Week 3, 2028

played in Cleveland, OH

78 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	7	10	3	3	-	23
Cleveland Browns	17	3	6	0	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:05 CLE - Brett Swindle 41 pass from Theodore Meier (Jameson Kinney extra point)
1Q: 10:07 CLE - Graham Pearson 69 pass from Theodore Meier (Jameson Kinney extra point)
1Q: 05:21 IND - Dillon Scheid 7 pass from Tyler Gerhardt (Devonte Cichanski extra point)
1Q: 00:39 CLE - Jameson Kinney 19 field goal
2Q: 07:35 CLE - Jameson Kinney 24 field goal
2Q: 05:12 IND - Dillon Scheid 5 pass from Tyler Gerhardt (Devonte Cichanski extra point)
2Q: 01:17 IND - Devonte Cichanski 28 field goal
3Q: 08:29 IND - Devonte Cichanski 28 field goal
3Q: 02:18 CLE - Parker Frederick 6 run (Jameson Kinney extra point failed)
4Q: 09:52 IND - Devonte Cichanski 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:05 CLE - Brett Swindle 41 pass from Theodore Meier (Jameson Kinney extra point)
1Q: 10:07 CLE - Graham Pearson 69 pass from Theodore Meier (Jameson Kinney extra point)
1Q: 05:21 IND - Dillon Scheid 7 pass from Tyler Gerhardt (Devonte Cichanski extra point)
1Q: 00:39 CLE - Jameson Kinney 19 field goal
2Q: 07:35 CLE - Jameson Kinney 24 field goal
2Q: 05:12 IND - Dillon Scheid 5 pass from Tyler Gerhardt (Devonte Cichanski extra point)
2Q: 01:17 IND - Devonte Cichanski 28 field goal
3Q: 08:29 IND - Devonte Cichanski 28 field goal
3Q: 02:18 CLE - Parker Frederick 6 run (Jameson Kinney extra point failed)
4Q: 09:52 IND - Devonte Cichanski 43 field goal

Team Statistics IND CLE
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 412 452
- Offensive Plays 66 56
- Yards per Play 6.24 8.07
Net Rushing Yards 94 137
- Rushing Attempts 24 23
- Yards per Rush 3.92 5.96
Net Passing Yards 318 315
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 30 - 0 33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 318 315
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.57 9.55
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 10.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/9 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 4/99 4/82
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:56 28:04

Team Statistics	IND	CLE
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	412	452
- Offensive Plays	66	56
- Yards per Play	6.24	8.07
Net Rushing Yards	94	137
- Rushing Attempts	24	23
- Yards per Rush	3.92	5.96
Net Passing Yards	318	315
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 30 - 0	33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	318	315
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.57	9.55
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	10.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/9	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	4/99	4/82
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:56	28:04

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:48	1:41	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
1	9:53	4:38	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
1	0:34	3:07	OWN 15	6	19	Punt
2	7:30	2:26	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	3:00	1:50	OWN 39	6	50	Field Goal
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 41	1	9	Half
3	15:00	6:39	OWN 40	9	49	Field Goal
3	6:51	1:42	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	2:08	2:19	OWN 25	5	36	Punt
4	13:28	3:42	OWN 39	8	35	Field Goal
4	7:36	2:48	OWN 2	5	26	Punt
4	2:04	0:42	OWN 20	4	3	Downs

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:12	OWN 13	6	87	Touchdown
1	10:07	0:14	OWN 31	1	69	Touchdown
1	5:15	4:41	OWN 27	10	71	Field Goal
2	12:27	4:57	OWN 23	10	70	Field Goal
2	5:04	2:04	OWN 30	4	-13	Punt
2	1:10	1:07	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	8:21	1:30	OWN 17	3	-3	Punt
3	5:09	3:01	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
4	14:49	1:21	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	9:46	2:10	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
4	4:48	2:44	OWN 19	5	34	Punt
4	1:22	1:22	OPP 23	3	11	Game

