National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Cleveland 31,
Houston 21
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 19, 2021
Where: FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 75°
Head Official: Brad Rogers
Attendance: 67431
Where: FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 75°
Head Official: Brad Rogers
Attendance: 67431
Final Scoring Summary
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 9:56 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Cleveland 7 - Houston 0 Andy Janovich 1 yd. run (Chase McLaughlin kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 5:18 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Cleveland 7 - Houston 7 Phillip Lindsay 22 yd. pass from Tyrod Taylor (Joey Slye kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 7:06 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Cleveland 7 - Houston 14 Tyrod Taylor 15 yd. run (Joey Slye kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 1:14 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Cleveland 14 - Houston 14 Baker Mayfield 5 yd. run (Chase McLaughlin kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 7:50 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Cleveland 21 - Houston 14 Demetric Felton 33 yd. pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 4:40 | ||
| Cleveland | FG |
Cleveland 24 - Houston 14 Chase McLaughlin 30 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 11:32 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Cleveland 24 - Houston 21 Brandin Cooks 2 yd. pass from Davis Mills (Joey Slye kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 5:52 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Cleveland 31 - Houston 21 Nick Chubb 26 yd. run (Chase McLaughlin kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Houston | Cleveland | |
| 1st Downs | 17 | 22 |
| Rushing | 5 | 11 |
| Passing | 10 | 10 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 8-14 | 4-9 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 4-52.3 | 2-40.0 |
| Return Yards | 105 | 63 |
| Punts-Returns | 1-0 | 3-22 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 4-81 | 2-41 |
| Int - Returns | 1-24 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 9-78 | 5-62 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 3-1 |
| Time of Possession | 24:55 | 35:05 |
| Total Net Yards | 302 | 355 |
| Total Plays | 58 | 57 |
| Average Gain | 5.2 | 6.2 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 82 | 156 |
| Rushes | 28 | 34 |
| Average/Rush | 2.9 | 4.6 |
| Net Yards Passing | 220 | 199 |
| Comp-Att | 18-29 | 19-21 |
| Yards/Pass | 7.3 | 8.7 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-7 | 2-14 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 4 |
| Rushing | 1 | 3 |
| Passing | 2 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 3-3 | 4-4 |
| Field Goals | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 2-3-67% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 1-1-100% | 1-1-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Houston Texans
(1-1)
Cleveland Browns
(1-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| B. Mayfield | 19/21 | 213 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Ingram II | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 0 | 8 |
| D. Johnson | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 8 |
| T. Taylor | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 15 |
| P. Lindsay | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 5 |
| D. Mills | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| N. Chubb | 11 | 95 | 8.6 | 1 | 26 |
| K. Hunt | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 0 | 13 |
| B. Mayfield | 8 | 10 | 1.2 | 1 | 5 |
| A. Janovich | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| B. Cooks | 14 | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 1 | 22 |
| A. Roberts | 2 | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 |
| N. Collins | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 |
| D. Johnson | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 |
| P. Lindsay | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 |
| J. Akins | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| C. Conley | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| D. Amendola | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| P. Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Ingram II | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Felton | 2 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | 33 |
| H. Bryant | 4 | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 0 | 29 |
| A. Hooper | 5 | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
| R. Higgins | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 |
| D. Njoku | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
| D. Peoples-Jones | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| J. Landry | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| N. Chubb | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Hunt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Schwartz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| J. Martin | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| K. Grugier-Hill | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| G. Delpit | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| K. Grugier-Hill | 6 | 3 |
| J. Reid | 4 | 0 |
| J. Thomas | 4 | 0 |
| V. Hargreaves III | 4 | 1 |
| C. Kirksey | 4 | 2 |
| C. Omenihu | 3 | 1 |
| E. Murray | 3 | 2 |
| T. Smith | 2 | 2 |
| Z. Cunningham | 2 | 5 |
| M. Collins | 1 | 0 |
| J. Martin | 1 | 0 |
| L. Johnson Jr. | 1 | 0 |
| W. Mercilus | 1 | 1 |
| R. Blacklock | 1 | 1 |
| T. Mitchell | 1 | 1 |
| T. Thomas | 0 | 1 |
| J. Jenkins | 0 | 1 |
| D. King II | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| R. Harrison Jr. | 5 | 2 |
| M. Smith | 5 | 3 |
| D. Ward | 4 | 0 |
| G. Delpit | 3 | 3 |
| J. Owusu-Koramoah | 2 | 0 |
| M. Wilson | 2 | 2 |
| J. Johnson III | 2 | 2 |
| J. Jackson | 1 | 0 |
| J. Elliott | 1 | 0 |
| E. Lee | 1 | 0 |
| T. Hill | 1 | 0 |
| M. McDowell | 1 | 0 |
| S. Takitaki | 1 | 1 |
| J. Clowney | 1 | 2 |
| G. Newsome II | 1 | 2 |
| T. McKinley | 1 | 3 |
| M. Garrett | 0 | 3 |
| M. Jackson | 0 | 5 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| K. Grugier-Hill | 3.0 |
| W. Mercilus | 1.0 |
| M. Collins | 1.0 |
| J. Martin | 1.0 |
| C. Kirksey | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| G. Delpit | 1.0 |
| M. Smith | 1.0 |
| R. Harrison Jr. | 1.0 |
| J. Clowney | 1.0 |
| S. Takitaki | 1.0 |
| T. Hill | 1.0 |
| T. McKinley | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| A. Roberts | 1 |
| D. Mills | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| B. Mayfield | 1 |
| D. Peoples-Jones | 1 |
| D. Felton | 1 |