The Cleveland Browns refused to go away in their NFL Week 1 game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Huntington Bank Field, a 17-16 final.
The Bengals’ first season-opening win since their Super Bowl-appearance season of 2021 didn’t come easy. Cincinnati needed help from Browns kicker Andre Szymt, an interception by Bengals defensive back DJ Turner off a deflection, and an impressive punt by Ryan Rehkow to pin Joe Flacco and the Browns at their own 1-yard line with less than one minute remaining.
Nevertheless, the Bengals are 1-0. Quarterback Joe Burrow, who led the NFL in passing yards and touchdown passes in 2024, had one TD pass Sunday and just 113 yards, his lowest total in a win in his NFL career.
Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase combined for less than 60 receiving yards.
“We stole one today,” Burrow told reporters after the game.
Social media reactions to the Bengals’ first win of the season:
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: ‘We stole one today’: Bengals sweat out 17-16 win vs Browns in NFL Week 1
Reporting by Dave Clark, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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