The Browns are off a bye week, and they’re again in an all-too-familiar hole.
The Browns chose to defer, and the Bengals posted a quick touchdown. A 14-yard pass from Andy Dalton to Tyler Eifert made it 7-0 less than three minutes in.
Tyler Boyd took an end around 39 yards to set up the scoring pass. The drive covered 73 yards in six plays.
The Browns went three and out on their first possession in Robert Griffin III’s return.
At 4-7-1, the Bengals are still alive in the playoff race and with a win would set up an interesting game next week vs. the Steelers.