What's up the the Bengals?

I've been a Bengals fan for a long time. Even through the decade of disappointment (1990's). How in the word do they score 45 points, Palmer throws 6 touchdowns and still lose to the Browns? It's bad enough to lose to the mutts, but letting them score 51 points behind a back up quarterback is too much to handle. I'm afraid to see what happens the next two games against Seattle and New England.