Can the Bengals stay alive against the Browns this Sunday?
Well the Cincinnati Bengals will be playing a meaningful football game this Sunday against the Cleveland Browns.
This is the second meeting between these two teams after Cincinnati won the first in Week 7 to move to 3-4. That was the game quarterback Deshaun Watson went down with a noncontact injury that ended his season.
Watson was replaced by Dorian Thompson-Robinson until an injury held him out at the end of the game. Cleveland named him the starter for the first time this season after Jameis Winston has started every game since then.
Cincinnati is coming off a sloppy win over the Tennessee Titans last week. They need to win out to even have a chance at the playoffs. This team can't afford to overlook the Browns for an even more crucial game against the Denver Broncos next Saturday. Otherwise, that game's outcome won't even matter.
Quarterback Joe Burrow has been playing some of his best football recently, but he will have to watch his turnovers against a divisional rival in order to get that important win and stay alive.
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Date/Time: Dec. 22nd, 2024 at 1:00 pm ET
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Location: Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
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Series Leader: The Bengals lead 54-48 in the “Battle of Ohio” series. Cincinnati has won three of the past four meetings, but the Browns have won six of the past nine. Home field has been a factor over the series, as the Bengals lead 33-18 at home, but trail 21-30 as the road club.
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TV Channel: The game will air on CBS-TV. In the Bengals’ home region, it will be carried by WKRC-TV (Ch. 12) in Cincinnati, WHIO-TV (Ch. 7) in Dayton and WKYT-TV (Ch. 27) in Lexington.
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Broadcasters: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Adam Archuleta (analyst) and Aditi Kinkhabwala (sideline reporter).
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Online Stream: Paramount+ (in market), NFL+ (mobile only), NFL Sunday Ticket (out of market)
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Replay: NFL+ and NFL Network (check local listings)
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Radio Broadcast: The game will air on the Bengals Radio Network, led by Cincinnati flagship radio stations WLW-AM (700), WCKY-AM (1530) and WEBN-FM (102.7). Broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Dave Lapham (analyst)
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SB Nation Browns’ site: Dawgs by Nature
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Rosters: CIN | CLE
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Stats to Know: CIN | CLE
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Weather: According to NFL Weather, it will be around the low 30’s, partly cloudy with an 11 percent chance of precipitation.
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Odds: The Bengals are currently 8.5-point favorites, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
Expert Predictions
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USA Today has twi experts predicting a win for the Bengals
- All 11 of ESPN’s 10 of 11 experts are taking Cincinnati at home.
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CBS Sports has all eight experts taking the Bengals
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NFL Pick Watch — which takes into account expert picks from across the web — has Cincinnati receiving 98% of the picks.
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