Conference Finals, 2024

played in San Diego, CA

58 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	7	3	0	7	-	17
San Diego Chargers	14	7	3	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:10 SDO - Trey Van Winkle 4 run (James Bates extra point)
1Q: 07:44 CLE - Gustavo Shoemaker 4 run (Quentin Dunkelberger extra point)
1Q: 03:07 SDO - Emmanuel Kummerfeldt 1 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 14:53 SDO - Cody Nuston 45 fumble return (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 12:35 CLE - Quentin Dunkelberger 39 field goal
3Q: 09:31 SDO - James Bates 21 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CLE - Jerald Willkens 15 pass from Colby Curry (Quentin Dunkelberger extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:10 SDO - Trey Van Winkle 4 run (James Bates extra point)
1Q: 07:44 CLE - Gustavo Shoemaker 4 run (Quentin Dunkelberger extra point)
1Q: 03:07 SDO - Emmanuel Kummerfeldt 1 pass from Richie Bensen (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 14:53 SDO - Cody Nuston 45 fumble return (James Bates extra point)
2Q: 12:35 CLE - Quentin Dunkelberger 39 field goal
3Q: 09:31 SDO - James Bates 21 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CLE - Jerald Willkens 15 pass from Colby Curry (Quentin Dunkelberger extra point)

Team Statistics CLE SDO
Record 12-7 14-5
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 11 8
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 375 272
- Offensive Plays 71 52
- Yards per Play 5.28 5.23
Net Rushing Yards 155 108
- Rushing Attempts 33 27
- Yards per Rush 4.70 4.00
Net Passing Yards 220 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 1 24 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 238 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.79 6.56
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/69 5/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/102 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 1/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 33:32 26:28

Team Statistics	CLE	SDO
Record	12-7	14-5
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	11	8
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	375	272
- Offensive Plays	71	52
- Yards per Play	5.28	5.23
Net Rushing Yards	155	108
- Rushing Attempts	33	27
- Yards per Rush	4.70	4.00
Net Passing Yards	220	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 1	24 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	238	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.79	6.56
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/69	5/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/102	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	1/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	33:32	26:28

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:38	OWN 25	2	1	Interception
1	13:00	5:24	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
1	2:58	3:15	OWN 27	6	18	Fumble
2	14:43	2:15	OWN 42	4	36	Field Goal
2	10:34	2:10	OWN 38	5	21	Punt
2	5:27	3:33	OWN 17	9	36	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 23	2	9	Half
3	12:25	0:52	OWN 20	3	-1	Fumble
3	9:26	3:26	OWN 43	6	23	Downs
3	4:44	4:53	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
4	13:16	1:28	OWN 34	4	11	Punt
4	8:15	5:25	OWN 17	12	63	Downs

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:22	1:22	OPP 30	3	30	Touchdown
1	7:36	4:38	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
2	12:28	1:54	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	8:24	2:57	OWN 2	8	82	Interception
2	1:54	1:20	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	2:35	OWN 43	4	17	Punt
3	11:33	2:07	OPP 19	4	15	Field Goal
3	6:00	1:16	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
4	14:51	1:35	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
4	11:48	3:33	OWN 24	6	25	Punt
4	2:50	2:50	OWN 20	7	33	Game

Game MVP: Richie Bensen, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Skip Shephard	21	98	4.67	14	4	0
Gustavo Shoemaker	7	27	3.86	11	1	1
Owen Schneider	3	20	6.67	10	1	0
Colby Curry	2	10	5.00	6	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Graham Bensen	18	86	4.78	16	6	0
Trey Van Winkle	7	22	3.14	11	1	1
Richie Bensen	2	0	0.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colby Curry	35	21	238	3/18	1	34	1	78.0

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richie Bensen	24	17	170	1/6	1	28	1	87.1

