Defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo has been calling the Bengals defense since the 2019 season, and earned praise from Dorsey for his ability to disguise coverages and pass rush looks to confuse opposing quarterbacks.

With a veteran group led by Hendrickson, DE Sam Hubbard and LB Logan Wilson, much of the Bengals defense has years of experience working with Anarumo’s scheme.

“[Anarumo] does a great job in giving you different looks,” Dorsey said. “It’s a unit that’s been together for a long time. Obviously, they’ve been there as a staff for a long time, they have a lot of players with a lot of experience within that system, so they can do some different things that they feel very comfortable with that changes the picture a lot for the offense.”

One way the Browns could take advantage of the Bengals defense is in their ability to run the football. While it is not entirely clear which running backs will be available for Cleveland on Sunday, as RB Nick Chubb was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice and RB Jerome Ford did not practice, the Bengals have shown that its run defense can be a weakness.

The Bengals allow 146 rushing yards per game, the fifth-most in the NFL. They have struggled to bring down ball carriers, allowing over 3.3 yards after contact per attempt per Next Gen Stats.

The Browns rushing attack looked strong in the second half of their Week 6 loss to the Eagles and is something they look to continue strengthening as the season progresses.

“When you look at our offense, whether it’s now, this week, next week, past weeks, you always want to hunt up that ability to run the football and hunt up that ability to attack a defense in multiple ways so they can’t tee off on you,” Dorsey said. “So, I think that’s something we always are striving for. Unfortunately, in some games we haven’t been able to do that for one reason or another. But as a coach, and as a coordinator/play-caller, and I know Kevin I’m sure feels the same way, you always want to be able to attack a defense with that balance and maintain that.”