Safety Damarious Randall believes the Cleveland Browns will win Sunday if Cincinnati Bengals receiver A.J. Green can't play.
In fact, Randall put his belief in blunt terms when speaking to several Cleveland-area media outlets Friday.
"If they don't have A.J., they're getting their ass beat," Randall told reporters.
Green has missed two games with a toe injury, and a source told ESPN's Josina Anderson on Saturday that Green will not play with the hope of him returning next week against the Denver Broncos. The source said Green tested the toe Saturday but that he wasn't yet ready to play. After practice, the Bengals downgraded Green to doubtful.
Sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter earlier this month that Green would be out until December.
Randall said he hoped Green would play "to make the game more interesting," noting that the Bengals' offense isn't as productive without him.
"The offense doesn't score a lot of points when A.J. isn't on the field," Randall said. "So obviously losing a guy like that sucks for definitely the whole entire offense because he's one of those generational type of players."
Green has played in 13 games against the Browns, winning 10; he has 62 receptions for 952 yards and seven touchdowns in his career against Cleveland.
The Browns (3-6-1) travel to Cincinnati (5-5) with 25 road losses in a row, one shy of the NFL record. The Browns also have not won two games in a row since November 2014.