2023 · Week 7

Cleveland Browns at Indianapolis Colts

Oct 22, 2023 · Lucas Oil Stadium · open · fieldturf

Final

Pregame win probability

CLE 55%proj. CLE by 1.345% IND

Recap

Cleveland Browns held off Indianapolis Colts 39–38. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Browns (55%). Browns improve to 4-2; Colts fall to 3-4. PJ Walker paced the offense with 178 passing yards; 3 rushing yards. Colts out-gained the opponent 473–333 in total yards.

Team stats

CLE		IND
15	First downs	19
333	Total yards	473
183	Passing yards	305
150	Rushing yards	168
16/37	Comp / Att	15/23
2	Turnovers	1
2	Sacks taken	4

Scoring & key plays

Q1(14:12) (Shotgun) 34-J.Ford right guard for 69 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Q17-D.Hopkins extra point is GOOD, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
Q1(11:47) (Shotgun) 10-G.Minshew pass deep right to 1-J.Downs for 59 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on CLE-95-M.Garrett, Defensive Offside, declined.
Q17-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
Q1(4:34) (Shotgun) 10-G.Minshew scrambles right tackle for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Q17-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
Q2(14:24) (Shotgun) 66-J.Hudson reported in as eligible. Direct snap to 27-K.Hunt. 27-K.Hunt up the middle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Q27-D.Hopkins extra point is GOOD, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
Q2(10:16) 7-M.Gay 60 yard field goal is BLOCKED (95-M.Garrett), Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez, RECOVERED by CLE-21-D.Ward at IND 45. 21-D.Ward to IND 26 for 19 yards (85-A.Ogletree).
Q2(8:43) 7-D.Hopkins 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
Q2(3:57) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 10-G.Minshew scrambles left end for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Q27-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
Q2(1:50) (Shotgun) 10-G.Minshew sacked at IND -5 for -11 yards (95-M.Garrett). FUMBLES (95-M.Garrett) [95-M.Garrett], RECOVERED by CLE-42-T.Fields at IND -5. TOUCHDOWN.
Q27-D.Hopkins extra point is GOOD, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
Q2(:02) 7-D.Hopkins 54 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
Q3(9:28) 7-D.Hopkins 54 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
Q3(5:14) (Shotgun) 28-J.Taylor right guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Q37-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
Q4(14:13) 7-M.Gay 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
Q4(6:38) 7-D.Hopkins 58 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
Q4(5:50) (Shotgun) 10-G.Minshew pass short middle to 11-M.Pittman for 75 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on IND-11-M.Pittman, Taunting, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
Q47-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
Q4(:19) 66-J.Hudson and 53-N.Harris reported in as eligible. 27-K.Hunt up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.

Box score

CLE

Passing

Player	C/A	Yds	TD	INT
PJ Walker	15/32	178	0	1
Deshaun Watson	1/5	5	0	1

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	TD
PJ Walker	3	3	0
Jerome Ford	11	74	1
Kareem Hunt	10	31	2
Pierre Strong	8	25	0
Marquise Goodwin	1	17	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds
Jerome Ford	2	4	20
Elijah Moore	4	7	59
David Njoku	5	9	54
Kareem Hunt	0	1	0
Amari Cooper	2	8	22
Donovan Peoples-Jones	2	3	22
Marquise Goodwin	1	2	6
Harrison Bryant	0	1	0

IND

Passing

Player	C/A	Yds	TD	INT
Gardner Minshew	15/23	305	2	1

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	TD
Gardner Minshew	3	29	2
Jonathan Taylor	18	75	1
Zack Moss	18	57	0
Isaiah McKenzie	1	7	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD
Josh Downs	5	6	125	1
Michael Pittman	2	5	83	1
Jonathan Taylor	3	4	45	0
Zack Moss	1	2	5	0
Alec Pierce	3	3	53	0
Mo Alie-Cox	1	1	-6	0
Will Mallory	0	1	0	0

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