After Week 12, these are the worst teams by record:

 

Cleveland Browns (0-12)

San Francisco 49ers (1-10)

Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9)

Chicago Bears (2-9)

New York Jets (3-8)

 

Obviously I don't want the Jaguars to lose out for draft picks. That idea is ridiculous. So what I like to do instead is root for other teams with similar or worse records in hopes they will drop in the draft order.

 

However, based on our remaining schedule (Broncos, Vikings, Texans, Colts), it is unlikely we win one of the next two or three games. I know despite the old "any given Sunday" cliche winning all four would be as miraculous as a 3-6 expansion team making the playoffs. So here I go again, hoping the 49ers and a couple other teams with less than five wins help us move up in the draft by winning their games.

 

This starts with the 49ers. We can leapfrog them in the draft order if they win more games. Also, keep in mind our win at Chicago has no effect on which current two-win team picks first.

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