Browns Plainly Podcast

The Cleveland Browns will try to continue their dominance of their in-state rivals when they host the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football. The Browns (2-5) have lost four straight games, but they have won four in a row and seven of the past eight in this AFC North rivalry. The Bengals (4-3) have won four of their past five, with their only setback during that span a 19-17 loss to the Ravens in Week 5. The Browns (2-5) lost 23-20 to the Ravens in Week 7, while Joe Burrow torched the Falcons for 481 passing yards in a 35-17 Bengals victory last Sunday. Cincinnati leads the all-time series 51-46 but has not won in Cleveland since 2017. Bengals star receiver Ja'Marr Chase is out with a hip injury.

Kickoff in Cleveland is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET. Caesars Sportsbook lists Cincinnati as the 3-point favorite in the latest Browns vs. Bengals odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 45. Kickoff in Cleveland is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET. Caesars Sportsbook lists Cincinnati as the 3-point favorite in the latest Browns vs. Bengals odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 45. Cincinnati is reeling from the news that star receiver Ja'Marr Chase could miss six weeks with a hip injury, but Burrow still has talent at his disposal. Tyler Boyd led the team with 166 receiving yards last week and running back Joe Mixon has 587 total yards. Mixon could see more work Monday against a Cleveland defense that ranks 24th against the run, or the Bengals could aim to strike quickly to neutralize Cleveland's run game. The Browns allow almost 27 points per game (29th in NFL). Burrow is 24-13 ATS in his career, and Cincinnati is 8-1 ATS in its past nine road games.

The Bengals are 13-2 against the spread in their past 15 overall. Their defense allows fewer than 19 points per game, seventh in the league, and is ninth against the pass, yielding 202 yards per contest. The Browns threw for fewer than 100 yards against Baltimore and average 214 passing yards (22nd), so Cincinnati can stack up against the run. Cleveland also has given the ball away 10 times. Burrow has thrown five interceptions, but four came in the season-opener. Cincinnati is 10-1 ATS in its past 11 conference games, while the Browns are on a 4-13 ATS slide in AFC North matchups.

Cleveland won the last meeting 21-16, a Week 18 matchup that saw the Bengals resting their starters for the playoffs and the Browns playing out the string. The Browns dominated the matchup in Cincinnati in Week 9, with running back Nick Chubb going off for 137 yards on 14 carries. The fifth-year back out of Georgia leads the NFL in both rushing yards (470 yards) and rushing TDs (eight) and averages 5.9 yards per carry. He faces a defense that ranks 18th in the NFL against the run (119 yards per game), while Cleveland averages 163 per game (fourth).

The underdog is 5-0 against the spread in the past five matchups and Burrow is 0-3 straight-up against the Browns in his career. He was sacked five times and threw two interceptions in his Week 9 start and has been sacked 24 times in the first seven games. Myles Garrett is banged up but expected to play, and he has three sacks over the past two games. Underdogs have been covering at a 58-percent clip in the NFL this season, going 61-44-2 through the first seven weeks.

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Browns running back Kareem Hunt is the focus of trade speculation as the Browns gear up to face the Bengals on Monday Night Football. The NFL's trade deadline is Tuesday.

Our Football Insider subscribers had questions about Hunt and his trade market for Mary Kay Cabot on today's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They also wanted to know why Hunt hasn't been used in the passing game more.

Mary Kay answered those questions and more with Dan Labbe. They also discussed Kevin Stefanski's performance without Deshaun Watson, talent acquisition and, with Joe Haden retiring as a Brown this weekend, the decision the Browns made to release Haden.

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Welcome to the DawgLand Podcast!

Jackson McCurry and Anthony Joki introduce the podcast to the Dawgs By Nature and what to expect in the future. The duo also takes a brief look at the Browns upcoming Monday night matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals.

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On today's introductory episode of The Dawgs Table, Craig Foutain and Ryan Angelo share with you the concepts of their show, what you can expect before talking about the rumors of the Cleveland Browns trading RB Kareem Hunt. What value makes a deal worth it for the team?

