Week 1, 2026

played in Cincinnati, OH

76 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	7	3	3	3	-	16
Cincinnati Bengals	0	3	0	17	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:07 CLE - Korey Stanton 33 pass from Kerry McCarthy (Quentin Dunkelberger extra point)
2Q: 08:41 CIN - Clarence Summers 43 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CLE - Devonte Giba 19 field goal
3Q: 03:38 CLE - Devonte Giba 30 field goal
4Q: 13:40 CIN - Clarence Summers 25 field goal
4Q: 11:23 CLE - Devonte Giba 33 field goal
4Q: 09:15 CIN - Javier Farrell 44 pass from Scottie Neff (Clarence Summers extra point)
4Q: 06:22 CIN - Lamar Barber 75 interception return (Clarence Summers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:07 CLE - Korey Stanton 33 pass from Kerry McCarthy (Quentin Dunkelberger extra point)
2Q: 08:41 CIN - Clarence Summers 43 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CLE - Devonte Giba 19 field goal
3Q: 03:38 CLE - Devonte Giba 30 field goal
4Q: 13:40 CIN - Clarence Summers 25 field goal
4Q: 11:23 CLE - Devonte Giba 33 field goal
4Q: 09:15 CIN - Javier Farrell 44 pass from Scottie Neff (Clarence Summers extra point)
4Q: 06:22 CIN - Lamar Barber 75 interception return (Clarence Summers extra point)

Team Statistics CLE CIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 25 17
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 16 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 488 316
- Offensive Plays 67 63
- Yards per Play 7.28 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 121 83
- Rushing Attempts 21 26
- Yards per Rush 5.76 3.19
Net Passing Yards 367 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 28 - 4 34 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 371 251
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 7.98 6.30
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/29
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 4/107 4/94
Interception Ret./Yards 1/41 4/75
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:46 30:14

Team Statistics	CLE	CIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	25	17
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	16	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	488	316
- Offensive Plays	67	63
- Yards per Play	7.28	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	121	83
- Rushing Attempts	21	26
- Yards per Rush	5.76	3.19
Net Passing Yards	367	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 28 - 4	34 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	371	251
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	7.98	6.30
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/29
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	4/107	4/94
Interception Ret./Yards	1/41	4/75
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:46	30:14

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:20	OWN 25	7	66	Interception
1	7:01	3:07	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	2:19	3:26	OWN 17	7	45	Punt
2	8:34	2:24	OWN 39	4	36	Interception
2	4:49	2:55	OWN 35	9	63	Field Goal
2	0:50	0:49	OWN 37	5	22	Punt
3	6:43	3:10	OPP 42	7	29	Field Goal
4	13:34	2:19	OWN 42	4	42	Field Goal
4	8:56	2:47	OWN 37	5	33	Interception
4	6:09	4:47	OWN 38	12	52	Interception

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:40	3:39	OWN 20	6	45	Punt
1	3:54	1:35	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
2	13:53	5:19	OWN 13	11	61	Field Goal
2	6:10	1:21	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
2	1:54	1:04	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	8:17	OWN 33	17	54	Interception
3	3:33	4:59	OWN 39	9	53	Field Goal
4	11:15	2:19	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
4	1:22	1:22	OWN 5	6	12	Game

Game MVP: Javier Farrell, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Skip Shephard	12	92	7.67	35	4
Kerry McCarthy	5	7	1.40	6	0
Camden Money	3	16	5.33	10	1
Jeffrey Kaeding	1	6	6.00	6	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Adam Stargell	13	64	4.92	13	2
Isaiah McKenzie	7	9	1.29	3	0
Scottie Neff	5	8	1.60	6	0
Horace McCreary	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry McCarthy	45	28	371	1/4	1	40	4	58.7

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scottie Neff	34	19	251	3/18	1	44	1	77.0

