The 98th meeting of the Battle of Ohio. The Southwestern 300,000+ person city of Cincinnati vs the Northeastern 350,000+ person city of Cleveland. Surprisingly, since the Browns went 0-16 in 2017, they have beaten the Bengals in 7 of their last 8 meetings. In fact, Joe Burrow has never beaten the Browns. If any time is a good one, it's now.
The Browns are on a 4 game losing streak and at the bottom of the AFC, while the Bengals are just starting to hit their stride. Cincinnati has the 5th best point differential in the NFL after four other Super Bowl contenders, the Bills, Chiefs, Eagles and Cowboys, and their 3 losses have only been by 3, 3, and 2 points. But they are without their star wide receiver Ja'marr Chase who injured his hip in last week's dominant win over the Falcons. But the Bengals don't have to look far to find a replacement as they are full of pass catching studs in WRs Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd, plus their running back Joe Mixon is no stranger to fielding catches. Their main concern will actually be less on offense and more on defense, stopping the stout running heavy game of the Browns. Can they stand tall?
And if you care less about Ohio but still want some excitement for the game, that's why we are here, to bring some friendly competition. Add extra fun by picking a side on our Props below and compete against friends to see who can get the most correct. As always, all of our Props have nearly even chances of happening, so it doesn't matter how much you know, anyone can play.
The Props
Team to have first Field Goal:
[ ] Bengals
[ ] Browns
Total Points combined by both teams in the 1st half to be:
[ ] Odd
[ ] Even
Nick Chubb to have a single Rush of 18 yards or more:
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
Tee Higgins to score a Touchdown:
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
Joe Burrow to have a Pass completion of 39 yards or more:
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
Bengals to win by 4 points or more:
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
Tiebreaker: Guess the Total Points scored by both teams combined, closest to the result wins! (Currently estimated to be around 46)
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Photo by Erik Drost. Link to license.
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