Week 1, 2026

played in Cincinnati, OH

68 degrees, fair, calm

Cleveland Browns	3	0	3	0	-	6
Cincinnati Bengals	6	3	0	6	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:23 CLE - Patrick Gomez 29 field goal
1Q: 04:58 CIN - Shaun Hanks 27 field goal
1Q: 03:58 CIN - Shaun Hanks 28 field goal
2Q: 05:09 CIN - Shaun Hanks 32 field goal
3Q: 07:50 CLE - Patrick Gomez 20 field goal
4Q: 09:05 CIN - Shaun Hanks 26 field goal
4Q: 00:05 CIN - Shaun Hanks 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:23 CLE - Patrick Gomez 29 field goal
1Q: 04:58 CIN - Shaun Hanks 27 field goal
1Q: 03:58 CIN - Shaun Hanks 28 field goal
2Q: 05:09 CIN - Shaun Hanks 32 field goal
3Q: 07:50 CLE - Patrick Gomez 20 field goal
4Q: 09:05 CIN - Shaun Hanks 26 field goal
4Q: 00:05 CIN - Shaun Hanks 25 field goal

Team Statistics CLE CIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 14
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 304 298
- Offensive Plays 61 63
- Yards per Play 4.98 4.73
Net Rushing Yards 95 124
- Rushing Attempts 27 28
- Yards per Rush 3.52 4.43
Net Passing Yards 209 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 0 35 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 220 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.15 4.97
Fumbles/Lost 6/4 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 8/48
Punt Returns/Yards 4/38 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/5
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:34 29:26

Team Statistics	CLE	CIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	14
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	304	298
- Offensive Plays	61	63
- Yards per Play	4.98	4.73
Net Rushing Yards	95	124
- Rushing Attempts	27	28
- Yards per Rush	3.52	4.43
Net Passing Yards	209	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 0	35 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	220	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.15	4.97
Fumbles/Lost	6/4	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	8/48
Punt Returns/Yards	4/38	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/5
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:34	29:26

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:42	OWN 25	9	63	Field Goal
1	3:53	3:48	OWN 31	9	23	Punt
2	13:22	1:41	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
2	5:03	1:36	OWN 27	2	8	Punt
2	1:50	0:48	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 25	1	2	Half
3	14:01	6:19	OWN 16	12	81	Field Goal
3	4:49	1:55	OPP 49	3	5	Punt
3	1:39	3:29	OWN 49	7	34	Missed FG
4	9:00	4:09	OWN 25	7	41	Fumble
4	2:34	2:01	OWN 20	6	14	Fumble

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:18	5:25	OWN 19	10	71	Field Goal
1	4:45	0:52	OPP 17	3	6	Field Goal
1	0:05	1:43	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
2	11:41	6:38	OWN 12	14	73	Field Goal
2	3:27	1:37	OWN 18	5	24	Punt
2	1:02	0:59	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	0:59	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	7:42	2:53	OWN 11	3	-8	Punt
3	2:54	1:15	OWN 20	4	31	Fumble
4	13:10	1:17	OWN 24	3	-5	Punt
4	11:53	2:53	OPP 35	5	26	Field Goal
4	4:51	2:17	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
4	0:33	0:33	OPP 17	3	9	Field Goal

Game MVP: Shaun Hanks, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Damien Harris	14	46	3.29	12	2
RB Khalil Herbert	6	12	2.00	4	0
RB La'Mical Perrine	4	19	4.75	11	1
QB Donovan Bowers	3	18	6.00	7	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	21	88	4.19	30	2
QB Joe Burrow	4	28	7.00	12	1
RB Zack Moss	3	8	2.67	5	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donovan Bowers	32	21	220	2/11	0	30	0	85.4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Burrow	35	19	174	0/0	0	30	0	68.0

