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ESPN Staff Writer- Covers the Big 12
- Joined ESPN.com in 2011
- Graduate of Washington & Lee University
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns rode a dominating defense and a pair of Nick Chubb touchdown runs to a 32-13 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals — who were without injured wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase — on Monday Night Football in Cleveland.
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On Halloween night, the Cleveland Browns finally came alive.
Cleveland buried Burrow on the way to a dominating victory, giving its moribund season a jolt headed into a bye week.
The Bengals entered Monday Night Football having scored in 41 consecutive halves. But a suddenly resurgent Browns defense snapped that streak, holding Cincinnati scoreless in the first half. The Bengals defense also had not allowed a touchdown in a second half all season. But Cleveland scored touchdowns on its first two drives out of halftime to put the game out of reach.
The Browns (3-5) still have work to do to claw their way back into the AFC playoff picture. But this victory means their season is far from dead.
Buy on a breakout performance: The Browns came into the week ranked 30th in defensive efficiency. But after a promising performance last weekend in the loss at Baltimore, Cleveland’s defense finally performed up to its preseason expectations. Talent has never been the issue. The Browns might have uncovered the chemistry and cohesiveness that had been missing.
Eye-popping NextGen stat: Browns QB Jacoby Brissett was given an average of 3.24 seconds to throw per pass. As a result, he completed 17 of 22 passes for 278 yards, including 259 passing yards when given at least 2.5 seconds to…
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