NFL Final Intelligence

CIN 6-11
17 – 16
FINAL
CLE 5-12

Cincinnati Bengals 17, Cleveland Browns 16 — Recap

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📰Game Recap

Staving off a second-half surge, Cincinnati held on to edge Cleveland 17-16 as timely scoring and defensive takeaways ultimately offset Joe Flacco (CLE) moving the chains through the air.

Early momentum favored the visitors when Chase Brown capped an opening drive with a 5-yard touchdown run, though Cleveland answered in the second quarter on a 1-yard plunge by Raheim Sanders. Joe Burrow quickly restored the advantage by finding Noah Fant from a yard out, but a late 45-yard field goal from Andre Szmyt trimmed the deficit to 14-10 at the break.

Cleveland seized its biggest window of the afternoon during that pivotal second frame, collecting 10 points before taking the lead in the third quarter when Cedric Tillman hauled in a 5-yard scoring strike from Joe Flacco (CLE). Yet that crucial edge vanished almost immediately, as a failed extra point left the door open for Evan McPherson to drill a 35-yard field goal that put Cincinnati back on top for good.

Securing the narrow victory required withstanding a volume passing attack that yielded 290 yards and a pair of interceptions, proving that red-zone efficiency and a steady ground game from Chase Brown were enough to prevail. The Cincinnati Bengals moved to 6-11, while the Cleveland Browns dropped to 5-12.

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Standouts

Joe Flacco
Passing
Joe Flacco
31/45, 290 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
Chase Brown
Rushing
Chase Brown
21 CAR, 43 YDS, 1 TD
Jerry Jeudy
Receiving
Jerry Jeudy
5 REC, 66 YDS

Every player's passing, rushing, receiving and defensive line is in the box score below.

📊 Win Probability

CIN 7 largest lead Q1 7:32 (CIN 7, CLE 0)
CLE 2 largest lead Q3 7:20 (CIN 14, CLE 16)
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 1 time
Biggest swingsPlays that moved win probability the most
  • Q4 1:30 (No Huddle, Shotgun) J.Flacco pass short left intended for C.Tillman INTERCEPTED by D.Turner at CLV 47. D.Turner to CLV 40 for 7 yards (J.Ford).CIN +48.3 win probability · CIN 17, CLE 16
  • Q4 2:25 A.Szmyt 36 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-R.Sunahara, Holder-C.Bojorquez.CIN +27.2 win probability · CIN 17, CLE 16
  • Q4 2:13 (Shotgun) C.Brown up the middle to CIN 35 for no gain (D.Bush).CLE +18.9 win probability · CIN 17, CLE 16
Scoring summary
  • Q1 7:32 (Shotgun) C.Brown right guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-W.Wagner, Holder-R.Rehkow. CIN · Rushing Touchdown · CIN 7, CLE 0
  • Q2 12:42 A.Huntington reported in as eligible. R.Sanders right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. A.Szmyt extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Sunahara, Holder-C.Bojorquez. CLE · Rushing Touchdown · CIN 7, CLE 7
  • Q2 4:18 C.Ford and J.Rivers reported in as eligible. J.Burrow pass short right to N.Fant for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-W.Wagner, Holder-R.Rehkow. CIN · Passing Touchdown · CIN 14, CLE 7
  • Q2 0:23 A.Szmyt 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-R.Sunahara, Holder-C.Bojorquez. CLE · Field Goal Good · CIN 14, CLE 10
  • Q3 7:20 (Shotgun) J.Flacco pass short middle to C.Tillman for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. A.Szmyt extra point is No Good, Wide Right, Center-R.Sunahara, Holder-C.Bojorquez. CLE · Passing Touchdown · CIN 14, CLE 16
  • Q3 2:48 E.McPherson 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-W.Wagner, Holder-R.Rehkow. CIN · Field Goal Good · CIN 17, CLE 16

Linescore

1234 T
CIN 7 7 3 — 17
CLE — 10 6 — 16

Biggest Quarter

The Cleveland Browns scored 10 points in the 2nd quarter — the biggest single quarter of the game.

