Week 15, 2028

played in Cleveland, OH

28 degrees, snow, 10 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	13	0	0	-	16
Cleveland Browns	3	3	0	2	-	8

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 CLE - Jameson Kinney 27 field goal
1Q: 05:38 CIN - Weston Kerns 49 field goal
2Q: 09:25 CIN - Darrell Chase 5 run (Weston Kerns extra point)
2Q: 06:18 CIN - Weston Kerns 39 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CLE - Jameson Kinney 45 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CIN - Weston Kerns 50 field goal
4Q: 14:36 CLE - Safety: K.C. Cortez sacked quarterback in end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 CLE - Jameson Kinney 27 field goal
1Q: 05:38 CIN - Weston Kerns 49 field goal
2Q: 09:25 CIN - Darrell Chase 5 run (Weston Kerns extra point)
2Q: 06:18 CIN - Weston Kerns 39 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CLE - Jameson Kinney 45 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CIN - Weston Kerns 50 field goal
4Q: 14:36 CLE - Safety: K.C. Cortez sacked quarterback in end zone

Team Statistics CIN CLE
Record 6-8 4-10
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 312 262
- Offensive Plays 61 60
- Yards per Play 5.11 4.37
Net Rushing Yards 121 42
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 3.90 2.00
Net Passing Yards 191 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 23 - 0 36 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 199 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.37 5.64
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/74 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 1/29
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 4/93
Interception Ret./Yards 2/15 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:41 27:19

Team Statistics	CIN	CLE
Record	6-8	4-10
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	312	262
- Offensive Plays	61	60
- Yards per Play	5.11	4.37
Net Rushing Yards	121	42
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	3.90	2.00
Net Passing Yards	191	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 23 - 0	36 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	199	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.37	5.64
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	10.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/74	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	1/29
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	4/93
Interception Ret./Yards	2/15	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:41	27:19

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:16	1:34	OWN 25	4	-14	Punt
1	8:07	2:34	OWN 44	4	24	Field Goal
1	0:42	1:37	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
2	12:16	3:00	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
2	8:21	2:10	OPP 25	3	3	Field Goal
2	5:47	0:25	OPP 42	3	0	Punt
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 25	5	42	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:58	OWN 27	5	21	Punt
3	9:05	1:27	OPP 39	3	6	Missed FG
3	6:12	3:44	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
3	0:19	0:57	OWN 9	3	-9	Safety
4	11:29	2:53	OWN 6	5	54	Punt
4	5:57	4:03	OWN 7	8	41	Punt
4	1:18	1:18	OPP 27	3	9	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:44	OWN 22	5	68	Field Goal
1	9:42	1:35	OPP 37	3	0	Missed FG
1	5:33	4:51	OWN 31	9	43	Missed FG
2	14:05	1:49	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
2	9:16	0:55	OWN 22	2	0	Interception
2	6:11	0:24	OWN 25	3	11	Interception
2	5:22	3:30	OWN 20	11	52	Field Goal
3	11:02	1:57	OWN 1	3	1	Punt
3	7:38	1:26	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
3	2:28	2:09	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
4	14:22	2:53	OWN 30	5	25	Punt
4	8:36	2:39	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
4	1:54	0:36	OWN 20	5	7	Downs

Game MVP: Mitch Blackwell, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Darrell Chase	14	73	5.21	51	1	1
RB Connor Jacobs	13	36	2.77	14	2	0
RB Pete Walker	2	14	7.00	11	1	0
QB Mitch Blackwell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
WR Owen Howe	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Malachi Steber	7	16	2.29	17	1
RB Clayton Esquivel	4	4	1.00	5	0
RB Sebastian Ellison	4	7	1.75	5	0
QB Jackie Strickland	3	11	3.67	6	0
TE Marty Brees	2	3	1.50	3	0
WR Graham Pearson	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitch Blackwell	29	23	199	1/8	0	29	0	95.3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Strickland	36	21	237	3/17	0	46	2	55.0