Game MVP: Theodore Meier, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Tyler Gerhardt	10	40	4.00	12	1
RB Dillon Scheid	9	31	3.44	13	1
RB Chuck Creech	5	23	4.60	9	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Parker Frederick	10	42	4.20	14	1	1
RB Sebastian Ellison	8	74	9.25	35	4	0
QB Theodore Meier	2	11	5.50	12	1	0
WR Trenton Butler	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
TE Trey Youngers	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
RB Malachi Steber	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyler Gerhardt	42	30	318	0/0	2	44	0	109.0

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Theodore Meier	33	23	315	0/0	2	69	0	120.1

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Dillon Scheid	7	9	54	7.71	29	35	2
WR Russell Herndon	6	9	74	12.33	0	44	0
WR Leonardo Daliere	6	11	107	17.83	52	30	0
RB Chuck Creech	4	4	30	7.50	10	15	0
WR Jordan Farr	2	4	22	11.00	2	11	0
WR Timothy Rice	2	2	20	10.00	0	14	0
TE Heath Benaroya	2	2	8	4.00	0	9	0
FB Jumbo Bryant	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trenton Butler	7	10	64	9.14	11	17	0
WR Graham Pearson	4	6	91	22.75	56	69	1
RB Parker Frederick	4	6	45	11.25	38	28	0
TE Marty Brees	3	3	19	6.33	3	8	0
WR Jonathan Pipkin	2	3	12	6.00	0	8	0
WR Brett Swindle	2	3	67	33.50	49	41	1
RB Malachi Steber	1	2	17	17.00	15	17	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Damon Warren	1	0	0
S Darnell Kerley	0	1	0
DT James Manumaleuna	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Parker Frederick	1	0	0
T Eddie Elliott	0	1	0
T Jim Stewart	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Copeland	5	224	44.8	36.4	58	2

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gilbert McElrath	6	283	47.2	42.3	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Devonte Cichanski	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jameson Kinney	2/2	0/0	0/0	24	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damon Warren	3	9	3.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sebastian Ellison	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Geis	3	73	24.3	0
Liam Purkayastha	1	26	26.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Schulman	2	49	24.5	0
Sebastian Ellison	2	33	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Connor Carlson	8	2	23	33
S Frank Van Fleet	8	1	22	23
S Liam Purkayastha	4	2	23	31
DT James Manumaleuna	4	1	23	27
OLB Les Myers	3	2	21	21
CB Dwight Anderson	3	0	9	14
OLB Harry Freeman	2	1	23	31
DE K.C. Stephan	2	0	14	18
CB Lincoln Massare	2	0	16	23
DE Gustavo Dayton	1	2	22	26
S Darnell Kerley	1	1	1	10
DT Marcos Webb	1	0	0	6
CB Lionel McKinnis	1	0	2	9
OLB Dwayne Kebsch	1	0	8	14
CB Edgar Geis	0	2	15	21
CB Damon Warren	0	1	19	18

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Edwin Schultz	11	3	24	40
OLB Mark Boswell	11	3	24	40
S Fernando Croom	8	1	24	42
S Ramon Sullivan	7	2	24	42
DT Eugene Brennan	3	3	17	29
CB Mike Carmichael	3	2	24	41
ILB Blaine Linquist	2	1	11	13
OLB James Urbina	2	1	20	26
CB Ray Schulman	2	1	13	29
DT Malachi Markel	1	1	7	18
CB Sean Barber	1	0	24	42
DE Bryant Newsome	1	0	24	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT James Manumaleuna	1	0	0	27
OLB Dwayne Kebsch	1	0	0	14
DE Gustavo Dayton	0	1	0	26
DE Howard Bell	0	0	1	8
OLB Harry Freeman	0	0	1	31
OLB Connor Carlson	0	0	1	33

Cleveland	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Malachi Markel	1	1	18
DE Ike Hutek	1	0	25
DT Eugene Brennan	0	4	29
DT Amir Hitchcock	0	1	12
ILB Edwin Schultz	0	1	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Frank Van Fleet	6	1	23
OLB Connor Carlson	6	1	33
DT James Manumaleuna	2	0	27
OLB Harry Freeman	2	0	31
S Darnell Kerley	2	0	10
DE K.C. Stephan	1	0	18
DT Marcos Webb	1	0	6
CB Lionel McKinnis	1	0	9
OLB Dwayne Kebsch	1	0	14
CB Dwight Anderson	1	0	14
OLB Randall Elliott	0	2	12
OLB Les Myers	0	1	21
CB Edgar Geis	0	1	21

