By the skin of their teeth, the Bengals were able to start the season 1-0 with a big win in Cleveland.

Browns kicker Andre Szmyt missed an extra point in the third quarter and a chip-shot, 36-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter — keeping the Browns behind.

And while Joe Flacco has two interceptions to his name, both of them came on drops by Cleveland receivers.

The Bengals didn’t win this game as much as the Browns lost it with their mistakes.

Cincinnati had just 11 first downs and 141 total yards. Quarterback Joe Burrow finished the game 14-of-23 for 113 yards with a touchdown. Tee Higgins led with three catches for 33 yards while Ja’Marr Chase was held to just two catches for 26 yards.

The Bengals averaged just 2.9 yards per play, with Cleveland edge rusher Myles Garrett domi

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