Week 1, 2038

played in Cincinnati, OH

54 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	3	0	14	0	-	17
Cincinnati Bengals	0	6	7	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:23 CLE - Joshua Armstrong 38 field goal
2Q: 08:17 CIN - Kenderick Arceo 37 field goal
2Q: 06:14 CIN - Kenderick Arceo 29 field goal
3Q: 11:27 CIN - Norbert Newson 4 run (Kenderick Arceo extra point)
3Q: 06:04 CLE - Anton Muhammed 26 pass from Theodore Meier (Joshua Armstrong extra point)
3Q: 02:23 CLE - Willie Horn 7 pass from Theodore Meier (Joshua Armstrong extra point)
4Q: 10:05 CIN - Norbert Newson 13 pass from Kerry Keegan (Kenderick Arceo extra point)
4Q: 06:37 CIN - Kenderick Arceo 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:23 CLE - Joshua Armstrong 38 field goal
2Q: 08:17 CIN - Kenderick Arceo 37 field goal
2Q: 06:14 CIN - Kenderick Arceo 29 field goal
3Q: 11:27 CIN - Norbert Newson 4 run (Kenderick Arceo extra point)
3Q: 06:04 CLE - Anton Muhammed 26 pass from Theodore Meier (Joshua Armstrong extra point)
3Q: 02:23 CLE - Willie Horn 7 pass from Theodore Meier (Joshua Armstrong extra point)
4Q: 10:05 CIN - Norbert Newson 13 pass from Kerry Keegan (Kenderick Arceo extra point)
4Q: 06:37 CIN - Kenderick Arceo 19 field goal

Team Statistics CLE CIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 318 308
- Offensive Plays 60 69
- Yards per Play 5.30 4.46
Net Rushing Yards 117 144
- Rushing Attempts 27 34
- Yards per Rush 4.33 4.24
Net Passing Yards 201 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 3 33 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 211 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 6.09 4.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/60 4/32
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 3/-7
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 1/33 3/42
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 38
Time of Possession 28:26 31:34

Team Statistics	CLE	CIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	318	308
- Offensive Plays	60	69
- Yards per Play	5.30	4.46
Net Rushing Yards	117	144
- Rushing Attempts	27	34
- Yards per Rush	4.33	4.24
Net Passing Yards	201	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 3	33 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	211	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	6.09	4.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/60	4/32
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	3/-7
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	1/33	3/42
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 38
Time of Possession	28:26	31:34

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:38	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
1	9:17	3:28	OWN 26	10	46	Missed FG
1	4:53	4:35	OWN 21	7	58	Field Goal
2	8:09	0:43	OWN 25	2	-6	Interception
2	6:08	1:07	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	3:42	3:18	OWN 12	10	39	Interception
3	11:20	5:30	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	4:03	1:51	OPP 43	5	43	Touchdown
3	1:17	2:18	OWN 38	6	51	Interception
4	9:57	0:23	OWN 25	2	-5	Fumble
4	6:29	1:50	OWN 25	3	-14	Punt

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:22	3:05	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
1	5:49	0:56	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
1	0:18	7:09	OWN 15	14	65	Field Goal
2	7:26	1:18	OPP 15	3	3	Field Goal
2	5:01	1:19	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 42	3	11	Interception
3	15:00	3:40	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	5:50	1:47	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
3	2:12	0:55	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	13:59	4:02	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
4	9:34	3:05	OPP 20	5	18	Field Goal
4	4:39	4:39	OWN 31	10	49	Game

Game MVP: Norbert Newson, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Sherman McDonald	19	78	4.11	27	1
RB Ben Gillette	2	5	2.50	4	0
FB Shawn Wilkins	2	15	7.50	15	1
RB Leonardo Ismail	2	6	3.00	4	0
QB Theodore Meier	1	14	14.00	14	1
WR Lincoln McElroy	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Norbert Newson	23	90	3.91	14	5	1
RB Dustin Campbell	6	42	7.00	13	2	0
QB Kerry Keegan	3	9	3.00	10	1	0
FB Dale Walsh	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
RB Eric Dunkin	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Theodore Meier	31	21	211	2/10	2	40	3	68.8

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry Keegan	33	18	173	2/9	1	23	1	66.8

