Bengals try to avoid letdown vs. Browns

After a big win over Baltimore, Cincinnati goes on the road to face a struggling Cleveland team. The Cincinnati Bengals say that they're not taking Cleveland for granted. Seeing will be believing when they invade the Dawg Pound known as Cleveland Browns Stadium today.  The Bengals will face a Cleveland squad eager to rebound from last week's embarrassing 34-7 home loss to Pittsburgh.  The Bengals also will try to give a Heisman Trophy-like stiff-arm to the "Monday Night Jinx."  Cincinnati holds a 34-33 edge in the "Battle of Ohio" rivalry and owns a 4-4 record the week after Monday night victories.

Do the Bengals have to avoid a letdown?

"Yeah, you do, anytime you come off a big Monday night game, a big division game, a physical matchup like we had," quarterback Carson Palmer said. "But I think this team is excited where we're at. Whether we're playing the New England Patriots, the Indianapolis Colts or the Cleveland Browns, we're going to be ready."  "Who's taking them lightly?" said wide receiver Chad Johnson. "This is a divisional game, man. Early wins will help us at the end of the season, where other games we play don't matter as much. If we win early, we'll be fine toward the end."  Overconfidence was a reason the Bengals were upset 14-13 at Tampa Bay last year.  "We've been down that road before," defensive end Robert Geathers said. "Our attitude is, 'Let's just go in there and get the job done.' "