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kerry Stinemetz	5	13	104	20.80	86	34	0
RB Skip Shephard	5	8	27	5.40	25	16	0
TE Alex Schmidgall	3	6	28	9.33	9	20	0
TE Jermaine Owens	2	2	20	10.00	3	15	0
WR Gus Blue	2	2	27	13.50	12	16	0
WR Jerald Willkens	2	2	21	10.50	10	15	1
RB Gustavo Shoemaker	1	1	5	5.00	7	5	0
WR Troy Campos	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Ward	4	5	48	12.00	25	26	0
WR Nathan Emerson	3	6	31	10.33	0	20	0
FB Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	3	3	12	4.00	14	11	1
TE Damien Ellard	3	3	24	8.00	17	13	0
TE Herman Denham	1	1	11	11.00	6	11	0
RB Graham Bensen	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Levon Lindsay	1	2	28	28.00	17	28	0
RB Trey Van Winkle	1	1	20	20.00	19	20	0
WR Liam Buie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Connor Scott	1	13	13.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Scottie Lang	1	20	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Force
Alex Schmidgall	1	0
Colby Curry	1	0
Howard Singleton	0	1
Mario Jeffers	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Graham Bensen	2	1	0	0
Graham Richmond	0	1	1	0
Cody Nuston	0	1	0	1
Louis Ward	0	1	0	0
Zachery Robinette	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Theodore Bergeron	3	117	39.0	32.3	47	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brant Stokes	6	252	42.0	35.8	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Quentin Dunkelberger	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
James Bates	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Stinemetz	2	17	8.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Shephard	4	102	25.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Justice	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wade Mohler	6	1	0.0	27	25
S Derrick Manning	5	2	0.0	26	25
OLB Lawrence Collier	4	3	1.0	14	15
S Connor Scott	4	1	0.0	23	19
CB Mario Jeffers	4	0	0.0	27	24
OLB Chuck Sanders	3	1	0.0	15	16
CB Cory Alcott	3	0	0.0	14	13
DE Jimmy Winslett	3	0	0.0	22	20
CB Floyd Hughes	3	0	0.0	24	23
DT Rickey Solis	2	2	0.0	22	20
OLB Micah Webb	2	1	0.0	14	13
DT Howard Singleton	2	1	0.0	20	18
CB Bernie Covert	1	2	0.0	6	9
DE Caleb Liesegang	1	0	0.0	25	17
WR Kerry Stinemetz	1	0	---	---	---

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Roderick Grenda	9	1	0.0	33	38
OLB Dexter Diaz	8	3	0.0	32	32
ILB Joel Ours	8	2	0.0	32	32
OLB Zachery Robinette	5	1	1.0	12	16
DE Alfred Gilmore	4	0	0.5	25	37
S Burt Batista	4	1	0.0	33	35
CB Amari Alstott	3	3	0.0	29	38
CB Scottie Lang	3	1	0.0	33	38
DT Cody Nuston	3	1	0.0	14	12
DE Hector Mahnken	2	2	0.5	23	19
DE Bobby Fuller	2	0	0.5	18	20
DT Randall Linquist	1	2	0.0	24	28
DT Abraham Austin	1	1	0.0	14	14
ILB Alexis Barton	1	0	0.0	1	3
TE Damien Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
DT Reuben Stagg	0	1	0.5	14	22
CB Jessie McDaniel	0	1	0.0	17	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Collier	1.0	0	0	15
DE Jimmy Winslett	0.0	1	0	20
DE Caleb Liesegang	0.0	0	2	17
OLB Micah Webb	0.0	0	1	13
DT Howard Singleton	0.0	0	1	18

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Zachery Robinette	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Reuben Stagg	0.5	1	1	0	22
DE Bobby Fuller	0.5	1	0	0	20
DE Alfred Gilmore	0.5	0	0	1	37
DE Hector Mahnken	0.5	0	0	0	19
DT Abraham Austin	0.0	1	1	0	14
DT Randall Linquist	0.0	1	0	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Chuck Sanders	3	1	0	16
S Connor Scott	3	0	1	19
CB Floyd Hughes	3	0	0	23
CB Cory Alcott	2	0	0	13
S Derrick Manning	2	0	0	25
OLB Lawrence Collier	1	0	0	15
OLB Micah Webb	1	0	0	13
CB Bernie Covert	1	0	0	9
CB Mario Jeffers	1	0	0	24

