There’s nothing surprising about the Cincinnati Bengals losing in Cleveland. Sunday’s 24-3 drubbing was the team’s sixth consecutive defeat on the banks of Lake Erie, setting a franchise record for the longest road losing streak against their in-state rivals.
But the way the Bengals lost certainly raised eyebrows, with Joe Burrow putting up the worst numbers of his career. Still, Burrow has struggled against the Browns since entering the league, so it wasn’t altogether an out-of-left-field performance, even if 14 of 31 for 82 yards looks godawfully gaudy.
The biggest shock of the afternoon was the sloppy operation from beginning to end.
