National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Cincinnati 27,
Cleveland 17
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 11, 2011
Where: Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 69°
Head Official: Bill Leavy
Attendance: 67321
Where: Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 69°
Head Official: Bill Leavy
Attendance: 67321
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Cincinnati | 10 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Cleveland | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 8:20 | ||
| Cincinnati | FG |
Cleveland 0 - Cincinnati 3 Mike Nugent 24 yd. field goal |
| 1st Quarter - 2:22 | ||
| Cincinnati | TD |
Cleveland 0 - Cincinnati 10 Jermaine Gresham 2 yd. pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 11:30 | ||
| Cincinnati | FG |
Cleveland 0 - Cincinnati 13 Mike Nugent 47 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 9:17 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Cleveland 7 - Cincinnati 13 Benjamin Watson 34 yd. pass from Colt McCoy (Phil Dawson kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 4:14 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Cleveland 14 - Cincinnati 13 Evan Moore 2 yd. pass from Colt McCoy (Phil Dawson kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 8:36 | ||
| Cleveland | FG |
Cleveland 17 - Cincinnati 13 Phil Dawson 20 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 4:28 | ||
| Cincinnati | TD |
Cleveland 17 - Cincinnati 20 A.J. Green 41 yd. pass from Bruce Gradkowski (Mike Nugent kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 1:49 | ||
| Cincinnati | TD |
Cleveland 17 - Cincinnati 27 Cedric Benson 39 yd. run (Mike Nugent kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Cincinnati | Cleveland | |
| 1st Downs | 17 | 17 |
| Rushing | 6 | 5 |
| Passing | 8 | 11 |
| Penalty | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 7-17 | 4-15 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Punts-Average | 8-47.8 | 8-36.0 |
| Return Yards | 107 | 149 |
| Punts-Returns | 1-15 | 6-58 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 4-92 | 3-91 |
| Int-Returns | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 3-22 | 11-72 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Time of Possession | 30:23 | 29:37 |
| Total Net Yards | 294 | 285 |
| Total Plays | 64 | 68 |
| Average Gain | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 139 | 83 |
| Rushes | 33 | 26 |
| Average/Rush | 4.2 | 3.2 |
| Net Yards Passing | 155 | 202 |
| Comp-Att | 15-27 | 19-40 |
| Yards/Pass | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 4-18 | 2-11 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 2 |
| Rushing | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | 2 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| Field Goals | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 1-2-50% | 1-2-50% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 1-1-100% | 1-2-50% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Cincinnati Bengals
(1-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| B. Gradkowski | 5/12 | 92 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Dalton | 10/15 | 81 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
(0-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| C. McCoy | 19/40 | 213 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Benson | 25 | 121 | 4.8 | 1 | 39 |
| B. Leonard | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
| B. Scott | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 3 |
| B. Gradkowski | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| P. Hillis | 17 | 57 | 3.4 | 0 | 17 |
| M. Hardesty | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 |
| C. McCoy | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Cribbs | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Gresham | 8 | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | 22 |
| J. Simpson | 9 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 20 |
| A. Green | 4 | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 1 | 41 |
| B. Leonard | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 22 |
| C. Benson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Caldwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Shipley | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Massaquoi | 7 | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | 56 |
| B. Watson | 7 | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | 34 |
| E. Moore | 6 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 17 |
| P. Hillis | 8 | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
| J. Cribbs | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| G. Little | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| J. Norwood | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| B. Robiskie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Mack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. McCoy | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -5 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| M. Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| R. Nelson | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| C. Crocker | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| D. Jackson | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| J. Haden | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| B. Schaefering | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| M. Benard | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| R. Nelson | 7 | 2 |
| J. Fanene | 5 | 1 |
| C. Crocker | 3 | 0 |
| N. Clements | 3 | 1 |
| R. Maualuga | 3 | 3 |
| T. Howard | 3 | 5 |
| L. Hall | 2 | 0 |
| D. Peko | 2 | 1 |
| R. Geathers | 1 | 0 |
| M. Lawson | 1 | 0 |
| F. Rucker | 1 | 0 |
| G. Wilson | 1 | 0 |
| M. Johnson | 1 | 0 |
| G. Atkins | 1 | 4 |
| P. Sims | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| D. Jackson | 10 | 1 |
| P. Taylor | 5 | 1 |
| T. Ward | 5 | 1 |
| J. Sheard | 3 | 0 |
| M. Adams | 3 | 1 |
| J. Mitchell | 3 | 1 |
| U. Young | 3 | 2 |
| S. Fujita | 2 | 1 |
| S. Brown | 2 | 1 |
| B. Schaefering | 1 | 1 |
| C. Gocong | 1 | 1 |
| J. Haden | 1 | 2 |
| A. Rubin | 1 | 2 |
| M. Benard | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| T. Howard | 2.0 |
| J. Fanene | 2.0 |
| R. Geathers | 1.0 |
| R. Nelson | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| J. Sheard | 2.0 |
| P. Taylor | 2.0 |
| J. Mitchell | 1.0 |
| D. Jackson | 1.0 |