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lincoln McElroy	6	9	91	15.17	22	40	0
WR Willie Horn	5	9	36	7.20	9	13	1
TE Anton Muhammed	4	5	40	10.00	13	26	1
WR Marquis Hardy	3	3	30	10.00	16	21	0
RB Leonardo Ismail	2	2	11	5.50	0	11	0
RB Sherman McDonald	1	2	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Stephen Corgan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rickey Kerr	7	9	68	9.71	39	23	0
WR Kirk Madison	3	5	29	9.67	0	15	0
RB Norbert Newson	3	7	24	8.00	19	14	1
TE Spencer Rottinghaus	2	5	24	12.00	8	19	0
FB Dale Walsh	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Kim Brooks	1	3	17	17.00	0	17	0
TE Bobbie Seal	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Conrad Sellers	1	33	33.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg
DE Cameron Doyle	1	19	19.00
CB William Lynch	1	23	23.00
CB Chad Ford	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
FB Shawn Wilkins	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT A.J. Writt	0	1	0	0
CB William Lynch	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jameson Sims	3	130	43.3	45.7	56	0

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ty Barton	5	195	39.0	34.0	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joshua Armstrong	1/2	0/1	0/0	38	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kenderick Arceo	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lincoln McElroy	3	25	8.3	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Stepanovich	3	-7	-2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kim Brooks	1	14	14.0	0
Kevin Stepanovich	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Norbert Benton	8	2	0.0	32	28
OLB Cody Narvaez	6	3	0.0	34	29
CB Rodney Smyth	6	1	0.0	26	33
S Conrad Sellers	6	1	0.0	34	34
OLB Seth Conway	5	3	0.0	32	32
CB Edgar Treu	4	3	0.0	34	35
ILB Norm Torres	4	2	0.0	19	16
DE Erick Ford	3	1	0.5	8	15
S Gage Fulcher	3	3	0.0	34	35
DE Lamont Guthrie	2	2	0.5	27	19
DT Lonnie Gaffney	2	1	0.0	18	18
WR Willie Horn	2	0	---	---	---
DE Zachary Gerhardt	1	2	0.5	33	32
CB R.J. Renes	1	0	0.0	18	24
WR Lincoln McElroy	1	0	---	---	---
DE Melvin Mahoney	0	1	0.5	0	6

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marlon England	8	2	0.0	27	33
S Cary Buchman	6	2	0.0	24	30
CB Chad Ford	6	1	0.0	27	28
DT A.J. Writt	5	0	0.5	24	17
CB William Lynch	4	1	0.0	25	33
DT Samuel Osborne	3	1	1.0	27	30
OLB Will Ward	3	5	0.0	26	21
S Sammie Stephenson	3	1	0.0	27	31
OLB Dennis Whalen	3	0	0.0	10	12
CB Connor O'Neill	2	1	0.0	15	17
DE Cameron Doyle	1	1	0.5	27	29
DE Nick Baker	1	1	0.0	27	27
WR Kirk Madison	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Damon Bronson	1	0	0.0	1	12
S Vance Grady	1	0	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lamont Guthrie	0.5	0	1	0	19
DE Erick Ford	0.5	0	0	1	15
DE Zachary Gerhardt	0.5	0	0	1	32
DE Melvin Mahoney	0.5	0	0	0	6
DT Lonnie Gaffney	0.0	1	0	0	18
DT Ed Fallon	0.0	0	1	1	18
ILB Norm Torres	0.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Seth Conway	0.0	0	1	0	32
CB Rondell Pendleton	0.0	0	1	0	2

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Samuel Osborne	1.0	1	0	30
DE Cameron Doyle	0.5	2	0	29
DT A.J. Writt	0.5	0	0	17
DT Blaine Carpenter	0.0	1	0	7
OLB Dennis Whalen	0.0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rodney Smyth	7	0	0	33
CB Edgar Treu	4	1	0	35
S Conrad Sellers	2	2	1	34
OLB Cody Narvaez	2	0	0	29
S Gage Fulcher	1	0	0	35
DT Lonnie Gaffney	1	0	0	18
OLB Seth Conway	1	0	0	32

