Week 1, 2023

played in Cleveland, OH

84 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	14	0	6	0	-	20
Cleveland Browns	3	13	0	6	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 CLE - Kirk Preston 29 field goal
1Q: 03:37 CIN - Ty Manumaleuna 5 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point)
1Q: 00:41 CIN - Bubba Walton 28 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point)
2Q: 12:09 CLE - DeAndre Nordstrom 10 run (Kirk Preston extra point)
2Q: 08:30 CLE - Kirk Preston 39 field goal
2Q: 00:26 CLE - Kirk Preston 33 field goal
3Q: 00:07 CIN - Brock LaPlante 21 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point failed)
4Q: 08:26 CLE - Kirk Preston 33 field goal
4Q: 04:43 CLE - Kirk Preston 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 CLE - Kirk Preston 29 field goal
1Q: 03:37 CIN - Ty Manumaleuna 5 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point)
1Q: 00:41 CIN - Bubba Walton 28 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point)
2Q: 12:09 CLE - DeAndre Nordstrom 10 run (Kirk Preston extra point)
2Q: 08:30 CLE - Kirk Preston 39 field goal
2Q: 00:26 CLE - Kirk Preston 33 field goal
3Q: 00:07 CIN - Brock LaPlante 21 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point failed)
4Q: 08:26 CLE - Kirk Preston 33 field goal
4Q: 04:43 CLE - Kirk Preston 32 field goal

Team Statistics CIN CLE
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 302 386
- Offensive Plays 60 64
- Yards per Play 5.03 6.03
Net Rushing Yards 75 95
- Rushing Attempts 25 24
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.96
Net Passing Yards 227 291
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 23 - 1 39 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 232 297
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.49 7.28
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/46 11/70
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/53
Kick Returns/Yards 4/99 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 34
Time of Possession 29:12 30:48

Team Statistics	CIN	CLE
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	302	386
- Offensive Plays	60	64
- Yards per Play	5.03	6.03
Net Rushing Yards	75	95
- Rushing Attempts	25	24
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.96
Net Passing Yards	227	291
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 23 - 1	39 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	232	297
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.49	7.28
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	10.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/46	11/70
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/53
Kick Returns/Yards	4/99	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 34
Time of Possession	29:12	30:48

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:39	6:12	OWN 27	14	73	Touchdown
1	2:38	2:10	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
2	12:01	2:05	OWN 19	4	-12	Punt
2	8:24	3:46	OWN 25	7	21	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 33	1	20	Half
3	15:00	3:37	OWN 22	5	22	Punt
3	9:43	2:02	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
3	7:10	7:10	OWN 28	14	72	Touchdown
4	8:21	0:51	OWN 25	2	3	Fumble
4	4:36	1:52	OWN 25	4	27	Fumble
4	2:12	0:13	OWN 20	2	0	Interception

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:21	OWN 25	9	63	Field Goal
1	3:27	0:49	OWN 23	1	33	Fumble
1	0:28	3:27	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	9:56	1:32	OPP 16	3	-6	Field Goal
2	4:38	4:17	OWN 20	13	64	Field Goal
3	11:23	1:40	OWN 7	4	28	Punt
3	7:41	0:31	OWN 7	5	14	Punt
4	15:00	6:39	OWN 25	11	59	Field Goal
4	7:30	2:54	OPP 28	6	13	Field Goal
4	2:44	0:32	OWN 48	3	9	Punt
4	1:59	1:59	OWN 48	3	-1	Game

Game MVP: Ernie Hawks, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ty Manumaleuna	14	45	3.21	14	2
RB Chad Oakes	8	16	2.00	9	0
QB Colton Patton	2	12	6.00	6	0
WR Brock LaPlante	1	2	2.00	2	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB DeAndre Nordstrom	13	35	2.69	10	1	1
QB Ernie Hawks	5	32	6.40	15	1	0
RB Frank Schrock	5	13	2.60	6	0	0
RB D.J. Turner	1	15	15.00	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colton Patton	34	23	232	1/5	3	28	1	104.0

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Hawks	39	29	297	1/6	0	33	0	95.7

