Week 1, 2074

played in Cincinnati, OH

54 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	0	7	3	21	-	31
Cincinnati Bengals	6	7	3	7	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 CIN - D.J. Babin 13 run (Otis Van Pelt extra point failed)
2Q: 13:14 CLE - Cameron Fulcher 6 run (Jesse Haupt extra point)
2Q: 08:26 CIN - Aidan Kruger 92 interception return (Conner Tatum extra point)
3Q: 07:00 CIN - Otis Van Pelt 28 field goal
3Q: 03:15 CLE - Jesse Haupt 35 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CLE - Cameron Fulcher 9 run (Jesse Haupt extra point)
4Q: 11:30 CLE - Lorenzo Newman 5 interception return (Jesse Haupt extra point)
4Q: 09:37 CLE - Cameron Fulcher 70 punt return (Jesse Haupt extra point)
4Q: 01:07 CIN - Leon Thurman 1 pass from Martin Curtis (Otis Van Pelt extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 CIN - D.J. Babin 13 run (Otis Van Pelt extra point failed)
2Q: 13:14 CLE - Cameron Fulcher 6 run (Jesse Haupt extra point)
2Q: 08:26 CIN - Aidan Kruger 92 interception return (Conner Tatum extra point)
3Q: 07:00 CIN - Otis Van Pelt 28 field goal
3Q: 03:15 CLE - Jesse Haupt 35 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CLE - Cameron Fulcher 9 run (Jesse Haupt extra point)
4Q: 11:30 CLE - Lorenzo Newman 5 interception return (Jesse Haupt extra point)
4Q: 09:37 CLE - Cameron Fulcher 70 punt return (Jesse Haupt extra point)
4Q: 01:07 CIN - Leon Thurman 1 pass from Martin Curtis (Otis Van Pelt extra point)

Team Statistics CLE CIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 12 6
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 347 300
- Offensive Plays 65 66
- Yards per Play 5.34 4.55
Net Rushing Yards 122 170
- Rushing Attempts 31 44
- Yards per Rush 3.94 3.86
Net Passing Yards 225 130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 18 - 3 22 - 11 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 225 130
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.62 5.91
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/47
Punt Returns/Yards 5/131 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 3/29 3/108
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 21
Time of Possession 28:08 31:52

Team Statistics	CLE	CIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	12	6
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	347	300
- Offensive Plays	65	66
- Yards per Play	5.34	4.55
Net Rushing Yards	122	170
- Rushing Attempts	31	44
- Yards per Rush	3.94	3.86
Net Passing Yards	225	130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 18 - 3	22 - 11 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	225	130
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.62	5.91
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/47
Punt Returns/Yards	5/131	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	3/29	3/108
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 21
Time of Possession	28:08	31:52

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 25	5	36	Interception
1	10:04	1:47	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
1	5:28	2:20	OWN 42	5	22	Punt
1	1:58	3:54	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	10:40	2:25	OWN 41	5	48	Interception
2	8:15	1:23	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
2	3:06	2:43	OWN 20	10	57	Interception
3	6:52	3:43	OWN 35	7	47	Field Goal
3	1:50	2:01	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
4	12:24	0:54	OWN 47	3	12	Punt
4	8:05	3:05	OWN 34	5	11	Punt
4	4:19	2:04	OPP 43	3	2	Punt
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 46	2	-2	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	2:44	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
1	8:17	2:49	OWN 18	6	20	Punt
1	3:08	1:10	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	13:04	2:24	OWN 25	5	10	Punt
2	6:52	3:46	OWN 19	7	32	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 13	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	8:08	OWN 25	15	64	Field Goal
3	3:09	1:19	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	14:49	2:25	OWN 25	6	23	Interception
4	11:30	0:11	OWN 1	1	0	Interception
4	11:19	1:52	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	9:27	1:22	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	5:00	0:41	OWN 14	3	6	Interception
4	2:15	1:18	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Cameron Fulcher, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cameron Fulcher	16	77	4.81	10	1	2
RB Shaquille Peters	7	15	2.14	6	0	0
QB Amari Turner	4	14	3.50	10	1	0
RB Graham Oliver	3	11	3.67	11	1	0
WR Joe Kennedy	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB D.J. Babin	28	119	4.25	30	5	1
RB Buddy Stamps	12	47	3.92	20	2	0
QB Martin Curtis	2	5	2.50	6	0	0
WR Josh Barton	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
WR Leon Thurman	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Amari Turner	34	18	225	0/0	0	32	3	37.0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Martin Curtis	22	11	130	0/0	1	29	3	43.9

