2025 · Week 1
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
Sep 7, 2025 · Cleveland Browns Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Cincinnati Bengals edged Cleveland Browns 17–16. ScoutIndex had favored Bengals (51%) going in. Bengals improve to 1-0; Browns fall to 0-1. Joe Burrow led the way with 113 passing yards and 1 TD; 3 rushing yards. Browns out-gained the opponent 339–159 in total yards. Browns turned it over 2 times to Bengals's 0.
Team stats
| CIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | First downs | 18 |
| 159 | Total yards | 339 |
| 113 | Passing yards | 290 |
| 46 | Rushing yards | 49 |
| 14/23 | Comp / Att | 31/45 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(7:37) (Shotgun) 30-C.Brown right guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q12-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q2(12:44) 98-A.Huntington reported in as eligible. 35-R.Sanders right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q225-A.Szmyt extra point is GOOD, Center-50-R.Sunahara, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
- Q2(4:21) 61-C.Ford and 74-J.Rivers reported in as eligible. 9-J.Burrow pass short right to 86-N.Fant for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q2(:27) 25-A.Szmyt 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-50-R.Sunahara, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
- Q3(7:24) (Shotgun) 15-J.Flacco pass short middle to 19-C.Tillman for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q325-A.Szmyt extra point is No Good, Wide Right, Center-50-R.Sunahara, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
- Q3(2:52) 2-E.McPherson 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q4(2:25) 25-A.Szmyt 36 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-50-R.Sunahara, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 14/23 | 113 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Chase Brown | 21 | 43 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Tee Higgins | 3 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 2 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Noah Fant | 4 | 5 | 26 | 1 |
| Mike Gesicki | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Drew Sample | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CLE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 31/45 | 290 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Dylan Sampson | 12 | 29 | 0 |
| Harold Fannin Jr. | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jerome Ford | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Raheim Sanders | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Jeudy | 5 | 8 | 66 | 0 |
| Dylan Sampson | 8 | 8 | 64 | 0 |
| Harold Fannin Jr. | 7 | 9 | 63 | 0 |
| Cedric Tillman | 5 | 8 | 52 | 1 |
| David Njoku | 3 | 6 | 37 | 0 |
| Jerome Ford | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Jamari Thrash | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Isaiah Bond | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |