CLEVELAND -- As the Cincinnati Bengals spilled into the tunnel leading into the visiting locker room at Huntington Bank Field, the sentiment was clear.
Somehow, the Bengals found a way to beat the Cleveland Browns, 17-16, despite one of the team's worst offensive performances in recent years. The Bengals totaled just 141 offensive yards, the fewest in coach Zac Taylor's tenure. But for a team that carried the NFL's worst record in the opening two weeks of the season dating back to 2019, Taylor's first year, the only thing that mattered was walking off the field with a victory.