Cleveland Browns: If…And…But for 2015

Dec 21, 2014; Charlotte, NC, USA; Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine on the sidelines in the first quarter at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

Over the course of this month, we have been busy previewing the upcoming season and we are nearing the halfway point.

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We have already taken a look at the entire AFC East and NFC East, as well as the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens in the AFC North, and the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings in the NFC North.

So what gives?

In the latest series for NFL Spin Zone, we have already made the case for the 14 teams in the aforementioned four divisions as to why they could make the playoffs in 2015. (Don’t worry: We will get to all eight divisions and all 32 teams).

Here we explain how each club can reach the postseason IF they do this AND they do that. BUT if they fail to do something else and/or the team is derailed in some other way…well…there’s always next year.

Here we take a look at the Cleveland Browns, one of the current four NFL franchises that have never reached a Super Bowl. In fact, the Browns haven’t won an NFL title since 1964.

Could that change this season? Well, first things first.

That means the Cleveland Browns are headed to the playoffs for the first time since 2002…

Next: A Quarterback for the Whole Season?