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mark Boswell	9	0	40
S Fernando Croom	7	0	42
ILB Edwin Schultz	6	1	40
S Ramon Sullivan	4	0	42
CB Ray Schulman	3	0	29
CB Mike Carmichael	1	0	41

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Axel Deane	2	6	16	33
G O.J. Green	2	4	24	42
T Reginald Robbins	1	2	24	42
T Tracy Boyer	0	5	24	42
G Juan Collins	0	2	8	9

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Eddie Elliott	4	5	23	33
G Trenton Hartman	3	6	23	33
C Percy Norton	2	3	23	33
T Erick Kadletz	1	3	23	33
G Vince Kalbach	0	4	23	33
TE Marty Brees	0	1	23	24

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
O.J. Green	3	14
Dwight Anderson	2	11
Chuck Creech	1	20
Timothy Rice	1	10

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Jonathan Pipkin	2	25
Malachi Steber	2	25
Trey Youngers	1	25
Jim Stewart	1	8
Brett Swindle	1	7

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G O.J. Green	24	42	---	---	14	80
T Tracy Boyer	24	42	---	---	8	74
T Reginald Robbins	24	42	---	---	8	74
C Cristian Welch	24	42	---	---	---	66
QB Tyler Gerhardt	24	42	---	---	---	66
TE Heath Benaroya	23	37	---	---	2	62
S Liam Purkayastha	---	---	23	31	7	61
WR Leonardo Daliere	22	38	---	---	---	60
OLB Connor Carlson	---	---	23	33	2	58
G Axel Deane	16	33	---	---	8	57
CB Edgar Geis	---	---	15	21	20	56
OLB Harry Freeman	---	---	23	31	1	55
RB Chuck Creech	11	22	---	---	20	53
DT James Manumaleuna	---	---	23	27	1	51
DE Gustavo Dayton	---	---	22	26	1	49
S Frank Van Fleet	---	---	22	23	1	46
WR Russell Herndon	15	29	---	---	2	46
CB Damon Warren	---	---	19	18	6	43
OLB Les Myers	---	---	21	21	---	42
CB Lincoln Massare	---	---	16	23	2	41
OLB Randall Elliott	---	---	2	12	25	39
RB Dillon Scheid	14	24	---	---	---	38
OLB Dwayne Kebsch	---	---	8	14	14	36
CB Dwight Anderson	---	---	9	14	11	34
WR Jordan Farr	10	23	---	---	---	33
WR Timothy Rice	8	14	---	---	10	32
DE K.C. Stephan	---	---	14	18	---	32
S Darnell Kerley	---	---	1	10	19	30
FB Jumbo Bryant	3	6	---	---	21	30
TE Nick Steele	2	4	---	---	24	30
DT Colin Morton	---	---	9	16	2	27
CB Lionel McKinnis	---	---	2	9	12	23
TE Morris Franklin	11	11	---	---	---	22
WR Deron Rudis	0	0	---	---	21	21
G Juan Collins	8	9	---	---	2	19
DE Howard Bell	---	---	1	8	8	17
K Devonte Cichanski	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Edwin Mahoney	---	---	0	2	7	9
P Perry Copeland	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Braxton Andersen	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Marcos Webb	---	---	0	6	1	7
C Avery McNulty	0	0	---	---	3	3
RB Gabriel Ah Yat	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Elliot Norris	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Kirk Madison	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Nathaniel Gibbons	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Fernando Croom	---	---	24	42	3	69
S Ramon Sullivan	---	---	24	42	3	69
CB Sean Barber	---	---	24	42	3	69
CB Mike Carmichael	---	---	24	41	3	68
ILB Edwin Schultz	---	---	24	40	3	67
OLB Mark Boswell	---	---	24	40	3	67
CB Ray Schulman	---	---	13	29	18	60
DE Bryant Newsome	---	---	24	31	2	57
G Trenton Hartman	23	33	---	---	---	56
C Percy Norton	23	33	---	---	---	56
G Vince Kalbach	23	33	---	---	---	56
T Erick Kadletz	23	33	---	---	---	56
T Eddie Elliott	23	33	---	---	---	56
QB Theodore Meier	23	33	---	---	---	56
WR Trenton Butler	23	32	---	---	---	55
WR Graham Pearson	20	30	---	---	---	50
OLB James Urbina	---	---	20	26	3	49
TE Marty Brees	23	24	---	---	1	48
DT Eugene Brennan	---	---	17	29	2	48
DE Ike Hutek	---	---	21	25	---	46
WR Brett Swindle	15	19	---	---	7	41
RB Sebastian Ellison	9	11	---	---	19	39
RB Malachi Steber	4	8	---	---	25	37
TE Trey Youngers	3	5	---	---	25	33
RB Parker Frederick	14	18	---	---	---	32
WR Jonathan Pipkin	0	6	---	---	25	31
DT Malachi Markel	---	---	7	18	2	27
ILB Blaine Linquist	---	---	11	13	2	26
OLB Collin Gerhardt	---	---	0	3	22	25
S Cris Dunn	---	---	0	0	23	23
DE K.C. Cortez	---	---	2	13	7	22
DT Amir Hitchcock	---	---	2	12	6	20
CB Kaleb Peak	---	---	0	1	17	18
OLB Stanley Brennan	---	---	3	13	1	17
TE Irving Bock	4	7	---	---	5	16
WR Craig Duncan	0	5	---	---	11	16
ILB Sammie Allen	---	---	0	0	11	11
K Jameson Kinney	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jim Stewart	0	0	---	---	8	8
C T.J. Loupe	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Gilbert McElrath	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Gene Glover	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Cris Gossage	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Chad Benton	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Butch Geason	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Jackie Strickland	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	18	74	4.1
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	67	13.4
Middle	10	39	3.9
Right	7	32	4.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyler Gerhardt	42	30	5	0	2	1	7	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Theodore Meier	33	23	4	1	0	6	1	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	16	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	18	155	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	81	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	66	22.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	60	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	112	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	126	18.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	17	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leonardo Daliere	11	6	1	107	3	38
WR Russell Herndon	9	6	0	74	1	29
RB Dillon Scheid	9	7	0	54	1	24
RB Chuck Creech	4	4	0	30	0	22
WR Jordan Farr	4	2	1	22	0	23
WR Timothy Rice	2	2	0	20	0	14
TE Heath Benaroya	2	2	0	8	0	37
FB Jumbo Bryant	1	1	0	3	0	6