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Friday means it's time for out big Browns preview pod. We're getting you into and through your weekend leading up to kickoff with everything you need to know for Monday Night Football at FirstEnergy Stadium when the Browns host the Bengals.

Cincinnati is heating up after coming back to beat the Saints and lighting up the Falcons defense but will likely be without Ja'Marr Chase for this game. The Browns, meanwhile, are teetering on the edge, losers of four games in a row and five of their last six, in danger of slipping to 2-6 at the bye week.

On this week's preview pod you'll get:

Reaction to the news Chase could be out 4-6 weeks.

Cleveland.com's Andrew Gillis on the Bengals.

Prop bets involving Tee Higgins, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Harrison Bryant and Myles Garrett.

Lance Reisland's scouting report of the Bengals.

Our game picks for this week.

This podcast features Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Ashley Bastock, Irie Harris and Dan Labbe.

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On the heels of a four-game losing streak, the Cleveland Browns will host the Cincinnati Bengals on Halloween as the two teams face off on Monday Night Football. It’s the first meeting of the season for the two Ohio-based franchises, and Cleveland has been in control of this rivalry for the past couple of years. Cincinnati hasn’t been shy about saying this game means more to them because of that, which should make it an interesting showdown. Here, we look ahead to the rivalry game and make five bold predictions for Week 8.

The Cincinnati Bengals got swept by the Cleveland Browns in 2021 and will be out for revenge in Week 8. Can they defeat a tough Browns side?The AFC North is heating up with the Bengals and Ravens breaking away from the pack in Week 7. Cincy currently sits in second place but holds the same 4-3 record as Baltimore. After a resounding victory over the Falcons, the Bengals appear primed to return to their 2021 form and will look to string together important wins ahead of their BYE week. According to FanDuel, the Bengals are 3-point favorites with a moneyline of -166 while the Browns' moneyline sits at +140. The over/under is set at 47 points. Even with the Browns being at home, the Bengals are still favored, which is to be expected after this past week's results.

All hail Joe Burrow. The star Bengals quarterback went off in Week 7 for 501 total yards and four touchdowns; since his pitiful Week 1 performance, Burrow has thrown 13 touchdowns and just one interception. We expect Burrow to continue his dominant streak against the Browns, who have a middling pass defense and will face a difficult challenge in containing Cincy's elite wideouts. Cleveland running backs Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt have wreaked havoc on opponents so far this season, yet the Bengals boast one of the best run defenses in the league and can feasibly contain the duo. As long as Burrow doesn't suddenly regress to his Week 1 form, we're predicting a close game in which the Bengals nonetheless come out on top. Bengals win, 24-17.

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It's a special crossover edition of Orange and Brown Talk, as the Bengals writers from Strictly Stripes join the pod to share their Bengals expertise and help arrive at the ideal 11-man All-Ohio offense for the combined teams. The pod episode picking the offense went up Wednesday.

Mary Kay Cabot and Ashley Bastock are joined by cleveland.com Bengals reporters Mohammad Ahmad and Andrew Gillis, with Doug Lesmerises moderating, to talk out the best version of this full offense before the Browns and Bengals play on Monday night.

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5 head coaches on the hot seat ahead of the 2022 NFL trade deadline. The 2022 NFL season is a season of “parity.” Translation: most NFL teams stink this season. There are only six out of 16 AFC teams over .500 heading into Week 7 and just four out of 16 in the NFC. With all these lackluster records a third of the way through the season, it’s time to take a look at the NFL coach hot seat. With the trade deadline looming on November 1, several NFL coaches need to be worried about their jobs. Here are the five head coaches on the hottest NFL hot seat as that crucial deadline nears.

#5 Ron Rivera

The 2022 NFL season is a season of “parity.” Translation: most NFL teams stink this season. There are only six out of 16 AFC teams over .500 heading into Week 7 and just four out of 16 in the NFC. With all these lackluster records a third of the way through the season, it’s time to take a look at the NFL coach hot seat. With the trade deadline looming on November 1, several NFL coaches need to be worried about their jobs. Here are the five head coaches on the hottest NFL hot seat as that crucial deadline nears.

