Week 2, 2025

played in Minnesota, MN

45 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	14	3	3	0	-	20
Minnesota Vikings	3	3	3	8	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:51 CLE - Skip Shephard 3 run (Quentin Dunkelberger extra point)
1Q: 06:46 CLE - Skip Shephard 6 run (Quentin Dunkelberger extra point)
1Q: 03:07 MIN - Grant Buchanon 26 field goal
2Q: 12:22 CLE - Quentin Dunkelberger 43 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Grant Buchanon 31 field goal
3Q: 09:57 CLE - Quentin Dunkelberger 43 field goal
3Q: 05:43 MIN - Grant Buchanon 27 field goal
4Q: 11:28 MIN - Matt Merkerson 13 pass from Micah McConnell (Micah McConnell pass to Brendan Frederick for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:51 CLE - Skip Shephard 3 run (Quentin Dunkelberger extra point)
1Q: 06:46 CLE - Skip Shephard 6 run (Quentin Dunkelberger extra point)
1Q: 03:07 MIN - Grant Buchanon 26 field goal
2Q: 12:22 CLE - Quentin Dunkelberger 43 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Grant Buchanon 31 field goal
3Q: 09:57 CLE - Quentin Dunkelberger 43 field goal
3Q: 05:43 MIN - Grant Buchanon 27 field goal
4Q: 11:28 MIN - Matt Merkerson 13 pass from Micah McConnell (Micah McConnell pass to Brendan Frederick for conversion)

Team Statistics CLE MIN
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 17 24
- by Rushing 11 5
- by Passing 6 13
- by Penalty 0 6
Total Net Yards 286 340
- Offensive Plays 53 77
- Yards per Play 5.40 4.42
Net Rushing Yards 196 103
- Rushing Attempts 29 25
- Yards per Rush 6.76 4.12
Net Passing Yards 90 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 13 - 0 50 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 110 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 3.75 4.56
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 11/82 7/49
Punt Returns/Yards 2/34 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 4/80 2/33
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:16 32:44

Team Statistics	CLE	MIN
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	17	24
- by Rushing	11	5
- by Passing	6	13
- by Penalty	0	6
Total Net Yards	286	340
- Offensive Plays	53	77
- Yards per Play	5.40	4.42
Net Rushing Yards	196	103
- Rushing Attempts	29	25
- Yards per Rush	6.76	4.12
Net Passing Yards	90	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 13 - 0	50 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	110	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	3.75	4.56
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	11/82	7/49
Punt Returns/Yards	2/34	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	4/80	2/33
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 28
Time of Possession	27:16	32:44

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:03	OWN 22	5	10	Punt
1	10:50	2:05	OPP 36	5	36	Touchdown
1	8:34	1:56	OPP 28	4	28	Touchdown
1	2:59	5:45	OWN 32	9	42	Field Goal
2	8:41	1:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	4:07	1:21	OWN 37	3	-4	Punt
3	13:03	3:14	OWN 46	5	28	Field Goal
3	5:36	2:22	OWN 15	4	48	Fumble
4	11:20	3:20	OWN 23	7	52	Missed FG
4	5:27	2:32	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
4	2:12	0:57	OWN 43	5	17	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:57	1:07	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
1	8:45	0:11	OWN 25	1	3	Fumble
1	6:38	3:39	OWN 25	8	66	Field Goal
2	12:14	3:33	OWN 27	5	27	Punt
2	7:07	3:00	OWN 32	9	38	Missed FG
2	2:46	2:46	OWN 25	9	61	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
3	9:49	4:13	OWN 25	12	65	Field Goal
3	3:14	6:54	OWN 37	16	63	Touchdown
4	8:00	2:33	OWN 32	4	12	Punt
4	2:55	0:43	OPP 38	2	-3	Fumble
4	1:15	1:15	OWN 20	7	26	Downs

Game MVP: Skip Shephard, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Skip Shephard	18	139	7.72	23	6	2
Colby Curry	8	25	3.13	9	0	0
Gustavo Shoemaker	2	12	6.00	6	0	0
Troy Campos	1	20	20.00	20	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Burt Aiton	16	66	4.13	17	2
Micah McConnell	8	34	4.25	8	0
Roger Raphael	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colby Curry	21	13	110	3/20	0	25	0	75.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Micah McConnell	50	32	247	2/10	1	31	0	82.7

