Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns: player stats (Sep 7, 2025)

Week 1Final

At Huntington Bank Field

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
CIN	7	7	3	–	17
CLE	–	10	6	–	16

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CIN

Game leaders

CLE

Passing yards
Cincinnati Bengals: Joe Burrow113 YDS14/23, 1 TD, 0 INT
Cleveland Browns: Joe Flacco290 YDS31/45, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing yards
Cincinnati Bengals: Chase Brown43 YDS21 CAR, 1 TD
Cleveland Browns: Dylan Sampson29 YDS12 CAR, 0 TD
Receiving yards
Cincinnati Bengals: Tee Higgins33 YDS3 REC, 0 TD
Cleveland Browns: Jerry Jeudy66 YDS5 REC, 0 TD
Tackles
Cincinnati Bengals: Jordan Battle12 TCK5 SOLO, 0 SCK
Cleveland Browns: Carson Schwesinger8 TCK3 SOLO, 0 SCK

The Cincinnati Bengals got past the Cleveland Browns 17-16 in Week 1 on September 7, 2025 at Huntington Bank Field. Joe Flacco threw for 290 yards for the Cleveland Browns, while Joe Burrow had 113 for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Scoring plays

Q1

Cincinnati Bengals, Touchdown · 7:32(Shotgun) C.Brown right guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-W.Wagner, Holder-R.Rehkow.CIN 7, CLE 0

Q2

Cleveland Browns, Touchdown · 12:42A.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.CIN 7, CLE 7
Cincinnati Bengals, Touchdown · 4:18C.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 14, CLE 7
Cleveland Browns, Field goal · 0:23A.Szmyt 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-R.Sunahara, Holder-C.Bojorquez.CIN 14, CLE 10

Q3

Cleveland Browns, Touchdown · 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.CIN 14, CLE 16
Cincinnati Bengals, Field goal · 2:48E.McPherson 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-W.Wagner, Holder-R.Rehkow.CIN 17, CLE 16

Team stats

Team stats: Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns
CIN	Stat	CLE
7-1450%	3rd down efficiency	9-16(better)56%
0-0	4th down efficiency	2-367%
11314/23 C/ATT	Passing yards	290(better)31/45 C/ATT
4623 CAR	Rushing yards	49(better)24 CAR
3	Sacks taken	2(better)
0(better)	Turnovers	2

Box score

Cincinnati Bengals: Passing

Joe BurrowQB	14/23	113	1	0	3	87.8

Cleveland Browns: Passing

Joe FlaccoQB	31/45	290	1	2	2	75.2

Cincinnati Bengals: Rushing

Joe BurrowQB	2	3	1.5	0	2
Chase BrownRB	21	43	2.0	1	8

Cleveland Browns: Rushing

Joe FlaccoQB	2	6	3.0	0	4
Dylan SampsonRB	12	29	2.4	0	5
Harold Fannin Jr.TE	1	3	3.0	0	3
Jerome FordRB	6	8	1.3	0	2
Raheim SandersRB	3	3	1.0	1	2

Cincinnati Bengals: Receiving

Chase BrownRB	2	3	8	0	7
Samaje PerineRB	2	2	6	0	5
Noah FantTE	4	5	26	1	12
Tee HigginsWR	3	4	33	0	13
Ja'Marr ChaseWR	2	5	26	0	20
Mike GesickiTE	1	3	14	0	14
Drew SampleTE	0	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Browns: Receiving

Dylan SampsonRB	8	8	64	0	14
Harold Fannin Jr.TE	7	9	63	0	22
Jerome FordRB	1	1	-3	0	-3
Jerry JeudyWR	5	8	66	0	25
Cedric TillmanWR	5	8	52	1	25
David NjokuTE	3	6	37	0	17
Isaiah BondWR	1	1	5	0	5
Jamari ThrashWR	1	1	6	0	6

Cincinnati Bengals: Defense

Jordan BattleS	12	5	0	0	1	1
Demetrius Knight Jr.LB	10	8	0	0	0	1
Dax HillCB	9	5	0	0	0	0
B.J. HillDT	7	3	1	1	0	0
Logan WilsonLB	7	4	0	0	0	2
Geno StoneS	5	1	0	0	0	0
Barrett CarterLB	4	3	0	0	0	0
Samaje PerineRB	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tycen AndersonS	4	2	0	0	0	0
Mike PennelDT	4	1	0	1	0	0
T.J. Slaton Jr.DT	3	0	0	0	0	0
Trey HendricksonLB	3	3	1	1	0	0
Josh NewtonCB	3	3	0	0	0	0
DJ Turner IICB	2	0	0	0	1	2
Myles MurphyDE	2	1	0	0	0	0
Kris Jenkins Jr.DT	2	2	0	0	0	0
Oren BurksLB	2	1	0	1	0	0
Tahj BrooksRB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cam Taylor-BrittCB	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph OssaiDE	1	1	0	0	0	0
Shaka HeywardLB	1	0	0	0	0	0
William WagnerLS	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Browns: Defense

Carson SchwesingerLB	8	3	0	1	0
Jerome FordRB	1	1	0	0	0
Devin BushLB	7	4	0	1	1
Jerry JeudyWR	1	1	0	0	0
Isaiah McGuireDE	6	4	1	2	0
Ronnie HickmanS	5	3	0	0	1
Myles GarrettDE	5	5	2	4	0
Grant DelpitS	4	2	0	0	0
Mohamoud DiabateLB	3	2	0	0	0
Mason GrahamDT	3	0	0	0	0
Myles HardenCB	3	3	0	0	0
Greg Newsome IICB	3	3	0	0	2
Denzel WardCB	2	2	0	0	1
Adin HuntingtonDE	2	1	0	0	0
Rayshawn JenkinsS	1	0	0	0	0
Maliek CollinsDT	1	0	0	0	0
Donovan McMillonS	1	1	0	0	0
Shelby HarrisDT	1	0	0	0	0
Alex WrightDE	1	0	0	0	0
Jerome BakerLB	1	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Bengals: Kicking

Evan McPhersonPK	1/1	35	2

Cleveland Browns: Kicking

Andre SzmytPK	1/2	45	1

Lines

Consensus close, 11 books

Spread: CIN −4.5; opened CIN −5; CLE covered
Total: 47.5; Under

BetMGM closed CIN −4.5, total 48. 10 more books and every move are in Pro

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Season series

CIN 1, CLE 1

Sep 7 · this gameCincinnati Bengals 17, Cleveland Browns 16
Jan 4Cleveland Browns 20, Cincinnati Bengals 18

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