Week 1, 2026

played in Cincinnati, OH

73 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Cleveland Browns31076-26
Cincinnati Bengals0670-13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:32 CLE - Mike Mahoney 19 field goal
2Q: 13:49 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 34 field goal
2Q: 11:42 CLE - Mike Mahoney 42 field goal
2Q: 07:09 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 55 field goal
2Q: 01:05 CLE - Keith Null 8 run (Mike Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 10:23 CIN - Greg Ellison 65 fumble return (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
3Q: 07:16 CLE - Dennis May 3 run (Mike Mahoney extra point)
4Q: 14:13 CLE - Mike Mahoney 20 field goal
4Q: 00:47 CLE - Mike Mahoney 47 field goal

Team StatisticsCLECIN
Record1-00-1
First Downs1916
- by Rushing87
- by Passing98
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards353296
- Offensive Plays6466
- Yards per Play5.524.48
Net Rushing Yards144128
- Rushing Attempts3624
- Yards per Rush4.005.33
Net Passing Yards209168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt26 - 17 - 040 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards223180
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/142/12
- Yards per Pass Play7.464.00
Fumbles/Lost3/06/1
3rd Down Conversions2/125/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.37.6
4th Down Conversions0/00/2
Penalties/Yards5/308/63
Punt Returns/Yards2/212/12
Kick Returns/Yards4/965/94
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits41
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/20/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 38OWN 24
Time of Possession32:1327:47

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:006:35OWN 361262Field Goal
15:311:59OWN 1133Punt
213:432:06OWN 39436Field Goal
27:021:54OWN 2239Punt
21:460:50OWN 38362Touchdown
313:231:41OWN 3635Punt
39:592:51OWN 41759Touchdown
34:505:42OWN 341463Field Goal
412:184:09OWN 5835Punt
45:453:24OWN 48519Punt
41:511:12OPP 3030Field Goal
40:010:01OPP 161-2Game
Cincinnati Bengals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
18:252:54OWN 20525Punt
13:324:49OWN 23960Field Goal
211:374:35OWN 30732Field Goal
25:083:22OWN 131356Missed FG
20:560:56OWN 27413Half
315:001:37OWN 3033Punt
311:421:43OWN 18382Touchdown
37:082:18OWN 20522Punt
414:081:50OPP 493-2Punt
48:092:24OWN 22730Downs
42:210:30OWN 20310Fumble
40:390:38OWN 1640Downs

Game MVP: Mike Mahoney, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Shannon Stearns15714.732330
Dennis May13534.081021
Keith Null3113.67801
Jimmy Sherman331.00200
Ian Jamison263.00600
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Karl Chapman17855.001920
Jay Bishop5367.201420
Archie Griffin273.50400

Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Keith Null26172232/14046092.3
CincinnatiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Archie Griffin40191802/12021060.4

Receiving Statistics

ClevelandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Terrance Tate91410311.4430330
WR Austin Collie343812.670230
RB Shannon Stearns23199.5012120
FB Ian Jamison1299.001190
TE Drew Haslett114646.0031460
WR Jerry Mathis1188.00080
TE Jimmy Sherman0100.00000
CincinnatiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Karl Chapman474711.7529170
WR Brenden Lipford35279.000150
TE Mel Beaver353210.6719130
WR Darrell Helfrich363110.3310210
WR Greg Ellison272311.505150
TE Tito Lincoln22178.503120
FB Bubba Wilson1144.00540
WR Jack Curtis12-1-1.000-10
RB Jay Bishop0200.00000
WR Lionel Galloway0300.00000

Interception Statistics

ClevelandIntsYardsAvgTD
CincinnatiIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

ClevelandFumbRecovForceTD
Shannon Stearns2000
Keith Null1000
Nicholas Stringer0200
Ian Widell0100
Shaun Kroinek0100
Rondell Dillingham0020
Vernon Elliott0010
Chuck Hoyler0010
Carlos Cochrane0010
Drew Haslett0010
CincinnatiFumbRecovForceTD
Jay Bishop2000
Mel Beaver1100
Darrell Helfrich1100
Archie Griffin1000
Bubba Wilson1000
Greg Ellison0101
Britt Bullock0100
Cornell Lang0100
Brett Price0010
Corey Peters0010
Tom Moore0010

Punting Statistics

ClevelandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Les Johnson523446.840.4583
CincinnatiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Johnnie Goodwin416641.536.3463

Kicking Statistics

ClevelandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Mahoney4/42/20/0472/2
CincinnatiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jerald Krzyzanowski2/31/21/1551/1

