Crowd was only 26k. Little surprised considering it's the home opener on a beautiful (albeit windy) day.
Thought BLM looked good for his first start in 2014. Fuller with some big play potential -- had some ups and downs though (roughing the kicker call, missed block on a Cornish run; however, he immediately came back with the big catch downfield). The TD to Mo Price was a thing of beauty -- knew they wouldn't catch him. Sinopoli was solid as well -- some nice catches in the second half.
Troy Smith has a strong arm and good poise in the pocket, but they never got into a rhythm on offense. Kept trying to get it to Duron Carter (mostly unsuccessfully); Ochocinco was a non factor (Bennett had an absolutely monster game -- almost had 3 INT with the early one on the sideline and the big one that got called back).
Overall, a nice way to start the season -- nice bounce back from that stinker in BC.
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