2003 · Week 1
Indianapolis Colts at Cleveland Browns
Sep 7, 2003 · Cleveland Browns Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Indianapolis Colts held off Cleveland Browns 9–6. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Colts only a 44% shot beforehand. Colts improve to 1-0; Browns fall to 0-1. Peyton Manning paced the offense with 211 passing yards.
Team stats
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 15 |
| 278 | Total yards | 280 |
| 211 | Passing yards | 182 |
| 67 | Rushing yards | 98 |
| 27/43 | Comp / Att | 20/29 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
IND
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 27/43 | 211 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 15 | 67 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
CLE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Holcomb | 20/29 | 182 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Green | 21 | 86 | 0 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Jamel White | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| James Jackson | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Green | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 5 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| Jamel White | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |