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Browns interim head coach Gregg Williams said this week that he doesn’t expect the team’s players to have “extra juice” for Sunday’s matchup with the Bengals because Hue Jackson is now on Cincinnati’s coaching staff Giovani Bernard Jersey White , but not all of his players fell in line on that front.Wide receiver Rashard Higgins said the team can find “a lot of motivation” in Jackson’s presence on the Bengals staff and defensive end Chris Smith expects to “talk to a little junk” to the man who was the team’s head coach until late October. Those feelings are not shared by everyone in the locker room, however.Safety Damarious Randall said that Jackson’s move to Ohio’s other team doesn’t change what the Browns have to do on Sunday.“It’s a divisional game,” Randall said, via Cleveland.com. “We knew what they were doing before he went over there and they know exactly what we’re going to do. At the end of the day, we’re just going go out and punch them in the mouth — straight up. That’s exactly what you have to do on the road rivalry games. You have to go punch them in the mouth. If that’s what we do, it doesn’t matter what they have over there.”There’s plenty of other motivation for the Browns to win on Sunday and players who got a chance to play under Jackson shouldn’t have much of a bone to pick with the former coach, but the idea that there will be no reaction to playing against a guy who was on your sideline a few weeks ago is hard to swallow.Bengals Bytes (10/4): Franchise records the Bengals are on track to reaching Defense Embraces Another 'Return Of Tez'On Monday Vontaze Burfict gave Marvin Lewis what Lewis says Burfict will give his team Sunday (1 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Channel 12) against Miami in the Paul Brown Stadium Re-Opener after spending three of the first four games on the road.Notebook: Elastic Erickson; Simmons Says McRae RobbedThe subject is wide receiver Alex Erickson and after practice Wednesday Bengals special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons found himself quoting the late Pete Brown Womens Mark Walton Jersey , the club’s senior vice president of player personnel.Quick Hits: Sunny Forecast For Mixon; Price Re-Boots; Tez ReturnsIn the most positive weather forecast since Channel 5’s Kevin Robinson riffed on the Cincinnati Labor Day weekend, head coach Marvin Lewis basically cleared running back Joe Mixon for the Bengals’ return to Paul Brown Stadium (1 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Channel 12) Sunday against the Dolphins.Are the Bengals a legitimate contender?I never thought I’d end up writing an article in response to a classic Stephen A. 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So Womens Alex Redmond Jersey , when the Bengals headed to Atlanta this past week he made sure to let anyone who would listen know how much he wanted to make the trip.Opposing Player Spotlight: Week 5, Cincinnati BengalsThe Dolphins were flat out embarrassed by their divisional foes up in Foxborough last week, showing that Miami still has a ways to go before emerging as a top AFC contender. That game also brought injuries to the forefront of everyone’s mind in South Florida, as the Dolphins’ swath of absences due to injuries is beginning to take a toll on this team. When the Dolphins travel to Cincinnati this weekend, one player on the opposing team is sure to attempt to take advantage of Miami’s ailing secondary.Dolphins hope for better play in trenches against BengalsHe was talking about his offensive line, but the depiction also fits the defensive line. The Dolphins were dominated in the trenches in a 38-7 defeat, and to have a chance Sunday as one-touchdown underdogs at Cincinnati http://www.thebengalslockerroom.com/authentic-andy-dalton-jersey , they'll need significant improvement up front.Cincinnati Bengals offense tracking toward franchise recordsSunday marked an impressive first quarter of the season for Lazor’s new system. The Bengals rank fourth in points scored and in the top 12 in yards per play, rush and pass. They rank second in the NFL in red-zone efficiency and are fifth in third-down efficiency.Random BytesBleacher Report's Expert Consensus Week 5 NFL PicksOnly 46 percent of Las Vegas favorites have covered (compared to 52 percent in 2017), and only 63 percent of favorites have won outright (compared to 70 percent in 2017). Meanwhile, more than 60 percent of games have been decided by one score (up from 47 percent in 2017), and only 16 percent of games have been decided by three or more scores (down from 27 percent in 2017).Schefter: Rob Gronkowski to Play Through Ankle Injury vs. Colts in Week 5According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, tight end Rob Gronkowski "is expected to be active" for the contest even though an ankle injury impacted his practice time leading up to the Week 5 matchup.Leonard Fournette Ruled out vs. Chiefs in Week 5 with Hamstring InjuryJacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone announced Wednesday that running back Leonard Fournette will not play Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs due to a hamstring injury.1st-Round Rookie Report-Card Grades at NFL's Quarter MarkIt didn't take long to see all five first-round quarterbacks on the field. By the end of Week 3, rookie signal-callers selected within the top 32 had their welcome-to-the-league moments. 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