NFL Week 14 Game Recap: Cincinnati Bengals 23, Cleveland Browns 10

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) catches a pass against Cleveland Browns safety John Johnson III (43) in the second half at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports

The Cincinnati Bengals took control of this game in the second quarter and beat the Cleveland Browns for the first time in six tries. 

Offensive spotlight: QB Deshaun Watson didn't look much better than he did last week, completing 26-of-42 attempts for 276 yards and a touchdown and throwing a backbreaking interception late in the game. He gained just 6.6 yards per attempt.

Defensive spotlight: Cincinnati’s defense did a number on the Browns' run game, with D.J. Reader looking back to his best. Browns RB Nick Chubb averaged just 2.4 yards per attempt, and without that foundation, the Browns offense was toothless.

Rookie spotlight: Wide receiver David Bell played 50 snaps for the Browns but caught just three passes for 27 yards. Bell is averaging just 0.8 yards per route run this season, the worst mark among rookie pass-catchers.

Offensive line spotlight: Cleveland put plenty of pressure on Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati offense, but it wasn’t enough. Every member of the Bengals line surrendered some volume of pressure.

Box Score

Passing
Cleveland Browns
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int Sacks Rtg
Deshaun Watson 17.3 26 / 42 276 6.6 1 1 2 79.1
Jacoby Brissett 0.0 0 / 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Cincinnati Bengals
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int Sacks Rtg
Joe Burrow 17.6 18 / 33 239 7.2 2 1 1 85.3
Rushing
Cleveland Browns
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long Fum Lost
David Njoku 18.7 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2 0
Deshaun Watson 17.3 6 33 5.5 0 9 0
Nick Chubb 8.4 14 34 2.4 0 13 0
Kareem Hunt 3.2 4 6 1.5 0 4 0
Cincinnati Bengals
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long Fum Lost
Ja'Marr Chase 31.5 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
Joe Burrow 17.6 6 10 1.7 0 8 0
Joe Mixon 12.6 14 96 6.9 0 40 0
Samaje Perine 9.4 4 22 5.5 1 14 0
Trayveon Williams 1.8 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
Receiving
Cleveland Browns
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT TD Long
Donovan Peoples-Jones 22.4 12 8 114 9.5 0 28
David Njoku 18.7 9 7 59 6.6 1 14
Nick Chubb 8.4 3 3 20 6.7 0 12
Amari Cooper 6.2 7 2 42 6.0 0 24
David Bell 5.7 3 3 27 9.0 0 13
Kareem Hunt 3.2 4 2 6 1.5 0 4
Harrison Bryant 1.8 1 1 8 8.0 0 8
Cincinnati Bengals
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT TD Long
Ja'Marr Chase 31.5 15 10 119 7.9 1 20
Trenton Irwin 13.8 2 2 58 29.0 1 45
Joe Mixon 12.6 2 2 10 5.0 0 6
Samaje Perine 9.4 5 1 2 0.4 0 2
Trent Taylor 4.4 4 1 34 8.5 0 34
Mitchell Wilcox 2.0 2 1 10 5.0 0 10
Trayveon Williams 1.8 1 1 6 6.0 0 6
Tyler Boyd 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0

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