The Cleveland Browns defense was one of two primary storylines for the team this offseason. The weapons on offense were the other but, due to the defense’s performance, really weren’t needed in Week 1 against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The pure statistics are impressive holding the vaunted Bengals offense to:
- 3 points
- 142 total net yards
- 82 yards passing
- Only one play over 12 yards
- Only four plays 10 yards or more
All of that despite not having a single takeaway.
Some credit goes to the weather but both teams had to play in the same strange sheets of rain.