Conference Finals, 2028

played in Houston, TX

73 degrees, fair, calm

Cleveland Browns	0	0	0	14	-	14
Houston Texans	7	13	7	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:46 HOU - Jamal Lemke 1 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 13:04 HOU - Jamal Lemke 36 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 01:52 HOU - Darrin Borders 26 field goal
2Q: 00:06 HOU - Darrin Borders 40 field goal
3Q: 02:46 HOU - Kurt Snyder 6 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 13:13 CLE - Russell Garrison 17 pass from Jack Peterson (J.T. London extra point)
4Q: 07:56 CLE - Russell Garrison 14 pass from Jack Peterson (J.T. London extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:46 HOU - Jamal Lemke 1 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 13:04 HOU - Jamal Lemke 36 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 01:52 HOU - Darrin Borders 26 field goal
2Q: 00:06 HOU - Darrin Borders 40 field goal
3Q: 02:46 HOU - Kurt Snyder 6 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 13:13 CLE - Russell Garrison 17 pass from Jack Peterson (J.T. London extra point)
4Q: 07:56 CLE - Russell Garrison 14 pass from Jack Peterson (J.T. London extra point)

Team Statistics CLE HOU
Record 11-8 15-3
First Downs 23 23
- by Rushing 0 7
- by Passing 22 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 415 446
- Offensive Plays 68 64
- Yards per Play 6.10 6.97
Net Rushing Yards 44 120
- Rushing Attempts 15 29
- Yards per Rush 2.93 4.14
Net Passing Yards 371 326
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 34 - 2 34 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 392 333
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 9.31
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 5.9
4th Down Conversions 2/2 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/31 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/26 3/127
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 16 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:39 29:21

Team Statistics	CLE	HOU
Record	11-8	15-3
First Downs	23	23
- by Rushing	0	7
- by Passing	22	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	415	446
- Offensive Plays	68	64
- Yards per Play	6.10	6.97
Net Rushing Yards	44	120
- Rushing Attempts	15	29
- Yards per Rush	2.93	4.14
Net Passing Yards	371	326
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 34 - 2	34 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	392	333
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	9.31
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	5.9
4th Down Conversions	2/2	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/31	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/26	3/127
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 16	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:39	29:21

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	5:49	OWN 21	9	45	Punt
1	3:25	2:34	OWN 24	6	13	Punt
2	12:52	3:39	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
2	1:45	1:11	OWN 14	3	31	Fumble
3	15:00	4:11	OWN 20	8	61	Interception
3	6:47	1:57	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	2:39	4:36	OWN 6	7	94	Touchdown
4	10:47	3:02	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
4	3:59	2:12	OWN 5	9	37	Interception
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 1	7	16	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
1	6:47	3:22	OWN 5	6	25	Punt
1	0:51	2:59	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
2	9:13	7:28	OWN 18	17	73	Field Goal
2	0:34	0:34	OPP 39	3	16	Field Goal
3	10:49	4:02	OWN 20	9	65	Interception
3	4:50	2:11	OWN 16	5	84	Touchdown
4	13:03	2:16	OPP 36	4	2	Downs
4	7:45	3:46	OWN 32	7	26	Punt
4	1:47	0:37	OWN 47	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Frankie Blincoe, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Phillip West	10	33	3.30	13	1
Kelly Cunningham	2	-1	-0.50	2	0
Hardy Chatman	2	6	3.00	3	0
Jack Peterson	1	6	6.00	6	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brad Barnett	21	71	3.38	12	2
Frankie Blincoe	4	28	7.00	10	1
Jackie Barber	3	11	3.67	7	0
Michael Whitley	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Peterson	50	34	392	3/21	2	28	2	88.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	34	21	333	1/7	3	46	1	111.5

