2005 · Week 1
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
Sep 11, 2005 · Cleveland Browns Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Cincinnati Bengals topped Cleveland Browns 27–13. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Bengals (53%). Bengals improve to 1-0; Browns fall to 0-1. Carson Palmer was the story of the game with 280 passing yards and 2 TDs. Browns turned it over 3 times to Bengals's 1.
Team stats
| CIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | First downs | 16 |
| 428 | Total yards | 373 |
| 280 | Passing yards | 278 |
| 148 | Rushing yards | 95 |
| 26/34 | Comp / Att | 26/43 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 26/34 | 280 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 26 | 126 | 1 |
| Chad Johnson | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Perry | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chad Johnson | 9 | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| Chris Perry | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
CLE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Dilfer | 26/43 | 278 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Dilfer | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Reuben Droughns | 12 | 78 | 0 |
| William Green | 4 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Droughns | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |