2011 · Week 1
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
Sep 11, 2011 · Cleveland Browns Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Cincinnati Bengals topped Cleveland Browns 27–17. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Bengals only a 36% shot beforehand. Bengals improve to 1-0; Browns fall to 0-1. Cedric Benson was the story of the game with 121 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 1 catch for 2 yards.
Team stats
| CIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 16 |
| 312 | Total yards | 296 |
| 173 | Passing yards | 213 |
| 139 | Rushing yards | 83 |
| 15/27 | Comp / Att | 19/40 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gradkowski | 5/12 | 92 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Dalton | 10/15 | 81 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Benson | 25 | 121 | 1 |
| Bruce Gradkowski | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Leonard | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Bernard Scott | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Benson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 6 | 8 | 58 | 1 |
| Jerome Simpson | 4 | 9 | 44 | 0 |
| A.J. Green | 1 | 4 | 41 | 1 |
| Brian Leonard | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| Jordan Shipley | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre Caldwell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CLE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt McCoy | 19/40 | 213 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colt McCoy | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Peyton Hillis | 17 | 57 | 0 |
| Montario Hardesty | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Josh Cribbs | 1 | -3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt McCoy | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Mohamed Massaquoi | 3 | 7 | 77 | 0 |
| Peyton Hillis | 6 | 8 | 30 | 0 |
| Benjamin Watson | 3 | 7 | 45 | 1 |
| Evan Moore | 3 | 6 | 35 | 1 |
| Josh Cribbs | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Greg Little | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Jordan Norwood | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Brian Robiskie | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Mack | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |