I can’t believe we are just a day away from the Sunday slate of Week 1 football around the NFL. The off-season was far too long but football is finally back and in full swing.

For the Cleveland Browns, things are going to start tough with three of their first four games against the AFC North. The first of those will be the toughest against a legit Super Bowl contender in the Cincinnati Bengals. They just paid Joe Burrow, he doesn’t want to lose his first game after securing the big bag.

Last season it took a Cade York boot from over 50 yards for the Browns to start 1-0 at the Carolina Panthers. York is no longer in Cleveland and this year’s Week 1 opponent is night and day better.

Preparing for the Week 1 kickoff, we needed to get you a great look at who Cincinnati is. To do just that, AtoZ’s Bengals writer John Sheeran can fill you in.

1. Joe Burrow is going to play, that much is known. Do you believe he is fully healthy from the calf injury and it won’t have an impact?

We really won't know until he's out there. I believed him when he said two very different things. 1: He said he's physically very much okay, maybe even the best he's felt in terms of overall strength in a week 1 game. 2: He said he's still experiencing both good and bad days with his calf. I don't think he'd be playing if they weren't confident in him making it through the game fine, but you never really know with a calf strain.

2. Cincinnati improved their offensive line and the Browns improved their defensive line. Is there still worry with a player like Myles Garrett, who has played well against the Bengals?

Myles Garrett should worry any offensive line that doesn't start 5 clones of Trent Williams. He's the best edge defender for my money. I still think he's going to be a problem despite the signing of Orlando Brown Jr. because he's that good. Until they prove they can prevent him from killing multiple drives a game, they will always have him on their minds.

3. There are some exciting new pieces in the Bengals’ secondary, even Dax Hill in his second season. Who has the best season of that group?

I think Cam Taylor-Britt is about to pop off. I recently predicted he hauls in the most interceptions a Bengals cornerback has had in four years. His first really good performance came last year in the win over Cleveland, and he's only gotten better since. I expect great things from him playing on the opposite end from Chidobe Awuzie, who is no slouch.

4. Joseph Ossai is the player that could potentially be out for the Bengals, how big of a loss would he be?

Losing Ossai is losing the second-best pass rusher the Bengals have, so it's no small blow. His absence will have Cam Sample playing plenty of snaps in rotation with Trey Hendrickson and Sam Hubbard off the edge, and maybe Myles Murphy will see around 10 snaps. This just puts more pressure on Hendrickson to play nearly every third down and have a great game

5. Let's get a score prediction in. Who do you have to win this game?

I think this is a true coin-flip game. It's Week 1, wackiness always ensues, and both teams match up really well considering their weaknesses and strengths. I'd like to see the Bengals prove me wrong by actually winning in Cleveland for once, so I'll go 21-20 Browns.

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