A shambolic second-half performance snapped the Indianapolis Colts four-game win streak in Sunday’s 34-14 blowout loss in Cincinnati.
Bengals quarterback Jake Browning dropped back at his own goal line, took a hit by Colts defensive end Tyquan Lewis, but found receiver Tyler Boyd open at the sticks. Browning faked a handoff and dumped off a designed screen to rookie running back Chase Brown for a 54-yard touchdown to take a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter.
Cincinnati (7-6) managed to get away with the same screen play on the next drive as Browning ran play action and dumped another designed screen off to starting running back Joe Mixon for a 45-yard gain.