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Deebo Samuel	6	11	84	14.00	55	30
WR Dyami Brown	6	8	43	7.17	11	14
WR Cris Salinger	3	4	39	13.00	14	16
RB La'Mical Perrine	2	2	24	12.00	5	14
WR Dexter Schneider	2	2	13	6.50	0	7
WR Steve Stokes	1	2	13	13.00	13	13
TE Nicky Winters	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
TE Donovan Nickell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Evan Engram	6	8	72	12.00	17	23
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	4	5	41	10.25	28	29
WR Joe Reed	3	4	37	12.33	4	30
WR Bo Ng	2	6	-4	-2.00	0	-2
TE Wheels Boult	2	2	14	7.00	0	10
WR Elias Shipp	2	10	14	7.00	9	7

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Dyami Brown	2	1	0
QB Donovan Bowers	2	0	0
RB Damien Harris	1	0	0
CB Tyrone Kelley	1	0	0
S D.J. Whelihan	0	1	1
DT Toby Jorgenson	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Joe Reed	1	0	0
CB Eddie Jackson	0	1	1
DE Kevin Lorenzen	0	1	1
DE Carson Clinton	0	1	0
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	0	1	0
ILB Kevin Scobee	0	0	2
DT Terrell Johnson	0	0	1
DE Darrell Taylor	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	5	242	48.4	39.6	55	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Byron Lee	7	364	52.0	40.9	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Patrick Gomez	2/3	0/0	0/0	29	0/0

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Hanks	5/5	0/0	0/0	32	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dyami Brown	4	38	9.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Jackson	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Kelley	3	62	20.7	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D. K. Metcalf	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nick Vigil	10	4	0.0	26	32
CB Darnay Holmes	5	1	0.0	25	33
OLB Randall Staat	4	1	0.0	12	20
OLB Morris Hopper	3	3	0.0	17	27
CB Kelvin Zwick	3	1	0.0	23	29
DE Geoff Holcomb	3	0	0.0	13	6
OLB Abel Shea	3	0	0.0	13	9
CB Trayvon Mullen	2	1	0.0	15	26
DT Roger Ritt	2	1	0.0	17	14
OLB Thurman Cameron	2	1	0.0	16	17
S D.J. Whelihan	2	0	0.0	20	29
DE Dixon Martinez	2	0	0.0	21	30
OLB Khaleke Hudson	2	0	0.0	11	8
DT Toby Jorgenson	1	3	0.0	15	24
RB Damien Harris	1	0	---	---	---
S Courtney Smith	1	0	0.0	22	29
DE Ross Blacklock	1	0	0.0	5	14
S Shawn Davis	0	1	0.0	5	6

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kyle Dugger	7	1	0.0	21	22
ILB Maynard Gomez	6	0	0.0	15	22
OLB Ryan Anderson	5	4	0.0	23	32
OLB Scott Emmons	4	2	0.0	12	12
S Jumbo Sandoval	4	1	0.0	27	34
DT Terrell Johnson	4	0	0.0	13	20
DE Kevin Lorenzen	3	1	1.0	23	34
CB Eddie Jackson	3	4	0.0	26	30
CB Troy Pride	3	2	0.0	16	24
DE Darrell Taylor	2	0	1.0	24	22
CB Caleb Farley	2	3	0.0	25	24
DE Carson Clinton	2	0	0.0	18	17
DE Myron Moore	2	0	0.0	7	12
CB Caiden Roberts	1	0	0.0	7	16
ILB Kevin Scobee	1	0	0.0	9	7
CB Roger Marvin	1	0	0.0	6	12
DE Quinnen Williams	0	2	0.0	23	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Roger Ritt	2	1	14
DT Toby Jorgenson	1	1	24
DE John Penisini	0	2	8

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Lorenzen	1.0	0	2	5	34
DE Darrell Taylor	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Quinnen Williams	0.0	1	0	0	31
DE Carson Clinton	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Myron Moore	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Nick Vigil	4	1	32
CB Kelvin Zwick	3	2	29
CB Darnay Holmes	3	1	33
S D.J. Whelihan	3	0	29
OLB Morris Hopper	2	0	27
CB Trayvon Mullen	1	1	26
OLB Abel Shea	1	0	9
OLB Khaleke Hudson	1	0	8
OLB Thurman Cameron	1	0	17
OLB Randall Staat	0	1	20

