The Cincinnati Bengals defense played well, despite the final score of 24-3, losing to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. The offense went three-and-out in seven consecutive drives in Week 1, which allowed the Browns offense to eventually just wear the Bengals defense down.
There were positives. The secondary looked good despite their inexperience at safety. Their newly extended linebackers, Germaine Pratt and Logan Wilson, both looked good. And there was a pass rush! The Bengals got to Deshaun Watson three times, but they hit him another three times and rushed him 14 times, per PFF.