Week 8, 2040

played in New England, MA

48 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	7	7	7	0	-	21
New England Patriots	7	0	0	2	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 NED - Miles Romund 5 run (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
1Q: 06:12 CLE - Sherman McDonald 2 run (Free Willy Momberg extra point)
2Q: 04:21 CLE - Oscar Strickland 9 pass from Theodore Meier (Free Willy Momberg extra point)
3Q: 05:40 CLE - Sherman McDonald 17 run (Free Willy Momberg extra point)
4Q: 11:49 NED - Safety, intentional grounding called in the end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 NED - Miles Romund 5 run (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
1Q: 06:12 CLE - Sherman McDonald 2 run (Free Willy Momberg extra point)
2Q: 04:21 CLE - Oscar Strickland 9 pass from Theodore Meier (Free Willy Momberg extra point)
3Q: 05:40 CLE - Sherman McDonald 17 run (Free Willy Momberg extra point)
4Q: 11:49 NED - Safety, intentional grounding called in the end zone

Team Statistics CLE NED
Record 6-2 3-5
First Downs 22 15
- by Rushing 12 4
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 314 224
- Offensive Plays 63 58
- Yards per Play 4.98 3.86
Net Rushing Yards 170 61
- Rushing Attempts 38 22
- Yards per Rush 4.47 2.77
Net Passing Yards 144 163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 14 - 0 33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 144 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.76 4.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/48 8/58
Punt Returns/Yards 4/17 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 3/100
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:33 27:27

Team Statistics	CLE	NED
Record	6-2	3-5
First Downs	22	15
- by Rushing	12	4
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	314	224
- Offensive Plays	63	58
- Yards per Play	4.98	3.86
Net Rushing Yards	170	61
- Rushing Attempts	38	22
- Yards per Rush	4.47	2.77
Net Passing Yards	144	163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 14 - 0	33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	144	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.76	4.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/48	8/58
Punt Returns/Yards	4/17	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	3/100
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:33	27:27

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:22	4:17	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
1	4:07	1:57	OWN 4	5	5	Punt
1	0:52	1:34	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	9:14	5:03	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	3:00	1:44	OWN 22	6	28	Punt
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
3	11:40	6:19	OWN 33	12	67	Touchdown
3	3:56	2:12	OWN 40	4	20	Punt
4	12:21	0:36	OWN 13	2	-13	Safety
4	8:21	4:38	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
4	2:21	2:15	OWN 42	6	10	Punt

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:38	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
1	6:05	1:58	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
1	2:10	1:18	OPP 48	3	-1	Punt
2	14:18	5:04	OWN 13	9	39	Punt
2	4:11	1:11	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 8	2	20	Half
3	13:37	1:57	OWN 23	5	12	Punt
3	5:21	1:25	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
3	1:44	4:23	OWN 20	11	26	Punt
4	11:45	3:24	OWN 41	6	11	Punt
4	3:43	1:22	OWN 28	6	30	Downs
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 4	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Sherman McDonald, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Sherman McDonald	27	128	4.74	17	7	2
RB Junior Brannon	6	23	3.83	8	0	0
QB Theodore Meier	3	10	3.33	6	0	0
WR Oscar Strickland	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Josiah Schwartz	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Miles Romund	13	40	3.08	15	1	1
RB Jay Sauter	5	4	0.80	5	0	0
QB Horace Thompson	2	9	4.50	5	0	0
WR Camden Waldron	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
FB Trenton Bernard	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Theodore Meier	25	14	144	0/0	1	28	0	86.1

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Horace Thompson	33	21	188	3/25	0	23	0	78.8

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Spencer Swift	3	4	33	11.00	7	15	0
WR Daryl Rodgers	2	6	16	8.00	0	11	0
WR Kent Roupenian	2	2	1	0.50	1	1	0
RB Sherman McDonald	2	5	37	18.50	18	28	0
WR Marquis Hardy	1	1	20	20.00	8	20	0
TE Harrison Sponseller	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Anton Muhammed	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB Junior Brannon	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Oscar Strickland	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	1

