Joe Burrow linked with Ja’Marr Chase on a back-shoulder landing throw to cap off the Bengals’ first possession of the second half and prolong the result in 14-6. It was Chase’s sixth landing reception of the season, the league lead by Sunday’s video games.

Later within the third, the Bengals put collectively a 12-play, 78-yard drive culminating in a Burrow slant go to Tee Higgins that the fifth-year receiver took 25 yards to the tip zone. It was Higgins’ third landing of the season and twenty seventh of his profession.

Chase completed the sport with 5 catches for 55 yards, whereas Higgins added 4 grabs for 82 yards.

Trey Hendrickson celebrated his a centesimal profession regular-season sport by recording his sixth sack of the season, when he received to Deshaun Watson on a 3rd all the way down to pressure a Browns punt within the opening quarter. He later notched his seventh sack of the yr late within the fourth quarter, bringing down Jameis Winston popping out of the two-minute warning. Hendrickson now has 14 profession multi-sack video games (three this season).

Within the second quarter, Sheldon Rankins logged his first sack as a Bengal when he tracked down Watson for a lack of seven yards. It boosted Rankins’ profession sack whole to 30.5.

Halfway by the third quarter, Sam Hubbard dropped into protection and picked off a tipped go by Dorian Thompson-Robinson to arrange the Bengals’ offense on the Cleveland 43-yard line. It

marked Hubbard’s first profession interception in his 97th sport performed. Hubbard additionally logged his second sack of the season, forcing a Thompson-Robinson fumble within the Browns’ backfield early within the fourth quarter.

Geno Stone recorded his first interception as a member of the Bengals when he picked off Thompson-Robinson with simply over 4 minutes left and returned it 49 yards to the Browns’ 30.

It marked Stone’s ninth profession decide. He had an AFC-leading seven interceptions final season in his closing yr with the Baltimore Ravens.