Battle of Ohio ends before November
Here’s an odd quirk to the schedule — the Bengals won’t play the Browns in the blistering cold this year.
Cincinnati plays at Cleveland in Week 2 on prime time, then plays them again in Week 7 at Paul Brown Stadium, putting a wrap on the Battle of Ohio in the AFC North for 2020 before the calendar even turns to November.
Maybe that’s for the best. Avoiding a Myles Garrett-led pass-rush in freezing temperatures is probably a good thing for a rookie Burrow.