Well, that was less than ideal.
The Cincinnati Bengals had an opportunity to regain traction in the AFC playoff picture and largely take their bitter rivals out of it on Sunday. Instead, their blowout loss to the Cleveland Browns muddied the conference bracket, with a slew of teams sitting at five wins around the midway point of the season.
The good
Joe Mixon:
It was actually a really wise move to get the team’s star running back involved. Zac Taylor and Brian Callahan figured they could sustain drives and keep the Browns’ own rushing attack at bay with methodical, chain-moving chunk plays from No.