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brock LaPlante	9	12	87	9.67	26	24	1
WR Bubba Walton	3	6	42	14.00	29	28	1
RB Ty Manumaleuna	3	5	6	2.00	10	5	1
TE Morris Schwartz	3	3	35	11.67	20	20	0
WR Tito Pearson	2	4	38	19.00	11	19	0
FB Weston Cash	2	2	5	2.50	2	6	0
RB Chad Oakes	1	1	19	19.00	9	19	0
TE Ruben Vanderlaan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB DeAndre Nordstrom	6	8	48	8.00	35	29
WR James Pointer	4	7	52	13.00	32	33
TE Ramon Maticic	4	6	49	12.25	22	27
WR Howard Grant	4	4	45	11.25	0	18
TE Alex Bontrager	3	3	45	15.00	17	21
WR Liam Satre	3	4	35	11.67	18	18
WR Hector Lockard	2	2	20	10.00	0	11
RB D.J. Turner	2	3	4	2.00	5	8
RB Frank Schrock	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ethan Kucharski	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Brock LaPlante	1	0	0
RB Ty Manumaleuna	1	0	0
S Joshua Lemoine	0	1	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR James Pointer	1	0	0
CB Nickolas Meier	0	1	1
S Darrell Boyd	0	1	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Fong	4	199	49.8	36.5	54	3

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rabble Brush	3	129	43.0	36.3	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leland Presley	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/3

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kirk Preston	5/5	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D.J. Turner	2	53	26.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bubba Walton	3	77	25.7	0
Al Osborne	1	22	22.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nickolas Meier	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Douglas Newhart	7	4	0.0	24	40
OLB Toby Ridoutt	7	1	0.0	23	34
S Joshua Lemoine	6	1	0.0	11	27
CB Mercury Lidberg	5	1	0.0	21	31
S Kelly McKnight	4	2	0.0	24	40
S Asher Kennedy	4	0	0.0	11	27
OLB C.J. Mosley	3	2	1.0	14	16
DE Geoff Lincoln	3	3	0.0	21	28
DT Colin Bonar	3	0	0.0	18	26
OLB Andrew Shank	2	3	0.0	24	34
DT Orlando Alston	2	0	0.0	10	17
DE Rich Bell	1	1	0.0	3	9
WR Brock LaPlante	1	0	---	---	---
CB Al Osborne	1	0	0.0	1	8
CB J.C. Lee	1	0	0.0	0	6
DT Herman Binns	1	0	0.0	17	32
DE Josiah Rose	0	1	0.0	17	33

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Alvin Cassidy	11	1	0.0	22	28
S Ethan Kucharski	6	4	0.0	25	35
CB Jordan Richards	4	0	0.0	14	22
OLB Clayton St. Clair	3	1	1.0	24	35
OLB Antonio Azumah	3	4	0.0	25	34
S Darrell Boyd	3	2	0.0	15	21
DT Kenny Batchelder	3	0	0.0	12	18
CB Nickolas Meier	3	0	0.0	24	35
DE Fernando Stephens	2	2	0.0	20	22
S Russell Bates	2	0	0.0	10	13
ILB Sedrick Embry	1	1	0.0	13	19
DE Hunter Fisk	1	0	0.0	10	18
CB Andrew Simmons	1	0	0.0	24	34
DT DeAndre Porter	0	1	0.0	21	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB C.J. Mosley	1.0	0	0	0	16

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Clayton St. Clair	1.0	1	1	0	35
OLB Antonio Azumah	0.0	0	2	2	34
DT Kenny Batchelder	0.0	0	1	1	18
DT DeAndre Porter	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Joshua Lemoine	5	1	27
OLB Toby Ridoutt	5	0	34
CB Mercury Lidberg	5	0	31
S Kelly McKnight	3	2	40
CB Douglas Newhart	3	1	40
S Asher Kennedy	3	1	27
OLB C.J. Mosley	1	1	16
DT Colin Bonar	1	0	26
CB Al Osborne	1	0	8
DE Geoff Lincoln	1	0	28
CB J.C. Lee	1	0	6

