What would it be like if the celebrations going on right now in Cincinnati and Los Angeles were happening instead in Cleveland?

OK, much more so down at the other end of Ohio in Cincinnati, a city similar to Cleveland, than in L.A., where the NFL is just another in a big series of big events going on.

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What would it be like if the Browns, and not the Bengals, had gone into Kansas City’s louder-than-loud Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday and stunned the heavily-favored Chiefs, the two-time defending AFC champions, in overtime?

I think about that every year at this time when it’s some team other than the Browns heading to the Super Bowl out of the AFC.

These are disappointing thoughts for obvious reasons because none of us are getting any younger, and at the same time fun and exciting ones as well.

Indeed, talk about a great party! Take the celebration after the Cavaliers won the NBA title in June 2016 — the one that drew about three million people — and multiply by it by about two or three.

Really. No joke.

For goodness sake, you live in the region, You know that’s true.

And before you ask, the weather would not be a deterrent to that. Fans would just bundle up with a few more layers.

The festivities would last several days and be virtually around the clock.

The Browns would have to seclude themselves from all that and hunker down and begin preparing for the Super Bowl. If not, then they would be unable to get anything done.

It would be so cool.

But alas, it is not happening here because the Browns did not win the AFC title and thus are not headed to the Super Bowl — again.

And that stinks!

In fact, it really stinks.

By Steve King