Cincinnati Bengals pound Cleveland Browns in Ohio battle

The Cincinnati Bengals all but secure a playoff spot as they comprehensively beat the Cleveland Browns 37-3.

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The Bengals took an early lead as they maintained a drive on fourth down and a few plays later, quarterback Andy Dalton ran the ball himself into the endzone for the opening touchdown.

Dalton then got a passing touchdown after he found his favourite target AJ Green for a 24-yard connection to put his team up by 14 points early in the second quarter.

Mike Nugent hit two field goals to extend the Bengals lead before Travis Coons notched up three points for the Browns just before half time.

Cleveland came out in the second half hoping to score early but they failed, as Coons missed a field goal wide to the right.

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With that, the other team from Ohio started to pile on the misery as Jeremy Hill sprinted in from a yard out as the Bengals took a commanding grip on the game.

The Bengals quarterback got his second passing touchdown a possession later as Dalton passed it to Marvin Jones and the wide receiver ran it home for the 21-yard touchdown.

Nugent hit another three points in garbage time as the Bengals move to 10-2 on the season while the Browns have still won just two games this year.