Browns vs. Bengals: Cleveland Grades, Notes and Quotes

November 6, 2015   ·   Mike Hoag   ·   Jump to comments

Johnny Manziel was better but wasn’t good enough to lead the Cleveland Browns to a Thursday night upset of the still undefeated Cincinnati Bengals.
Meanwhile, Andy Dalton continues to look like the real deal. He hooked up with Tyler Eifert for three red-zone scores and played lead blocker for Mohamed Sanu’s 25-yard end-around touchdown run. Both went untouched into the end zone.
Cincinnati scored easily with Eifert’s first touchdown of the game to take an early lead on its first possession. But Cleveland fired back immediately. Manziel led his offense down the field on a 14-play, 71-yard drive that should have resulted in a touchdown. Taylor Gabriel dropped his first pass of many, though—one that would have been the early equalizer.
Travis Coons hit a 27-yard field goal two plays later. That successful try kept the rookie kicker perfect on the season.
Leading into halftime, the Browns and Bengals then traded three-and-outs and then ...

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