National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Cleveland 39,
Indianapolis 38
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 22, 2023
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Shawn Smith
Attendance: 65552
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Shawn Smith
Attendance: 65552
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Cleveland | 7 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 39 |
| Indianapolis | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 14:03 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Indianapolis 0 - Cleveland 7 Jerome Ford 69 yd. run (Dustin Hopkins kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 11:38 | ||
| Indianapolis | TD |
Indianapolis 7 - Cleveland 7 Josh Downs 59 yd. pass from Gardner Minshew (Matt Gay kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 4:28 | ||
| Indianapolis | TD |
Indianapolis 14 - Cleveland 7 Gardner Minshew 17 yd. run (Matt Gay kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 14:22 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Indianapolis 14 - Cleveland 14 Kareem Hunt 2 yd. run (Dustin Hopkins kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 8:38 | ||
| Cleveland | FG |
Indianapolis 14 - Cleveland 17 Dustin Hopkins 44 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 3:51 | ||
| Indianapolis | TD |
Indianapolis 21 - Cleveland 17 Gardner Minshew 4 yd. run (Matt Gay kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 1:42 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Indianapolis 21 - Cleveland 24 Tony Fields II fumble recovery in end zone (Dustin Hopkins kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:00 | ||
| Cleveland | FG |
Indianapolis 21 - Cleveland 27 Dustin Hopkins 54 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 9:23 | ||
| Cleveland | FG |
Indianapolis 21 - Cleveland 30 Dustin Hopkins 54 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 5:11 | ||
| Indianapolis | TD |
Indianapolis 28 - Cleveland 30 Jonathan Taylor 5 yd. run (Matt Gay kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 14:09 | ||
| Indianapolis | FG |
Indianapolis 31 - Cleveland 30 Matt Gay 27 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 6:33 | ||
| Cleveland | FG |
Indianapolis 31 - Cleveland 33 Dustin Hopkins 58 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 5:38 | ||
| Indianapolis | TD |
Indianapolis 38 - Cleveland 33 Michael Pittman Jr. 75 yd. pass from Gardner Minshew (Matt Gay kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 0:15 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Indianapolis 38 - Cleveland 39 Kareem Hunt 1 yd. run (run failed) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Cleveland | Indianapolis | |
| 1st Downs | 18 | 20 |
| Rushing | 6 | 8 |
| Passing | 9 | 11 |
| Penalty | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 4-16 | 7-15 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 5-54.4 | 5-52.0 |
| Return Yards | 88 | 76 |
| Punts-Returns | 3-22 | 4-38 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 2-46 | 2-38 |
| Int - Returns | 1-20 | 2-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-20 | 8-67 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 4-3 |
| Time of Possession | 27:29 | 32:31 |
| Total Net Yards | 316 | 456 |
| Total Plays | 72 | 67 |
| Average Gain | 4.4 | 6.8 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 150 | 168 |
| Rushes | 33 | 40 |
| Average/Rush | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| Net Yards Passing | 166 | 288 |
| Comp-Att | 16-37 | 15-23 |
| Yards/Pass | 4.3 | 10.7 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-17 | 4-17 |
| Had Intercepted | 2 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 5 |
| Rushing | 3 | 3 |
| Passing | 0 | 2 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 3-4 | 5-5 |
| Field Goals | 4-4 | 1-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 3-4-75% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 1-1-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Cleveland Browns
(4-2)
Indianapolis Colts
(3-4)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| G. Minshew | 15/23 | 305 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Ford | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 1 | 69 |
| K. Hunt | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 2 | 11 |
| P. Strong Jr. | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 13 |
| M. Goodwin | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| P. Walker | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Taylor | 18 | 75 | 4.2 | 1 | 24 |
| Z. Moss | 18 | 57 | 3.2 | 0 | 21 |
| G. Minshew | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 2 | 17 |
| I. McKenzie | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| E. Moore | 7 | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | 30 |
| D. Njoku | 9 | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 26 |
| D. Peoples-Jones | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 |
| A. Cooper | 8 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 |
| J. Ford | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 |
| M. Goodwin | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| H. Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Downs | 6 | 5 | 125 | 25.0 | 1 | 59 |
| M. Pittman Jr. | 5 | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 1 | 75 |
| A. Pierce | 3 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 32 |
| J. Taylor | 4 | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Z. Moss | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| W. Mallory | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Alie-Cox | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -6 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| D. Ward | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| J. Blackmon | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Thomas II | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| M. Garrett | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| J. Elliott | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Z. Smith | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| K. Moore II | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| D. Odeyingbo | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| M. Garrett | 7 | 2 |
| G. Delpit | 7 | 3 |
| J. Thornhill | 5 | 2 |
| D. Ward | 4 | 0 |
| Z. Smith | 4 | 0 |
| S. Harris | 3 | 1 |
| O. Okoronkwo | 3 | 1 |
| J. Owusu-Koramoah | 3 | 1 |
| J. Elliott | 2 | 1 |
| G. Newsome II | 2 | 1 |
| T. Fields II | 2 | 4 |
| A. Walker Jr. | 2 | 6 |
| M. Emerson Jr. | 1 | 0 |
| R. McLeod | 1 | 0 |
| M. Hurst II | 1 | 2 |
| D. Tomlinson | 1 | 3 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| Z. Franklin | 9 | 2 |
| K. Moore II | 7 | 3 |
| J. Blackmon | 4 | 1 |
| K. Paye | 4 | 1 |
| D. Baker Jr. | 3 | 0 |
| S. Ebukam | 3 | 1 |
| D. Buckner | 3 | 2 |
| S. Leonard | 3 | 4 |
| D. Odeyingbo | 1 | 1 |
| R. Thomas II | 1 | 1 |
| T. Lewis | 1 | 2 |
| E. Speed | 1 | 3 |
| J. Jones | 0 | 1 |
| E. Johnson II | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| O. Okoronkwo | 1.0 |
| M. Hurst II | 1.0 |
| J. Elliott | 1.0 |
| G. Delpit | 1.0 |
| M. Garrett | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| K. Moore II | 3.0 |
| J. Blackmon | 2.0 |
| T. Lewis | 1.0 |
| D. Odeyingbo | 1.0 |
| E. Speed | 1.0 |
| S. Ebukam | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| P. Walker | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| I. McKenzie | 1 |
| G. Minshew | 3 |