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Skip Shephard	3	5	13	4.33	2	12
WR Jerald Willkens	2	2	31	15.50	22	25
WR Troy Campos	2	3	18	9.00	10	11
TE Freddie Prior	2	6	13	6.50	9	8
TE Jermaine Owens	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Gus Blue	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
FB Frederick Wayne	1	1	7	7.00	1	7
WR Percy Grier	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Kerry Stinemetz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Merkerson	7	9	81	11.57	60	31	1
WR Bryant Thagcher	5	8	29	5.80	2	10	0
RB Burt Aiton	4	5	2	0.50	0	6	0
RB Alejandro Shaye	4	6	30	7.50	2	11	0
TE Victor Fleming	4	7	27	6.75	0	14	0
WR Mo Yaw	3	7	32	10.67	6	13	0
RB Owen Schneider	2	2	12	6.00	9	7	0
TE Drake Diaz	2	4	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Brendan Frederick	1	1	23	23.00	5	23	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Skip Shephard	1	0	0
Percy Grier	1	0	0
Caleb Liesegang	0	1	0
Howard Singleton	0	1	0
Moe Bounds	0	1	0
Damon Hanson	0	0	2
Wade Mohler	0	0	1
Derrick Manning	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Micah McConnell	1	0	0
Burt Aiton	1	0	0
Bryant Thagcher	1	0	0
Roger Raphael	1	0	0
Rusty Bonjour	0	1	1
Jeremiah Hill	0	1	0
Matt Merkerson	0	1	0
Nolan Harden	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devonte Giba	5	225	45.0	35.4	56	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quentin Lake	4	182	45.5	32.0	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Quentin Dunkelberger	2/3	2/3	0/0	43	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grant Buchanon	3/4	0/1	0/0	31	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Stinemetz	2	34	17.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	3	28	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Shephard	4	80	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	2	33	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Derrick Manning	8	5	0.0	24	50
OLB Lawrence Collier	8	0	0.0	13	23
CB Mario Jeffers	6	2	0.0	24	49
CB Josiah Guerrieri	6	1	0.0	16	27
CB Floyd Hughes	6	1	0.0	23	49
ILB Wade Mohler	5	4	1.0	23	46
DE Damon Hanson	4	0	1.0	23	45
DE Caleb Liesegang	4	2	0.0	17	33
ILB Roger Marlin	4	2	0.0	9	25
S Connor Scott	3	1	0.0	21	40
OLB Bryson Zodda	3	1	0.0	24	52
CB Cory Alcott	1	0	0.0	4	10
DT Howard Singleton	1	0	0.0	6	20

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nolan Harden	11	1	0.0	26	19
ILB Rusty Bonjour	4	7	0.0	28	22
CB Gus Moffatt	4	1	0.0	29	23
CB Les Lane	3	1	0.0	26	22
DE Billy Price	3	0	0.0	11	5
DE Derrick Parrish	2	1	2.0	22	20
DE Craig Harris	2	0	1.0	26	22
S Matthew Coffey	2	1	0.0	29	24
DT Nicky Ihler	2	1	0.0	18	17
CB Manuel Small	2	0	0.0	19	19
DT Claude Devine	2	0	0.0	18	13
S Clay Newman	2	0	0.0	18	19
S Darrell Hartsfield	1	1	0.0	11	5
OLB Chuck Sanders	1	0	0.0	1	4
C Joshua Platt	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Javier Kennedy	1	0	0.0	11	5
DE Carlos Hitchcock	0	1	0.0	11	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Damon Hanson	1.0	0	4	1	45
ILB Wade Mohler	1.0	0	0	1	46
OLB Micah Webb	0.0	1	0	0	29
S Derrick Manning	0.0	1	0	0	50
DE Edward Drake	0.0	0	1	0	24
OLB Bryson Zodda	0.0	0	1	0	52

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derrick Parrish	2.0	0	1	1	20
DE Craig Harris	1.0	0	2	0	22
DT Nicky Ihler	0.0	1	0	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Josiah Guerrieri	6	0	27
CB Mario Jeffers	5	0	49
OLB Lawrence Collier	4	0	23
CB Floyd Hughes	3	1	49
ILB Wade Mohler	3	0	46
S Derrick Manning	3	0	50
OLB Bryson Zodda	2	2	52
S Connor Scott	2	0	40
ILB Roger Marlin	2	0	25
DE Damon Hanson	1	1	45
DE Caleb Liesegang	1	0	33
S Johnathan Schulz	0	1	14