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trenton Butler	10	7	64	0	32
WR Graham Pearson	6	4	91	1	30
RB Parker Frederick	6	4	45	1	18
WR Jonathan Pipkin	3	2	12	0	6
TE Marty Brees	3	3	19	0	24
WR Brett Swindle	3	2	67	2	19
RB Malachi Steber	2	1	17	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Tyler Gerhardt	1	4	4.00	4.00
RB Dillon Scheid	1	2	2.00	3.44

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Parker Frederick	2	5	2.50	4.20
QB Theodore Meier	1	-1	-1.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyler Gerhardt	8	4	23	2.88	7.57

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Theodore Meier	7	3	17	2.43	9.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Russell Herndon	3	1	3	1.00	8.22
RB Dillon Scheid	2	2	12	6.00	6.00
WR Leonardo Daliere	2	0	0	0.00	9.73
RB Chuck Creech	1	1	8	8.00	7.50

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Parker Frederick	2	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Graham Pearson	1	1	7	7.00	15.17
WR Trenton Butler	1	1	5	5.00	6.40
TE Marty Brees	1	1	5	5.00	6.33
WR Brett Swindle	1	0	0	0.00	22.33
RB Malachi Steber	1	0	0	0.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Tyler Gerhardt	3	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
RB Parker Frederick	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyler Gerhardt	11	9	4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Theodore Meier	8	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Dillon Scheid	6	5	3
WR Leonardo Daliere	3	2	0
RB Chuck Creech	1	1	0
WR Russell Herndon	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Graham Pearson	2	1	0
WR Trenton Butler	2	1	1
WR Jonathan Pipkin	1	1	0
TE Marty Brees	1	1	0
RB Parker Frederick	1	0	0
RB Malachi Steber	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)