When it comes to Cleveland head coach Hue Jackson, there’s no debate that Sunday’s return (1 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Channel 12) to sold-out Paul Brown Stadium marks the return of one of Bengaldom’s more beloved favorite sons. From Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh to Andy Dalton, Jackson fingerprints are all over the best of the Marvin Lewis Era.
But if the presidential election is dead even in the electoral college bellwether of Ohio, the smoke-filled room of the Bengals.com Media Roundtable has the Battle of Ohio tilting to a Bengals landslide.
Tony Grossi of ESPN Cleveland, that long-time Lakefront pundit who has covered 59 Battles of Ohio, votes for the Bengals as the young Browns try to find their footing amid a ridiculous onslaught of injuries.