I don't think any Bengals fan will boast and claim us as a front runner. What I would argue regarding McCoy and the Browns offense overall is that after Dalton going down they had a huge opportunity to run away with this game. Instead they let it hang at 4 points until the end.
IMO that was the most significant part of the game. The Bengals offense mustered either 3 or 4 yards on the first 2 possessions and then 30 yards and 18, 4 possessions right in the middle of that and yet Cleveland had 3 points in the 2nd half. I won't put it on just the Cleveland QB but he shares some of that responsibility.
I agree about the defense, some areas the Bengals are better in but overall I think the Cleveland defense is better and significantly better in the secondary. QB, yes and RB I think it's close but Browns with the offensive line have the advantage. TE's too, though I agree when someone said Gresham is an overall better TE.
Though they still had a shot but then gave up a rushing TD to Benson.