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Trenton Bernard	5	5	25	5.00	0	6
WR Camden Waldron	4	5	61	15.25	12	21
RB Miles Romund	4	5	21	5.25	11	9
WR Caleb Villa	2	5	8	4.00	0	5
WR Orlando Lucas	2	5	42	21.00	3	23
RB Jay Sauter	2	5	7	3.50	5	10
TE Drake McGregor	1	1	15	15.00	0	15
WR Donte Shepherd	1	1	9	9.00	3	9
TE Darius Cash	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Zachary Gerhardt	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Miles Romund	1	0	0	0
G Daniel Rodgers	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jameson Sims	7	305	43.6	38.7	56	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenyon Morris	8	372	46.5	36.9	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Free Willy Momberg	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Broderick Cottrill	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Downs	4	17	4.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jay Sauter	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Brannon	2	47	23.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brant Killens	2	76	38.0	0
Sammie Winslett	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cody Narvaez	6	6	0.0	22	31
ILB Terrell Van Valkenberg	5	3	0.0	20	29
CB Kody Ball	5	1	0.0	22	31
CB Rondell Pendleton	5	1	0.0	13	23
DE Zachary Gerhardt	4	2	0.0	22	34
S Mercury Thompson	4	1	0.0	21	35
ILB Harvey Thomason	4	0	0.0	11	17
S Sean Morrison	3	1	0.0	21	31
OLB Freddie Bledsoe	2	1	2.0	4	13
DE Steven Burnett	2	2	0.0	17	24
CB Edgar Treu	2	0	0.0	20	36
DE Mackenzie Johnson	1	0	1.0	2	7
OLB Tyrus Meier	1	1	0.0	20	28
OLB Heath Huntley	1	0	0.0	1	7
DT Derek Perry	0	1	0.0	16	24

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Weston Jarvis	7	3	38	25
S Ezekiel Alaniz	7	1	37	25
DE Logan Amey	6	0	38	25
ILB Lewis Freeman	5	3	36	24
OLB Bennett Jamison	4	1	18	10
CB Manuel Gillespie	4	1	35	23
CB Cooper Person	3	2	38	25
DT Joe Griffin	3	0	14	8
OLB Dennis Eaton	3	0	37	25
CB Jonathan Summers	2	0	20	11
OLB Toby Petrie	1	1	21	15
ILB Skip Thomason	1	1	17	9
DT Chris Ogris	1	0	17	10
CB Carlos Cannon	1	0	5	7
DE Gage Nixon	0	1	38	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Freddie Bledsoe	2.0	0	0	13
DE Mackenzie Johnson	1.0	1	0	7
OLB Tyrus Meier	0.0	0	2	28
DE Zachary Gerhardt	0.0	0	1	34
OLB Cody Narvaez	0.0	0	1	31
DT Maxwell Fields	0.0	0	1	11
DT Derek Perry	0.0	0	1	24

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gage Nixon	0.0	2	0	0	25
DT Chris Ogris	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kody Ball	5	1	31
CB Rondell Pendleton	3	0	23
ILB Terrell Van Valkenberg	3	0	29
S Mercury Thompson	3	0	35
DE Zachary Gerhardt	2	0	34
ILB Harvey Thomason	2	0	17
S Sean Morrison	1	1	31
CB Edgar Treu	1	0	36
OLB Cody Narvaez	1	0	31

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ezekiel Alaniz	3	0	25
OLB Dennis Eaton	2	2	25
CB Cooper Person	2	0	25
OLB Bennett Jamison	2	0	10
ILB Lewis Freeman	2	0	24
S Weston Jarvis	1	2	25
CB Jonathan Summers	1	1	11
CB Manuel Gillespie	1	0	23
CB Carlos Cannon	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Denzel Hutson	5	8	1	38	25
G Lucas Soutsos	5	6	0	38	25
T Artie Lynn	4	12	0	38	25
G Mark Samuels	2	2	0	16	19
T Caden Garrett	2	2	0	38	25
TE Harrison Sponseller	1	1	0	20	13
T Nathaniel O'Neill	0	3	0	22	6
TE Anton Muhammed	0	1	0	34	21

