The Cleveland Browns' last road win against an AFC North opponent coming into Thursday occurred more than six years ago.
So they wouldn't snap their 17-game road division skid against a Cincinnati team that had been rather dominant on its home turf, right?
Wrong.
Cleveland's three-headed rushing attack of Terrance West, Ben Tate and Isaiah Crowell each scored rushing touchdowns to help the Browns to a 24-3 win over the Bengals, halting a losing streak that dated back to Sept. 28, 2008 coincidentally with a win at Cincinnati.
Brian Hoyer did a solid job managing the offense for Cleveland (6-3), which enters the weekend tied with Pittsburgh atop the division, and threw for 198 yards on 15-of-23 efficiency.
The Browns rushed for 170 yards, with West leading the charge at 94 yards on a career-high 26 carries.
Andy Dalton had a dreadful game for the Bengals (5-3-1), who had their 14-game home unbeaten streak snapped. Dalton went 10-for-33 for 86 yards with three interceptions.
Cleveland's defense did an excellent job throughout the game, and it wasn't more evident in cornerback Joe Haden's play against AJ Green, who was limited to three receptions on 10 targets for 23 yards.
[SportsNetwork.com]
