The Bengals are down this year. But they still are two levels higher than the Browns, who are 1-18 in their last 19 games.

The Bengals have dominated this series winning and covering the last five times with every win during this span occurring by at least 13 points.

Cincinnati has a much stronger defense than Cleveland and its skill position players are superior, too. The Browns have no wide receiver near the level of A.J. Green. Corey Coleman is Cleveland's top wideout and he's out. Joe Mixon also is better than any running back Cleveland has.

I'm not an Andy Dalton fan, but he rates much higher than rookie Deshone Kizer. The Browns were missing their best defensive player, linebacker Jamie Collins, last week due to a concussion. It's an added plus for the Bengals if Collins is out again.