Bengals Tell ‘Pacman’ Jones to Put a Lid on Trash Talking
Another loss will eliminate them from making the playoffs for the sixth straight year.
Could Sunday be the day the Cleveland Browns finally grab a win, or will the Cincinnati Bengals roll when they meet at 1PM ET?
According to the oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Bengals are favored on the road, as Cincy is getting odds of -5.5 points against the Browns.
Cincinnati Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert (85) celebrates a 5-yard touchdown pass in the first half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Cleveland.
Griffin did score his first touchdown for the franchise, and will hope to lead the team to at least one win in the next three weeks, to avoid an 0-16 season. They reportedly didn’t have any interest whatsoever in Dak Prescott, the fourth-rounder who is now starting for the Dallas Cowboys and in the race for the season’s Most Valuable Player. Our whole unit is stepping up. You don’t want to miss a throw then make a throw, miss a throw then make a throw. That’s when everybody comes in and teams up.
RG3 wants to make the wait worth it.
Tyler Boyd took an end around 39 yards to set up the scoring pass.
The good news: He rushed seven times for 31 yards and didn’t get hurt despite his long injury history and taking a few big hits. “I think Jeremy and all our backs ran the ball real well again today”.
Griffin completed 12-for-28 for 104 yards. He didn’t have a touchdown pass, threw an interception, was sacked three times and had a passer rating of 38.4. In fact, his and thus the Browns’ first half may have been among the worst offensive showings this season.
Dalton completed 20-of-28 passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns without an interception. Like I said, this looks like Cleveland’s best chance to get a W. “It would be huge to win on out, but we have to get back to Cincy and beat the Steelers to keep it going”.
Wide receiver Terrelle Pryor, whose passion has gotten him into some trouble this season, yelled at Griffin in the huddle while the Browns were driving for their TD. “I didn’t start back-pedaling right away”. They told us on the sideline to watch for the flea flicker. He was just 2 of 10 for 20 yards and an interception with a 0.0 passer rating in the first half.
“A lot was opening up in the third quarter”, Crowell said. “We just have to start quicker”.
Teams like the Browns don’t put four quarters together.
The game was Griffin’s first since injuring his shoulder in Week 1.
It didn’t until the second half, but by then it was too late and the Browns lost their 13th-straight this season, 23-10 to the Cincinnati Bengals in front of a sparse crowd that was announced at “60,028 paid attendance” at FirstEnergy Stadium. Coach Marvin Lewis also said on Monday that Jones was out of line with his postgame comments. “We just did not play well”. “There are some things, just routine things that I could have hit and done a better job of”.
San Francisco (1-12) blew a 17-3 halftime lead and dropped its 12th consecutive game, 23-17 in overtime to QB Bryce Petty and the New York Jets. Following Griffin’s injury, the Browns have trotted out a number of quarterbacks – veteran Josh McCown, rookies Cody Kessler and Kevin Hogan, and briefly, off-the-street signing Charlie Whitehurst.
WR Jordan Payton missed his first of four games while being suspended for using PEDs.