The new season opened on Sunday, but nothing felt unfamiliar in downtown Cleveland. Despite the insanely low expectations for the season, the Browns put up a formidable performance on both sides of the ball and had every chance to start the season with a win over the Bengals.
Instead, drops, missed kicks, and bad luck were the story yet again as the Browns fell 17-16 to the Bengals in heartbreaking fashion. New kicker Andre Szmyt made his NFL debut, and it almost couldn't have gone worse.
Browns lose one-point season-opener on heels of two missed kicks
Szmyt finished his day one-of-two on field goals and one-of-two on extra points, and the misses couldn't come at worse times.