Punt Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Terrance Tate22110.50
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Jay Bishop122.00
Darrell Helfrich11010.00

Kick Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Rick Sheldon36923.00
Terrance Jennings12727.00
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Seth McCorvey35217.30
Darrell Helfrich24221.00

Defensive Statistics

ClevelandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Chuck Hoyler810.01937
S Darrell Stuckey600.02237
OLB Shaun Kroinek520.02030
DT Rondell Dillingham420.02440
ILB Fred Noll410.01014
S Carlos Cochrane410.01122
DE Bryan Henderson300.52030
CB Brenden Anderson211.01222
S Vernon Elliott200.02036
ILB Sean Brower120.01128
DT Norman Malano110.0817
CB Curtis Fitzgerald100.01525
DE Chris Akaka100.069
S Dominic Tirtha100.01528
OLB Sean Weatherspoon100.01016
DE Will Davis010.52137
CincinnatiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Dana Kelleher710.02823
DT Moe Robinson621.02415
ILB Brett Price610.02822
OLB Tom Moore511.01912
DE Cornell Lang420.02214
S Dan Clinton410.02720
DT Corey Peters310.02516
DE Kirk Laws300.01213
OLB Winfred Lofton210.0129
DT Britt Bullock200.099
DE Charles Alcott200.03322
OLB Timothy Krock200.054
OLB Dwight Heinlein140.02316
CB Seth McCorvey130.03427
CB Glen Patton120.02620
DE Walt Fraaije100.066
CB Fred Caldwell100.02020
S Kelvin Jefferson010.02120
DE Eugene Sims010.01414

Pass Rush Statistics

ClevelandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
CB Brenden Anderson1.000022
DE Will Davis0.514037
DE Bryan Henderson0.500030
OLB Shaun Kroinek0.003030
CincinnatiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Moe Robinson1.010015
OLB Tom Moore1.000012
DE Cornell Lang0.002214
DE Charles Alcott0.002122
DE Kirk Laws0.001013

Pass Defense Statistics

ClevelandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Chuck Hoyler64037
S Vernon Elliott21036
DT Rondell Dillingham20040
S Carlos Cochrane20022
OLB Shaun Kroinek20030
OLB Sean Weatherspoon11016
ILB Fred Noll10014
CB Brenden Anderson10022
DE Chris Akaka1009
S Darrell Stuckey10037
S Dominic Tirtha03028
CB Jon Swinton01011
CB Curtis Fitzgerald01025
DT Norman Malano01017
CincinnatiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Brett Price30022
S Dana Kelleher21023
S Dan Clinton20020
DE Charles Alcott20022
DT Moe Robinson10015
CB Glen Patton10020
S Kelvin Jefferson10020
DE Cornell Lang10014
OLB Tom Moore10012
OLB Winfred Lofton1009
CB Seth McCorvey10027
OLB Timothy Krock1004

Blocking Statistics

ClevelandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Xavier Gunn37035026
Martin Atteberry35025024
Clifton Mills25136028
Arnold Schultz16020016
Ian Jamison15023018
Julio Elliott11027024
Ian Widell02023011
Nicholas Stringer01030219
Andy Tubbs010703
CincinnatiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Les Monroe49124037
Ernie Crane22017031
Morris Poor1207014
Bubba Wilson11010017
Les Griffith03018031
Teddy Freeman02019133
Vince Roberts010101
Winfred Glover01021032
Tito Lincoln010809
Brett Hathaway0005115

Special Teams Tackles

ClevelandTacklesSTPlays
Drew Haslett218
Jon Swinton217
Dennis May124
Vernon Elliott116
Curtis Fitzgerald19
CincinnatiTacklesSTPlays
Winfred Lofton524
Darrell Helfrich115

