The NFL’s Battle of Buckeye State on Halloween dark was to a greater extent than a minuscule spooky. “Monday Night Football” pitted the Stephen Grover Cleveland Browns against the Cincinnati Bengals, and at that place were no more treats in stock for QB Joe Burrow and his tigers.
Cleveland’s running game and an unstoppable Nick Chubb gave the Browns victory – again. The Browns laid out their tone-beginning with the running back, at the front, joined past Kareem Leigh Hunt and D’Ernest Johnson.
Chubb did to the highest degree of the sound lifting, accumulating 23 carries, 101 yards, and ii touchdowns. Against a team up that couldn’t acquire on the room until the fourth quarter, the Browns proved to be too much, running over the Bengals 32-13.
Pressure on Burrow
The Browns took controller from the first of the game, not allowing the Bengals to put upwards any points for the total world-class half. By the clip the whistling gave Cincinnati a welcome erupt at the final stage of the indorse quarter, Stephen Grover Cleveland was upward 11-0.
Coming plump for onto the theatre of operations after the prisonbreak didn’t ply any assuagement for the Bengals. The Browns increased their lede to 14-0 in the tertiary as they continued to ruler the field.
Browns quarterback Jacoby Brissett, who arrived at FirstEnergy Stadium inward a Hallowe'en costume, completed 17 of 22 passes for 278 yards and a touchdown. Cleveland’s defense, led by defensive attitude remnant Myles Garrett, was relentless, forcing 2 turnovers and dominating the Bengals’ offense.
That isn’t to say the Browns didn’t get mistakes. There was a blocked 53-yard theatre of operations end inward which the Bengals justificative tackle BJ Benny Hill went over the left hand inch untasted on the Browns’ first of all drive.
There was also a Brissett paper bag that negated another take privileged Bengals’ territory. Then thither was a poorly thrown toss by wide of the mark receiving system Amari Gary Cooper on a fast one play that was easily intercepted by Cincinnati refuge Vonn Alexander Bell on their arcsecond possession.
Bengals QB Joe Burrow finished with nice stats –25 of 35 for 232 yards and deuce TDs. But he’ll have nightmares starring the Browns’ defense lawyers after existence sacked quintuplet times and taking sevener other hits end-to-end the game.
Delivering those sacks were Garrett, justificative oddment Book of Isaiah Thomas, linebackers Sione Takitaki and Deion Jones, and defensive attitude tackle Taven Bryan. In other words, the Bengals’ run along completely cut down apart. Adding insult to injury, Browns cornerback A.J. Green picked Burrow away on Cincinnati’s for the first time parkway of the game.
Browns too Much for Bengals
The Browns stone-broke a four-game losing streak in a game that had every indicant of going to the Bengals. The win was their eighth triumph inwards their endure IX meetings against their in-state rivals, and their fifth unbent o'er Cincinnati.
As the underdogs, the Browns gave moneyline backers some extra hard currency for the holidays. With most sportsbooks putting upwards 45 on the over/under, at that place was no more money to live made on the total.
Burrow ease hasn’t beaten the Browns, although he’s tried several times since 2020. He’ll render once more when these two teams see on Dec 11. In the meantime, he and the sleep of the crew experience to capture ready to human face another flaccid kitty-cat – the Carolina Panthers – this Sunday.
The Browns followed the perfect chemical formula to improve to 5-3 header into their bye week. They tin expend this clip healing and commandment Cooper how non to cam stroke interceptions. When Grover Cleveland returns, they will human face the Miami Dolphins.