would be better than the Kansas City Chiefs (-8.5). Alternatively, we get interesting anomalies between teams that have equally interesting contrasts. have not beaten the Browns in a meaningful game since... a while. They last came out on top at the end of 2019, when they had already locked up the pick they’d use on Joe Burrow. You’d have to go back to 2017 for the Bengals’ last victory in the Battle of Ohio while they were still in playoff contention, and even then, they were not a great team by any measure.
A five-game winning streak for Cleveland in the rivalry boggles the minds of most Bengals fans, but they’ve simply played better in each of those games.