Participation

ClevelandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Vernon Elliott------20361672
Clifton Mills3628------569
Terrance Tate3627------568
Rondell Dillingham------2440367
Keith Null3628---------64
Darrell Stuckey------2237362
Will Davis------2137361
Xavier Gunn3526---------61
Julio Elliott2724------960
Chuck Hoyler------1937359
Ian Jamison2318------1859
Drew Haslett2219------1859
Martin Atteberry2524------958
Nicholas Stringer3019------958
Bryan Henderson------2030757
Dominic Tirtha------15281356
Shaun Kroinek------2030151
Sean Brower------11281150
Curtis Fitzgerald------1525949
Dennis May148------2446
Ian Widell2311------943
Brenden Anderson------1222438
Austin Collie1620---------36
Carlos Cochrane------1122336
Arnold Schultz2016---------36
Jon Swinton------6111734
Shannon Stearns1617---------33
Terrance Jennings98------1532
Fred Noll------1014529
Sean Weatherspoon------1016228
Jerry Mathis168------327
Norman Malano------817126
Will Ensley------610925
Rick Sheldon------551121
Andy Tubbs73------919
Frankie Fournier02------1517
Vaughn Martin------38516
Chris Akaka------69---15
Mike Mahoney00------1111
Jimmy Sherman52---------7
Les Johnson00------55
Mike Teel00------44
Chase Coffman00------33
Mickey Garner00---------0
Henry Nowlin00---------0
Shannon Hicks00---------0
CincinnatiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Seth McCorvey------34271374
Archie Griffin2442---------66
Fred Caldwell------20202565
Les Monroe2437---------61
Darrell Helfrich1630------1561
Charles Alcott------3322358
Teddy Freeman1933------456
Ernie Crane1731------755
Dana Kelleher------2823455
Kelvin Jefferson------21201455
Winfred Glover2132------255
Brett Price------2822454
Mel Beaver1727------953
Les Griffith1831------453
Dan Clinton------2720350
Glen Patton------2620349
Jack Curtis624------1848
Winfred Lofton------1292445
Karl Chapman1727---------44
Jay Bishop713------2343
Moe Robinson------2415342
Greg Ellison1428---------42
Corey Peters------2516---41
Bubba Wilson1017------1441
Brenden Lipford1525---------40
Cornell Lang------2214440
Dwight Heinlein------2316---39
Tom Moore------1912435
Tito Lincoln89------1835
Donny Osborne917------733
Eugene Sims------1414331
Kirk Laws------1213328
Brett Hathaway515------727
Morris Poor714------425
Britt Bullock------99624
Levon Newnam------861024
Lionel Galloway17------1624
Walt Fraaije------66113
Irv Huettner82------212
Timothy Krock------54110
Jerald Krzyzanowski00------77
Johnnie Goodwin00------77
Travis Melnik------0044
Vince Roberts11------13
Shorty Kroner00---------0
Unknown00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11625.6
Middle24843.5
Right000.0
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11484.4
Middle10747.4
Right362.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Keith Null26174021530
CincinnatiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Archie Griffin401910112700

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen63244.0
Short (0-8 Yds)108515.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)8512515.6
Long (19+ Yds)212311.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64427.0
Short (0-8 Yds)139775.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)186613.4
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Terrance Tate1491103227
WR Austin Collie43138120
RB Shannon Stearns32019017
FB Ian Jamison2109018
TE Drew Haslett11046119
WR Jerry Mathis110808
TE Jimmy Sherman100002
CincinnatiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Karl Chapman74047027
WR Greg Ellison72123028
WR Darrell Helfrich63031130
WR Brenden Lipford53027025
TE Mel Beaver53032027
WR Lionel Galloway300007
RB Jay Bishop2000013
TE Tito Lincoln2201709
WR Jack Curtis210-1024
FB Bubba Wilson1104017

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Dennis May4112.754.08
Shannon Stearns310.334.73
Keith Null263.003.67
Ian Jamison166.003.00
Jimmy Sherman111.001.00
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Karl Chapman133.005.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Keith Null54326.408.58
CincinnatiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Archie Griffin1000.004.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Terrance Tate22126.007.36
FB Ian Jamison1000.004.50
WR Jerry Mathis1188.008.00
RB Shannon Stearns111212.006.33
CincinnatiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Greg Ellison1000.003.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ClevelandRushesConversions
Dennis May30
Shannon Stearns11
Jimmy Sherman10
CincinnatiRushesConversions
Karl Chapman32
Archie Griffin21

Third Down Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompConversions
Keith Null741
CincinnatiAttCompConversions
Archie Griffin1032

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargCatchConversions
WR Terrance Tate431
WR Austin Collie110
FB Ian Jamison100
RB Shannon Stearns100
CincinnatiTargCatchConversions
WR Greg Ellison300
TE Mel Beaver211
WR Brenden Lipford111
RB Jay Bishop100
FB Bubba Wilson110
WR Jack Curtis100
WR Lionel Galloway100

SectionAttendance
Stadium54,200 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck16,300 (19,900)
End Zone12,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine6,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats10,600 (12,700)
Club Seats6,400 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes1,900 (2,800)