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Nolan Harden	4	0	19
ILB Rusty Bonjour	3	0	22
CB Gus Moffatt	2	0	23
CB Manuel Small	1	1	19
CB Les Lane	1	0	22
DE Billy Price	1	0	5
S Darrell Hartsfield	1	0	5
DE Craig Harris	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Moe Bounds	3	9	0	29	1	24
Timothy Powell	3	4	1	29	0	24
Andres Manusky	3	4	0	29	0	24
Joey Dodson	2	4	0	29	0	24
Lionel Kirk	2	2	1	29	1	24
Freddie Prior	1	1	0	18	1	21
Jermaine Owens	1	1	0	10	0	5
Frederick Wayne	0	2	0	10	0	5

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeremiah Hill	3	7	0	25	0	52
Mercury Garner	2	3	1	25	1	52
Walt Capriglione	1	3	0	25	0	52
Joshua Platt	0	5	0	25	0	52
Gustavo Jackson	0	4	1	25	1	52

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Lawrence Collier	2	22
Damon Hanson	2	14
Rondell Ayala	1	20

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Manuel Small	2	20
Chuck Sanders	1	19
Clay Newman	1	16
Alejandro Shaye	1	13
R.J. Bartlett	1	8

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mario Jeffers	---	---	24	49	14	87
Damon Hanson	---	---	23	45	14	82
Bryson Zodda	---	---	24	52	4	80
Floyd Hughes	---	---	23	49	8	80
Derrick Manning	---	---	24	50	4	78
Wade Mohler	---	---	23	46	4	73
Connor Scott	---	---	21	40	3	64
Lionel Kirk	29	24	---	---	8	61
Timothy Powell	29	24	---	---	8	61
Moe Bounds	29	24	---	---	8	61
Andres Manusky	29	24	---	---	8	61
Skip Shephard	22	21	---	---	17	60
Josiah Guerrieri	---	---	16	27	16	59
Lawrence Collier	---	---	13	23	22	58
Rickey Solis	---	---	20	30	6	56
Colby Curry	29	24	---	---	---	53
Joey Dodson	29	24	---	---	---	53
Caleb Liesegang	---	---	17	33	2	52
Troy Campos	16	18	---	---	16	50
Micah Webb	---	---	12	29	---	41
Edward Drake	---	---	10	24	6	40
Jerald Willkens	20	20	---	---	---	40
Percy Grier	13	17	---	---	9	39
Freddie Prior	18	21	---	---	---	39
Roger Marlin	---	---	9	25	1	35
Johnathan Schulz	---	---	4	14	14	32
Frederick Wayne	10	5	---	---	16	31
Kerry Stinemetz	15	6	---	---	8	29
Howard Singleton	---	---	6	20	2	28
Rondell Ayala	3	1	---	---	20	24
Gus Blue	14	4	---	---	---	18
Jermaine Owens	10	5	---	---	1	16
Cory Alcott	---	---	4	10	---	14
Bradley Noetzel	---	---	1	2	8	11
Devonte Giba	0	0	---	---	8	8
Quentin Dunkelberger	0	0	---	---	8	8
Moe Cooley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Camden Money	1	2	---	---	4	7
Gustavo Shoemaker	3	0	---	---	---	3
Jimmy Winslett	---	---	1	2	---	3
Juan Ellis	---	---	0	2	---	2
Devan Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jace Hutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brayden Banks	---	---	0	0	---	0
Travis Briggs	---	---	0	0	---	0
Marco Soliz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mercury Garner	25	52	---	---	---	77
Micah McConnell	25	52	---	---	---	77
Joshua Platt	25	52	---	---	---	77
Gustavo Jackson	25	52	---	---	---	77
Jeremiah Hill	25	52	---	---	---	77
Walt Capriglione	25	52	---	---	---	77
Mo Yaw	24	50	---	---	---	74
Matt Merkerson	25	38	---	---	11	74
Brendan Frederick	22	50	---	---	---	72
Manuel Small	---	---	19	19	20	58
Matthew Coffey	---	---	29	24	3	56
Gus Moffatt	---	---	29	23	3	55
Rusty Bonjour	---	---	28	22	3	53
Clay Newman	---	---	18	19	16	53
Les Lane	---	---	26	22	4	52
Owen Schneider	2	27	---	---	22	51
Craig Harris	---	---	26	22	3	51
Bryant Thagcher	13	19	---	---	18	50
Derrick Parrish	---	---	22	20	7	49
Nolan Harden	---	---	26	19	2	47
Burt Aiton	19	24	---	---	---	43
Nicky Ihler	---	---	18	17	6	41
Drake Diaz	1	13	---	---	20	34
Claude Devine	---	---	18	13	2	33
Alejandro Shaye	6	13	---	---	13	32
Victor Fleming	8	22	---	---	2	32
Javier Kennedy	---	---	11	5	9	25
Chuck Sanders	---	---	1	4	19	24
Carlos Hitchcock	---	---	11	8	3	22
Parker Karluk	---	---	10	11	---	21
Billy Price	---	---	11	5	1	17
Darrell Hartsfield	---	---	11	5	1	17
Roger Raphael	4	2	---	---	8	14
Aiden Bernard	---	---	1	2	10	13
Sedrick Tefft	---	---	2	2	8	12
Nicolas Davidds	0	2	---	---	8	10
Jason Folau	0	0	---	---	8	8
Grant Buchanon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Quentin Lake	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jermaine Allan	0	0	---	---	8	8
R.J. Bartlett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Javier Rhodes	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dylan Peterson	1	0	---	---	5	6
Chad Nattiel	---	---	2	2	---	4
Maurice Shepard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jameson Rayburn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	16	88	5.5
Right	11	104	9.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	54	3.9
Middle	8	34	4.3
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colby Curry	21	13	1	2	0	2	3	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Micah McConnell	50	32	3	2	2	5	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	97	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	36	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	18	102	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	86	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Freddie Prior	6	2	13	0	21
RB Skip Shephard	5	3	13	0	21
WR Troy Campos	3	2	18	0	18
WR Jerald Willkens	2	2	31	1	20
TE Jermaine Owens	1	1	8	0	5
WR Gus Blue	1	1	11	0	4
FB Frederick Wayne	1	1	7	0	5
WR Kerry Stinemetz	1	0	0	0	6
WR Percy Grier	1	1	9	0	17

