CLEVELAND (AP) — Held to 33 points in losing their first three games, the Bengals rode Andy Dalton’s four scoring strikes to a 31-7 rout of the Browns in Cleveland.
Dalton was 17 of 18 for 215 yards as the Bengals built a 21-0 halftime lead before dropping the Browns to 0-4.
Tyler Croft grabbed a TD pass in each half to help the Bengals drop the Browns to 1-19 under coach Hue Jackson.
The Browns are sinking fast after losing their fourth straight in embarrassing to the Bengals, who came in 0-3.
Jackson said the team didn’t play well and he and his staff didn’t coach well.
The Browns are the only NFL team not to lead in any game this season.