Seriously. The Bengals did not net enough for a first down in the second half and still won the game; on the road, no less. If that isn’t a massive win for a defense, I don’t know what is.
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“Everything didn’t go our way on every single play, but I truly believe our guys did nothing to beat ourselves,”
said head coach Zac Taylor. “Or to allow us to beat ourselves. We just played disciplined.”
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“There’s always adversity in week one. There’s always adversity when we play Cleveland,” Taylor said after his defense rescued their 141-yard day with two second-half interceptions. “There’s always adversity when we play on the road in Cleveland.”The best thing out of this game is 1-0. Forget about the stats. Forget about the score. Forget about how it all played out. The best the outcome could have been 1-0, and we’re proud of that.”
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Risner, by all accounts, was very solid given the circumstances. So much so, one has to wonder why he hadn’t landed with another team in free agency.
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The offense had chances to put the game away, but they couldn’t do anything in the second half. It was one of the worst halves of football in the Joe Burrow era. They finished with just two net yards, gave up three-straight sacks on a drive and only had one first down in the final two quarters.
Fan throws green sex toy on field during Browns-Bengals game in Cleveland
A fan threw a green sex toy on the field during the Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals game at Huntington Bank Field on Sunday. A referee threw the object to the sideline, and a security guard later moved it out of view.
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In his NFL debut on Sunday, Knight recorded 10 total tackles, eight of which were solo tackles (a team high), and defended one pass. Eight of those tackles by Knight also arrived in the first half. That’s just how quick of an impact he made in his first game. As for the pass breakup, he did so on Cleveland’s final offensive drive of the first half. After tight end David Njoku seemingly boxed him out, Knight was able to get his hand in the way and deflect the pass.
