National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Kansas City 33,
Cleveland 29
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, September 12, 2021
Where: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 88°
Head Official: Bill Vinovich
Attendance: 72973
Where: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 88°
Head Official: Bill Vinovich
Attendance: 72973
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Cleveland | 8 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 29 |
| Kansas City | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 7:53 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Kansas City 0 - Cleveland 8 Nick Chubb 4 yd. run (Kareem Hunt run) |
| 1st Quarter - 1:51 | ||
| Kansas City | FG |
Kansas City 3 - Cleveland 8 Harrison Butker 28 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 13:28 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Kansas City 3 - Cleveland 15 Jarvis Landry 5 yd. run (Chase McLaughlin kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 6:30 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Kansas City 10 - Cleveland 15 Patrick Mahomes 5 yd. run (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 2:55 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Kansas City 10 - Cleveland 22 Nick Chubb 18 yd. run (Chase McLaughlin kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 7:27 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Kansas City 17 - Cleveland 22 Travis Kelce 11 yd. pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 0:32 | ||
| Kansas City | FG |
Kansas City 20 - Cleveland 22 Harrison Butker 43 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 10:24 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Kansas City 20 - Cleveland 29 Kareem Hunt 2 yd. run (Chase McLaughlin kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 10:10 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Kansas City 27 - Cleveland 29 Tyreek Hill 75 yd. pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 7:04 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Kansas City 33 - Cleveland 29 Travis Kelce 8 yd. pass from Patrick Mahomes (pass failed) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Cleveland | Kansas City | |
| 1st Downs | 24 | 21 |
| Rushing | 9 | 4 |
| Passing | 14 | 17 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 2-7 | 9-13 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 1-52.0 | 2-45.5 |
| Return Yards | 17 | 51 |
| Punts-Returns | 1-4 | 1-7 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 1-13 | 2-44 |
| Int - Returns | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-30 | 5-36 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Time of Possession | 27:13 | 32:47 |
| Total Net Yards | 457 | 397 |
| Total Plays | 56 | 61 |
| Average Gain | 8.2 | 6.5 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 153 | 73 |
| Rushes | 26 | 23 |
| Average/Rush | 5.9 | 3.2 |
| Net Yards Passing | 304 | 324 |
| Comp-Att | 21-28 | 27-36 |
| Yards/Pass | 10.1 | 8.5 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-17 | 2-13 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 4 |
| Rushing | 4 | 1 |
| Passing | 0 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 4-4 | 3-4 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 4-4-100% | 3-5-60% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 1-1-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Cleveland Browns
(0-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| B. Mayfield | 21/28 | 321 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Chiefs
(1-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| P. Mahomes | 27/36 | 337 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| N. Chubb | 15 | 83 | 5.5 | 2 | 18 |
| K. Hunt | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 1 | 15 |
| A. Schwartz | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| J. Landry | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 8 |
| B. Mayfield | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Gillan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Edwards-Helaire | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 |
| P. Mahomes | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 1 | 8 |
| D. Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| T. Hill | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| B. Bell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Burton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Njoku | 5 | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | 43 |
| J. Landry | 5 | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | 32 |
| A. Schwartz | 5 | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | 44 |
| K. Hunt | 3 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 19 |
| A. Hooper | 3 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
| N. Chubb | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 |
| H. Bryant | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| B. Mayfield | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| D. Peoples-Jones | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| A. Janovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Hill | 15 | 11 | 197 | 17.9 | 1 | 75 |
| T. Kelce | 7 | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 2 | 19 |
| C. Edwards-Helaire | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 14 |
| M. Hardman | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 8 |
| D. Robinson | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| B. Pringle | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| B. Bell | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Remmers | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| M. Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| M. Garrett | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| J. Jackson | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| C. Jones | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| A. Walker | 8 | 2 |
| J. Johnson III | 4 | 1 |
| D. Ward | 4 | 2 |
| M. Stewart Jr. | 3 | 1 |
| T. McKinley | 2 | 0 |
| M. McDowell | 2 | 1 |
| J. Clowney | 2 | 1 |
| M. Jackson | 2 | 1 |
| M. Garrett | 2 | 2 |
| M. Wilson | 2 | 2 |
| G. Newsome II | 1 | 0 |
| J. Jackson | 1 | 0 |
| G. Williams | 1 | 0 |
| R. Harrison Jr. | 1 | 1 |
| T. Hill | 1 | 1 |
| J. Owusu-Koramoah | 1 | 1 |
| S. Takitaki | 0 | 1 |
| M. Smith | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| L. Sneed | 7 | 0 |
| J. Thornhill | 5 | 2 |
| C. Ward | 4 | 0 |
| N. Bolton | 4 | 3 |
| C. Jones | 3 | 0 |
| M. Hughes | 2 | 0 |
| B. Niemann | 2 | 1 |
| A. Hitchens | 2 | 2 |
| D. Sorensen | 2 | 2 |
| J. Reed | 1 | 0 |
| M. Kemp | 1 | 0 |
| D. Nnadi | 1 | 0 |
| M. Danna | 1 | 2 |
| T. Wharton | 1 | 2 |
| K. Saunders | 0 | 1 |
| A. Okafor | 0 | 1 |
| A. Watts | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| T. McKinley | 1.0 |
| M. McDowell | 1.0 |
| J. Clowney | 1.0 |
| M. Garrett | 1.0 |
| J. Jackson | 1.0 |