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Roderick Grenda	3	1	0	38
OLB Dexter Diaz	3	0	0	32
ILB Joel Ours	3	0	0	32
OLB Zachery Robinette	3	0	0	16
CB Scottie Lang	2	1	1	38
S Burt Batista	2	0	0	35
DE Alfred Gilmore	2	0	0	37
DE Bobby Fuller	1	0	0	20
CB Amari Alstott	1	0	0	38
ILB Graham Richmond	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brett Furrey	4	7	0	33	0	38
Timothy Powell	3	7	1	33	0	38
Moe Bounds	3	6	1	33	1	38
Joey Dodson	3	6	1	33	0	38
Lionel Kirk	3	5	1	33	1	38
Gustavo Shoemaker	0	0	0	21	1	23

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lamont Romberg	4	6	1	27	0	25
Preston Diamond	3	7	0	27	0	25
Darnell Brownell	2	8	0	27	0	25
Jimmie Gaines	1	3	0	27	0	25
Harold Ault	1	2	0	27	1	25

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Mario Jeffers	1	14
Alex Schmidgall	1	12

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Parker Tallman	2	18
Herman Denham	1	19
Tanner Justice	1	12
Jessie McDaniel	1	11
Damien Ellard	1	10

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alex Schmidgall	27	35	---	---	12	74
Colby Curry	33	38	---	---	---	71
Joey Dodson	33	38	---	---	---	71
Lionel Kirk	33	38	---	---	---	71
Timothy Powell	33	38	---	---	---	71
Brett Furrey	33	38	---	---	---	71
Moe Bounds	33	38	---	---	---	71
Mario Jeffers	---	---	27	24	14	65
Wade Mohler	---	---	27	25	12	64
Floyd Hughes	---	---	24	23	16	63
Kerry Stinemetz	19	23	---	---	15	57
Skip Shephard	23	28	---	---	5	56
Derrick Manning	---	---	26	25	1	52
Chuck Sanders	---	---	15	16	19	50
Caleb Liesegang	---	---	25	17	6	48
Troy Campos	14	18	---	---	16	48
Rickey Solis	---	---	22	20	5	47
Jerald Willkens	20	27	---	---	---	47
Gustavo Shoemaker	21	23	---	---	---	44
Jimmy Winslett	---	---	22	20	---	42
Connor Scott	---	---	23	19	---	42
Frederick Wayne	10	13	---	---	16	39
Howard Singleton	---	---	20	18	1	39
Lawrence Collier	---	---	14	15	1	30
Micah Webb	---	---	14	13	1	28
Ricardo Goguen	---	---	5	6	16	27
Cory Alcott	---	---	14	13	---	27
Jermaine Owens	13	13	---	---	---	26
Brendan Martinez	4	0	---	---	19	23
Gus Blue	11	9	---	---	---	20
Owen Schneider	3	1	---	---	13	17
Edward Drake	---	---	8	7	1	16
Bernie Covert	---	---	6	9	1	16
Erick Lunsford	---	---	4	5	1	10
Quentin Dunkelberger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Theodore Bergeron	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ivan Clifton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Devan Fleming	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jace Hutton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Moe Cooley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Andres Manusky	0	0	---	---	4	4
Nicky Curtis	---	---	1	0	---	1
Sean Mackey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brayden Banks	---	---	0	0	---	0
Roger Marlin	---	---	0	0	---	0
Travis Briggs	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scottie Lang	---	---	33	38	9	80
Roderick Grenda	---	---	33	38	1	72
Nathan Emerson	27	25	---	---	19	71
Burt Batista	---	---	33	35	1	69
Amari Alstott	---	---	29	38	1	68
Joel Ours	---	---	32	32	2	66
Dexter Diaz	---	---	32	32	1	65
Alfred Gilmore	---	---	25	37	1	63
Damien Ellard	27	23	---	---	10	60
Jimmie Gaines	27	25	---	---	7	59
Harold Ault	27	25	---	---	---	52
Lamont Romberg	27	25	---	---	---	52
Darnell Brownell	27	25	---	---	---	52
Preston Diamond	27	25	---	---	---	52
Richie Bensen	27	25	---	---	---	52
Randall Linquist	---	---	24	28	---	52
Jessie McDaniel	---	---	17	22	11	50
Graham Bensen	20	16	---	---	10	46
Louis Ward	19	17	---	---	9	45
Hector Mahnken	---	---	23	19	1	43
Bobby Fuller	---	---	18	20	3	41
Reuben Stagg	---	---	14	22	3	39
Liam Buie	17	15	---	---	4	36
Trey Van Winkle	7	6	---	---	19	32
Herman Denham	7	4	---	---	19	30
Abraham Austin	---	---	14	14	1	29
Zachery Robinette	---	---	12	16	1	29
Cody Nuston	---	---	14	12	1	27
Alexis Barton	---	---	1	3	17	21
Parker Tallman	---	---	0	0	18	18
Tanner Justice	---	---	0	3	12	15
Byron Norton	7	7	---	---	---	14
Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	2	6	---	---	---	8
Ray Curtis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Luis Tilly	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rickey Beattle	0	0	---	---	7	7
Graham Richmond	---	---	1	6	---	7
Levon Lindsay	2	4	---	---	---	6
Brant Stokes	0	0	---	---	6	6
James Bates	0	0	---	---	6	6
Broderick Bechtel	---	---	0	3	3	6
Doug Cooley	---	---	4	0	---	4
Stan Heyward	---	---	4	0	---	4
Lonnie Ranney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Butch Flannery	0	2	---	---	---	2
Emmett Chasser	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	20	91	4.6
Right	9	53	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	48	4.8
Middle	13	32	2.5
Right	3	29	9.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colby Curry	35	21	4	4	1	2	2	1	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richie Bensen	24	17	4	0	0	1	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	65	8.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	129	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	44	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	21	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	81	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	48	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kerry Stinemetz	13	5	1	104	3	23
RB Skip Shephard	8	5	0	27	0	28
TE Alex Schmidgall	6	3	0	28	1	35
TE Jermaine Owens	2	2	0	20	0	13
WR Gus Blue	2	2	0	27	0	9
WR Jerald Willkens	2	2	0	21	0	27
RB Gustavo Shoemaker	1	1	0	5	0	23
WR Troy Campos	1	1	0	6	0	18