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Cary Buchman	5	0	0	30
CB Chad Ford	4	0	1	28
OLB Will Ward	2	1	0	21
CB William Lynch	2	0	1	33
OLB Dennis Whalen	2	0	0	12
ILB Marlon England	2	0	0	33
DT Samuel Osborne	1	0	0	30
OLB Damon Bronson	1	0	0	12
S Sammie Stephenson	1	0	0	31
DE Roderick Hansen	1	0	0	5
DE Cameron Doyle	0	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Artie Lynn	4	9	27	1	33
G Justin Conley	2	5	27	0	33
C Denzel Hutson	2	5	27	0	33
T Marcos Matibag	1	2	27	1	33
G Lucas Soutsos	0	3	27	0	33
FB Shawn Wilkins	0	1	5	0	5
TE Harrison Sponseller	0	1	7	0	9

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Brad Clements	5	8	1	34	0	35
T Norman Oxford	3	7	1	34	2	35
C Blake Stewart	3	7	0	34	0	35
G Brendan Reilly	3	6	0	34	0	35
G Wayne Davison	1	3	0	34	0	35
FB Dale Walsh	0	1	0	13	0	10
TE Spencer Rottinghaus	0	1	0	31	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Stephen Corgan	3	20
Ben Gillette	1	15
Melvin Mahoney	1	8

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Norbert Newson	2	18
Nick Baker	1	13

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Seth Conway	---	---	32	32	21	85
CB Edgar Treu	---	---	34	35	3	72
S Gage Fulcher	---	---	34	35	2	71
S Conrad Sellers	---	---	34	34	2	70
DE Zachary Gerhardt	---	---	33	32	3	68
WR Lincoln McElroy	25	30	---	---	11	66
CB Rodney Smyth	---	---	26	33	7	66
G Justin Conley	27	33	---	---	5	65
OLB Cody Narvaez	---	---	34	29	1	64
OLB Norbert Benton	---	---	32	28	2	62
T Marcos Matibag	27	33	---	---	---	60
QB Theodore Meier	27	33	---	---	---	60
T Artie Lynn	27	33	---	---	---	60
WR Willie Horn	27	33	---	---	---	60
C Denzel Hutson	27	33	---	---	---	60
G Lucas Soutsos	27	33	---	---	---	60
CB R.J. Renes	---	---	18	24	17	59
TE Anton Muhammed	27	31	---	---	---	58
RB Sherman McDonald	23	26	---	---	---	49
DE Lamont Guthrie	---	---	27	19	2	48
WR Marquis Hardy	16	20	---	---	10	46
DT Lonnie Gaffney	---	---	18	18	6	42
DT Ed Fallon	---	---	16	18	3	37
ILB Norm Torres	---	---	19	16	2	37
TE Harrison Sponseller	7	9	---	---	20	36
DE Erick Ford	---	---	8	15	5	28
FB Shawn Wilkins	5	5	---	---	17	27
WR Stephen Corgan	0	5	---	---	20	25
S Andrew Georges	---	---	6	1	16	23
RB Ben Gillette	2	1	---	---	15	18
DE Melvin Mahoney	---	---	0	6	8	14
ILB Eugene Wilson	---	---	0	1	12	13
WR Rob Washington	0	1	---	---	10	11
OLB Connor Erickson	---	---	2	7	2	11
K Joshua Armstrong	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Graham Hamilton	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Stephen McConnell	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Kenneth Alderson	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Mark Samuels	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Jameson Sims	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Leonardo Ismail	2	2	---	---	---	4
TE Darryl Watkins	1	2	---	---	---	3
CB Rondell Pendleton	---	---	1	2	---	3
TE Ronnie Estell	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Maddox Power	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Kelvin Wingate	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Norman Oxford	34	35	---	---	8	77
G Brendan Reilly	34	35	---	---	8	77
G Wayne Davison	34	35	---	---	8	77
T Brad Clements	34	35	---	---	8	77
RB Norbert Newson	26	30	---	---	18	74
ILB Marlon England	---	---	27	33	13	73
QB Kerry Keegan	34	35	---	---	---	69
S Cary Buchman	---	---	24	30	15	69
C Blake Stewart	34	35	---	---	---	69
DE Nick Baker	---	---	27	27	13	67
TE Spencer Rottinghaus	31	35	---	---	---	66
WR Kirk Madison	30	33	---	---	---	63
CB William Lynch	---	---	25	33	2	60
S Sammie Stephenson	---	---	27	31	2	60
DT Samuel Osborne	---	---	27	30	2	59
DE Cameron Doyle	---	---	27	29	2	58
CB Chad Ford	---	---	27	28	2	57
WR Kim Brooks	24	27	---	---	4	55
OLB Will Ward	---	---	26	21	1	48
WR Rickey Kerr	18	20	---	---	10	48
DT A.J. Writt	---	---	24	17	1	42
FB Dale Walsh	13	10	---	---	16	39
CB Connor O'Neill	---	---	15	17	4	36
OLB Damon Bronson	---	---	1	12	19	32
CB Norbert Avant	---	---	4	11	13	28
WR Bryan Coffey	5	4	---	---	16	25
OLB Dennis Whalen	---	---	10	12	1	23
TE Caiden de Marco	2	0	---	---	21	23
TE Bobbie Seal	12	11	---	---	---	23
DT Tyler Parker	---	---	1	12	4	17
WR Kevin Stepanovich	2	2	---	---	7	11
K Kenderick Arceo	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Blaine Carpenter	---	---	2	7	---	9
RB Dustin Campbell	6	3	---	---	---	9
P Ty Barton	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Roberto Brennan	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Roderick Hansen	---	---	0	5	3	8
ILB Francisco Carlisle	---	---	0	0	7	7
S Vance Grady	---	---	3	3	---	6
OLB Dylan Burgess	---	---	0	5	---	5
RB Eric Dunkin	1	0	---	---	---	1
OLB Trey Reeck	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Justin Hernandez	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rickey Phillips	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Manuel Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Lincoln Flannery	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	28	2.8
Middle	8	73	9.1
Right	9	16	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	67	7.4
Middle	16	57	3.6
Right	8	21	2.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Theodore Meier	31	21	4	0	2	1	4	1	3

