Final score predictions for Browns vs. Bengals in Week 18
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Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals look to finish the season on a high note at home against the Cleveland Browns in Week 18.
Those Bengals, while eliminated from playoff contention, have won two games in a row, blowouts over Miami and Arizona. Burrow has thrown for 300-plus yards in those, complete with an upward trend from the defense.
The Browns enter the game preparing for an offseason of uncertainty at 4-12, though star Myles Garrett does hope to break the single-season sacks record by notching No. 23 on the season.
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Burrow currently enjoys the best offensive line of his Bengals tenure to date, something the team will surely look to keep together this upcoming offseason.
Speaking of the offseason, that’s where the focus really rests for Bengals fans ahead of kickoff. The team has missed the playoffs for the third straight season and, despite the 52-62-1 mark during this era, reports make it sound like Zac Taylor is safe.
What changes, if any, won’t come until early next week and well before the outcome of this game impacts the Bengals’ draft pick order.
On the field, Burrow should have his full cast of weapons. A defense missing Joseph Ossai before he heads for free agency will look to show that the 11 takeaways over the last six outings is a consistent thing as the unit develops, not a product of a softer schedule.
For Bengals fans getting deja vu, the Browns have been a feature of prior late-season pushes for a franchise that then uses the momentum excuse to keep things the same in the offseason. Barring a shocker, that’s the case again here.
Expect a big day from Burrow and the Chase Brown running game as the Bengals look to prove their point about where things are headed in 2026.
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This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: Final score predictions for Browns vs. Bengals in Week 18
