2021 · Week 1
Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs
Sep 12, 2021 · Arrowhead Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Kansas City Chiefs beat Cleveland Browns 33–29. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Chiefs (70%). Chiefs improve to 1-0; Browns fall to 0-1. Patrick Mahomes led the way with 337 passing yards and 3 TDs; 18 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Browns turned it over 2 times to Chiefs's 0.
Team stats
| CLE | KC | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 21 |
| 474 | Total yards | 410 |
| 321 | Passing yards | 337 |
| 153 | Rushing yards | 73 |
| 21/28 | Comp / Att | 27/36 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(7:58) 24-N.Chubb left guard for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q1(1:55) 7-H.Butker 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q2(13:33) 80-J.Landry left end to KC 1 for 4 yards (98-T.Wharton; 38-L.Sneed). CLE-71-J.Wills was injured during the play. His return is Questionable. Cleveland challenged the short of the goal line ruling, and the play was REVERSED. 80-J.Landry left end for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CLE-71-J.Wills was injured during the play. His return is Questionable.
- Q23-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-7-J.Gillan.
- Q2(6:40) 15-P.Mahomes scrambles right end for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q27-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q2(3:01) 24-N.Chubb left end for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-7-J.Gillan.
- Q3(7:33) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short left to 87-T.Kelce for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q37-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q3(:36) 7-H.Butker 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q4(10:28) 27-K.Hunt left end for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q43-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-7-J.Gillan.
- Q4(10:24) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep right to 10-T.Hill for 75 yards, TOUCHDOWN [96-J.Elliott].
- Q47-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q4(7:08) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short left to 87-T.Kelce for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
CLE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 21/28 | 321 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Nick Chubb | 15 | 83 | 2 |
| Jarvis Landry | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| Anthony Schwartz | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Kareem Hunt | 6 | 33 | 1 |
| Jamie Gillan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Chubb | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| David Njoku | 3 | 5 | 76 | 0 |
| Jarvis Landry | 5 | 5 | 71 | 0 |
| Anthony Schwartz | 3 | 5 | 69 | 0 |
| Kareem Hunt | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Austin Hooper | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Harrison Bryant | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Donovan Peoples-Jones | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Andy Janovich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
KC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 27/36 | 337 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 5 | 18 | 1 |
| Tyreek Hill | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 14 | 43 | 0 |
| Darrel Williams | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Blake Bell | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Burton | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyreek Hill | 11 | 15 | 197 | 1 |
| Travis Kelce | 6 | 7 | 76 | 2 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Mecole Hardman | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Demarcus Robinson | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Byron Pringle | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Blake Bell | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Remmers | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |