'It's Terrible' - Bengals Coaches, Players Weigh In On the Albatross That Is a 6-Game Losing Streak in Cleveland

CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo didn’t need much time or verbiage to describe the team’s recent history in Cleveland.

“It’s terrible,” Anarumo said in reference to Cincinnati’s 0-5 road record against the Browns since he and Zac Taylor arrived in 2019.

Anarumo stood in front of his players Wednesday and made sure all of them knew the history.

“I made everybody aware of it this morning in our defensive meeting room that we have yet to get on the bus happy,” he said. “They are aware of what that building presents, what that team presents to us and the challenges. We have to step it up and do better.”

The last time the Bengals won in Cleveland was 2017, and the current six-game skid is the team’s longest active road losing streak against any team.

No one on the current roster has ever won in Cleveland as a member of the Bengals.

“It is a crazy feat that we've never won up there,” Wilson said. “They've had our number for a while, and we've got to find a way to just get a win.”

Veteran defensive players such as Wilson, Sam Hubbard, Germaine Pratt, Vonn Bell and Mike Hilton need Anarumo’s refresher.

“That’s why I said, ‘Hey, the veterans in the room, I think you know what it has been up there. But I am addressing the guys that are new to the team and the rookies that, hey, this has not been a successful place for us,” Anarumo said. “Just