Bengals Split Division Of Labor All Three Ways In Victory Over Browns

Geoff Hobson

CLEVELAND _ After defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins' 113th NFL game in his ninth season Sunday, someone said to him after his first Bengals' sack, "Welcome to the AFC North."

"I've watched a few. Football junkie," said Rankins, who missed the North opener a few weeks ago against Baltimore with a hamstring injury. "On Sunday nights and Monday nights. And I always noticed how hard fought and how