Today at 1:00 p.m. ET in Cincinnati the Bengals (6-4) will try to put the AFC North division in a stranglehold against the Cleveland Browns (4-5) in NFL action that can be watched on CBS or live streamed here. Browns fans can hear the game on WKNR 850 AM, while Bengals fans should tune in to ESPN 1530.
Their lead was bigger just two weeks ago, but back-to-back overtime losses have closed their gap to 1.5 games. "We pushed things forward very positively, now we've dug a little bit of a hole and we've got to climb out and play better this week against the Browns," coach Marvin Lewis said.
In addition to a recent mini-slide, the Bengals will be contending with a Browns team hungry for success. "It's been a while man," nose tackle Phil Taylor said. "Everybody talking about Cleveland this, the mistake on the lake, all this other stuff, man. It's time for a change. We're tired of losing around here. We've got the talent in here to go all the way to the top, we've just got to get it done."
Part of the reason for Cleveland's success has been the play of third-string quarterback Jason Campbell, who has filled in admirably following Brian Hoyer's injury and Brandon Weeden's incompetence.
"You saw him from a leadership standpoint," Chudzinski said. "The calmness out there, the ability in that final drive to make plays when that was crunch time and in a critical part in the game and just his presence with our younger guys. What he's doing is really giving us a life."
In three games Campbell has tossed five touchdowns to zero interceptions, and completed 63.1 percent of his passes.
Browns Injury Report:
TE |
Hamstring |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
|
RB |
Ribs |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
|
QB |
Ribs |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
RB |
Knee |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
LB |
Finger |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
|
G |
Ankle |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Questionable |
CB |
Finger |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
Bengals Injury Report:
S |
Hamstring |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Doubtful |
|
DT |
Ankle |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
C |
Shoulder |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
DT |
Elbow |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
|
TE |
Groin |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
LB |
Calf |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Questionable |
|
LB |
Knee |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
G |
Foot |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
|
LB |
Knee |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Doubtful |
|
LB |
Hamstring |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
CB |
Ankle |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Probable |
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