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nathan Emerson	6	3	31	1	25
WR Louis Ward	5	4	48	1	17
FB Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	3	3	12	0	6
TE Damien Ellard	3	3	24	0	23
RB Graham Bensen	2	1	-4	0	16
WR Levon Lindsay	2	1	28	1	4
TE Herman Denham	1	1	11	0	4
WR Liam Buie	1	0	0	0	15
RB Trey Van Winkle	1	1	20	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gustavo Shoemaker	1	4	4.00	3.86
Skip Shephard	1	4	4.00	4.67

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Graham Bensen	2	11	5.50	4.78
Trey Van Winkle	2	2	1.00	3.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colby Curry	1	1	15	15.00	6.80

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richie Bensen	4	3	18	4.50	7.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerald Willkens	1	1	15	15.00	10.50

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nathan Emerson	1	1	6	6.00	5.17
TE Herman Denham	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
WR Louis Ward	1	0	0	0.00	9.60
FB Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	1	1	1	1.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Skip Shephard	2	2
Gustavo Shoemaker	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Graham Bensen	5	2
Richie Bensen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colby Curry	8	4	1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richie Bensen	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kerry Stinemetz	5	2	1
RB Skip Shephard	2	1	0
TE Alex Schmidgall	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nathan Emerson	2	2	1
RB Graham Bensen	1	0	0
WR Levon Lindsay	1	0	0
FB Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	1	1	0
TE Damien Ellard	1	1	1

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

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