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Alvin Cassidy	5	1	0	28
CB Nickolas Meier	4	1	0	35
CB Jordan Richards	3	0	0	22
S Darrell Boyd	3	0	0	21
S Russell Bates	2	1	0	13
S Ethan Kucharski	2	0	1	35
CB Andrew Simmons	2	0	0	34
OLB Antonio Azumah	2	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Mitch Morse	2	6	23	0	31
G Junior Dotson	2	4	25	1	35
G Julian Hancuff	1	5	25	0	35
T Archie Durham	1	5	25	0	35
C Ralph Morrison	0	2	25	0	35
TE Morris Schwartz	0	1	22	0	25

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ken Phillips	2	5	24	0	40
T Jaylen Lowe	1	8	24	1	40
C Zachary Schroeder	1	2	24	0	40
T Scottie Mazurek	0	4	24	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Julio Pinckney	1	16
Bubba Walton	1	15
Chad Oakes	1	8

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Ramon Maticic	3	10
Liam Satre	1	10

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Bubba Walton	20	35	---	---	15	70
CB Douglas Newhart	---	---	24	40	6	70
S Kelly McKnight	---	---	24	40	5	69
G Julian Hancuff	25	35	---	---	4	64
G Junior Dotson	25	35	---	---	4	64
T Archie Durham	25	35	---	---	4	64
OLB Andrew Shank	---	---	24	34	5	63
OLB Toby Ridoutt	---	---	23	34	4	61
QB Colton Patton	25	35	---	---	---	60
WR Brock LaPlante	25	35	---	---	---	60
C Ralph Morrison	25	35	---	---	---	60
CB Mercury Lidberg	---	---	21	31	3	55
S Joshua Lemoine	---	---	11	27	17	55
S Asher Kennedy	---	---	11	27	17	55
G Mitch Morse	23	31	---	---	---	54
DE Josiah Rose	---	---	17	33	3	53
DE Geoff Lincoln	---	---	21	28	4	53
DT Herman Binns	---	---	17	32	---	49
TE Morris Schwartz	22	25	---	---	---	47
DT Colin Bonar	---	---	18	26	2	46
WR Tito Pearson	11	19	---	---	11	41
ILB Brady Harwood	---	---	10	9	20	39
RB Ty Manumaleuna	15	24	---	---	---	39
DT Orlando Alston	---	---	10	17	8	35
S Leo Engler	---	---	13	16	4	33
OLB C.J. Mosley	---	---	14	16	1	31
FB Weston Cash	7	10	---	---	14	31
TE Ruben Vanderlaan	12	16	---	---	2	30
RB Chad Oakes	10	10	---	---	8	28
CB Al Osborne	---	---	1	8	10	19
DE Rich Bell	---	---	3	9	7	19
TE Julio Pinckney	3	0	---	---	16	19
RB Alex Forbes	0	0	---	---	18	18
WR Ricardo Swann	0	1	---	---	14	15
ILB Isaiah Donovan	---	---	1	1	10	12
OLB Alfred Crane	---	---	1	6	1	8
T Jay Oliver	2	4	---	---	---	6
CB J.C. Lee	---	---	0	6	---	6
C Randall Brandon	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Earnest Fong	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Collin Rogers	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Leland Presley	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Garrett Gardner	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Caiden Hayes	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Hunter Vince	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Marvin Summers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jeremy Schultz	24	40	---	---	8	72
G Ken Phillips	24	40	---	---	8	72
T Jaylen Lowe	24	40	---	---	8	72
T Scottie Mazurek	24	40	---	---	8	72
CB Andrew Simmons	---	---	24	34	8	66
WR James Pointer	24	40	---	---	1	65
QB Ernie Hawks	24	40	---	---	---	64
C Zachary Schroeder	24	40	---	---	---	64
TE Ramon Maticic	22	32	---	---	10	64
DT DeAndre Porter	---	---	21	28	14	63
CB Nickolas Meier	---	---	24	35	4	63
S Ethan Kucharski	---	---	25	35	---	60
OLB Antonio Azumah	---	---	25	34	---	59
OLB Clayton St. Clair	---	---	24	35	---	59
RB DeAndre Nordstrom	17	23	---	---	16	56
WR Howard Grant	20	33	---	---	---	53
CB Jordan Richards	---	---	14	22	15	51
ILB Alvin Cassidy	---	---	22	28	---	50
WR Liam Satre	8	26	---	---	10	44
DE Fernando Stephens	---	---	20	22	---	42
RB Frank Schrock	7	11	---	---	23	41
ILB Sedrick Embry	---	---	13	19	8	40
S Darrell Boyd	---	---	15	21	2	38
S Russell Bates	---	---	10	13	13	36
DE Darryl Sherman	---	---	11	18	4	33
WR Hector Lockard	3	9	---	---	20	32
DT Kenny Batchelder	---	---	12	18	---	30
DE Hunter Fisk	---	---	10	18	---	28
TE Kevin Neumeyer	2	0	---	---	23	25
OLB Junior Ellison	---	---	3	2	18	23
TE Alex Bontrager	8	13	---	---	---	21
RB D.J. Turner	8	4	---	---	4	16
K Kirk Preston	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Rabble Brush	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Garrett Drake	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Wade Cichanski	0	7	---	---	---	7
TE Will Tye	1	2	---	---	---	3
DT Corbin Tarplin	---	---	1	1	---	2
CB Artie Curran	---	---	0	2	---	2
ILB Preston Brown	---	---	1	0	---	1
DT Lukas Barringer	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Burt Sperry	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Kevin Fletcher	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Carpet Tack Spencer	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Les Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Demetrius Arledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	20	2.9
Middle	14	47	3.4
Right	4	8	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	10	46	4.6
Right	10	35	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colton Patton	34	23	4	0	1	3	5	3	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Hawks	39	29	4	1	3	6	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	49	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	113	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	51	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	59	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	16	141	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	97	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brock LaPlante	12	9	0	87	2	35
WR Bubba Walton	6	3	0	42	1	35
RB Ty Manumaleuna	5	3	0	6	0	24
WR Tito Pearson	4	2	1	38	0	19
TE Morris Schwartz	3	3	0	35	1	25
FB Weston Cash	2	2	0	5	0	10
RB Chad Oakes	1	1	0	19	0	10
TE Ruben Vanderlaan	1	0	0	0	0	16

