The schedule maker couldn't have been less kind to the Browns.
Cleveland hasn't had much go right recently, losers of five of the past six, with a banged-up quarterback Josh McCown out — Johnny Manziel will start — and two key defensive backs, Joe Haden and Donte Whitner, having been concussed. The Browns might be short-handed at wide receiver, too.
And now, on Thursday, they head into the Jungle to face the unbeaten Bengals, who come off a signature victory at Pittsburgh.
"I would definitely say it's a little tough," said Browns DB Tashaun Gipson. "It's a little different.