National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Cleveland 36,
Houston 22
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 24, 2023
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Tra Blake
Attendance: 70831
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Tra Blake
Attendance: 70831
Final Scoring Summary
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 13:18 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Houston 0 - Cleveland 7 Jerome Ford 4 yd. run (Dustin Hopkins kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 12:04 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Houston 0 - Cleveland 14 Amari Cooper 75 yd. pass from Joe Flacco (Dustin Hopkins kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 11:51 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Houston 7 - Cleveland 14 Dameon Pierce 98 yd. kickoff return (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 4:16 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Houston 7 - Cleveland 22 David Njoku 21 yd. pass from Joe Flacco (Dorian Thompson-Robinson run) |
| 3rd Quarter - 2:35 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Houston 7 - Cleveland 28 Amari Cooper 7 yd. pass from Joe Flacco (run failed) |
| 4th Quarter - 12:31 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Houston 7 - Cleveland 36 Kareem Hunt 1 yd. run (Amari Cooper pass from Joe Flacco) |
| 4th Quarter - 6:08 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Houston 15 - Cleveland 36 Nico Collins 5 yd. pass from Davis Mills (Nico Collins pass from Davis Mills) |
| 4th Quarter - 4:12 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Houston 22 - Cleveland 36 Andrew Beck 1 yd. pass from Davis Mills (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Cleveland | Houston | |
| 1st Downs | 26 | 20 |
| Rushing | 4 | 3 |
| Passing | 19 | 13 |
| Penalty | 3 | 4 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 6-16 | 5-15 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 4-6 | 1-3 |
| Punts-Average | 3-49.3 | 6-44.3 |
| Return Yards | 62 | 198 |
| Punts-Returns | 2-18 | 2-15 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 1-36 | 6-183 |
| Int - Returns | 2-8 | 2-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 9-55 | 10-76 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Time of Possession | 33:34 | 26:26 |
| Total Net Yards | 418 | 250 |
| Total Plays | 75 | 68 |
| Average Gain | 5.6 | 3.7 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 54 | 72 |
| Rushes | 30 | 16 |
| Average/Rush | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| Net Yards Passing | 364 | 178 |
| Comp-Att | 28-44 | 26-49 |
| Yards/Pass | 8.1 | 3.4 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-10 | 3-33 |
| Had Intercepted | 2 | 2 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 3 |
| Rushing | 2 | 0 |
| Passing | 3 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
| Extra Points | 3-4 | 3-3 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 4-6-67% | 2-2-100% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 3-3-100% | 2-2-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Cleveland Browns
(10-5)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| J. Flacco | 27/42 | 368 | 3 | 2 |
| D. Thompson-Robinson | 1/2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
(8-7)
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Ford | 15 | 25 | 1.7 | 1 | 10 |
| P. Strong Jr. | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 8 |
| K. Hunt | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 1 | 4 |
| J. Flacco | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Thompson-Robinson | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -5 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Singletary | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 17 |
| D. Mills | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 |
| R. Woods | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| D. Ogunbowale | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| D. Pierce | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Cooper | 15 | 11 | 265 | 24.1 | 2 | 75 |
| D. Njoku | 9 | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 1 | 21 |
| E. Moore | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 18 |
| J. Akins | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| C. Tillman | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| D. Bell | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| H. Bryant | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| K. Hunt | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
| P. Strong Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Goodwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Ford | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Schultz | 11 | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 0 | 14 |
| N. Brown | 7 | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 16 |
| B. Jordan | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 19 |
| D. Singletary | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 8 |
| N. Collins | 6 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 1 | 7 |
| X. Hutchinson | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| R. Woods | 6 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
| D. Pierce | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| A. Beck | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 |
| J. Metchie III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Ogunbowale | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| J. Owusu-Koramoah | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| D. Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| D. Stingley Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Houston-Carson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| S. Takitaki | 6 | 1 |
| D. Bell | 5 | 0 |
| J. Owusu-Koramoah | 5 | 1 |
| M. Emerson Jr. | 3 | 0 |
| M. Garrett | 3 | 0 |
| D. Harmon | 3 | 0 |
| R. Hickman Jr. | 3 | 3 |
| Z. Smith | 2 | 0 |
| M. Ford | 2 | 1 |
| D. Ward | 1 | 0 |
| C. Mitchell | 1 | 0 |
| D. Tomlinson | 1 | 0 |
| A. Wright | 1 | 0 |
| J. Elliott | 1 | 0 |
| T. McCalister | 1 | 1 |
| G. Newsome II | 1 | 1 |
| T. Fields II | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| D. Houston-Carson | 6 | 1 |
| S. Nelson | 5 | 1 |
| D. Perryman | 5 | 1 |
| C. Harris | 5 | 2 |
| M. Sanders | 4 | 2 |
| D. King II | 4 | 7 |
| J. Pitre | 3 | 0 |
| A. Amos | 3 | 1 |
| J. Hughes | 3 | 2 |
| M. Collins | 2 | 1 |
| D. Stingley Jr. | 2 | 1 |
| D. Barnett | 2 | 1 |
| K. Hinish | 1 | 0 |
| H. To'oto'o | 1 | 0 |
| J. Ward | 1 | 0 |
| K. Hollman | 1 | 0 |
| K. Davis | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| Z. Smith | 2.0 |
| M. Garrett | 2.0 |
| A. Wright | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| D. Barnett | 2.0 |
| D. King II | 2.0 |
| M. Collins | 1.0 |
| M. Sanders | 1.0 |
| D. Houston-Carson | 1.0 |
| J. Hughes | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| D. Singletary | 1 |