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Freddie Prior	10	17	118	11.80	26	29	0
WR Jerald Willkens	6	7	75	12.50	50	29	0
WR T.J. Brook	3	7	40	13.33	14	18	0
RB Skip Shephard	3	5	26	8.67	8	14	0
FB Frederick Wayne	2	2	22	11.00	5	12	0
WR Percy Grier	2	3	17	8.50	0	9	0
RB Jeffrey Kaeding	1	1	40	40.00	36	40	0
WR Korey Stanton	1	1	33	33.00	33	33	1
WR Kerry Stinemetz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Camden Money	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Javier Farrell	9	15	174	19.33	98	44	1
TE Sammy Cabacungan	3	4	13	4.33	0	8	0
RB Adam Stargell	2	3	16	8.00	13	14	0
WR Matthew Maloney	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Zack Schulz	1	4	3	3.00	1	3	0
WR Monty Wallace	1	2	12	12.00	4	12	0
TE Francisco Huntley	1	1	18	18.00	17	18	0
FB Dashawn Cassidy	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Isaiah McKenzie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bryson Zodda	1	41	41.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Allen Everett	2	0	0.00	0
OLB Lamar Barber	1	75	75.00	1
ILB Pat Honaker	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Skip Shephard	1	0	0	0
Lionel Kirk	0	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bo Whitfield	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devonte Giba	2	74	37.0	23.0	41	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dixon Burroughs	4	167	41.8	34.5	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Devonte Giba	3/3	0/0	0/0	33	0/0
Quentin Dunkelberger	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clarence Summers	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffrey Kaeding	1	9	9.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ian Gottman	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Stinemetz	2	60	30.0	0
Skip Shephard	2	47	23.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Maloney	4	94	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Derrick Manning	7	3	0.0	25	37
ILB Wade Mohler	7	2	0.0	26	37
OLB Bryson Zodda	5	2	0.0	24	27
OLB Lawrence Collier	4	1	0.0	11	25
CB Floyd Hughes	3	2	0.0	25	35
DT Edward Drake	3	1	0.0	17	22
DE Micah Webb	2	0	1.0	5	13
DT Juan Ellis	2	0	1.0	13	23
DE Santiago McDaniel	2	0	1.0	21	24
S Donnell Diaz	2	1	0.0	26	37
CB Cory Alcott	2	0	0.0	14	15
CB Brayden Banks	2	0	0.0	2	6
CB Mario Jeffers	1	1	0.0	25	37
CB Josiah Guerrieri	1	0	0.0	2	3
QB Kerry McCarthy	1	0	---	---	---
DE Damon Hanson	1	0	0.0	26	37
WR Kerry Stinemetz	1	0	---	---	---
TE Freddie Prior	1	0	---	---	---
DT Howard Singleton	0	1	0.0	22	29

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Pat Honaker	7	0	0.0	17	41
S Ian Gottman	6	3	0.0	21	46
CB Allen Everett	5	0	0.0	20	42
OLB Lamar Barber	4	2	0.0	21	39
DE Dixon Thornburg	4	2	0.0	21	45
OLB Gus Ardrey	4	1	0.0	21	45
CB Tyrus Coffey	4	0	0.0	20	38
ILB Bo Whitfield	3	1	0.0	10	13
CB Luke Sedor	3	0	0.0	10	32
DT Dashawn Detsch	2	1	0.0	19	38
CB Neil Williams	2	1	0.0	3	12
S Jason Boulware	2	0	0.0	13	23
DE Luther Fuld	1	0	1.0	16	29
S R.J. McNeil	1	0	0.0	8	23
TE Zack Schulz	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Arturo Reeves	1	0	0.0	5	17
DE Joe Levine	0	2	0.0	4	11
ILB Quentin Shapiro	0	1	0.0	0	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Juan Ellis	1.0	1	2	0	23
DE Santiago McDaniel	1.0	1	1	0	24
DE Micah Webb	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Damon Hanson	0.0	1	2	1	37

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Luther Fuld	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Dixon Thornburg	0.0	1	1	1	45
DT Dashawn Detsch	0.0	1	1	0	38
OLB Gus Ardrey	0.0	0	1	1	45
OLB Lamar Barber	0.0	0	1	0	39
DE Joe Levine	0.0	0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Wade Mohler	3	1	0	37
CB Floyd Hughes	3	1	0	35
OLB Bryson Zodda	3	0	1	27
S Donnell Diaz	2	1	0	37
OLB Lawrence Collier	2	0	0	25
CB Brayden Banks	2	0	0	6
S Derrick Manning	1	1	0	37
CB Josiah Guerrieri	1	0	0	3
CB Cory Alcott	1	0	0	15
CB Mario Jeffers	1	0	0	37