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Emmett Bockwoldt	2	7	2	22	1	36
G Daniel Rodgers	1	6	0	22	0	36
C Steve Briggs	1	3	1	22	1	36
G Jim Thornton	1	3	0	22	1	36
T Tanner Kelley	0	1	0	22	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Mercury Thompson	1	20
Marquis Hardy	1	18
Ethan Hernandez	1	14
Lorenzo Ferguson	1	7

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Raul Dalton	2	17
Josiah Brilz	1	22
Steve Briggs	1	10
Daniel Rodgers	1	8
Martin Burnette	1	8

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Mercury Thompson	---	---	21	35	20	76
G Lucas Soutsos	38	25	---	---	7	70
QB Theodore Meier	38	25	---	---	---	63
T Artie Lynn	38	25	---	---	---	63
C Denzel Hutson	38	25	---	---	---	63
T Caden Garrett	38	25	---	---	---	63
CB Edgar Treu	---	---	20	36	---	56
DE Zachary Gerhardt	---	---	22	34	---	56
TE Harrison Sponseller	20	13	---	---	22	55
TE Anton Muhammed	34	21	---	---	---	55
CB Kody Ball	---	---	22	31	---	53
OLB Cody Narvaez	---	---	22	31	---	53
S Sean Morrison	---	---	21	31	---	52
WR Spencer Swift	27	19	---	---	5	51
WR Kent Roupenian	30	20	---	---	---	50
RB Sherman McDonald	30	17	---	---	3	50
ILB Terrell Van Valkenberg	---	---	20	29	---	49
OLB Tyrus Meier	---	---	20	28	---	48
CB Rondell Pendleton	---	---	13	23	9	45
G Mark Samuels	16	19	---	---	7	42
DE Steven Burnett	---	---	17	24	---	41
DT Derek Perry	---	---	16	24	---	40
RB Junior Brannon	8	8	---	---	22	38
ILB Harvey Thomason	---	---	11	17	10	38
WR Marquis Hardy	11	6	---	---	18	35
T Nathaniel O'Neill	22	6	---	---	7	35
WR Daryl Rodgers	18	15	---	---	---	33
OLB Heath Huntley	---	---	1	7	22	30
CB Ethan Hernandez	---	---	2	8	14	24
S Spencer Downs	---	---	2	6	15	23
WR Oscar Strickland	7	5	---	---	6	18
DE Mackenzie Johnson	---	---	2	7	8	17
OLB Freddie Bledsoe	---	---	4	13	---	17
DT Maxwell Fields	---	---	5	11	---	16
DT Martin Supple	---	---	1	1	8	10
RB Josiah Schwartz	3	0	---	---	6	9
P Jameson Sims	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Edwin Banks	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Lorenzo Ferguson	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Deion Jeffries	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Free Willy Momberg	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Nick Rabe	2	1	---	---	---	3
QB Maddox Power	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Lonnie Gaffney	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Rusty Knapp	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Charlie Zimmerman	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Logan Amey	---	---	38	25	7	70
C Steve Briggs	22	36	---	---	10	68
G Jim Thornton	22	36	---	---	8	66
G Daniel Rodgers	22	36	---	---	8	66
DE Gage Nixon	---	---	38	25	---	63
CB Cooper Person	---	---	38	25	---	63
S Weston Jarvis	---	---	38	25	---	63
S Ezekiel Alaniz	---	---	37	25	---	62
OLB Dennis Eaton	---	---	37	25	---	62
ILB Lewis Freeman	---	---	36	24	---	60
T Tanner Kelley	22	36	---	---	---	58
QB Horace Thompson	22	36	---	---	---	58
T Emmett Bockwoldt	22	36	---	---	---	58
CB Manuel Gillespie	---	---	35	23	---	58
WR Camden Waldron	17	34	---	---	---	51
TE Drake McGregor	19	32	---	---	---	51
WR Caleb Villa	17	31	---	---	---	48
RB Miles Romund	15	26	---	---	---	41
CB Jonathan Summers	---	---	20	11	9	40
ILB Skip Thomason	---	---	17	9	12	38
OLB Toby Petrie	---	---	21	15	---	36
WR Orlando Lucas	9	20	---	---	5	34
DT Raul Dalton	---	---	8	7	17	32
OLB Bennett Jamison	---	---	18	10	2	30
FB Trenton Bernard	5	10	---	---	14	29
DT Chris Ogris	---	---	17	10	---	27
TE Josiah Brilz	3	2	---	---	22	27
WR Donte Shepherd	7	6	---	---	14	27
RB Jay Sauter	6	8	---	---	11	25
CB Carlos Cannon	---	---	5	7	12	24
DT Joe Griffin	---	---	14	8	---	22
OLB Devonte Durham	---	---	1	0	20	21
TE Darius Cash	11	8	---	---	---	19
S Cedric Borders	---	---	0	1	14	15
RB Sammie Winslett	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Brant Killens	1	3	---	---	8	12
P Kenyon Morris	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Terrence Walker	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Thurman Roach	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Martin Burnette	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Broderick Cottrill	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Greg Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Dixon Bell	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Duane Divirgilio	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Dale Lark	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Phil Rice	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	47	3.6
Middle	15	46	3.1
Right	9	78	8.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	10	20	2.0
Right	8	23	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Theodore Meier	25	14	2	1	1	6	1	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Horace Thompson	33	21	2	1	2	2	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	59	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	69	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	16	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	52	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	62	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	57	14.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Daryl Rodgers	6	2	1	16	0	15
RB Sherman McDonald	5	2	0	37	1	17
WR Spencer Swift	4	3	0	33	0	19
TE Harrison Sponseller	2	1	0	7	0	13
TE Anton Muhammed	2	1	0	16	0	21
WR Kent Roupenian	2	2	0	1	0	20
RB Junior Brannon	2	1	0	5	0	8
WR Marquis Hardy	1	1	0	20	1	6
WR Oscar Strickland	1	1	0	9	0	5

