CINCINNATI, Ohio – A week after rushing for 154 yards, it was the mouth of Bengals rookie Jeremy Hill that did most of the running Thursday night.

The LSU product was not impressed with the Browns despite a 24-3 victory for the visitors at Paul Brown Stadium.

Asked if thought the Browns (6-3) were better than he anticipated, Hill told ESPN.com: "Oh no, not at all. They're probably worse than I thought, to be honest with you."

Perhaps Hill's locker is a bit to close to Greg Little's.

The bruising halfback rushed for 55 yards on 12 carries and also lost a second-quarter fumbled forced by Tashaun Gipson and recovered by Joe Haden. The Browns limited the Bengals to a field goal, created four turnovers and allowed 165 yards total offense.

But that effort did little for Hill.

"Those guys, they're not that good," he told reporters. "It was on us. We gave them the game, in my opinion. They didn't do anything special. We just gave them the game. They just sat back with coverage the whole day . . .

"We'll play them again, and we'll see what happens."

The teams meet again Dec. 14 at FirstEnergy Stadium.

Hill was equally blunt when asked to put the Bengals' effort into words.

"We're embarrassed," he said. "It's pathetic. I had a fumble and you can't do that . . . They didn't do anything special, we just couldn't get it done."