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Maynard Gomez	5	0	22
OLB Scott Emmons	3	1	12
S Jumbo Sandoval	3	0	34
CB Troy Pride	2	1	24
S Kyle Dugger	2	1	22
CB Eddie Jackson	2	0	30
CB Caleb Farley	2	0	24
DE Myron Moore	1	0	12
CB Caiden Roberts	1	0	16
CB Roger Marvin	0	2	12

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Korey Francis	3	5	27	2	34
T Jedrick Wills Jr	2	9	27	0	34
T Kolton Miller	1	3	27	0	34
G Quenton Nelson	1	2	27	0	34
G Junior Torres	0	5	27	0	34

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Sean Bernstein	4	11	1	28	35
G Robert Hunt	1	5	0	28	35
T Wade Shields	1	4	0	28	35
T Devante Walters	1	2	0	28	35
G Diego Goodge	0	2	0	28	35

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Roger Ritt	2	9
Jorge McDonald	1	8

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Scobee	2	21
Eddie Jackson	2	20
Christian Kirk	1	18
Clyde Edwards-Helaire	1	12
D. K. Metcalf	1	8

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Nick Vigil	---	---	26	32	17	75
G Quenton Nelson	27	34	---	---	8	69
T Kolton Miller	27	34	---	---	8	69
T Jedrick Wills Jr	27	34	---	---	8	69
G Junior Torres	27	34	---	---	8	69
OLB Morris Hopper	---	---	17	27	22	66
DE Dixon Martinez	---	---	21	30	12	63
CB Darnay Holmes	---	---	25	33	5	63
WR Dyami Brown	25	30	---	---	7	62
QB Donovan Bowers	27	34	---	---	---	61
C Korey Francis	27	34	---	---	---	61
CB Trayvon Mullen	---	---	15	26	19	60
S Courtney Smith	---	---	22	29	7	58
CB Kelvin Zwick	---	---	23	29	5	57
WR Deebo Samuel	22	24	---	---	9	55
TE Nicky Winters	23	30	---	---	---	53
DT Toby Jorgenson	---	---	15	24	12	51
S D.J. Whelihan	---	---	20	29	1	50
WR Cris Salinger	18	26	---	---	---	44
CB Tyrone Kelley	---	---	14	13	16	43
RB Damien Harris	15	25	---	---	1	41
TE Ian Horton	8	10	---	---	23	41
DT Roger Ritt	---	---	17	14	9	40
OLB Thurman Cameron	---	---	16	17	5	38
OLB Randall Staat	---	---	12	20	---	32
RB La'Mical Perrine	5	4	---	---	23	32
S Shawn Davis	---	---	5	6	18	29
OLB Abel Shea	---	---	13	9	3	25
RB Khalil Herbert	7	5	---	---	10	22
OLB Khaleke Hudson	---	---	11	8	1	20
DE Geoff Holcomb	---	---	13	6	---	19
DE Ross Blacklock	---	---	5	14	---	19
WR Calvin Edwards	0	1	---	---	18	19
DT Adrian Diaz	---	---	8	7	1	16
DE John Penisini	---	---	5	8	3	16
WR Dexter Schneider	3	4	---	---	7	14
WR Steve Stokes	6	7	---	---	---	13
P Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jorge McDonald	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Donovan Nickell	3	4	---	---	---	7
K Patrick Gomez	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Ambry Thomas	---	---	2	3	---	5
S Mason Douthett	---	---	3	1	---	4
T Max Sanford	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Mason Thomas	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Oliver Dimick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Evan Engram	26	32	---	---	25	83
CB Eddie Jackson	---	---	26	30	20	76
T Wade Shields	28	35	---	---	12	75
T Devante Walters	28	35	---	---	12	75
G Diego Goodge	28	35	---	---	12	75
G Robert Hunt	28	35	---	---	12	75
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	25	34	---	---	12	71
S Jumbo Sandoval	---	---	27	34	3	64
C Sean Bernstein	28	35	---	---	---	63
QB Joe Burrow	28	35	---	---	---	63
WR Bo Ng	24	34	---	---	3	61
DE Kevin Lorenzen	---	---	23	34	3	60
OLB Ryan Anderson	---	---	23	32	3	58
DE Quinnen Williams	---	---	23	31	3	57
WR Elias Shipp	21	33	---	---	3	57
CB Caleb Farley	---	---	25	24	1	50
ILB Maynard Gomez	---	---	15	22	11	48
DE Darrell Taylor	---	---	24	22	1	47
S Kyle Dugger	---	---	21	22	2	45
CB Troy Pride	---	---	16	24	2	42
DE Carson Clinton	---	---	18	17	6	41
WR Joe Reed	16	23	---	---	---	39
ILB Kevin Scobee	---	---	9	7	21	37
DT Terrell Johnson	---	---	13	20	2	35
CB Roger Marvin	---	---	6	12	14	32
FB Chris Springer	8	4	---	---	18	30
DE Myron Moore	---	---	7	12	7	26
CB Caiden Roberts	---	---	7	16	2	25
OLB Scott Emmons	---	---	12	12	---	24
TE Wheels Boult	11	9	---	---	---	20
RB Devante Shelton	0	0	---	---	20	20
WR Christian Kirk	0	0	---	---	18	18
CB Justin Layne	---	---	1	3	13	17
WR D. K. Metcalf	2	3	---	---	8	13
C Sherman Stephens	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Byron Lee	0	0	---	---	12	12
K Shaun Hanks	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Pete Frederick	---	---	1	0	5	6
TE Albert Okwuegbunam	4	2	---	---	---	6
RB Zack Moss	3	1	---	---	---	4
P Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bryce Petty	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Michael Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jermaine Simon	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Corbin Guinn	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Ronald Blackwell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	12	38	3.2
Right	10	31	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	18	48	2.7
Right	3	37	12.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donovan Bowers	32	21	1	0	1	5	4	5	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Burrow	35	19	4	1	2	6	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	50	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	111	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	59	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	9	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	76	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	16	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	73	18.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deebo Samuel	11	6	0	84	1	24
WR Dyami Brown	8	6	0	43	0	30
WR Cris Salinger	4	3	0	39	0	26
WR Steve Stokes	2	1	0	13	0	7
TE Nicky Winters	2	1	1	4	0	30
RB La'Mical Perrine	2	2	0	24	0	4
WR Dexter Schneider	2	2	0	13	0	4
TE Donovan Nickell	1	0	0	0	0	4

