Cleveland Browns @ Cincinnati Bengals — Jan 4, 2026

NFL·Round 18 Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati·January 4, 2026
Cleveland Browns CLE 5-12, 2-6 Away
20
Final
18
Cincinnati Bengals CIN 6-11, 3-6 Home
1 2 3 4 T
CLE 7 7 3 3 20
CIN 6 6 0 6 18
Top Performers
Passing Yards
S.
S.Sanders QB CLE
111 PASS
J.
J.Burrow QB CIN
236 PASS
Rushing Yards
D.
D.Sampson RB CLE
32 RUSH
C.
C.Brown RB CIN
72 RUSH
Receiving Yards
C.
C.Tillman WR CLE
23 REC
J.
J.Chase WR CIN
96 REC
Passing
Browns
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
S.Sanders 11/22 111 0 0 6 64.8
Bengals
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J.Burrow 29/39 236 3 1 2 104.2
Rushing
Browns
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D.Sampson 10 32 3.2 0 11
S.Sanders 3 26 8.7 0 13
M.Corley 3 18 6.0 0 8
T.Williams 1 7 7.0 0 7
J.Jeudy 1 5 5.0 0 5
R.Sanders 5 26 5.2 0 14
I.Bond 1 4 4.0 0 4
Bengals
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
K.Williams 1 9 9.0 0 9
C.Brown 13 72 5.5 0 19
S.Perine 8 42 5.3 0 13
J.Burrow 2 17 8.5 0 9
J.Flacco 1 2 2.0 0 2
Receiving
Browns
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D.Sampson 2 3 12 6.0 0 9 0
M.Corley 2 2 20 10.0 0 19 0
B.Bates 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
T.Williams 1 2 13 13.0 0 13 0
J.Jeudy 2 6 17 8.5 0 11 0
B.Whiteheart 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
R.Sanders 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
S.Cannella 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
C.Tillman 1 2 23 23.0 0 23 0
I.Bond 1 2 13 13.0 0 13 0
Bengals
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C.Brown 4 6 18 4.5 1 6 0
S.Perine 3 4 10 3.3 0 5 0
T.Higgins 6 9 67 11.2 1 21 0
J.Chase 8 10 96 12.0 1 21 0
N.Fant 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
A.Iosivas 2 3 10 5.0 0 7 0
M.Gesicki 2 2 13 6.5 0 10 0
D.Sample 3 3 17 5.7 0 8 0
Defense
Browns
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
G.Delpit 10 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0
R.Jenkins 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Bush 14 6 8 0 0 1 97 1 0
M.Diabate 7 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
A.Wright 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
M.Garrett 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
R.Hickman 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
M.Graham 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Ross 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
M.Hall 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Thomas 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Baker 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
S.Webb 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
S.Harris 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
T.Campbell 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.Harden 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bengals
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
C.Sample 6 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
B.Hill 8 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
O.Burks 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G.Stone 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
J.Battle 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.Murphy 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Davis 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Johnson 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
T.Anderson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
B.Carter 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Hill 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Slaton 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
D.Knight 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
S.Stewart 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
D.Ivey 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Browns
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
A.Szmyt 2/2 2/2 8 0
Bengals
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
E.McPherson 0/0 0/2 0 0
Returns
Browns
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
T.Williams 3 73 24.3 0 29 0
Bengals
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
K.Williams 4 99 24.8 0 31 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
Browns
Bengals
200 Total Yards 364
11 First Downs 24
4 Passing 16
6 Rushing 8
0 Penalty 1
5/14 3rd Down Eff. 5/11
82 Passing Yards 222
118 Rushing Yards 142
1 Turnovers 2
4-40 Penalties 6-40
24:26 Possession 35:34
0/1 Red Zone 3/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 3 - 6 20 - 18
FG A.Szmyt
20 - 18
17 - 18 1:29
J.Chase TD
Q3 3 - 0 17 - 12
FG A.Szmyt
17 - 12 8:00
Q2 7 - 6 14 - 12
14 - 12 0:29
T.Higgins TD
XP A.Szmyt
14 - 6 14:06
TD S.Webb
13 - 6 14:06
Q1 7 - 6 7 - 6
XP A.Szmyt
7 - 6 0:56
TD D.Bush
6 - 6 0:56
0 - 6 7:59
C.Brown TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 2 Biggest Lead: CLE +8 Times Tied: 1
Highlights
Browns 20 - 18 Bengals
January 4, 2026
Browns 20 - 18 Bengals
January 4, 2026
Paycor Stadium
Cincinnati, US · 65,515 capacity
League
NFL
Season
NFL 25/26
Round
Round 18
Date
January 4, 2026
Time
6:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m