TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: CIN leads series, 54-48 (won 3 of past 4)
The Last Time… Regular Season: 10/20/24: CIN 21 at CLE 14
HEAD COACHES
Kevin Stefanski vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 6-3 Reg. Season: 40-41 (.494) Postseason: 1-2 (.333)
Zac Taylor vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-7 Reg. Season: 43-52-1 (.453) Postseason: 5-2 (.714)
BROWNS NOTES
• QB JAMEIS WINSTON completed 16 of 25 atts. (64 pct.) last week. Has 1,104 pass yards (368 per game) & 8 TD passes in 3 road starts this season. • QB DORIAN THOMPASON-ROBINSON can make 4th-career start & 1st in 2024. • RB JEROME FORD had season-high 104 scrimmage yards (season-high 84 rush, 20 rec.) & rush TD last week, 4th-career 100-yard game. Has 60+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3. • WR JERRY JEUDY led team with 11 catches for 108 yards last week, 7thstraight game with 5+ catches & 60+ rec. yards, longest active streak in NFL. Since Week 8, ranks 2nd in NFL with 786 rec. yards. Aims for 4th in row on road with TD catch & has 140+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 on road. Has career highs in catches (70) & rec. yards (1,052) this season. • TE DAVID NJOKU aims for his 3rd in row with 7+ catches & rec. TD. Had 10 catches for 76 yards & TD in Week 7 meeting. Has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Cin. Has 50+ catches (56) for 3rd-straight season. • DE MYLES GARRETT had TFL & PD last week, 4th-straight game with TFL. Has 12 sacks in 11 career games vs. Cin., with sack in 7 of his past 8. Aims for his 8th in row vs. Cin. with TFL. Ranks tied-5th in NFL with 11 sacks in 2024, 5th-straight season with 11+ sacks. • DT SHELBY HARRIS had TFL last week & has TFL in 3 of past 4. Had only full sack of season in Week 7 meeting. • LB JORDAN HICKS aims for his 7th in row with 5+ tackles & 3rd in row with PD. • CB DENZEL WARD aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles. Has 2 PD in 2 of past 3 on road. Has 19 PD in 10 career games vs. Cin., with 2+ PD in 7 of his past 8 vs. Cin., incl. 2 PD in Week 7 meeting. Leads NFL with career-high 19 PD in 2024. • S GRANT DELPIT had 9 tackles in Week 15, 7th-straight game with 6+ tackles.
BENGALS NOTES
QB JOE BURROW completed 26 of 37 atts. (70.3 pct.) for 271 yards & 3 TDs with 95.7 rating last week, becoming 5th player ever with 3+ TD passes in 6 straight games. Has 300+ pass yards in 4 of past 5. Aims for 7th in row with 95+ rating. Had 2 TD passes vs. 0 INTs with 108.9 rating in Week 7 meeting & has 2+ TD passes in 5 of 7 career starts vs. Cle. Leads NFL with 3,977 pass yards & 36 TD passes in 2024 & is 5th QB ever with 35+ TD passes in 2 of 1st 5 seasons. • RB CHASE BROWN led team with 113 scrimmage yards (97 rush, 16 rec.) & had 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) last week, 4th-straight game with 100+ scrimmage yards, longest active streak in NFL. Aims for 4th in row with TD. • WR JA’MARR CHASE had 9 catches for 94 yards in Week 15, 10th-straight game with 5+ catches & 5th-straight game with 75+ rec. yards. Has TD catch in 4 of past 5. Had rec. TD in Week 7 meeting. Leads NFL in catches (102), rec. yards (1,413) & rec. TDs (15) in 2024 & is 5th player ever with 100+ catches, 1,400+ rec. yards & 15+ rec. TDs in a season. Needs 43 rec. yards for new single-season franchise record. • WR TEE HIGGINS had 5 catches for 88 yards & TD last week. Has 65+ rec. yards & TD catch in 4 of his past 5. Had 82 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 7 meeting. • DE TREY HENDRICKSON had TFL & 2nd FF of season in Week 15. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Had 2 sacks & PD in Week 7 meeting & has 0.5+ sacks in 5 of 6 career games vs. Cle. Leads NFL with 12.5 sacks in 2024, 4th-career season with 12+ sacks. • DT B.J. HILL aims for 4th in row with sack. Had PD in Week 7 meeting. • LB SAM HUBBARD had 1st-career TD catch last week, only rec. TD by DL this season. • CB CAM TAYLOR-BRITT had 6 tackles & INT last week. Has INT in 2 of past 3. • CB MIKE HILTON last week became 3rd player this season with 3 TFL & INT in a game. • S GENO STONE had 39-yard INT-TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with INT. Had INT in Week 7 meeting & has INT in 2 of his past 3 vs. Cle.
