CINCINNATI -- Analyzing four key moments from the Browns’ 30-16 loss to the Bengals.
1. The Browns moved the ball as well as they have all season in Sunday’s first quarter, piling up 140 yards of offense thanks largely to a strong running game.
Costly penalties in prime scoring position, though, limited the effort to just three points.
An offensive pass interference penalty by David Njoku on second-and-goal from the Bengals’ 11 pushed Cleveland back 10 yards and ultimately led to a Zane Gonzalez field goal to cap the opening drive.
Trailing 7-3, the Browns were similarly effective on offense on the next series, taking over at the 21-yard line and moving to Cincinnati’s 20 after a 44-yard DeShone Kizer pass to Corey Coleman and a 13-yard run by Duke Johnson Jr.