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Devan Newhart	6	12	79	13.17	44	25
TE Kennedy McWilliams	4	4	41	10.25	24	25
TE Aidan Sims	3	7	21	7.00	2	18
WR Joe Kennedy	1	2	13	13.00	10	13
RB Shaquille Peters	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Nathan Walton	1	1	16	16.00	5	16
RB Graham Oliver	1	1	32	32.00	32	32
TE Wes Ochoa	1	1	18	18.00	3	18
WR Larry Hines	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Fred Rodgers	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephen Irwin	4	7	38	9.50	13	25	0
WR Claude Polasek	4	7	34	8.50	4	12	0
WR Rusty Meyer	2	3	57	28.50	18	29	0
WR Leon Thurman	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Josh Barton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Darren Carey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ian Brian	1	13	13.00	0
CB Lorenzo Newman	1	5	5.00	1
ILB Benjamin Eickholt	1	11	11.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Stanley Ring	1	16	16.00	0
CB Kyle Zardiackas	1	0	0.00	0
CB Aidan Kruger	1	92	92.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Brody Hayes	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Buddy Stamps	1	0	0	0
WR Rusty Meyer	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerald Conway	6	262	43.7	36.2	57	4

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Conner Tatum	7	300	42.9	25.4	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jesse Haupt	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	4/4

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Otis Van Pelt	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/2
Conner Tatum	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cameron Fulcher	5	131	26.2	1

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seth Crane	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Hines	3	67	22.3	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB K.C. Davis	10	1	0.0	44	21
CB Ian Brian	8	0	0.0	43	22
S Wesley Lane	5	4	0.0	44	22
S Blake Malone	5	3	0.0	43	21
DT Brody Hayes	5	0	0.0	18	3
ILB Benjamin Eickholt	4	3	0.0	42	15
CB Lorenzo Newman	4	1	0.0	43	21
DE Gavin Sutter	4	0	0.0	41	14
ILB Claude Carver	1	1	0.0	13	4
DT Gage Snyder	1	1	0.0	26	19
OLB Riddick Lane	1	1	0.0	36	10
OLB Barry Pontbriand	1	1	0.0	8	11
DE Trevor Thomsen	1	0	0.0	22	14
CB Ronald Avdic	1	0	0.0	2	7
RB Cameron Fulcher	1	0	---	---	---
CB Vince Kohberger	1	0	0.0	11	3
WR Devan Newhart	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rex Hampton	0	1	0.0	5	5

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Andre Kiel	9	4	0.0	31	31
S Kurt Bush	8	1	0.0	31	34
ILB Andrew Gunn	4	3	0.0	18	13
S Casey McDaniel	4	1	0.0	18	13
S Jamie Link	3	3	0.0	31	31
DT Colby McCollom	3	2	0.0	27	25
CB Aidan Kruger	3	1	0.0	28	34
OLB Gordon Metz	3	0	0.0	14	19
CB Braxton Chan	2	0	0.0	3	11
DE Omar Gillespie	1	4	0.0	21	24
DE R.J. Agemy	1	1	0.0	30	33
OLB Stanley Ring	1	0	0.0	11	15
CB Kyle Zardiackas	1	0	0.0	3	11
TE Darren Carey	1	0	---	---	---
WR Rusty Meyer	1	0	---	---	---
DE Spencer Lighthiser	1	0	0.0	8	11
DE Ralph Carpenter	1	0	0.0	22	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Roger Veland	1	1	11
DE Trevor Thomsen	0	1	14
DE Gavin Sutter	0	1	14

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE R.J. Agemy	0.0	1	0	0	33
DT Colby McCollom	0.0	0	2	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB K.C. Davis	4	1	0	21
S Wesley Lane	2	0	0	22
CB Ian Brian	1	0	1	22
CB Lorenzo Newman	1	0	1	21
CB Ronald Avdic	1	0	0	7
CB Vince Kohberger	1	0	0	3
OLB Barry Pontbriand	1	0	0	11
S Blake Malone	0	2	0	21
ILB Benjamin Eickholt	0	0	1	15

