The Bengals ended up making the final score against the Browns look somewhat respectable in their 35-20 loss. However it is hard to ignore how Cleveland jumped out to a 28-0 lead. You can blame it on injuries, coaching or even a lack of effort in the offseason, and the truth is likely a mix of all of those things. We’ll touch on each of them in this week’s Bengals snap count takeaways:
- This was one of the first games in a long time where the Bengals actually out-snapped their opponent. Cincinnati ran 74 plays compared to 64 for Cleveland.