Today marks the 70th edition of the "Battle Of Ohio". The Cleveland Browns travel some 200 miles south to the banks of the Ohio to face off with their Ohio rival, the Cincinnati Bengals.
Neither team has much to crow about thus far this season. Both teams are sporting lackluster 0-3 records and their rankings both offensively and defensively make this a less than anticipated game for most of the country.
The "Battle of Ohio" has produced more than it's share of excitement through the years, especially of late. The 2004 game that tool place in Cincinnati at Paul Brown Stadium (PBS) featured the 2nd most combined points ever scored (106) in an NFL game. Cincinnati was victorious 58-48.
Last year in Cleveland, the Browns won that shootout 51-45 despite Bengals Carson Palmer throwing 6 TD passes.
Some side notes for today's game:
Cleveland QB Derek Anderson could be pulled for Brady Quinn if this are not going well for him early in the game.
Romeo Crennel is under significant heat. Should the Browns lose and drop to 0-4, this could be Romeos last scene in Cleveland. (Rumor has it that Bill Cowher has recently purchased a home in Cleveland)
Marvin Lewis would be in jeopardy of having his career winning percentage drop to .500 if the Bengals lose today.
Cincinnati leads the 69 game series 35 wins -34 wins.
Even though tis would put a permanent ding in my 0-16 prediction for the men of Stripes, this most negative, yet realistic blogger sees the Bengals collecting their 1st win of 2008.
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