#4 Lovie Smith

When the Houston Texans hired Lovie Smith this offseason, it always felt like a temporary measure. The club was reportedly high on the inexperienced former NFL quarterback Josh McCown but turned to Smith after Brian Flores sued the NFL (h/t NBC Sports).

The Texans are 1-3-1 after failing to build on an optimistic tie vs. the Indianapolis Colts in Week 1. And, owner Cal McNair just fired Executive Vice President of Football operations Jack Easterby.

#3 Nathaniel Hackett

The Denver Broncos have to be the most surprisingly disappointing team in the NFL in 2022. The league’s national TV schedule confirms this. With new QB Russell Wilson and talent all around the field, the league, and its TV partners put the Broncos on in primetime in four of the first six weeks of the season.

As any NFL fan who watches games knows all too well, Nathaniel Hackett and the Broncos have gone 1-3 in those games, scoring just 52 points in those televised contests. The offense with Wilson is a complete mess, and Hackett, the former Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator, seems to have no answers as to how they can fix it.

#2 Kliff Kingsbury

The best thing you can say about Kliff Kingsbury and the Arizona Cardinals 2022 season is that at least they’re not following the same old pattern. In the past two seasons, the team has gotten off to fast starts before collapsing down the stretch.

This season, Kyler Murray and company definitely haven’t started fast.

The Cardinals have fallen behind in every game they’ve played this season and have scored just three first-quarter points in six games. Murray has led his team on some astonishing comebacks, but obviously, something isn’t working out in the desert.

#1 Kevin Stefanski

The goal for the Cleveland Browns this year was simply to keep the team’s playoff chances alive until Week 13 when Deshaun Watson comes back from his suspension to face his old team, the Houston Texans.

At 2-4 after six weeks, those playoff chances are likely gone. With the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers coming up, chances are the team will be 4-7 at best when Watson returns, and the playoff hopes will be over.

Stefanski went 11-5 in his first season with the Browns but has been 10-13 since. With the Watson trade and contract, owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam have gone all-in on building a winner, no matter the (financial or moral) cost.

The team’s first-time NFL head coach simply isn’t getting it done. And that makes Kevin Stefanski a candidate for the NFL hot seat, and likely the most realistic candidate to lose his job by the trade deadline.

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It's a special crossover edition of Orange and Brown Talk, as the Bengals writers from Strictly Stripes join the pod to share their Bengals expertise and help arrive at the ideal 11-man All-Ohio defense for the combined teams. The pod episode picking the offense will land on Thursday.

Dan Labbe and Irie Harris are joined by Mike Niziolek and Mohammad Ahmad, with Doug Lesmerises moderating, to talk out the best version of this full defense before the Browns and Bengals play on Monday night.

It starts with Defensive ends (5:56), then moves to:

Defensive tackles (23:18)

Linebackers (33:47)

Kicker (42:39)

Punter (48:06)

Cornerbacks (51:43)

Safeties (1:05:38)

And the final wrapup (1:13:56)

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It seems like the Cleveland Browns season has already come down to this, we are focusing on NFL trade rumors but not on this team acquiring players. While the QB play around the league is down and the team opened with what seemed to be an easy schedule, the Browns sit at 2-5 and talk about trading one of their running backs is reasonable.

With the NFL trade deadline around the corner, the Christian McCaffrey trade may have helped Cleveland but the New York Jets trading for James Robinson took a suitor off the table. The biggest name floating around is RB Kareem Hunt. Hunt was one of the best backs in the NFL during his time in Kansas City and has been an important part of the Browns successful run game during his time with his hometown team. Sadly, it looks like that relationship will end no later than the end of this season.

Can GM Andrew Berry find value in a trade for Hunt or should he hold on to him and hope for better value in a compensatory pick? According to an anonymous general manager, Hunt should have value: “Hunt would be the best back on the market, and it’s not even close,” said one GM who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he is not allowed to discuss other teams’ rosters. Whether that means Hunt gets traded or not in the next six days will depend on the return and the impact Berry thinks dealing him would have on the team. With a lot of draft assets traded away to acquire QB Deshaun Watson, getting even a fourth-round pick or a young defensive player would probably be worth it to the team.

Would you trade Hunt? If so, what do you think is a reasonable return for him?

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