Bengals vs. Browns game recap Week 7: Everything we know from Cincy’s 21-14 win

The Cincinnati Bengals (3-4) have now won three of their last four games following Sunday’s 21-14 victory over the Cleveland Browns (1-6) in Week 7.

Even though it wasn’t the most aesthetic win, the Bengals were able to make some timely plays on both sides of the ball to grab their first divisional win of the season.

The offense couldn’t really get things going until the second half, but the special teams unit did give the team a jolt with a touchdown on the very first play of the game.

The Bengals defense was solid for the second week in a row against an inferior opponent. Deshaun Watson likely tore his Achilles while Dorian Thompson-Robinson also suffered an injury during the second half.

Cincinnati has seemingly shaken off its rough start and they enter Sunday night just one game behind the Indianapolis Colts (4-3) for the No. 7 seed in the AFC playoffs.

Here’s our game recap from the Bengals’ Week 7 win.

Bengals vs. Browns Week 7 game recapFinal Score: Bengals 21, Browns 14

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Charlie Jones gave Cincinnati a jolt with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to begin the game.The Bengals offense struggled mightily on third downs, converting just 2-of-13 (15%) attempts.Geno Stone and Sam Hubbard came through with key interceptions during the second half of the game.While the Browns out-gained the Bengals 336-223 in total net yards, Cleveland committed 10 penalties for 80 yards.Stars of the Game

DE Trey Hendrickson: The star edge rusher led the way with a team-high six pressures, two sacks, five quarterback hits and two tackles for loss.DE Sam Hubbard: Even outside of his first career interception, Hubbard recorded one sack, three quarterback hits and a forced fumble.WR Tee Higgins: Yet again, Higgins continues to be a massive part of the offense. He recorded four receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown.Quick Hits

Joe Burrow completed 15-of-25 passes for 181 yards and two touchdowns. Most of his production came in the quick-passing game where he completed 12-of-17 passes for 147 yards and two touchdowns (Next Gen Stats).Burrow was pretty efficient against both zone and man coverage. He faced zone coverage on 82.1% of his dropbacks, completing 12-of-20 passes for 133 yards. However, both of his touchdown passes came against man coverage.Ja’Marr Chase found the end zone again. He now has six touchdowns over the last five games.Chase Brown again led the backfield with 15 carries for 44 rushing yards while adding two receptions on two targets. Zack Moss only had six carries for seven yards but did have three receptions for 33 yards.Germaine Pratt led the defense with 13 tackles (10 solo) while adding a quarterback hit.What’s next?

The Bengals will be back home in Week 8 to host the Philadelphia Eagles (4-2) at Paycor Stadium for a 1:00 p.m. ET game on Sunday, Oct. 27.