You can never talk about the Cincinnati Bengals without mentioning the Cleveland Browns and vice versa.
Their histories have always been tied to each other, and their rivalry is one of the most renowned in the National Football League.
Notably, it goes all the way back to the early days of the Bengals, when former Browns HC Paul Brown chose to wear the very same colors for his newly-founded team shortly after the Browns fired him.
There has been a never-ending back and forth regarding whether the Bengals copied the Browns’ colors and whatnot, which is why the Bengals’ Twitter page recently shared a clip of Mike Brown — Paul’s son — talking about how it was actually the other way around.
Oooo what a cool video I just found! pic.twitter.com/YcJg4rK2pi
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) July 18, 2023
Needless to say, this is just stirring the pot ahead of the Bengals’ Week 1 clash with their lifelong divisional rivals, especially after they announced they would also wear an alternate white helmet next season, just like the Bengals.
Those Bengals-Browns are games are always great battles to watch, and it seems like the rivalry transcends the fans; even the players don’t seem to like each other very much.
The battle for the top of the AFC North is going to be one for the ages this season.
The Baltimore Ravens and Bengals enter the year as Super Bowl contenders, but the Pittsburgh Steelers closed out last season on a high note and are always dangerous.
As for the Browns, they’ll look to prove that they’re much better than some insiders think, and they have enough talent on both sides of the field to shock everybody
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