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Merkerson	9	7	0	81	2	38
WR Bryant Thagcher	8	5	1	29	0	19
WR Mo Yaw	7	3	0	32	0	50
TE Victor Fleming	7	4	0	27	0	22
RB Alejandro Shaye	6	4	0	30	0	13
RB Burt Aiton	5	4	0	2	0	24
TE Drake Diaz	4	2	1	11	0	13
RB Owen Schneider	2	2	0	12	0	27
TE Brendan Frederick	1	1	0	23	1	50

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Skip Shephard	2	9	4.50	7.72
Colby Curry	1	6	6.00	3.13

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Micah McConnell	3	11	3.67	4.25
Burt Aiton	1	0	0.00	4.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colby Curry	3	2	15	5.00	5.24

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Micah McConnell	9	4	23	2.56	4.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Skip Shephard	2	2	15	7.50	2.60
WR Troy Campos	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Burt Aiton	3	2	10	3.33	0.40
WR Matt Merkerson	2	2	13	6.50	9.00
RB Alejandro Shaye	2	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Mo Yaw	1	0	0	0.00	4.57
WR Bryant Thagcher	1	0	0	0.00	3.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Colby Curry	2	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Micah McConnell	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colby Curry	7	4	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Micah McConnell	15	11	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Freddie Prior	3	1	1
RB Skip Shephard	2	2	1
TE Jermaine Owens	1	1	0
WR Kerry Stinemetz	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matt Merkerson	5	5	3
TE Victor Fleming	3	1	0
WR Mo Yaw	2	1	0
RB Alejandro Shaye	2	1	1
RB Owen Schneider	1	1	1
TE Brendan Frederick	1	1	1
WR Bryant Thagcher	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,100 (29,700)
End Zone 21,200 (21,500)
Mezzanine 12,400 (12,400)
Sideline Seats 19,000 (19,000)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,100 (29,700)
End Zone	21,200 (21,500)
Mezzanine	12,400 (12,400)
Sideline Seats	19,000 (19,000)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)