Baker Mayfield threw two touchdown passes, Nick Chubb ran for two scores and 124 yards and the host Cleveland Browns gave coach Kevin Stefanski his first NFL victory Thursday night by beating the Cincinnati Bengals 35-30 on the NFL's 100th birthday.
Mayfield connected with Odell Beckham Jr. on a 43-yard scoring pass in the first half as the Browns (1-1) rebounded from an atrocious opening performance last week in Baltimore.
"We're not going to ride the wave," Stefanski said. "We don't look behind or look ahead."
The Bengals fell to 0-2, but No. 1 overall pick Joe Burrow threw three TD passes. Burrow finished 37-for-61 for 316 yards.
Tour de France
Roglic nears victory
Slovenian rider Primoz Roglic safely negotiated the last truly mountainous stage of the Tour de France and moved a big step closer to victory.
Roglic remains 57 seconds ahead of second-place Tadej Pogacar with two competitive stages to go.
Polish rider Michal Kwiatkowski won Stage 18, his first stage victory at the Tour.
AROUND THE HORN
College football: Wisconsin revealed that 42 players and staff have tested positive for COVID-19 since June, 29 of them in the first two weeks of September. … The NCAA Division I Council proposed a framework for a season in the Football Championship Subdivision, with teams allowed to play up to 11 games from this fall into next spring and a playoff bracket reduced from 24 to 16 teams. The regular season would end April 17, followed by playoffs through May 15.
