (11-2), Patriots (10-3) and Chiefs (9-4) all lead their divisions by at least a game. We’ll exclude them from our Wild Card contender list below)

BILLS 9-4

Schedule: at Steelers; at Patriots; Jets

The Bills lost to the Ravens on Sunday, 24-17. The worst the Bills can finish is 9-7, which is the best the Browns can finish. That would be a good scenario for the Browns, who hold the first tiebreaker: head-to-head.

TEXANS 8-5

Schedule: at Titans; at Buccaneers; Titans

The Texans surprised everybody by losing to the Broncos on Sunday, 38-24. That put them in a tie with the Titans for the AFC South lead, although they currently hold the tiebreaker due to better division record (3-1 vs. 2-2). If the Texans end up in the Wild Card race, their first tiebreaker with the Browns would be best conference winning percentage. The Texans are 7-3 in the AFC, the Browns are 6-4. Each team has two AFC games remaining.

STEELERS 8-5

Schedule: Bills; at Jets; at Ravens.

The Browns and Steelers split their two games, so the next tiebreaker would be best division record. The best the Browns can do is 5-1. The best the Steelers can do is 4-2. The Steelers currently hold the final Wild Card spot due to a better conference winning percentage than the Titans.

TITANS 8-5

Schedule Texans; Saints; at Texans.

The Titans kept rolling with a 42-21 win over the Raiders, their fourth straight victory and sixth in the last seven games. The Titans would win the first tiebreaker -- head-to-head -- over the Browns thanks to Week 1. At this point, the best scenario for the Browns might be for the Titans to win their division and take themselves out of the Wild Card picture. Or lose their final three games.

BROWNS 6-7

Schedule: at Cardinals; Ravens; at Bengals

The Browns have a shot to win the first tiebreaker against every other potential 9-7 team, except the Titans.

RAIDERS 6-7

Schedule: Jaguars; at Chargers; at Broncos.

The Raiders would lose a tiebreaker with the Browns based on conference winning percentage. The Browns are 6-4 and the Raiders are 4-5. The Raiders hold the head-to-head tiebreaker against the Colts.

COLTS 6-7

Schedule: at Saints; Panthers; at Jaguars.

Again, the Browns hold the tiebreaker based on conference winning percentage. The Colts are 5-6.

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