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry Keegan	33	18	1	0	5	3	5	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	23	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	82	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	59	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	47	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	48	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	63	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	62	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Horn	9	5	0	36	0	33
WR Lincoln McElroy	9	6	0	91	2	30
TE Anton Muhammed	5	4	0	40	1	31
WR Marquis Hardy	3	3	0	30	1	20
RB Leonardo Ismail	2	2	0	11	0	2
RB Sherman McDonald	2	1	1	3	0	26
WR Stephen Corgan	1	0	1	0	0	5

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rickey Kerr	9	7	2	68	1	20
RB Norbert Newson	7	3	2	24	0	30
WR Kirk Madison	5	3	0	29	0	33
TE Spencer Rottinghaus	5	2	0	24	0	35
WR Kim Brooks	3	1	1	17	0	27
TE Bobbie Seal	3	1	0	5	0	11
FB Dale Walsh	1	1	0	6	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leonardo Ismail	1	4	4.00	3.00
WR Lincoln McElroy	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Norbert Newson	5	17	3.40	3.91
QB Kerry Keegan	2	-1	-0.50	3.00
RB Dustin Campbell	1	7	7.00	7.00
RB Eric Dunkin	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Theodore Meier	3	1	7	2.33	6.81

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kerry Keegan	6	4	33	5.50	5.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Willie Horn	2	1	7	3.50	4.00
RB Sherman McDonald	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Norbert Newson	3	1	13	4.33	3.43
WR Rickey Kerr	2	2	15	7.50	7.56
TE Bobbie Seal	1	1	5	5.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
QB Theodore Meier	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Norbert Newson	2	1
QB Kerry Keegan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Theodore Meier	9	7	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kerry Keegan	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Anton Muhammed	3	3	1
WR Lincoln McElroy	3	2	2
WR Willie Horn	2	1	1
WR Marquis Hardy	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Norbert Newson	3	1	1
TE Spencer Rottinghaus	2	1	1
WR Rickey Kerr	2	1	1
WR Kirk Madison	1	1	0
WR Kim Brooks	1	1	1
TE Bobbie Seal	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,500 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (17,500)
End Zone 12,600 (12,600)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 14,700 (14,700)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,500 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (17,500)
End Zone	12,600 (12,600)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	14,700 (14,700)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,200)