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Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals

Cleveland Browns20✓

Cincinnati Bengals18

Final · Sunday, January 4, 2026 · 1:00 p.m. ET · Paycor Stadium

Head coaches: Kevin Stefanski (Browns) · Zac Taylor (Bengals)

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Browns	7	7	3	3	20
Bengals	6	6	0	6	18

Scoring summary

Clock	Play	Team	Detail	CLE–CIN
Q1
7:59	TD	Bengals	Chase Brown 4 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson PAT blocked)	0–6
0:56	TD	Browns	Devin Bush 97 Yd Interception Return (Andre Szmyt Kick)	7–6
Q2
14:06	TD	Browns	Sam Webb 47 Yd Fumble Recovery (Andre Szmyt Kick)	14–6
0:29	TD	Bengals	Tee Higgins 13 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson PAT Failed)	14–12
Q3
8:00	FG	Browns	Andre Szmyt 27 Yd Field Goal	17–12
Q4
1:29	TD	Bengals	Ja'Marr Chase 4 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)	17–18
0:00	FG	Browns	Andre Szmyt 49 Yd Field Goal	20–18

Team stats

Stat	Browns	Bengals
First downs	11	24
Total yards	200	364
Yards per play	3.8	5.5
Passing yards	82	222
Comp / att	11/22	29/39
Rushing yards	118	142
Third down	5-14	5-11
Fourth down	1-1	1-1
Red zone	0-1	3-4
Turnovers	1	2
Penalties – yards	4-40	6-40
Sacks – yards lost	6-29	2-14
Possession	24:26	35:34
Plays	52	66

Also	Browns	Bengals
Passing first downs	4	16
Rushing first downs	6	8
First downs by penalty	1	0
Drives	9	10
Yards per pass	2.9	5.4
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Rushing attempts	24	25
Yards per rush	4.9	5.7
Fumbles lost	1	1
Defensive / special-teams TDs	2	0

Player lines

Cleveland Browns

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
12Shedeur Sanders	11/22	111	5.0	0	0	6-29	11.8	64.8

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
22Dylan Sampson	10	32	3.2	11
12Shedeur Sanders	3	26	8.7	13
35Raheim Sanders	5	26	5.2	14
83Malachi Corley	3	18	6.0	8
38Trayveon Williams	1	7	7.0	7
3Jerry Jeudy	1	5	5.0	5
16Isaiah Bond	1	4	4.0	4
Team	24	118	4.9	14

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
19Cedric Tillman	1	23	23.0	23	2
83Malachi Corley	2	20	10.0	19	2
3Jerry Jeudy	2	17	8.5	11	6
38Trayveon Williams	1	13	13.0	13	2
16Isaiah Bond	1	13	13.0	13	2
22Dylan Sampson	2	12	6.0	9	3
35Raheim Sanders	1	7	7.0	7	1
82Brenden Bates	1	6	6.0	6	1
87Sal Cannella	0	0	0.0	0	1
86Blake Whiteheart	0	0	0.0	0	1
Team	11	111	10.1	23	21

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
12Shedeur Sanders	1	1	0
27Sam Webb	0	0	1
Team	1	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
30Devin Bush	14	6	0	0	1	0	1
9Grant Delpit	10	5	1	1	0	2	0
33Ronnie Hickman	8	5	0	0	2	0	0
43Mohamoud Diabate	7	1	0	0	0	0	0
20D'Angelo Ross	6	3	0	0	2	0	0
5Rayshawn Jenkins	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
17Jerome Baker	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
27Sam Webb	4	2	0	0	0	0	1
94Mason Graham	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
99Cameron Thomas	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
7Tyson Campbell	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
93Shelby Harris	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
86Blake Whiteheart	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
91Alex Wright	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
95Myles Garrett	1	1	1	1	0	2	0
28Tre Avery	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
42Easton Mascarenas-Arnold	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
41Christopher Edmonds	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
51Mike Hall Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
31Donovan McMillon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
26Myles Harden	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
57Isaiah McGuire	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	82	36	2	2	7	5	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
30Devin Bush	1	97	1

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
38Trayveon Williams	3	73	24.3	29	0

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
84Gage Larvadain	2	6	3.0	4	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
25Andre Szmyt	2/2	100.0	49	2/2	8	27, 49

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
13Corey Bojorquez	5	225	45.0	0	1	52

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
9Joe Burrow	29/39	236	6.1	3	1	2-14	67.8	104.2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
30Chase Brown	13	72	5.5	19
34Samaje Perine	8	42	5.3	13
9Joe Burrow	2	17	8.5	9
12Ke'Shawn Williams	1	9	9.0	9
16Joe Flacco	1	2	2.0	2
Team	25	142	5.7	19

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
1Ja'Marr Chase	8	96	12.0	1	21	10
5Tee Higgins	6	67	11.2	1	21	9
30Chase Brown	4	18	4.5	1	6	6
89Drew Sample	3	17	5.7	0	8	3
88Mike Gesicki	2	13	6.5	0	10	2
80Andrei Iosivas	2	10	5.0	0	7	3
34Samaje Perine	3	10	3.3	0	5	4
86Noah Fant	1	5	5.0	0	5	1
Team	29	236	8.1	3	21	38

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
86Noah Fant	1	1	0
95Howard Cross III	0	0	1
Team	1	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
92B.J. Hill	8	4	1	1	0	1
96Cameron Sample	6	4	2	1	0	2
98T.J. Slaton Jr.	5	2	1	1	0	1
99Myles Murphy	5	2	0	0	1	0
49Barrett Carter	5	2	0	0	0	0
23Dax Hill	4	4	0	0	0	0
35Jalen Davis	4	1	0	0	0	0
43Joe Giles-Harris	4	1	0	0	0	0
27Jordan Battle	3	3	0	0	0	0
44Demetrius Knight Jr.	3	2	1	0	1	1
22Geno Stone	3	2	0	0	1	0
38DJ Ivey	2	2	0	0	0	0
52Cedric Johnson	2	1	1	1	0	2
37PJ Jules	2	1	0	0	0	0
42Oren Burks	1	1	0	0	0	0
26Tycen Anderson	1	1	0	0	1	0
97Shemar Stewart	1	0	0	0	1	2
Team	59	33	6	4	5	9

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
12Ke'Shawn Williams	4	99	24.8	31	0

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
12Ke'Shawn Williams	3	13	4.3	8	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
2Evan McPherson	0/0	0.0	0	0/2	0	—

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
8Ryan Rehkow	5	222	44.4	0	4	58

Entering Week 18

The table after Week 17, the way the standings read when this game kicked off.

Cleveland Browns · 4-12 · 4th in the AFC North

Cincinnati Bengals · 6-10 · 3rd in the AFC North

Officials and attendance

Attendance: 62,230

Officials: Line Judge Rusty Baynes · Field Judge Sean Petty · Back Judge Scott Helverson · Referee Alex Kemp · Down Judge Mike Carr · Side Judge Lo van Pham · Umpire Brandon Ellison

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