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Aidan Kruger	3	3	1	34
S Casey McDaniel	3	0	0	13
S Kurt Bush	3	0	0	34
ILB Andre Kiel	2	1	0	31
ILB Andrew Gunn	2	0	0	13
S Jamie Link	1	1	0	31
OLB Stanley Ring	1	0	1	15
CB Kyle Zardiackas	1	0	1	11
DE Spencer Lighthiser	1	0	0	11
CB Braxton Chan	1	0	0	11
OLB Gordon Metz	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Tevin Ayi	4	7	28	29
C Oscar Flynn	2	9	31	34
T Bert Marsolais	2	4	31	34
G Deron Castaneda	2	3	31	34
T Rod Young	1	3	31	34
TE Aidan Sims	0	1	31	31

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Leo Watson	4	8	44	14
G Fernando Meadows	3	8	44	22
C Christian Sipes	1	10	44	22
T Chase Arnold	1	7	44	22
G Tracy Blanchard	1	5	44	22
TE Darren Carey	1	1	12	3
FB Wes Berkhofer	0	2	19	0
TE Keegan Duffy	0	1	20	16

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Barry Pontbriand	1	23

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Rusty Meyer	4	12
Wes Berkhofer	1	18
Casey McDaniel	1	17
Leo Watson	1	8

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Oscar Flynn	31	34	---	---	12	77
T Bert Marsolais	31	34	---	---	7	72
G Deron Castaneda	31	34	---	---	7	72
WR Devan Newhart	30	34	---	---	5	69
S Wesley Lane	---	---	44	22	2	68
ILB Benjamin Eickholt	---	---	42	15	11	68
CB Ian Brian	---	---	43	22	1	66
OLB K.C. Davis	---	---	44	21	1	66
T Rod Young	31	34	---	---	---	65
CB Lorenzo Newman	---	---	43	21	1	65
S Blake Malone	---	---	43	21	1	65
QB Amari Turner	31	34	---	---	---	65
G Tevin Ayi	28	29	---	---	7	64
TE Aidan Sims	31	31	---	---	1	63
RB Cameron Fulcher	22	20	---	---	19	61
DE Gavin Sutter	---	---	41	14	1	56
WR Joe Kennedy	28	27	---	---	---	55
TE Kennedy McWilliams	13	17	---	---	22	52
OLB Riddick Lane	---	---	36	10	2	48
CB Dennis Chambliss	---	---	22	18	7	47
DT Gage Snyder	---	---	26	19	---	45
OLB Barry Pontbriand	---	---	8	11	23	42
RB Graham Oliver	5	9	---	---	25	39
DE Trevor Thomsen	---	---	22	14	---	36
DE Roger Veland	---	---	20	11	1	32
WR Fred Rodgers	11	15	---	---	5	31
DT Brody Hayes	---	---	18	3	8	29
CB Ronald Avdic	---	---	2	7	18	27
WR Nathan Walton	2	3	---	---	19	24
ILB Claude Carver	---	---	13	4	3	20
S Erick Stamm	---	---	1	1	17	19
DE Rex Hampton	---	---	5	5	7	17
RB Shaquille Peters	8	6	---	---	---	14
CB Vince Kohberger	---	---	11	3	---	14
TE Wes Ochoa	5	7	---	---	2	14
WR Larry Hines	0	1	---	---	11	12
CB Deion Delp	---	---	0	0	12	12
G Tucker Lysne	3	5	---	---	---	8
C Stanley Savickas	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jerald Conway	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Jesse Haupt	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Gabe Pinckney	0	0	---	---	7	7
T George Chesser	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Bennett Middleton	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB R.J. Smoczyk	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Bryant Shiver	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Fernando Meadows	44	22	---	---	13	79
WR Rusty Meyer	44	22	---	---	12	78
T Chase Arnold	44	22	---	---	8	74
G Tracy Blanchard	44	22	---	---	8	74
C Christian Sipes	44	22	---	---	---	66
QB Martin Curtis	44	22	---	---	---	66
T Leo Watson	44	14	---	---	8	66
S Kurt Bush	---	---	31	34	1	66
DE R.J. Agemy	---	---	30	33	1	64
ILB Andre Kiel	---	---	31	31	1	63
CB Aidan Kruger	---	---	28	34	1	63
S Jamie Link	---	---	31	31	1	63
WR Claude Polasek	33	18	---	---	11	62
CB Lance Horton	---	---	28	26	---	54
DT Colby McCollom	---	---	27	25	---	52
DE Omar Gillespie	---	---	21	24	7	52
OLB Stanley Ring	---	---	11	15	25	51
S Casey McDaniel	---	---	18	13	17	48
WR Stephen Irwin	26	20	---	---	---	46
RB D.J. Babin	30	14	---	---	---	44
DE Ralph Carpenter	---	---	22	21	---	43
ILB Andrew Gunn	---	---	18	13	12	43
TE Darren Carey	12	3	---	---	25	40
FB Wes Berkhofer	19	0	---	---	18	37
TE Keegan Duffy	20	16	---	---	---	36
CB Seth Crane	---	---	10	13	12	35
OLB Gordon Metz	---	---	14	19	1	34
CB Kyle Zardiackas	---	---	3	11	18	32
WR Josh Barton	13	5	---	---	7	25
WR Leon Thurman	1	5	---	---	17	23
CB Braxton Chan	---	---	3	11	7	21
DT Ellis Dawkins	---	---	4	9	7	20
DE Spencer Lighthiser	---	---	8	11	---	19
RB Wyatt Kidwell	0	0	---	---	19	19
RB Buddy Stamps	12	6	---	---	---	18
T Chuck Randle	0	8	---	---	7	15
TE Russell McIntyre	10	1	---	---	---	11
P Conner Tatum	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Ed Arroyo	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Otis Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Alfred Mulhollon	---	---	3	0	---	3
QB Claude Gavalas	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Brad Pritchett	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Sammie Hankins	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Graham Harmon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	41	4.1
Middle	14	51	3.6
Right	5	32	6.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	40	5.0
Middle	19	86	4.5
Right	16	45	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Amari Turner	34	18	3	1	3	6	2	0	3

