CINCINNATI (4-7-1) at CLEVELAND (0-12)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE – Bengals by 4 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Cincinnati 3-8-1, Cleveland 2-10
SERIES RECORD – Bengals lead 47-39
LAST MEETING – Bengals beat Browns 31-17, Oct. 23
LAST WEEK – Bengals beat Eagles 32-14; Browns had bye, lost to Giants 27-13 on Nov. 27
AP PRO32 RANKING – Bengals No. 25, Browns No. 32
BENGALS OFFENSE – OVERALL (8), RUSH (14), PASS (7)
BENGALS DEFENSE – OVERALL (21), RUSH (23), PASS (16)
BROWNS OFFENSE – OVERALL (29), RUSH (27), PASS (26)
BROWNS DEFENSE – OVERALL (31), RUSH (31), PASS (21)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Cincinnati ended 0-3-1 stretch with emphatic win over Eagles last week. … Playing without injured WR A.J. Green (hamstring), Bengals scored on first six possessions. … QB Andy Dalton threw to nine receivers and completed 23 of 31 passes for 332 yards and two TDs – a season-high 130.0 passer rating. … Dalton has had two of his top three career ratings vs. Browns. … LB Vontaze Burfict had two interceptions and 15 tackles against Eagles. … Bengals have won four straight over Browns and 18 of past 24. … Bengals RB Jeremy Hill had 168 yards on just nine carries against Browns in October. … Bengals K Mike Nugent missed another PAT last week, his fourth miss in span of five tries. All misses have been wide right. … Former Browns LB Karlos Dansby having solid first season with Bengals with 77 tackles. … QB Robert Griffin III returns to lineup for winless Browns, who had bye last week. … Browns hoping to avoid becoming sixth team since 1962 to start 0-13. … Browns haven’t won since Dec. 13. … Browns coach Hue Jackson waited Thursday to choose RG3 as his starter, sixth QB change for Cleveland this season. … Griffin playing for first time since breaking bone in left shoulder late in Sept. 11 opener at Philadelphia. … In first season as WR, Terrelle Pryor leads team in receptions (62), yards (855) and receiving TDs (4). … Browns rookie backup QB Kevin Hogan rushed for 104 yards in first meeting between teams. … Fantasy Tip: Pryor only had two catches for 18 yards vs. Bengals in earlier matchup, but he wasn’t 100 percent after being sidelined with hamstring issue. Pryor had 44-yard catch from RG3 in opener.
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