The Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals each had different aspirations before the season began. Going into their AFC North clash, pride and a job next season is what each player on both rosters was playing for.
The Bengals won their first encounter 21-14 earlier this year, but the Browns had their chances to pull out a win and did not.
Coming into this game, Cincinnati was 6-8-0 while Cleveland was 3-11-0. The Browns were one of the lowest-scoring teams in the league with just 239 points scored compared to the Bengals’ 399 points.