DETROIT -- Jeremy Hill scored a touchdown on Cincinnatis first possession, but that was it for the Bengals when their top offensive players were in the game.I think we need to score more points, Hill said. We left too many on the field when we were out there. We did finish one drive, which we didnt do last week, but we need to do a better job of converting third downs.Hill ran for a 9-yard touchdown, and the Bengals went on to a 30-14 victory over the Detroit Lions on Thursday night, but this was not a great offensive show by either teams first stringers. Cincinnati benefited from a defensive touchdown and didnt really put the game away until the second half.Hill hurt his left hand in Cincinnatis preseason opener last week, but he had three carries for 16 yards against the Lions and also caught a pass.Former Cincinnati wide receiver Marvin Jones, signed by the Lions in the offseason, had four catches for 65 yards against his former team.It was neat seeing them, Jones said. Those are the guys Ive gone against every day for four years, so it was good to kind of be on the other side and go against them.Detroits Matthew Stafford was 8 of 11 for 113 yards, but the Lions went without a touchdown until the final minute of the game.Cincinnatis Derron Smith returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter.Andy Dalton was 7 of 9 for 78 yards for the Bengals.LACK OF BALANCEDetroit has struggled for years to develop a running game good enough to complement Stafford and his receivers. In the first quarter Thursday when the top players were in, the Lions passed for 103 yards and rushed for 14.I think across the board, I dont think we did a lot of things well, Detroit coach Jim Caldwell said. I dont think we tackled well, I dont think we ran the ball well, I dont think we stopped the run very well. So weve got work to do.ROOKIESBengals: WR Tyler Boyd continues to impress. After a 40-yard catch in last weeks game, he made a nice diving grab of Daltons pass for a 26-yard gain on Cincinnatis first possession. Boyd later caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from AJ McCarron with 12 seconds left in the first half.Thats why hes here -- hes supposed to make plays, Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis said. Hes a smart kid who understands how to play this game, and hes done a good job of taking advantage of the opportunities hes getting.Lions: TE Cole Wick was beaten by a pass rusher in the first quarter on a play in which Stafford was hit and fumbled, but he also had two catches for 26 yards.INJURY UPDATEBengals: T Jake Fisher walked off slowly in the first half with a sprained right ankle. He took over at RT after Cedric Ogbuehi injured his toe last week, so now Cincinnatis depth could be tested even further.Lions: The absences of TE Eric Ebron and LB DeAndre Levy werent huge surprises, and Detroit didnt appear to have any major health issues among those who played.POSITON BATTLESBengals: Mike Nugent missed a field goal on the opening drive last week against Minnesota, and he missed an extra point and a field goal against Detroit. There was no real competition for his job, but if he falls into an extended slump, perhaps there could be. Nugent did make a 50-yard kick in the fourth quarter.Lions: Theres some uncertainty at the backup quarterback spot, with Dan Orlovsky doing little to inspire confidence when his interception was returned for a touchdown. Rookie Jake Rudock received a nice hand when he came on in the fourth quarter, but the University of Michigan product was also intercepted on just his third pass attempt.QUOTABLEIve never seen anything like this. Im going to start triple-taping my ankles, and Ive never taped them at all in my career, Cincinnati T Andrew Whitworth on the teams injury issues.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Cheap Chicago White Sox Jerseys China . Dukurs winning time was 1 minute, 45.76 seconds, a quarter-second better than Russias Alexander Tretiakov. Lativas Tomass Dukurs was third, 1.41 seconds off the pace. Jon Montgomery of Eckville, Alta. Wholesale MLB Jerseys Free Shipping . -- Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Alrdridge were again the go-to duo for the Trail Blazers against the Kings. http://www.cheapbaseballchina.com/cheap-san-diego-padres-jerseys-china_583l.html . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. Cheap Texas Rangers Jerseys China . The catch: It needs a lot of money, and it needs it fast. Cheap Toronto Blue Jays Jerseys China . -- Adam Snyder returned to the San Francisco 49ers this season because the offensive lineman thought it was his best opportunity to win a championship. BEREA, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns final four games could go a long way toward determining the future of Robert Griffin III -- whether its in Cleveland or elsewhere.Its all about being in the right situation at the right time, Griffin said Thursday after he was named the starter for Sundays game against the Cincinnati Bengals. My job is to make sure that this is the right situation and the right time.Coach Hue Jackson said he decided on Griffin -- Cody Kessler will be the backup ahead of Josh McCown -- because Griffin gives the team its best chance to win for the first time in 13 games.But Jackson also said its important to see Griffin so the Browns can garner more information before deciding if they should bring him back in 2017.Its important, but we want to make sure its in the right context, Jackson said. I think its important that hes able to go out there and play well. Not just play. Play well. What Ive seen in practice is that hes up to the challenge.Griffin has not played since he broke the coracoid process in his left collarbone in a season-opening 29-10 loss to the Eagles. In that game, Griffin completed 12-of-26 for 190 yards with an interception and no touchdowns.I thought it was like I thought it would be, the first game, Jackson said. Hadnt played a lot of football. Here he was, the first game in Philadelphia, on the road and it didnt happen as well as we would have liked. But the good part about that ggame that day is he was out there and played.ddddddddddddriffin did not play a down in 2015 in Washington, which means that heading into Sunday he has played in one of his teams past 28 games.There was a lot of time that needed to be made up, Jackson said. Hopefully were past that. I cant tell you that we are. I cant tell you that were not.Griffin is due a $1.5 million roster bonus in March. If the Browns want him to stay, they pay it. If they dont, he becomes a free agent.Jackson said the more he can evaluate Griffin, the better it is for the team.Im not expecting for everything to go perfect, he said. You dont want to put that kind of pressure on anybody. Again, its his [second] game in a little over maybe two years. So hopefully it will go right. But if it doesnt thats OK too.We got to go get him to play and hopefully play well. But we all understand the situation that hes in and that hes facing. But I think hes up to the challenge.Jackson said that Griffins durability -- he has had serious knee, ankle and shoulder injuries in his career -- will be an issue when the team decides his future.Everythings weighed, and the most important thing about that position is availability, Jackson said. You have to be available to your football team and you have to be out there. I think he gets that. ' ' '