2018 · Week 2
Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints
Sep 16, 2018 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints edged Cleveland Browns 21–18. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (82%). Saints improve to 1-1; Browns fall to 0-1-1. Drew Brees led the way with 243 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 15 |
| 339 | Total yards | 305 |
| 246 | Passing yards | 243 |
| 93 | Rushing yards | 62 |
| 22/30 | Comp / Att | 28/35 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CLE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 22/30 | 246 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| Antonio Callaway | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Carlos Hyde | 16 | 43 | 1 |
| Nick Chubb | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Duke Johnson | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Callaway | 3 | 4 | 81 | 1 |
| Jarvis Landry | 5 | 7 | 69 | 0 |
| Rashard Higgins | 5 | 7 | 47 | 0 |
| Carlos Hyde | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| David Njoku | 4 | 7 | 20 | 0 |
| Darren Fells | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Duke Johnson | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 28/35 | 243 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 13 | 46 | 0 |
| Mike Gillislee | 8 | 18 | 0 |
| Jonathan Williams | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas | 12 | 13 | 89 | 2 |
| Ted Ginn | 4 | 7 | 55 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 6 | 6 | 53 | 0 |
| Benjamin Watson | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| Tre'Quan Smith | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Josh Hill | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Zach Line | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Austin Carr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |