Ghosts of Run Defense’s Past Haunt Bengals, Fall to Browns

Ghosts of Run Defense’s Past Haunt Bengals, Fall to Browns

Late Touchdown Not Enough As Bengals Lose 35-30

Joe Burrow wasn’t perfect, and the running game never got going, but the Bengals put themselves in position to win down only five with 5:55 left in the 4th Quarter.

Then, an all too familiar face reared its ugly head: the run defense.

After *only* giving up 142 rushing yards, including stopping Browns runs on three out of four plays en route to a turnover on downs on the goal line to begin the 2nd half, Cleveland strung together six straight runs for 75 yards,