The mediocrity that is the Cleveland Browns continued through Sunday with the team’s 19-7 loss, their tenth of the season. The loss put the Browns in the record books, but not in a good way. Losing to the Jaguars officially gave Cleveland the worst streak ever in league history.

Is the parade still on @Reflog_18 ?? Because we are hoping to get signatures for OFFICIAL RECOGNITION as worst stretch ever. https://t.co/MuPzQ9Purv See?

— GABE SPIEGEL (@GABESPIEGEL) November 20, 2017

Just when you think the Browns could turn things around, it appears they are worse than the previous iteration. Their fanbase, largely inexistent on Sunday (where ticket prices were as low as $6) has grown accustomed to letdowns.

The Jaguars jumped out to a 10-0 lead but the Browns closed the gap to 10-7 following a 27-yard DeShone Kizer pass to RB Duke Johnson. Neither team would score again until the Jaguars extended their lead to 13-7 with 3:31 left in the fourth quarter.

The Browns would then get two different opportunities to make a comeback. On the first drive, Kizer would move the Browns 38 yards before being sacked by Jacksonville’s Calais Campbell on 3rd-and-10. Kizer fumbled the ball and the Jags took over at their own 44 with 1:44 remaining.

Cleveland, with all of their timeouts remaining, would force a three-and-out, and receive the ball on their 20 following a Brad Nortman punt which sailed into the end zone for a touchback.

That’s when the misery of being a Cleveland fan, the sense of false hope, set in as Kizer stepped back to pass on the very first play of the drive and would be sacked by Yannick Ngakoue. The ball would sail back into Cleveland’s end zone, recovered by Jacksonville’s Telvin Smith for a touchdown which would be the final points of the game as the Browns were out of reach, and saw their last attempt at driving the field stall at the Jaguars 22 with 16 seconds left in regulation.

Despite the despair, there was some light-hearted news which surfaced Monday morning that the Browns weren’t yet eliminated from playoff contention. Granted, they would have to win their next six games straight, as part of a 46-point checklist of scenarios which would have to occur in order for them to make the postseason!

The 0-10 Cleveland @Browns can still make the playoffs..

But 46 things have to happen over the next 6 weeks. 😂😂 https://t.co/vQSLDt00YH

— JP (@JPfromCIN) November 20, 2017

Even more outrageous maybe Browns head coach Hue Jackson, who is still deadset on playing Kizer of his other options at the position:

DeShone is going to start at quarterback next week. There’s no question about that.

We just have to continue to get better and continue to work at it. Just have to make those plays when they are there. He knows that. Have to take care of the ball better. Just have to keep working at it. Where we are right now, I need to continue to see him.

Let’s let him play. Let’s let him play this thing out. As long as he’s healthy, let’s keep putting him out there. I want to walk away from this season knowing exactly what DeShone Kizer is top to bottom. He deserves that. I know this is all tough for him. Week in and week out, it’s the consistency he has to keep chasing. He just has to keep working at it.

Perhaps the Browns have already admitted defeat and are simply racing to the bottom to get the top pick in next year’s NFL Draft. Kizer has completed only 52.5% of his passes this season while throwing 5 touchdowns to 14 interceptions for a composite 54.0 QB Rating. The Browns have given limited opportunities to backups Kevin Hogan (46 of 75, 517 yards, 4 TDs, 5 INTs) and Cody Kessler (11/22, 126 yards, 1 INT) this season.

Kessler, who started eight games in 2016, completed 65.6% of his passes for 1,380, 6 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, yet doesn’t appear to factor into the Browns future whatsoever. Therefore the Browns will ride with Kizer, as they set their eyes on upcoming games with all three AFC North opponents, as well as tilts with the Chargers, Packers, and Bears.

While the Bears are the lowest opponent (on paper) that the Browns will face the remainder of the season, they must travel to Chicago for the game. It’s hard to imagine that Cleveland can pull out even one win this season.

The silver lining? They do play the Chargers in Week 13: the only team they defeated in 2016.