For 55 minutes, the Battle of Ohio appeared to look like a scrimmage between a Varsity squad and their Junior Varsity underclassmen. The Bengals were out-classed in every phase for the entire game, and the grace of a couple positive plays brought the score to a one-possession deficit, which the game concluded at.
A few players ended up deserving recognition for their efforts, but as usual, there were more problems than stars for Cincinnati. Here are the winners and losers from the Bengals’ 26-18 defeat to the Browns: