There's a billboard along Interstate 71, the highway that connects Cleveland and Cincinnati, that reads HELL IS REAL. Whether that's true or not is a theological discussion beyond the scope of this particular article, but this much is gospel truth: Hell is a penalty-filled, low-scoring slog that so often is the Battle of Ohio.
The real quarterback story of the afternoon, though, was on the other side of the ball, where Deshaun Watson was making just his second start since his long suspension related to multiple allegations of sexual assault. Last week against Houston, Watson failed to guide the Browns to a single offensive touchdown, and that streak continued deep into the third quarter of Sunday’s game.
The Browns now sit at 5-8. Their postseason hopes are all but dead, but this year wasn’t about the postseason anyway. With Watson out the first 11 games of the year, 2022 was about setting the stage for the future, such as it may be.
The Bengals, meanwhile, will add this to the win column and move on to prepare for next Sunday’s marquee QB matchup against the Buccaneers. Burrow finished with 239 yards on 18 of 33 passing attempts, two touchdowns and an interception, and Joe Mixon added another 96 yards on the ground.yanked with an undisclosed injury after playing just one snap
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