Tuesday Trenches: Glimmers of hope

Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThe Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Browns in Cleveland on Sunday. It was another typical ugly AFC North game we’ve grown accustomed to, and now Joe Burrow and company are a single win away from evening up their record at .500.

The offense struggled against a tough Browns defense throughout the day, and had it not been for second-year wide receiver Charlie Jones’ kick return for a touchdown on the first play of the game, things could have ended differently.

But a win is a win.

There isn’t some sort of invisible hand that stops the Bengals from having a complete game. It has as much to do with playing against two very talented…