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Russell Garrison	13	18	147	11.31	37	20	2
WR Bryan Tallent	8	11	102	12.75	2	28	0
TE Dana Knoyle	5	6	58	11.60	11	16	0
WR Nick Graham	3	8	37	12.33	0	20	0
RB Kelly Cunningham	1	1	5	5.00	2	5	0
FB Don Delgado	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Broderick Kozempel	1	1	22	22.00	0	22	0
TE Rex Clark	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Rusty Buckner	1	1	11	11.00	6	11	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Lemke	7	8	106	15.14	34	36	2
WR Kurt Snyder	5	5	98	19.60	24	46	1
RB Brad Barnett	3	4	55	18.33	34	36	0
WR Earl Rader	2	9	26	13.00	0	13	0
WR Scottie Walters	2	5	23	11.50	0	14	0
TE Tracy Wagner	1	1	14	14.00	5	14	0
FB Joey Crawford	1	2	11	11.00	3	11	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dennis Zawilinski	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Sherman Wilson	1	0	0.00	0
S Harold Mason	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Russell Garrison	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Harold Mason	0	1	0	0
Donovan Juckett	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jay Wilkerson	4	165	41.3	39.3	59	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	3	129	43.0	43.0	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.T. London	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. Donovan	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabe Garrison	2	26	13.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Lemke	2	94	47.0	0
Jackie Barber	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Marshall Briggs	6	0	1.0	20	27
ILB Derek Tharp	6	1	0.0	23	26
OLB Spencer Strahan	5	1	0.0	18	18
S Ted Carlson	4	5	0.0	21	24
CB Bobby Parker	4	1	0.0	20	27
CB Dan Sorota	4	0	0.0	17	25
CB Gary Leitsch	4	0	0.0	27	28
OLB Jake Snyder	3	1	0.0	11	15
DE Jared Mendes	3	0	0.0	19	27
S Dennis Zawilinski	2	2	0.0	22	26
OLB Kurt Browning	2	2	0.0	10	13
S Gabe Garrison	1	2	0.0	13	18
OLB Alvin Noble	1	0	0.0	4	2
DE Howie Barrett	1	0	0.0	16	24
ILB Dan Fuller	1	0	0.0	6	9
FB Don Delgado	1	0	---	---	---
WR Russell Garrison	1	0	---	---	---
QB Jack Peterson	1	0	---	---	---
S Karl Tucker	1	0	0.0	13	20
DT Skip Newton	0	1	0.0	10	7
DE Curtis Robertson	0	1	0.0	22	24
DT Gary Hines	0	1	0.0	20	20

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harold Mason	8	1	0.0	13	50
OLB Trent Prewett	6	1	0.0	12	43
ILB Raymond Wilcox	5	1	0.0	11	38
DT Keith Small	4	1	1.0	10	25
CB Joey Boose	4	3	0.0	12	34
CB Andy Inthapany	4	0	0.0	10	30
CB Fred Lemons	4	0	0.0	9	35
DE Ronald Woodward	3	0	0.0	11	42
CB R.J. Lissvall	3	0	0.0	8	38
DE Oscar Battle	2	1	2.0	12	38
OLB Sherman Wilson	2	1	0.0	5	17
S Donovan Juckett	1	2	0.0	13	45
ILB Dexter Strong	1	1	0.0	4	14
S Burt Morlando	1	0	0.0	4	22
QB Frankie Blincoe	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Drew Weedman	1	0	0.0	0	2
DT Wendell Giefeke	0	1	0.0	12	29
DE Chester Moss	0	1	0.0	4	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marshall Briggs	1.0	3	1	27
DE Curtis Robertson	0.0	1	0	24
DE Jared Mendes	0.0	0	1	27

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Oscar Battle	2.0	3	0	38
DT Keith Small	1.0	0	0	25
DT Lamont Elliott	0.0	0	2	28
DT Tyrell Murack	0.0	0	1	14
DE Terrell Fulkerson	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gary Leitsch	4	1	0	28
S Ted Carlson	3	1	0	24
CB Bobby Parker	3	1	0	27
CB Dan Sorota	3	0	0	25
OLB Jake Snyder	2	0	0	15
ILB Dan Fuller	1	0	0	9
S Gabe Garrison	1	0	0	18
OLB Spencer Strahan	1	0	0	18
ILB Derek Tharp	1	0	0	26
DE Marshall Briggs	1	0	0	27
OLB Kurt Browning	1	0	0	13
S Karl Tucker	0	1	0	20
S Dennis Zawilinski	0	0	1	26

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Harold Mason	7	0	1	50
CB Fred Lemons	4	0	0	35
ILB Raymond Wilcox	3	1	0	38
CB R.J. Lissvall	3	1	0	38
OLB Trent Prewett	3	0	0	43
CB Joey Boose	3	0	0	34
OLB Sherman Wilson	2	0	1	17
CB Andy Inthapany	2	0	0	30
ILB Dexter Strong	2	0	0	14
S Donovan Juckett	2	0	0	45
S Burt Morlando	1	0	0	22
DE Ronald Woodward	1	0	0	42
OLB Drew Weedman	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hunter Parrish	1	2	12	0	39
Glen Hickey	1	1	11	0	33
Marco Doyle	0	4	15	1	48
Bryan Hines	0	3	10	0	32
Brady Scanlon	0	2	5	0	23
Adam Moss	0	1	13	2	45
Myron Bryant	0	1	4	0	23