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Camden Waldron	5	4	0	61	1	34
WR Caleb Villa	5	2	1	8	0	31
RB Miles Romund	5	4	0	21	0	26
FB Trenton Bernard	5	5	0	25	0	10
WR Orlando Lucas	5	2	1	42	1	20
RB Jay Sauter	5	2	0	7	0	8
TE Drake McGregor	1	1	0	15	0	32
WR Donte Shepherd	1	1	0	9	0	6
TE Darius Cash	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Sherman McDonald	2	19	9.50	4.74
RB Junior Brannon	1	-2	-2.00	3.83
RB Josiah Schwartz	1	9	9.00	9.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Miles Romund	1	5	5.00	3.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Theodore Meier	2	2	18	9.00	5.76

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sherman McDonald	1	1	9	9.00	7.40
WR Oscar Strickland	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
RB Junior Brannon	3	2
QB Theodore Meier	2	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Horace Thompson	1	0
RB Miles Romund	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Theodore Meier	6	3	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Horace Thompson	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Daryl Rodgers	2	0	0
RB Junior Brannon	2	1	0
WR Spencer Swift	1	1	1
TE Anton Muhammed	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Camden Waldron	3	2	2
WR Caleb Villa	3	1	0
RB Miles Romund	2	1	1
FB Trenton Bernard	1	1	1
WR Orlando Lucas	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,200 (55,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (13,400)
End Zone 9,700 (9,700)
Mezzanine 5,600 (5,600)
Sideline Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Club Seats 14,900 (14,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,200 (55,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (13,400)
End Zone	9,700 (9,700)
Mezzanine	5,600 (5,600)
Sideline Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Club Seats	14,900 (14,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)