Safety Jordan Battle leads improved Bengals secondary

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CINCINNATI -- Jordan Battle had the ball in his hands and he didn't want history to repeat itself.

In Sunday's 17-16 win against the Cleveland Browns, Battle, a safety, intercepted a Joe Flacco pass. And he made sure to hold onto the ball at all costs. Last year against the Tennessee Titans, he dropped a ball before crossing the goal line, negating a potential fumble return for a touchdown.

Lesson learned.

"Whenever I get the ball in my hands, I know everybody's like, 'Uh oh, here we go,'" Battle said on Monday. "But I'm like, 'Nah, I got to hold it this time.'"

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