2020 Bengals schedule: Biggest storylines from Bengals’ regular season slate

The Cincinnati Bengals have some interesting storylines floating around their 2020 schedule release.

Battle of Ohio ends before November

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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.