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sports Monday 26 october 2020
Hurting Mayfield, Browns score late, outduel Bengals 37-34

By MITCH STACY 1)
AP Sports Writer A FEW MORE PEOPLE
CINCINNATI (AP) — Baker This was the first game the
Mayfield overcame a ter- Bengals were permitted by
rible start to throw for five the state of Ohio to have
touchdowns, including a a slightly larger crowd. The
24-yard go-ahead score reported attendance was
to Donovan Peoples-Jones 9,732 with fans spread out
with 15 seconds left, and through all the decks of
the Cleveland Browns out- Paul Brown Stadium with
dueled the Cincinnati Ben- plenty of social distancing.
gals 37-34 on Sunday. MISSING PIECES
Nursing sore ribs, Mayfield The Bengals had lost Mixon
started 0 for 5 — including (foot) and cornerback Wil-
an interception on his first liam Jackson III (concus-
attempt of the game. He sion) to injuries during the
then completed the next week. Their offensive line
22 of 23 passes. The last took another blow when
was the leaping grab by they lost two starters to in-
People-Jones to win it for juries in Sunday's game: OT
the Browns (5-2). Cincinnati Jonah Williams (neck) and
rookie Joe Burrow played C Trey Hopkins (concus-
another terrific game, but sion) in the second quarter.
again it wasn't enough. Cincinnati Bengals' Giovani Bernard (25) goes in for a touchdown while being tackled by Cleve- INJURIES
He hit 35 of 47 passes for a land Browns' Andrew Sendejo (23) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. Browns: WR Odell Beckham
season-high 406 yards and 25, 2020, in Cincinnati. Associated Press. Jr. hurt his knee in the first
three touchdowns, includ- quarter and did not return.
ing a 3-yard scoring pass to mance in Cleveland's loss yards, and tight end Harri- five of the seven games of The team said he will have
Giovani Bernard on fourth- to Pittsburgh last week, son Bryant had two touch- his rookie year. Cincinnati an MRI on Monday.
and-1 to give the Bengals a and Browns receivers who down catches. managed only 81 yards on UP NEXT
34-31 lead with 1:06 left. made some great catches With running back Joe the ground, and that in- Browns: host the Las Vegas
But the Bengals' defense as they worked down the Mixon out with an injured cluded 34 from Burrow. Raiders on Sunday.
couldn't stop Mayfield, field. Mayfield was 22 for 28 foot, the Bengals relied on Tyler Boyd had 11 catches Bengals: host the AFC
who was roundly criti- for 297 yards. Rashard Hig- Burrow, who has thrown for 101 yards and a touch- South-leading Tennessee
cized after a poor perfor- gins had six catches for 110 for more than 300 yards in down for the Bengals (1-5- Titans on Sunday.q

Creed gets in Truck Series’ final four with victory in Texas

By SCHUYLER DIXON the series this season. "I fig- us for incidents that I'm put
AP Sports Writer ured I could cover the 16 at into.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — least a couple of laps. It's "It seems to be a lack of
Sheldon Creed got a little so nice being stress-free for talent over there," Rhodes
bump from a friend who the next week or two." said, referring to Cup driv-
was already in the final four Hill was about to overtake er Kyle Busch's Truck Series
for the NASCAR Truck Se- Creed with two laps to go team.
ries. when Rhodes turned into Eckes said he thought the
Now Creed has a spot the right rear of Eckes' No. contact from Rhodes was
alongside teammate Brett 18 Toyota, sending Eckes intentional.
Moffitt after winning in Tex- spinning into the wall. "Sure, I was being aggres-
as on Sunday. Rhodes had damage sive and trying to clear him,
Creed qualified for the to his left front but then but in the same aspect, it's
championship round by got sent into the wall by just hard racing on a one-
taking the two-lap overtime Eckes' teammate, Chan- groove race track," Eckes NASCAR Texas Trucks Series driver Sheldon Creed (2) cele-
finish created when play- dler Smith, leaving Creed said. "Then he got a little brates with a burnout after winning an auto race at Texas Motor
off contender Ben Rhodes to take the combo yellow/ upset and we got straight Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020.
clipped noncontending checkered at the finish line. down the straightaway Associated Press.
Christian Eckes with both in Rhodes ended up 20th. and I was separated and and won the second stage, the title chase when Stew-
the top five with two laps to Rhodes said he was trying had a run. Was going to finished sixth and is the first art Friesen passed Creed,
go, leaving several drivers to keep his car off the wall probably clear him and he driver outside the cutline, right before Johnny Sauter
angry. and didn't intend to make just turned left as hard as 12 points behind Zane tried to get by Friesen on
With Creed running along- contact with Eckes, who he could and hooked me." Smith. the bottom. They collided
side Austin Hill on the back- flashed obscene gestures Creed led 131 of the 152 Among the remaining driv- side-by-side in Turn 2 and
stretch on the first lap of the at Rhodes when he came laps, while Hill ended up ers still with a chance to drifted into the outside wall
restart, Moffitt moved down around to the grassy area second and Zane Smith qualify, Grant Enfinger is together.
the track to give Creed the on the front stretch where third. Hill and Smith are the 42 points behind Smith, fol- "That made my life a little
nudge he needed to go in Eckes' car ended up. other two in the top four lowed by Rhodes (45 be- easier when they did that,"
front. "They can have their own with Creed and Moffitt, hind) and Tyler Ankrum (79 Creed said. "Let the race
"Thank God I had a team- opinion, but I was in the with one qualifying race behind). come to you , drive what
mate with me and was able truck, I know what hap- left Friday at Martinsville. Creed briefly lost the lead you have and you'll always
to clear there," said Creed, pened," Rhodes said. "Now Matt Crafton, who briefly with 20 laps to go to a end up better. A good day
the first four-time winner in everybody wants to fight took the lead from Creed couple of drivers outside and executed well."q