2023 · Week 1
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
Sep 10, 2023 · Cleveland Browns Stadium · outdoors
Recap
Cleveland Browns blew out Cincinnati Bengals 24–3. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Browns had just a 39% chance going in. Browns improve to 1-0; Bengals fall to 0-1. Deshaun Watson paced the offense with 154 passing yards and 1 TD; 45 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Browns out-gained the opponent 360–157 in total yards.
Team stats
| CIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | First downs | 21 |
| 157 | Total yards | 360 |
| 82 | Passing yards | 154 |
| 75 | Rushing yards | 206 |
| 14/32 | Comp / Att | 16/29 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q2(14:19) 7-D.Hopkins 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
- Q2(:22) (Shotgun) 4-D.Watson left end for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q27-D.Hopkins extra point is GOOD, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
- Q3(11:48) 2-E.McPherson 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-C.Adomitis, Holder-10-B.Robbins.
- Q3(6:57) 2-E.McPherson 51 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-48-C.Adomitis, Holder-10-B.Robbins.
- Q3(2:25) 7-D.Hopkins 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
- Q4(11:33) 7-D.Hopkins 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
- Q4(9:14) 53-N.Harris and 66-J.Hudson reported in as eligible. 4-D.Watson pass short right to 88-H.Bryant for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 14/31 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Browning | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Joe Mixon | 13 | 56 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Evans | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Trayveon Williams | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Jake Browning | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mixon | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 5 | 9 | 39 | 0 |
| Irv Smith | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Chris Evans | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Tyler Boyd | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Tee Higgins | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
CLE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 16/29 | 154 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 5 | 45 | 1 |
| Nick Chubb | 18 | 106 | 0 |
| Elijah Moore | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Jerome Ford | 15 | 36 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Chubb | 4 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Elijah Moore | 3 | 7 | 43 | 0 |
| Amari Cooper | 3 | 7 | 37 | 0 |
| David Njoku | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Donovan Peoples-Jones | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Jordan Akins | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Harrison Bryant | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| David Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |