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Browns vs. Bengals: 5 memorable games

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The Cleveland Browns will bookend the 2025 NFL season with games against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Cleveland opens the season at home against the Bengals in Week 1 on September 7, and then travels to Cincinnati for a Week 18 meeting.

The Bengals lead the all-time series, 48-55, but the Browns have been slowly closing the gap, primarily by winning six of the last seven meetings in Cleveland.

Here is a look at five of the most memorable games between the Browns and Bengals.

The first meeting between the teams following the NFL-AFL merger also marked the return of Paul Brown to Cleveland, this time as head coach of the Bengals.