📋 Team Stats

CINCLE
141Total yards327
2.9Yards per play4.6
95Passing yards278
46Rushing yards49
11First downs22
50%Third down %56%
67%Red zone scoring %67%
0Turnovers2
3Sacks allowed2
33Penalty yards53
24.2Possession (min)35.8

Box Score

Passing

Player Team C/ATTYDSTDINT
Joe Burrow QB 14/2311310
Joe Flacco QB 31/4529012

Rushing

Player Team CARYDSTD
Chase Brown RB 21431
Joe Burrow QB 230
Dylan Sampson RB 12290
Jerome Ford RB 680
Joe Flacco QB 260
Harold Fannin Jr. TE 130
Raheim Sanders RB 331

Receiving

Player Team RECTGTYDSTD
Tee Higgins WR 34330
Ja'Marr Chase WR 25260
Noah Fant TE 45261
Mike Gesicki TE 13140
Chase Brown RB 2380
Samaje Perine RB 2260
Jerry Jeudy WR 58660
Dylan Sampson RB 88640
Harold Fannin Jr. TE 79630
Cedric Tillman WR 58521
David Njoku TE 36370
Jamari Thrash WR 1160
Isaiah Bond WR 1150
Jerome Ford RB 11-30

Defense

Player Team TKLSACKINTPD
Jordan Battle S 12011
Demetrius Knight Jr. LB 100—1
Dax Hill CB 90—0
B.J. Hill DT 71—0
Logan Wilson LB 70—2
Geno Stone S 50—0
Tycen Anderson S 40—0
Barrett Carter LB 40—0
Mike Pennel DT 40—0
Trey Hendrickson LB 31—0
Josh Newton CB 30—0
T.J. Slaton Jr. DT 30—0
Oren Burks LB 20—0
Kris Jenkins Jr. DT 20—0
Myles Murphy DE 20—0
Samaje Perine RB 20—0
DJ Turner II CB 2012
Tahj Brooks RB 10—0
Shaka Heyward LB 10—0
Joseph Ossai DE 10—0
Cam Taylor-Britt CB 10—0
William Wagner LS 10—0
Carson Schwesinger LB 80—0
Devin Bush LB 70—1
Isaiah McGuire DE 61—0
Myles Garrett DE 52—0
Ronnie Hickman S 50—1
Grant Delpit S 40—0
Mohamoud Diabate LB 30—0
Mason Graham DT 30—0
Myles Harden CB 30—0
Greg Newsome II CB 30—2
Adin Huntington DE 20—0
Denzel Ward CB 20—1
Jerome Baker LB 10—0
Maliek Collins DT 10—0
Jerome Ford RB 10—0
Shelby Harris DT 10—0
Rayshawn Jenkins S 10—0
Jerry Jeudy WR 10—0
Donovan McMillon S 10—0
Alex Wright DE 10—0

⏱️ Snap Counts

CIN offenseShare of the team's offensive or defensive snaps
PlayerPosSnapsShare
Amarius Mims OT 52100%
Orlando Brown Jr. OT 52100%
Ted Karras C 52100%
Joe Burrow QB 52100%
Dylan Fairchild G 52100%
Ja'Marr Chase WR 4587%
Tee Higgins WR 4179%
Chase Brown RB 3975%
Drew Sample TE 3669%
Dalton Risner G 3669%
Andrei Iosivas WR 3465%
CIN defenseShare of the team's offensive or defensive snaps
PlayerPosSnapsShare
Jordan Battle S 76100%
Dax Hill CB 7497%
Cam Taylor-Britt CB 7497%
Geno Stone S 6788%
Logan Wilson LB 6484%
Demetrius Knight Jr. LB 5876%
Trey Hendrickson LB 5775%
Joseph Ossai DE 4863%
DJ Turner II CB 4661%
B.J. Hill DT 4559%
Kris Jenkins Jr. DT 3749%
CLE offenseShare of the team's offensive or defensive snaps
PlayerPosSnapsShare
Wyatt Teller G 76100%
Dawand Jones OT 76100%
Joel Bitonio G 76100%
Ethan Pocic C 76100%
Joe Flacco QB 76100%
Jerry Jeudy WR 6788%
Cedric Tillman WR 6788%
David Njoku TE 6484%
Cornelius Lucas OT 5674%
Harold Fannin Jr. TE 5572%
Jerome Ford RB 4154%
CLE defenseShare of the team's offensive or defensive snaps
PlayerPosSnapsShare
Carson Schwesinger LB 52100%
Grant Delpit S 52100%
Ronnie Hickman S 52100%
Denzel Ward CB 5096%
Greg Newsome II CB 4892%
Myles Garrett DE 4587%
Mason Graham DT 4281%
Devin Bush LB 3975%
Maliek Collins DT 3771%
Isaiah McGuire DE 2956%
Shelby Harris DT 2344%

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025 season series CIN 1 – 0 CLE
After this game
Cincinnati Bengals 1-0 W1 L5 1-0 Next game recap: vs JAX · Sun, Sep 14
Cleveland Browns 0-1 L1 L5 0-1 Next game recap: @ BAL · Sun, Sep 14

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