Cincinnati Bengals @ Cleveland Browns — Sep 7, 2025

NFL·Round 1 FirstEnergy Stadium , Cleveland, OH·September 7, 2025
Cincinnati Bengals CIN 1-0, 1-0 Away
17
Final
16
Cleveland Browns CLE 0-1, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
CIN 7 7 3 0 17
CLE 0 10 6 0 16
Top Performers
Passing Yards
J.
J.Burrow QB CIN
113 PASS
J.
J.Flacco QB CLE
290 PASS
Rushing Yards
C.
C.Brown RB CIN
43 RUSH
D.
D.Sampson RB CLE
29 RUSH
Receiving Yards
T.
T.Higgins WR CIN
33 REC
J.
J.Jeudy WR CLE
66 REC
Passing
Bengals
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J.Burrow 14/23 113 1 0 3 87.8
Browns
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J.Flacco 31/45 290 1 2 2 75.2
Rushing
Bengals
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C.Brown 21 43 2.0 1 8
J.Burrow 2 3 1.5 0 2
Browns
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D.Sampson 12 29 2.4 0 5
H.Fannin 1 3 3.0 0 3
J.Flacco 2 6 3.0 0 4
J.Ford 6 8 1.3 0 2
R.Sanders 3 3 1.0 1 2
Receiving
Bengals
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C.Brown 2 3 8 4.0 0 7 1
N.Fant 4 5 26 6.5 1 12 1
T.Higgins 3 4 33 11.0 0 13 0
J.Chase 2 5 26 13.0 0 20 0
S.Perine 2 2 6 3.0 0 5 0
M.Gesicki 1 3 14 14.0 0 14 0
D.Sample 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Browns
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D.Sampson 8 8 64 8.0 0 14 0
I.Bond 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
H.Fannin 7 9 63 9.0 0 22 1
J.Ford 1 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 0
C.Tillman 5 8 52 10.4 1 25 0
J.Jeudy 5 8 66 13.2 0 25 2
D.Njoku 3 6 37 12.3 0 17 0
J.Thrash 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
Defense
Bengals
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
B.Carter 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Knight 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
J.Newton 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Hendrickson 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J.Ossai 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B.Hill 7 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
O.Burks 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
D.Hill 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Slaton 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Taylor-Britt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Turner 2 0 2 0 0 1 7 2 0
J.Battle 12 5 7 0 0 1 2 1 0
M.Pennel 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
L.Wilson 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
G.Stone 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Anderson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K.Jenkins 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.Murphy 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.Wilson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K.Jenkins 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Browns
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
M.Diabate 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Bush 7 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0
R.Hickman 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
M.Garrett 5 5 0 2 4 0 0 0 0
G.Delpit 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.Graham 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
I.McGuire 6 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
M.Harden 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Schwesinger 8 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
A.Huntington 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G.Newsome 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
D.Ward 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
A.Wright 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Baker 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S.Harris 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Bengals
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
E.McPherson 1/1 2/2 5 0
Browns
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
A.Szmyt 1/2 1/2 4 0
Returns
Bengals
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
C.Jones 3 70 23.3 0 29 0
Browns
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
D.Carter 4 105 26.3 0 29 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Bengals
Browns
141 Total Yards 327
11 First Downs 22
7 Passing 13
3 Rushing 5
4 Penalty 1
7/14 3rd Down Eff. 9/16
95 Passing Yards 278
46 Rushing Yards 49
0 Turnovers 2
7-33 Penalties 7-53
24:11 Possession 35:49
2/3 Red Zone 2/3
Play-by-Play
Q3 3 - 6 17 - 16
FG E.McPherson
17 - 16 2:48
14 - 16 7:20
C.Tillman TD
Q2 7 - 10 14 - 10
14 - 10 0:23
A.Szmyt FG
XP E.McPherson
14 - 7 4:18
TD N.Fant
13 - 7 4:18
7 - 7 12:42
A.Szmyt XP
7 - 6 12:42
R.Sanders TD
Q1 7 - 0 7 - 0
XP E.McPherson
7 - 0 7:32
TD C.Brown
6 - 0 7:32
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 2 Biggest Lead: CIN +7 Times Tied: 1
Highlights
Bengals 17 - 16 Browns
September 7, 2025
Bengals 17 - 16 Browns
September 7, 2025
FirstEnergy Stadium
Cleveland, OH, US · 67,895 capacity
League
NFL
Season
NFL 25/26
Round
Round 1
Date
September 7, 2025
Time
5:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m