Detroit — If the Detroit Lions' goal is to get a little bit better each week during this rebuilding season, they fell well short against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. A toothless offensive effort and a defense susceptible to big plays on third and fourth down culminated in a thorough dismantling in front of the home crowd at Ford Field, 34-11.
For the third time this season, the Lions failed to score a single point in the first half, as penalties, a turnover and poor execution all played a role in the offense's ineptness.
Taking the opening kickoff, the Lions committed back-to-back infractions when tight end T.