After a dominant 34-10 win over the Cleveland Browns, the Detroit Lions travel to Paycor Stadium to face another AFC North opponent in the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. Detroit heads into the contest 3-1, while the Bengals sit at 2-2.
Last week: The Bengals fell to the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football, 28-3. After a 26-yard field goal in the first quarter, Cincinnati went scoreless in the remaining 54 minutes.
History: Cincinnati leads the all-time series, 10-3. In their last meeting in 2021, the Bengals defeated the Lions 34-11. The Lions have lost their last seven meetings and are looking for their first win over Cleveland since 1992.
Storyline to watch: The Bengals have shown a scoring disparity between the first two and the previous two weeks of the season with the loss of quarterback Joe Burrow. In Cincinnati's Week 2 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Burrow exited the game with a turf toe injury and is expected to be out for at least three months.
Under Burrow, Cincinnati combined for 48 points in Weeks 1-2, allowing their opponents 43. Over the past two weeks with backup Jake Browning at quarterback, the Bengals scored just 13 points and allowed 76.
"I've seen the best of Jake. I know that we can do a great job supporting him to where he can go win games for us," Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said this week. "I feel extremely confident in Jake Browning."
Lions travel to Geha Field at Arrowhead Stadium to face the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday Night Football Oct. 12 at 8:20 p.m.
Bengals head to Lambeau Field to face the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Oct. 12 at 4:25 p.m.