The Cincinnati Bengals used some fairly tame comments from Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy to fuel them in Sunday’s victory.
The Bengals narrowly beat the Browns 17-16 at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, Oh. on Sunday to get off to a 1-0 start to the season. The team’s defensive backs chanted “good luck who” in their locker room after the win, apparently in response to some comments Jeudy made during the week.
Jeudy had praised the Browns’ wide receiver group during the week, pointing out that the team had other weapons around him and wishing other teams “good luck” in covering them all. Even though Jeudy was not even specifically talking about the Bengals, they took it as a challenge, and cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt even said the comments had given Cincinnati’s defensive backs their swagger again.
Bengals DBs chanted “we need to worry about who?” & “good luck who” in locker room after beating Browns. Reference to Jerry Jeudy in-week comments that fueled them.
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) September 7, 2025
Bengals CB Cam Taylor-Britt told me they got their swagger back & they’re out to rewrite defensive narrative.
Jeudy still caught five passes for 66 yards against the Bengals, though they did keep him out of the end zone. However, the Browns actually outgained Cincinnati 327-141, and lost largely because kicker Andre Szmyt missed a field goal and an extra point.
Taylor-Britt, in particular, is known for being a big talker, and it has backfired on him in the past. He got away with it on Sunday, but the Bengals still have a lot of work to do based on how the game played out.