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Dwight Mukherjee	6	8	16	2.67	1	5
RB Connor Jacobs	5	6	46	9.20	34	22
WR Darren Johnston	4	5	84	21.00	39	29
TE Caiden Ricard	3	4	21	7.00	10	17
WR Trey Bailey	2	3	25	12.50	23	28
WR Owen Howe	2	2	6	3.00	0	3
RB Darrell Chase	1	1	1	1.00	0	1

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brett Swindle	6	12	100	16.67	45	31
TE Marty Brees	5	5	38	7.60	9	14
RB Clayton Esquivel	4	4	22	5.50	15	19
TE Jackson Libby	3	7	61	20.33	46	46
WR Craig Duncan	3	4	16	5.33	1	7
WR Graham Pearson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Trenton Butler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Malachi Steber	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Sebastian Ellison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Winfred Kirk	1	15	15.00	0
OLB Dennis Whalen	1	0	0.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eric Hutton	7	350	50.0	34.4	56	2

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gilbert McElrath	6	288	48.0	41.5	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Weston Kerns	3/4	2/3	1/2	50	1/1

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jameson Kinney	2/4	1/3	0/1	45	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Johnston	2	19	9.5	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sebastian Ellison	1	29	29.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrell Chase	1	21	21.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Schulman	3	70	23.3	0
Sebastian Ellison	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dennis Whalen	7	4	0.5	20	39
ILB Zack Cotchery	6	2	0.0	20	33
CB Conner Hickey	5	2	0.0	12	31
OLB Cory Heidorn	3	1	0.5	11	25
DT Roy Wilson	3	0	0.5	9	23
CB Wendell Rogers	3	0	0.0	20	30
CB A.J. Zimmerman	3	0	0.0	21	39
DE Hugh Richard	2	2	1.0	20	28
DE Broderick Callahan	2	1	0.5	17	30
S Winfred Kirk	2	4	0.0	21	39
S Kenneth Schulz	2	2	0.0	12	27
OLB Roger Bell	2	1	0.0	11	13
ILB Tyrell Mills	1	2	0.0	9	8
DT Shawn Harper	1	1	0.0	5	4
CB Riley Heath	1	1	0.0	0	13
DE Warren Bach	1	0	0.0	5	20
S Tristan Myers	1	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Bryan Hopper	0	1	0.0	1	0

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Edwin Schultz	9	1	0.0	30	24
OLB Mark Boswell	7	1	0.0	30	24
S Fernando Croom	6	3	0.0	31	30
S Ramon Sullivan	6	0	0.0	31	30
CB Mike Carmichael	5	1	0.0	29	30
OLB Dana Koehler	3	3	0.0	27	15
ILB Blaine Linquist	3	2	0.0	15	7
DE Bryant Newsome	3	0	0.0	30	25
DE K.C. Cortez	2	0	1.0	3	11
OLB James Urbina	2	0	0.0	2	6
DT Malachi Markel	2	0	0.0	6	7
CB Ray Schulman	1	2	0.0	8	17
CB Sean Barber	1	1	0.0	30	29
DT Eugene Brennan	1	1	0.0	27	22
WR Trenton Butler	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ike Hutek	1	0	0.0	19	13
WR Brett Swindle	1	0	---	---	---
DT Amir Hitchcock	0	1	0.0	8	12
CB Kaleb Peak	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Hugh Richard	1.0	1	0	28
DE Broderick Callahan	0.5	1	1	30
OLB Cory Heidorn	0.5	1	0	25
DT Roy Wilson	0.5	0	0	23
OLB Dennis Whalen	0.5	0	0	39
DE Warren Bach	0.0	1	0	20

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE K.C. Cortez	1.0	0	0	11
DT Eugene Brennan	0.0	1	1	22
OLB Mark Boswell	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Conner Hickey	4	0	0	31
OLB Dennis Whalen	3	1	1	39
CB A.J. Zimmerman	3	1	0	39
ILB Zack Cotchery	2	0	0	33
S Kenneth Schulz	2	0	0	27
OLB Cory Heidorn	2	0	0	25
CB Wendell Rogers	1	1	0	30
DE Warren Bach	1	1	0	20
DT Roy Wilson	1	0	0	23
CB Riley Heath	1	0	0	13
DE Broderick Callahan	1	0	0	30
S Winfred Kirk	0	0	1	39

