CINCINNATI (AP) — Jake Browning threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score in his second straight outstanding performance for the Cincinnati Bengals, who pounded the Indianapolis Colts 34-14 on Sunday.

With Joe Burrow out for the season because of a wrist injury, Browning has kept the Bengals (7-6) in playoff contention. He followed up a 354-yard outing in a win at Jacksonville last Monday night by completing 18 of 24 passes for 275 yards with an interception against the Colts.

Indianapolis (7-6) had its four-game win streak snapped and its playoff positioning took a hit. Gardner Minshew threw for 240 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Colts, whose offense stalled after halftime.

The game was tied at 14-all at the break, but Indy’s first four second-half possessions ended with two punts, a pick thrown by Minshew and a failed fourth-down attempt.

Meanwhile, the Bengals scored on their first two drives of the second half — an 11-yard TD grab by Tanner Hudson and a 1-yard keeper by Browning.

Rookie running back Chase Brown had a 54-yard touchdown reception for the Bengals that opened the scoring. Brown grabbed a short pass out of the backfield and raced untouched down the right sideline, juking safety Rodney Thompson II at the 6-yard-line on the way to the end zone.

After Colts kicker Matt Gay bounced a 38-yard field goal attempt off the left upright, the Bengals scored again. Benefiting from two Indianapolis penalties, Cincinnati put together a 72-yard drive that Joe Mixon finished with a 1-yard TD plunge.

The Colts kept the ball for the next 8:22, and Minshew threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Mo Alie-Cox.

Indianapolis needed just 25 seconds to score again. Browning’s off-target pass deflected off Hudson’s hand and directly to Colts linebacker Ronnie Harrison Jr., who ran it back 36 yards for a TD.

INJURIES

Browning went to the locker room with muscle cramps in his throwing hand in the fourth quarter but returned.

UP NEXT

Colts: Host Pittsburgh on Saturday.

Bengals: Host Minnesota on Saturday.

Indianapolis	0	14	0	0	—	14
Cincinnati	7	7	14	6	—	34

First Quarter

Cin–C.Brown 54 pass from Browning (McPherson kick), 6:31.

Second Quarter

Cin–Mixon 1 run (McPherson kick), 10:18.

Ind–Alie-Cox 2 pass from Minshew (kick failed), 1:56.

Ind–Harrison 36 interception return (Pittman pass from Minshew), 1:31.

Third Quarter

Cin–Hudson 11 pass from Browning (McPherson kick), 11:38.

Cin–Browning 1 run (McPherson kick), 2:59.

Fourth Quarter

Cin–FG McPherson 32, 11:14.

Cin–FG McPherson 35, 1:55.

A–65,981.

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	Ind	Cin
First downs	19	19
Total Net Yards	272	385
Rushes-yards	18-46	32-111
Passing	226	274
Punt Returns	1-0	3-12
Kickoff Returns	1-17	0-0
Interceptions Ret.	1-36	1-0
Comp-Att-Int	26-39-1	19-25-1
Sacked-Yards Lost	3-14	0-0
Punts	4-48.5	4-36.75
Fumbles-Lost	1-1	0-0
Penalties-Yards	9-66	5-40
Time of Possession	28:08	31:52

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING–Indianapolis, Moss 13-28, Sermon 3-13, Minshew 2-5. Cincinnati, Mixon 21-79, C.Brown 8-25, Browning 3-7.

PASSING–Indianapolis, Minshew 26-39-1-240. Cincinnati, Browning 18-24-1-275, McCarron 1-1-0-(minus 1).

RECEIVING–Indianapolis, Pittman 8-95, Mallory 5-46, Moss 4-28, Downs 3-32, Pierce 2-22, Granson 2-17, Alie-Cox 1-2, Goodson 1-(minus 2). Cincinnati, C.Brown 3-80, Mixon 3-46, Chase 3-29, Higgins 2-72, Boyd 2-23, Hudson 2-21, D.Sample 2-4, Wilcox 1-0, T.Williams 1-(minus 1).

MISSED FIELD GOALS–Indianapolis, Gay 38.