Sunday Funday just got a little bit frantic for Ohio football fans. As the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals prepare to collide in what could be another chapter in their storied rivalry, fans are scrambling to ensure they don't miss a single play. According to News 5 Cleveland, the Browns are hosting the Week 7 game at the usual haunt of 1 p.m., broadcast live on CBS. The pre-game festivities kick-start with Browns Countdown at 10:30 a.m., warming the crowd before the main event.
Those looking for the audio experience of the grunting linemen and the roaring crowd can tune into FM radio stations 92.3 The Fan and 98.5 WNCX or channel their inner sports enthusiast through ESPN 850 on the AM dial, as reported by News 5 Cleveland. Sadly for the fans, the ground underfoot is shifting – figuratively speaking. In a move that stirred the pot, the City of Cleveland announced Thursday that the Browns would be leaving their downtown Cleveland home since 1946, leaving many fans to clutch their memorabilia a little tighter.
This week's game is ripe with narratives, from the return of hometown hero Nick Chubb, who is expected to play despite an injury designation listing him as questionable, to the debut of Rex Sunahara as starting long snapper. It’s all systems go, despite the jarring news of WR Amari Cooper's trade to the Buffalo Bills, as "head coach Kevin Stefanski said that despite an injury designation listing Nick Chubb as questionable for Sunday's game, the running back is expected to play," News 5 Cleveland reports.
The Bengals, meanwhile, are coming into the fray with metaphorical guns blazing, boasting a 2-1 record in their last three games after taming the New York Giants last weekend. They are all set to duke it out, according to CBS News, which outlines the live stream options for those modern hermits already prepped with game-day snacks but sans cable subscription. On the Browns side, they're gunning for their second win of the season after a teeter-steps start of 1-5. Ensuring not one second goes unstreamed, stats from FOX Sports pit the Bengals with a respectable 349.8 yards per game offensively, while defensively, they sit in the middle, with 356 yards allowed per game.
For those who plan to eyeball the stats while witnessing each down, the Browns have contributed their fair share to the suspense, ranking worst in total yards per game with 240.2, yet defensively holding their own at 15th in the league. As the Browns and Bengals set themselves up for perhaps a clash that is more dramatic than a daytime soap opera, fans will have to see which narratives write themselves into football infamy come game time.