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mark Boswell	7	1	24
S Fernando Croom	5	0	30
S Ramon Sullivan	3	0	30
ILB Edwin Schultz	3	0	24
CB Mike Carmichael	2	0	30
CB Sean Barber	1	1	29
OLB James Urbina	1	0	6
CB Ray Schulman	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Mario Sonnier	6	9	1	31	0	30
T Gerald Neufeld	1	6	0	31	1	30
C Montrae Patton	1	6	0	31	0	30
G Griffin Pope	1	2	0	31	0	30
TE Caiden Ricard	1	2	0	13	0	8
T Amos Foreman	0	4	0	31	0	30
TE Dwight Mukherjee	0	1	0	31	0	22

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Trenton Hartman	2	4	21	0	39
T Eddie Elliott	0	4	21	2	39
C Percy Norton	0	4	21	1	39
T Jim Stewart	0	2	9	0	25
G Cris Gossage	0	2	21	0	39
T Erick Kadletz	0	2	12	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Darren Johnston	2	19
Wendell Rogers	1	19
Darrell Chase	1	19
Tristan Myers	1	13

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Jonathan Pipkin	2	25
Jim Stewart	1	10

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Mario Sonnier	31	30	---	---	11	72
CB Wendell Rogers	---	---	20	30	19	69
WR Trey Bailey	31	30	---	---	4	65
S Winfred Kirk	---	---	21	39	4	64
CB A.J. Zimmerman	---	---	21	39	4	64
OLB Dennis Whalen	---	---	20	39	4	63
T Gerald Neufeld	31	30	---	---	---	61
QB Mitch Blackwell	31	30	---	---	---	61
T Amos Foreman	31	30	---	---	---	61
G Griffin Pope	31	30	---	---	---	61
C Montrae Patton	31	30	---	---	---	61
ILB Zack Cotchery	---	---	20	33	4	57
WR Owen Howe	27	29	---	---	---	56
TE Dwight Mukherjee	31	22	---	---	---	53
DE Broderick Callahan	---	---	17	30	4	51
RB Darrell Chase	14	16	---	---	19	49
CB Conner Hickey	---	---	12	31	5	48
DE Hugh Richard	---	---	20	28	---	48
WR Darren Johnston	12	16	---	---	19	47
S Kenneth Schulz	---	---	12	27	5	44
OLB Cory Heidorn	---	---	11	25	3	39
DT Roy Wilson	---	---	9	23	4	36
S Tristan Myers	---	---	9	14	13	36
DE Warren Bach	---	---	5	20	10	35
FB Bert Bradford	4	9	---	---	18	31
CB Riley Heath	---	---	0	13	16	29
WR Blake Wilkerson	4	6	---	---	18	28
TE Luis Edinger	3	0	---	---	25	28
ILB Tyrell Mills	---	---	9	8	9	26
OLB Roger Bell	---	---	11	13	---	24
RB Connor Jacobs	13	9	---	---	1	23
TE Caiden Ricard	13	8	---	---	---	21
OLB Rico Barton	---	---	1	0	19	20
DT Andy Jenkins	---	---	7	12	---	19
DT Shawn Harper	---	---	5	4	6	15
C Xavier Schroder	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Arnie Corley	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Eric Hutton	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Ted Tucker	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Doug Wooden	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Weston Kerns	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Zachary Cote	0	3	---	---	6	9
RB Pete Walker	3	2	---	---	2	7
OLB Dylan Irvin	---	---	0	1	3	4
OLB Bryan Hopper	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Albert Mathis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Ramon Sullivan	---	---	31	30	8	69
S Fernando Croom	---	---	31	30	4	65
CB Mike Carmichael	---	---	29	30	4	63
CB Sean Barber	---	---	30	29	4	63
TE Jackson Libby	21	32	---	---	10	63
QB Jackie Strickland	21	39	---	---	---	60
G Trenton Hartman	21	39	---	---	---	60
C Percy Norton	21	39	---	---	---	60
G Cris Gossage	21	39	---	---	---	60
T Eddie Elliott	21	39	---	---	---	60
DE Bryant Newsome	---	---	30	25	3	58
ILB Edwin Schultz	---	---	30	24	2	56
OLB Mark Boswell	---	---	30	24	2	56
WR Graham Pearson	18	37	---	---	---	55
WR Brett Swindle	16	31	---	---	8	55
RB Clayton Esquivel	9	21	---	---	25	55
TE Marty Brees	11	18	---	---	25	54
DT Eugene Brennan	---	---	27	22	1	50
T Jim Stewart	9	25	---	---	10	44
OLB Dana Koehler	---	---	27	15	---	42
CB Ray Schulman	---	---	8	17	16	41
WR Craig Duncan	8	23	---	---	3	34
WR Jonathan Pipkin	1	7	---	---	25	33
DE Ike Hutek	---	---	19	13	---	32
DT Amir Hitchcock	---	---	8	12	11	31
OLB James Urbina	---	---	2	6	23	31
RB Sebastian Ellison	4	6	---	---	19	29
T Erick Kadletz	12	14	---	---	---	26
CB Butch Geason	---	---	11	12	2	25
DE K.C. Cortez	---	---	3	11	10	24
ILB Blaine Linquist	---	---	15	7	---	22
OLB Stanley Brennan	---	---	3	15	4	22
RB Malachi Steber	8	8	---	---	5	21
S Cris Dunn	---	---	0	0	20	20
CB Kaleb Peak	---	---	1	1	15	17
WR Trenton Butler	6	10	---	---	---	16
TE Irving Bock	3	2	---	---	10	15
DT Malachi Markel	---	---	6	7	1	14
ILB Sammie Allen	---	---	0	0	12	12
C T.J. Loupe	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Gilbert McElrath	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Gene Glover	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Jameson Kinney	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Ethan Jenkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Vince Kalbach	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Collin Gerhardt	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	30	2.5
Middle	16	85	5.3
Right	2	7	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	24	8.0
Middle	12	14	1.2
Right	6	4	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitch Blackwell	29	23	4	0	2	2	2	1	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Strickland	36	21	4	3	2	4	4	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	54	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	96	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	49	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	-4	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	165	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	56	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dwight Mukherjee	8	6	1	16	0	22
RB Connor Jacobs	6	5	1	46	1	9
WR Darren Johnston	5	4	0	84	2	16
TE Caiden Ricard	4	3	0	21	0	8
WR Trey Bailey	3	2	0	25	1	30
WR Owen Howe	2	2	0	6	0	29
RB Darrell Chase	1	1	0	1	0	16

