The Cincinnati Bengals have cruised to a 20-0 lead over AFC North rivals the Cleveland Browns in their NFL clash this evening.

The Bengals took their time on the opening drive of the game, but came away with points when Jeremy Hill forced his way over from a yard out after AJ Green had made a big gain.

Johnny Manziel, who is making his first start in the NFL this evening, came onto the field with the Cleveland offense, but was unable to get the hosts into a points-scoring position.

After Mike Nugent added a field goal to extend the Bengals' lead, Cincinnati were threatening again at the start of the second quarter, and found the endzone for the second time when Hill ran it over out wide.

Manziel continued to struggle and threw an interception while pushing to get some points on the board for Cleveland, allowing Nugent to add another field goal.

The quarterback's field-half problems continued when Adam Jones intercepted his long pass into the endzone for Josh Gordon, leaving the hosts without any points in the first half.