Is the Cleveland Browns vs. Houston Texans the most appealing matchup of NFL's Wild Card Weekend?

If we learned anything on Sunday, it's this:

The Cincinnati Bengals starters are better than the Cleveland Browns backups.

Outside of that, which was expected, there's not much to takeaway from the Week 18 AFC North matchup because Kevin Stefanski rested most of his starters in preparation for the playoffs.

The Bengals are going home to watch the postseason from their couches, while the Browns are headed south to take on the Houston Texans in the AFC Wildcard Round.

These two teams met up a few weeks ago and the Browns came out victorious (it wasn't close either), but Houston was playing without CJ Stroud which obviously makes a big difference.

The UCSS guys will give their initial thoughts on the matchup against the Texans, final thoughts on the disgusting Browns/Bengals Week 18 matchup and some overall playoff thoughts as we get ready to hunker down on a playoff football game here in Cleveland.

Plus, Jarrett Allen and the Cleveland Cavaliers have found something special right now, as the team continues to stack wins together behind a new offensive philosophy. The question is though -- is it sustainable when the rest of the team gets healthy?

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