For some, Cleveland’s throttling of the Bengals with Hue Jackson on the sideline was pure schadenfreude. Jackson made no friends amid his departure from the Browns and was reminded of such when Damarious Randall picked off a pass, ran it to the sideline and sarcastically handed it to his old coach.
Then, there was Baker Mayfield, who didn’t seem very interested in a post-game handshake.
The team was vindicated on Sunday in the way that most NFL teams can vindicate themselves from someone or something each week. There’s usually a winner and a loser, and this late in the season, losing has dire consequences.