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kendrick Stevenson	2	5	0	26	0	34
Nick Diaz	2	4	1	29	0	35
Darren Coles	2	4	0	11	0	12
Josh Buckner	1	4	1	29	1	35
Raymond Takemura	1	3	1	21	0	24
Ernest Occean	1	2	0	29	0	35
Joey Crawford	0	2	0	15	0	12
Kelly Madera	0	1	0	9	0	7

Special Teams Statistics

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Alvin Noble	2	12
Mo Garrett	1	15
Don Delgado	1	11
Dan Sorota	0	14
Kelly Cunningham	0	13
Gabe Garrison	0	12
Rusty Buckner	0	12
Karl Tucker	0	11
Kurt Browning	0	9
Don Abrams	0	8
Dan Fuller	0	8
Nick Graham	0	8
Rex Clark	0	7
Deon Springer	0	4
Hunter Parrish	0	4
Curtis Robertson	0	4
Jay Wilkerson	0	4
Hardy Chatman	0	3
Myron Bryant	0	3
J.T. London	0	3
Marshall Briggs	0	3
Howie Barrett	0	2
Ted Carlson	0	2
Adam Moss	0	2
Jared Mendes	0	2
Bryan Hines	0	2
Gary Leitsch	0	2
Skip Newton	0	1
J.T. Salinas	0	1
Spencer Strahan	0	1
Marco Doyle	0	1
Jake Snyder	0	1
Derek Tharp	0	1
Bobby Parker	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Whitley	1	17
Kurt Snyder	1	16
Jackie Barber	0	13
Shawn Fazande	0	12
Joey Crawford	0	12
R.J. Lissvall	0	12
Kelly Madera	0	11
Earl Rader	0	10
Burt Morlando	0	9
Richie Lake	0	8
Jamal Lemke	0	7
Tracy Wagner	0	6
Drew Weedman	0	6
Raymond Takemura	0	5
Darren Coles	0	5
Kent Niechniedowicz	0	5
Kendrick Stevenson	0	4
J.J. Donovan	0	4
Nick Diaz	0	3
Raymond Wilcox	0	3
Chester Moss	0	3
Norm Sinclair	0	2
Lamont Elliott	0	2
Darrin Borders	0	2
Keith Small	0	2
Ronald Woodward	0	1
Ernest Occean	0	1
Andy Inthapany	0	1
Dexter Strong	0	1
Timothy Dennis	0	1
Fred Lemons	0	1
Terrell Fulkerson	0	1
Wendell Giefeke	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	4	9	2.3
Right	7	19	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	36	6.0
Middle	15	56	3.7
Right	8	28	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Peterson	50	34	4	1	2	2	4	0	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	34	21	5	3	1	4	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	113	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	13	157	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	109	12.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	137	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	119	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	77	25.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Russell Garrison	18	13	1	147	1	47
WR Bryan Tallent	11	8	1	102	1	48
WR Nick Graham	8	3	0	37	1	29
TE Dana Knoyle	6	5	0	58	0	29
RB Kelly Cunningham	1	1	0	5	0	10
FB Don Delgado	1	1	0	5	0	34
WR Broderick Kozempel	1	1	0	22	1	2
TE Rex Clark	1	1	0	5	0	14
TE Rusty Buckner	1	1	0	11	0	2

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	9	2	0	26	0	25
WR Jamal Lemke	8	7	0	106	2	33
WR Kurt Snyder	5	5	0	98	2	26
WR Scottie Walters	5	2	0	23	0	11
RB Brad Barnett	4	3	1	55	1	29
FB Joey Crawford	2	1	0	11	0	12
TE Tracy Wagner	1	1	0	14	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Phillip West	1	9	9.00	3.30

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	2	0	0.00	3.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Peterson	3	2	31	10.33	7.84

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	8	4	24	3.00	9.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Russell Garrison	2	2	31	15.50	8.17
WR Bryan Tallent	1	0	0	0.00	9.27

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamal Lemke	3	2	5	1.67	13.25
WR Earl Rader	2	1	13	6.50	2.89
WR Scottie Walters	2	0	0	0.00	4.60
WR Kurt Snyder	1	1	6	6.00	19.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Kelly Cunningham	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	3	1
Frankie Blincoe	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Peterson	12	7	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	8	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Russell Garrison	6	4	3
TE Dana Knoyle	1	1	1
FB Don Delgado	1	1	1
WR Bryan Tallent	1	0	0
TE Rex Clark	1	1	1
WR Nick Graham	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	2	0	0
TE Tracy Wagner	1	1	1
WR Kurt Snyder	1	1	1
RB Brad Barnett	1	1	1
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	1
WR Scottie Walters	1	1	1
WR Jamal Lemke	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (4,000)