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Elias Shipp	10	2	0	14	0	33
TE Evan Engram	8	6	1	72	2	32
WR Bo Ng	6	2	1	-4	0	34
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	5	4	0	41	1	34
WR Joe Reed	4	3	0	37	1	23
TE Wheels Boult	2	2	0	14	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Damien Harris	3	-3	-1.00	3.29
QB Donovan Bowers	1	7	7.00	6.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	5	15	3.00	4.19

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donovan Bowers	4	1	5	1.25	6.88

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Burrow	12	5	28	2.33	4.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deebo Samuel	2	0	0	0.00	7.64
WR Steve Stokes	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Dyami Brown	1	1	5	5.00	5.38

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Elias Shipp	4	1	7	1.75	1.40
TE Evan Engram	3	2	11	3.67	9.00
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	2	1	6	3.00	8.20
WR Bo Ng	1	0	0	0.00	-0.67
TE Wheels Boult	1	1	4	4.00	7.00
WR Joe Reed	1	0	0	0.00	9.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
RB Damien Harris	3	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	7	1
QB Joe Burrow	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donovan Bowers	11	7	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Burrow	7	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deebo Samuel	5	3	2
WR Dyami Brown	3	2	0
WR Steve Stokes	2	1	1
WR Cris Salinger	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bo Ng	3	2	0
TE Evan Engram	2	1	0
TE Wheels Boult	1	1	1
WR Joe Reed	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,600 (51,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,300 (13,600)
End Zone 9,400 (9,800)
Mezzanine 5,600 (5,600)
Sideline Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Club Seats 11,000 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,600 (51,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,300 (13,600)
End Zone	9,400 (9,800)
Mezzanine	5,600 (5,600)
Sideline Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Club Seats	11,000 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (2,800)