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The Bengals couldn’t pull of a win in New England last week and fell to 2-4. However, with the 0-6 Cleveland Browns coming to town on Sunday the Bengals find themselves in prime position to start a winning streak. With the Baltimore Ravens only one game ahead of the Bengals and the current AFC North leader Pittsburgh losing Ben Roethlisberger for the immediate future with a torn meniscus, it’s the perfect opportunity to take back the north. Here’s everything you need to know and more leading up to the game.
Game: Cleveland Browns (0-6) at Cincinnati Bengals (2-4)
Date/Time: Sunday, October 23, 2016 1:00 p.m. ET
Location: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Series Leader: Bengals, 46-39
Streak: The Bengals have won 11 of the last 15 games between the two teams. They’ve won the last three meetings by a combined score of 98-13. In none of those games did the Bengals score less than 30 points.
Coaches vs Opponent: Marvin Lewis (18-8), Hue Jackson (0-0)
TV Broadcast: CBS: Andrew Catalon, Steve Tasker, Steve Buerlein (field reporter)
Radio Broadcast: Coverage on the Bengals Radio Network, led by a “triple-cast” on Cincinnati flagship stations WLW-AM (700), WCKY-AM (1530) and WEBN-FM (102.7). Broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Dave Lapham (analyst). SIRIUS: 132 (Cle), 81 (Cin). XM: 384 (Cle), 225 (Cin).
Browns SB Nation: Dawgs By Nature (@DawgsByNature)
Weather: 63 degrees and clear [Weather Underground]
Odds: Cincinnati, -10.5 (Odds Shark)
Referee: Ed Hochuli
Uniform: Orange Jerseys, White Pants
Cincinnati Bengals
- Andy Dalton leads the AFC with 1,757 passing yards.
- Since 2014, Jeremy Hill has the most rushing touchdowns in the NFL with 23.
- Giovani Bernard had 190 yards from scrimmage in the last 2 weeks.
- A.J. Green leads the AFC with 606 yards receiving and is first in the NFL with 42 catches.
- Brandon LaFell had 3 touchdowns receptions in his last 2 games.
- Geno Atkins leads all NFL defensive tackles with 42.5 sacks since 2011.
- Will Clarke has had a sack in 3 of his last 5 games.
- Carlos Dunlap has 4 sacks in his past 3 games against Cleveland and has 11 sacks in his past 11 games at home. He also has 17.5 sacks in the past 22 games.
- Adam Jones is the only active player in NFL with 2+ interceptions for touchdowns (2) & 5+ punt returns for a touchdown (5) in his career.
Cleveland Browns
- Rookie quarterback Cody Kessler had a career high 336 yards and 2 touchdowns last week (105.3 passer rating).
- Running back Duke Johnson has 85 catches since 2015, the 4th most among running backs.
- Terrelle Pryor had a career high two receiving touchdowns last week.
- Defensive tackle Danny Shelton recorded his first career sack last week.
- In the past 2 games in Cincinnati, Joe Haden has a fumble recovery and two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown.
- Tackle Joe Thomas is the only offensive lineman in NFL history to be named to the Pro Bowl for each of his first nine seasons.
Bengals' all-time history against the Browns:
| Year | Site | Result |
| 1970 | Cleveland | L, 27-30 |
| Cincinnati | W, 14-10 | |
| 1971 | Cincinnati | L, 24-27 |
| Cleveland | L, 27-31 | |
| 1972 | Cleveland | L, 6-27 |
| Cincinnati | L, 24-27 | |
| 1973 | Cleveland | L, 10-17 |
| Cincinnati | W, 34-17 | |
| 1974 | Cincinnati | W, 33-7 |
| Cleveland | W, 34-24 | |
| 1975 | Cincinnati | W, 24-17 |
| Cleveland | L, 23-35 | |
| 1976 | Cleveland | W, 45-24 |
| Cincinnati | W, 21-6 | |
| 1977 | Cincinnati | L, 3-13 |
| Cleveland | W, 10-7 | |
| 1978 | Cleveland | L, 10-13 (OT) |
| Cincinnati | W, 48-16 | |
| 1979 | Cleveland | L, 27-28 |
| Cincinnati | W, 16-12 | |
| 1980 | Cleveland | L, 7-31 |
| Cincinnati | L, 24-27 | |
| 1981 | Cincinnati | L, 17-20 |
| Cleveland | W, 41-21 | |
| 1982 | Cincinnati | W, 23-10 |
| 1983 | Cleveland | L, 7-17 |
| Cincinnati | W, 28-21 | |
| 1984 | Cincinnati | W, 12-9 |
| Cleveland | W, 20-17 (OT) | |
| 1985 | Cincinnati | W, 27-10 |
| Cleveland | L, 6-24 | |
| 1986 | Cleveland | W, 30-13 |
| Cincinnati | L, 3-34 | |
| 1987 | Cincinnati | L, 0-34 |
| Cleveland | L, 24-38 | |
| 1988 | Cincinnati | W, 24-17 |
| Cleveland | L, 16-23 | |
| 1989 | Cincinnati | W, 21-14 |
| Cleveland | W, 21-0 | |
| 1990 | Cleveland | W, 34-13 |
| Cincinnati | W, 21-14 | |
| 1991 | Cleveland | L, 13-14 |
| Cincinnati | W, 23-21 | |
| 1992 | Cincinnati | W, 30-10 |
| Cleveland | L, 21-37 | |
| 1993 | Cleveland | L, 14-27 |
| Cincinnati | L, 17-28 | |
| 1994 | Cincinnati | L, 20-28 |
| Cleveland | L, 13-37 | |
| 1995 | Cincinnati | L, 26-29 (OT) |
| Cleveland | L, 10-26 | |
| 1999 | Cleveland | W, 18-17 |
| Cincinnati | W, 44-28 | |
| 2000 | Cincinnati | L, 7-24 |
| Cleveland | W, 12-3 | |
| 2001 | Cincinnati | W, 24-14 |
| Cleveland | L, 0-18 | |
| 2002 | Cleveland | L, 7-20 |
| Cincinnati | L, 20-27 | |
| 2003 | Cleveland | W, 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | L, 14-22 | |
| 2004 | Cleveland | L, 17-34 |
| Cincinnati | W, 58-48 | |
| 2005 | Cleveland | W, 27-13 |
| Cincinnati | W, 23-20 | |
| 2006 | Cincinnati | W, 34-17 |
| Cleveland | W, 30-0 | |
| 2007 | Cleveland | L, 45-51 |
| Cincinnati | W, 19-14 | |
| 2008 | Cincinnati | L, 12-20 |
| Cleveland | W, 14-0 | |
| 2009 | Cleveland | W, 23-20 (OT) |
| Cincinnati | W, 16-7 | |
| 2010 | Cleveland | L, 20-23 |
| Cincinnati | W, 19-17 | |
| 2011 | Cleveland | W, 27-17 |
| Cincinnati | W, 23-20 | |
| 2012 | Cincinnati | W, 34-27 |
| Cleveland | L, 24-34 | |
| 2013 | Cleveland | L, 6-17 |
| Cincinnati | W, 41-20 | |
| 2014 | Cincinnati | L, 3-24 |
| Cleveland | W, 30-0 | |
| 2015 | Cincinnati | W, 31-10 |
| Cleveland | W, 37-3 |