As the Pittsburgh Steelers were busy grinding out a crazy 21-14 win over the New England Patriots, the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals found themselves playing NFC North foes in the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings.
Life after Joe Burrow, at least for the 2025 season, got off to a very ugly start for the Bengals. On the road to take on the Vikings, Cincinnati was blown out in embarrassing fashion, 48-10. As for Cleveland, after starting the season 0-2 and welcoming arguably the best team in the NFL on to the shores of Lake Erie in the Packers, Cleveland found a way to win a wild game, 13-10 on a last-second FG.