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ian Gottman	5	0	0	46
CB Allen Everett	4	1	2	42
CB Tyrus Coffey	4	0	0	38
OLB Gus Ardrey	2	1	0	45
ILB Pat Honaker	2	0	1	41
DT Dashawn Detsch	2	0	0	38
CB Luke Sedor	2	0	0	32
S Jason Boulware	2	0	0	23
OLB Lamar Barber	1	1	1	39
S R.J. McNeil	1	0	0	23
CB Neil Williams	1	0	0	12
ILB Bo Whitfield	1	0	0	13
OLB Arturo Reeves	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Moe Bounds	5	6	0	21	0	46
Lionel Kirk	2	5	1	21	1	46
Joey Dodson	2	2	0	21	0	46
Andres Manusky	2	2	0	21	0	46
Timothy Powell	1	6	1	21	0	46

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mack Blanchard	3	7	26	0	37
Thomas Erickson	2	5	26	0	37
Jacob Mariotti	1	4	26	2	37
Byron O'Neill	1	2	26	0	37
Al Jewell	0	3	26	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Camden Money	1	19
Josiah Guerrieri	1	14
Connor Scott	1	13
Damon Hanson	1	9
Mario Jeffers	1	9

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Javier Farrell	2	14
Francisco Huntley	1	17
Willie Starks	1	14
Jonathan Finley	1	10

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Damon Hanson	---	---	26	37	9	72
Mario Jeffers	---	---	25	37	9	71
Kerry McCarthy	21	46	---	---	3	70
Joey Dodson	21	46	---	---	---	67
Lionel Kirk	21	46	---	---	---	67
Timothy Powell	21	46	---	---	---	67
Moe Bounds	21	46	---	---	---	67
Andres Manusky	21	46	---	---	---	67
Donnell Diaz	---	---	26	37	3	66
Wade Mohler	---	---	26	37	3	66
Floyd Hughes	---	---	25	35	6	66
Derrick Manning	---	---	25	37	2	64
Freddie Prior	19	39	---	---	5	63
T.J. Brook	11	27	---	---	17	55
Jerald Willkens	14	39	---	---	---	53
Skip Shephard	13	35	---	---	5	53
Howard Singleton	---	---	22	29	---	51
Bryson Zodda	---	---	24	27	---	51
Percy Grier	11	25	---	---	10	46
Edward Drake	---	---	17	22	6	45
Santiago McDaniel	---	---	21	24	---	45
Kerry Stinemetz	11	25	---	---	5	41
Lawrence Collier	---	---	11	25	3	39
Juan Ellis	---	---	13	23	2	38
Cory Alcott	---	---	14	15	2	31
Rob Murphy	9	13	---	---	5	27
Jermaine Owens	6	1	---	---	19	26
Camden Money	4	3	---	---	19	26
Micah Webb	---	---	5	13	6	24
Jeffrey Kaeding	1	5	---	---	17	23
Frederick Wayne	6	15	---	---	---	21
Josiah Guerrieri	---	---	2	3	14	19
Dexter Navarrete	---	---	0	0	15	15
Connor Scott	---	---	0	0	13	13
Devonte Giba	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brayden Banks	---	---	2	6	---	8
Eli Poysky	---	---	0	0	8	8
Jace Hutton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Moe Cooley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Trent Wolfe	0	0	---	---	5	5
Korey Stanton	0	3	---	---	---	3
Quentin Dunkelberger	0	0	---	---	1	1
Roger Marlin	---	---	1	0	---	1
Travis Briggs	---	---	1	0	---	1
Marco Soliz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Emmett Heetderks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mack Blanchard	26	37	---	---	11	74
Allen Everett	---	---	20	42	9	71
Ian Gottman	---	---	21	46	4	71
Jacob Mariotti	26	37	---	---	6	69
Gus Ardrey	---	---	21	45	3	69
Dixon Thornburg	---	---	21	45	3	69
Byron O'Neill	26	37	---	---	6	69
Al Jewell	26	37	---	---	6	69
Javier Farrell	19	32	---	---	14	65
Thomas Erickson	26	37	---	---	---	63
Scottie Neff	26	37	---	---	---	63
Lamar Barber	---	---	21	39	2	62
Sammy Cabacungan	24	36	---	---	---	60
Pat Honaker	---	---	17	41	1	59
Tyrus Coffey	---	---	20	38	1	59
Dashawn Detsch	---	---	19	38	1	58
Luke Sedor	---	---	10	32	14	56
Monty Wallace	24	31	---	---	---	55
Matthew Maloney	16	19	---	---	14	49
Adam Stargell	17	30	---	---	1	48
Luther Fuld	---	---	16	29	---	45
R.J. McNeil	---	---	8	23	13	44
Arturo Reeves	---	---	5	17	18	40
Jason Boulware	---	---	13	23	2	38
Isaiah McKenzie	7	3	---	---	15	25
Zack Schulz	9	15	---	---	1	25
Bo Whitfield	---	---	10	13	1	24
Francisco Huntley	3	3	---	---	17	23
Joe Levine	---	---	4	11	4	19
Neil Williams	---	---	3	12	3	18
Reuben Sparkes	---	---	2	11	5	18
Willie Starks	0	2	---	---	14	16
Jonathan Finley	1	4	---	---	10	15
Dashawn Cassidy	7	6	---	---	---	13
Quentin Shapiro	---	---	0	1	8	9
Clarence Summers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jared Horn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dixon Burroughs	0	0	---	---	6	6
Donnell Bradford	1	3	---	---	---	4
Harrison Conlan	0	0	---	---	4	4
Horace McCreary	2	1	---	---	---	3
Roosevelt Wolf	---	---	0	0	1	1
Harvey Frederick	0	0	---	---	---	0
Daquan Sonntag	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alexander Hall	0	0	---	---	---	0
Calvin Kemp	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	12	88	7.3
Right	8	31	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	14	52	3.7
Right	8	35	4.4
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry McCarthy	45	28	5	1	3	3	4	3	4

