CLEVELAND (0-1) At CINCINNATI (0-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE - Bengals by 10
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Cleveland 1-0; Cincinnati 0-1
SERIES RECORD - Bengals lead 41-36
AP PRO32 RANKING - Browns, No. 30; Bengals, No. 18
LAST MEETING - Bengals beat Browns 23-20, Nov. 27, 2011
LAST WEEK - Browns lost to Eagles 17-16; Bengals lost to Ravens 44-13
BROWNS OFFENSE - OVERALL (32), RUSH (16), PASS (32)
BROWNS DEFENSE - OVERALL (31), RUSH (27), PASS (27)
BENGALS OFFENSE - OVERALL (20), RUSH (9), PASS (26)
BENGALS DEFENSE - OVERALL (29), RUSH (22), PASS (28)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Bengals swept intrastate rivalry last season and have won 12 of last 15 games in series. A win would give Bengals six-game lead in series, largest advantage by either team in their 43-year history. ... Game at Paul Brown Stadium sold out. Bengals sold out only two of eight home games last season. ... Brandon Weeden 12 of 35 for 118 yards with four interceptions and 5.1 passer rating in debut vs. Eagles. His passer rating was seventh worst for any QB making first career start since 1970, according to STATS LLC. ... Browns third team since 1970 to start rookie QB, RB (Trent Richardson) and WR (Josh Gordon). Six rookies started opener. ... Browns DE Frostee Rucker spent five seasons in Cincinnati before leaving as free agent. Rookie DE John Hughes played for University of Cincinnati. ... Bengals signed C Jeff Faine before start of season to replace the injured Kyle Cook. Faine was Cleveland's top draft pick (21st overall) in 2003 and played three seasons there. ... Browns will be without CB Joe Haden, serving first of a four-game suspension for violating NFL's policy on performance enhancing substances. ... Browns haven't won AFC North opener since 2007. ... Browns forced five turnovers, including four interceptions, in loss to Philadelphia. ... Bengals and Browns have finished in bottom two spots in their division in three of last four years. ... As a rookie last season, Bengals QB Andy Dalton completed 31 of 46 passes (67 percent) for 351 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for passer rating of 104.5. He missed half of game in Cleveland with wrist injury. ... CB Leon Hall's five career interceptions against Browns are his most against any team. ... Bengals open stretch of five games vs. inexperienced QBs: Browns (Weeden), at Washington (rookie Robert Griffin III), at Jacksonville (second-year Blaine Gabbert), Miami (rookie Ryan Tannehill) and at Cleveland. ... Bengals defense gave up 20 plays of 10 or more yards in loss at Baltimore, which matched most lopsided season-o pening loss in club history.
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