The Cleveland Browns looked to win the Battle of Ohio against the Cincinnati Bengals but fell short defensively to lose 31-17.
Like most of the games this year, the Browns defense got gashed by the run game in the first series. It took only seven plays with 54-yards rushing yards to set up the 5-yard rushing touchdown by Giovanni Bernard to go up to a quick 7-0 lead. Although the Bengals are missing their former offensive coordinator Hue Jackson, they had no trouble balling out on the young Browns defense.