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scottie Neff	34	19	3	1	1	4	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	106	13.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	132	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	91	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	42	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	45	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	11	117	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	70	17.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Freddie Prior	17	10	1	118	2	39
WR Jerald Willkens	7	6	0	75	1	39
WR T.J. Brook	7	3	0	40	0	27
RB Skip Shephard	5	3	1	26	0	35
WR Percy Grier	3	2	0	17	0	25
FB Frederick Wayne	2	2	0	22	0	15
WR Kerry Stinemetz	1	0	1	0	0	25
RB Camden Money	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Jeffrey Kaeding	1	1	0	40	1	5
WR Korey Stanton	1	1	0	33	1	3

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Javier Farrell	15	9	0	174	3	32
TE Sammy Cabacungan	4	3	0	13	0	36
TE Zack Schulz	4	1	1	3	0	15
RB Adam Stargell	3	2	0	16	0	30
WR Matthew Maloney	2	1	0	5	0	19
WR Monty Wallace	2	1	0	12	0	31
FB Dashawn Cassidy	2	1	0	10	0	6
RB Isaiah McKenzie	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Francisco Huntley	1	1	0	18	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Skip Shephard	3	0	0.00	7.67

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Scottie Neff	1	6	6.00	1.60
Isaiah McKenzie	1	2	2.00	1.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kerry McCarthy	12	5	32	2.67	8.24

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scottie Neff	5	1	5	1.00	7.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Freddie Prior	5	2	5	1.00	6.94
WR T.J. Brook	3	1	8	2.67	5.71
RB Skip Shephard	2	1	6	3.00	5.20
WR Jerald Willkens	1	1	13	13.00	10.71
RB Camden Money	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Javier Farrell	2	0	0	0.00	11.60
WR Matthew Maloney	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
TE Sammy Cabacungan	1	0	0	0.00	3.25
TE Zack Schulz	1	0	0	0.00	0.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Kerry McCarthy	1	1
Skip Shephard	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Adam Stargell	1	1
Isaiah McKenzie	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kerry McCarthy	11	6	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scottie Neff	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Freddie Prior	6	4	3
WR Jerald Willkens	2	2	1
WR Kerry Stinemetz	1	0	0
WR T.J. Brook	1	0	0
RB Skip Shephard	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Javier Farrell	6	4	4
TE Sammy Cabacungan	3	2	1
FB Dashawn Cassidy	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)