CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns accomplished most of what they wanted against the Cincinnati Bengals.

And yet, it still didn’t add up to a win.

The offense was methodical and controlled the clock while the defense limited Joe Burrow to the third-fewest yards of his career. However, a pair of missed kicks and untimely turnovers resulted in a 17-16 loss.

That puts the Browns in a familiar spot after Week 1. They are 3-24 in openers since their 1999 return with three of the defeats coming by one point.

“It got us really mad. That’s the mindset we need to have coming into this next week,” tight end David Njoku said after the game.

Cornerback Greg Newsome II said Njoku had every right to be angry, as did the rest of the locker room.

“We had them where we wanted them, and then we did

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