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Swindle	12	6	0	100	3	31
TE Jackson Libby	7	3	0	61	1	32
TE Marty Brees	5	5	0	38	0	18
RB Clayton Esquivel	4	4	0	22	0	21
WR Craig Duncan	4	3	0	16	0	23
WR Graham Pearson	1	0	1	0	0	37
WR Trenton Butler	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Malachi Steber	1	0	1	0	0	8
RB Sebastian Ellison	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Mitch Blackwell	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
RB Darrell Chase	1	5	5.00	5.21
RB Connor Jacobs	1	0	0.00	2.77

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Malachi Steber	2	3	1.50	2.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitch Blackwell	1	1	13	13.00	6.86

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Strickland	1	1	-4	-4.00	6.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Connor Jacobs	1	1	13	13.00	7.67

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Clayton Esquivel	1	1	-4	-4.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Darrell Chase	2	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jackie Strickland	1	0
RB Clayton Esquivel	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitch Blackwell	11	8	3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Strickland	10	7	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dwight Mukherjee	5	4	0
TE Caiden Ricard	2	1	1
WR Trey Bailey	2	1	1
WR Darren Johnston	1	1	1
WR Owen Howe	1	1	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jackson Libby	3	0	0
TE Marty Brees	2	2	0
WR Brett Swindle	2	2	1
WR Craig Duncan	2	2	0
RB Clayton Esquivel	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)