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Martin Curtis	22	11	3	0	1	3	3	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	55	6.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	115	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	36	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	6	1.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	29	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	82	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devan Newhart	12	6	2	79	1	34
TE Aidan Sims	7	3	1	21	0	31
TE Kennedy McWilliams	4	4	0	41	1	17
WR Fred Rodgers	4	0	0	0	0	15
WR Joe Kennedy	2	1	0	13	0	27
RB Shaquille Peters	1	1	0	5	0	6
WR Nathan Walton	1	1	0	16	0	3
RB Graham Oliver	1	1	0	32	1	9
TE Wes Ochoa	1	1	0	18	0	7
WR Larry Hines	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Irwin	7	4	1	38	1	20
WR Claude Polasek	7	4	0	34	0	18
WR Rusty Meyer	3	2	0	57	2	22
WR Josh Barton	2	0	0	0	0	5
WR Leon Thurman	2	1	0	1	0	5
TE Darren Carey	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cameron Fulcher	3	17	5.67	4.81

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB D.J. Babin	3	15	5.00	4.25
RB Buddy Stamps	1	7	7.00	3.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Amari Turner	3	0	0	0.00	6.62

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Martin Curtis	2	2	5	2.50	5.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devan Newhart	2	0	0	0.00	6.58
TE Aidan Sims	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephen Irwin	1	1	4	4.00	5.43
WR Leon Thurman	1	1	1	1.00	0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
RB Graham Oliver	3	1
QB Amari Turner	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Buddy Stamps	6	3
RB D.J. Babin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Amari Turner	9	4	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Martin Curtis	8	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Aidan Sims	3	1	1
WR Devan Newhart	3	1	1
RB Graham Oliver	1	1	1
TE Wes Ochoa	1	1	1
WR Fred Rodgers	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Claude Polasek	3	1	0
WR Rusty Meyer	2	1	1
WR Stephen Irwin	1	1	0
WR Josh Barton	1	0	0
TE Darren Carey	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 20,400 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,500 (19,800)
End Zone 4,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine 2,400 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 3,800 (12,700)
Club Seats 2,300 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	20,400 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,500 (19,800)
End Zone	4,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine	2,400 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	3,800 (12,700)
Club Seats	2,300 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,800)