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB DeAndre Nordstrom	8	6	1	48	1	23
WR James Pointer	7	4	1	52	1	40
TE Ramon Maticic	6	4	1	49	1	32
WR Liam Satre	4	3	0	35	0	26
WR Howard Grant	4	4	0	45	0	33
TE Alex Bontrager	3	3	0	45	1	13
RB D.J. Turner	3	2	0	4	0	4
WR Hector Lockard	2	2	0	20	0	9
RB Frank Schrock	2	1	0	-1	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB DeAndre Nordstrom	2	11	5.50	2.69
QB Ernie Hawks	1	7	7.00	6.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colton Patton	3	2	4	1.33	6.82

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Hawks	3	2	2	0.67	7.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bubba Walton	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
RB Ty Manumaleuna	1	1	5	5.00	1.20
FB Weston Cash	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.50

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Frank Schrock	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50
RB DeAndre Nordstrom	1	1	3	3.00	6.00
TE Ramon Maticic	1	0	0	0.00	8.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
QB Colton Patton	2	2
RB Ty Manumaleuna	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
QB Ernie Hawks	3	0
RB Frank Schrock	1	1
RB DeAndre Nordstrom	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colton Patton	8	7	6

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Hawks	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brock LaPlante	3	3	2
WR Tito Pearson	2	2	2
WR Bubba Walton	1	1	1
TE Ruben Vanderlaan	1	0	0
TE Morris Schwartz	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ramon Maticic	3	2	1
WR James Pointer	2	1	1
WR Liam Satre	2	2	2
WR Hector Lockard	1	1	0
WR Howard Grant	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,700 (20,700)
End Zone 13,700 (14,900)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (13,200)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,700 (20,700)
End Zone	13,700 (14,900)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (13,200)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (5,200)