We won’t know until January if the Cleveland Browns will make the playoffs in the 2020 NFL season. Trying to project the season outcome before training camp is still a fun parlor game, however. And one of the more prominent prognostications forecasts the Browns missing out on the postseason in Kevin Stefanski’s first season as Cleveland’s coach.
ESPN’s prediction model sees the Browns with a 46 percent chance of qualifying for the postseason despite an uptick to a projected 8.2 wins. That finishes behind eight other teams in the AFC in terms of playoff percentage outcome.
Interestingly, the forecast model gives the Browns the best chance to capture the AFC’s No. 7 seed in the newly expanded playoff system. It’s a projection with low odds but still highlights the viability of the postseason for the new-look Browns.
“No team is more likely to earn a No. 7 seed than the Cleveland Browns, who hold a 10% chance that they land precisely in that slot.”