Yes, the Bengals will be sitting out certain starters, including Joe Burrow and Joe Mixon. 

But the Browns also will be minus many players with 15 players landing on their mid-week injury report. 


Cincinnati is the hotter team with three straight wins. Morale is great with the Bengals, who have won the AFC North. Chemistry isn't so good with the Browns, who have lost three in a row and eight of their last 12. Only twice in their past seven games have the Browns broken 20 points. 

There is some randomness to this game with both teams starting backup QB's. The Bengals are the superior team, though, and they revenge motivation for an embarrassing, 41-16, loss to the Browns in November. 

So I'll go ahead and accept this many points.