Regular Season Week 1: Broncos at Browns
September 06, 2026 65° Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 68,285 (94%)
Broncos 3 3 0 6 - 12
Browns 6 3 3 9 - 21
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Browns: 1-2-DEN 2 (12:11) 10-William Thomas pass complete to 80-Jeremy Price for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 1) Broncos: 4-10-CLE 29 (5:57) 4-Thomas Cain 47 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 6 DEN 3
(Qtr 2) Browns: 4-9-DEN 9 (1:16) 19-Doyle Cook 27 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 9 DEN 3
(Qtr 2) Broncos: 2-17-CLE 17 (0:04) 4-Thomas Cain 35 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 9 DEN 6
(Qtr 3) Browns: 4-4-DEN 4 (1:07) 19-Doyle Cook 22 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 12 DEN 6
(Qtr 4) Browns: 1-3-DEN 3 (10:06) 24-Eric Martin ran to DEN 0 for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Browns: 4-8-DEN 16 (5:14) 19-Doyle Cook 34 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 21 DEN 6
(Qtr 4) Broncos: 4-1-CLE 0 (1:48) 20-Martin Blansett ran to CLE 0 for a short gain. TOUCHDOWN!
Team Statistics
Browns Broncos
First Downs 22 22
- Rushing 8 8
- Passing 10 12
- Penalty 4 2
Total Net Yards 347 345
- Offensive Plays 75 66
- Yards Per Play 4.63 5.23
Net Rushing Yards 170 109
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards Per Rush 6.07 4.74
Net Passing Yards 177 236
- Att/Comp/Int 45 / 26 / 0 37 / 25 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 192 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 15 6 / 43
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.77 5.49
- Yards Per Completion 7.38 11.16
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 15 0 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.2 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 2 / 3
Penalties/Yards 4 / 35 6 / 62
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 5 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 26 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 2 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 1
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 3 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:51 28:07
Drive Charts
Browns
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:52 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
1 10:37 1:35 OWN 26 3 7 Punt
1 5:53 1:35 OWN 22 3 3 Punt
1 1:20 3:18 OWN 6 6 19 Punt
2 11:33 2:35 OWN 18 5 30 Punt
2 6:07 4:53 OWN 13 13 78 Field Goal
3 12:21 0:57 OWN 11 3 8 Punt
3 8:33 7:28 OWN 1 17 95 Field Goal
4 12:16 2:12 OWN 45 7 55 Touchdown
4 7:56 2:45 OPP 30 6 14 Field Goal
4 1:46 1:37 OPP 41 3 5 Punt
4 0:04 0:04 OPP 9 1 0 Game
Broncos
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:08 1:30 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
1 9:03 3:09 OWN 20 7 51 Field Goal
1 4:18 2:58 OWN 33 4 16 Punt
2 13:03 1:30 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
2 8:58 2:51 OWN 13 5 40 Punt
2 1:14 1:13 OWN 25 6 57 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:39 OWN 25 5 16 Punt
3 11:23 2:50 OWN 37 5 57 Interception
3 1:05 3:49 OWN 25 6 37 Missed FG
4 10:04 2:08 OWN 25 7 5 Downs
4 5:11 3:25 OWN 25 14 75 Touchdown
4 0:08 0:05 OWN 20 1 0 Fumble
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Browns
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#32 Jason Shoemaker 16 98 6.13 14 5 0
#24 Eric Martin 10 61 6.10 13 3 1
#38 Kenneth Ford 1 11 11.00 11 1 0
#10 William Thomas 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Broncos
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#20 Martin Blansett 14 83 5.93 12 6 1
#8 Stanley Dubuc 6 14 2.33 5 0 0
#17 Ronald Adams 1 13 13.00 13 1 0
#27 Ray Williams 2 -1 -0.50 2 0 0
Passing Stats
Browns
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#10 William Thomas 45 26 192 2 / 15 1 15 0 75.42
Broncos
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 Ronald Adams 37 25 279 6 / 43 0 38 1 78.55
Receiving Stats
Browns
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Arthur Jenson 5 52 10.40 15 0
#16 Kenny Cordero 4 37 9.25 15 0
#80 Jeremy Price 6 32 5.33 14 1
#14 Freeman Hubbard 3 27 9.00 15 0
#84 James Brookins 2 16 8.00 9 0
#32 Jason Shoemaker 3 12 4.00 11 0
#13 Miguel Castillo 1 10 10.00 10 0
#24 Eric Martin 2 6 3.00 6 0
Broncos
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#2 Lindsey Graham 6 74 12.33 28 0
#8 Stanley Dubuc 5 62 12.40 38 0
#16 Thomas Cody 3 38 12.67 19 0
#11 Joey Firestone 3 25 8.33 14 0
#81 William Kramer 2 21 10.50 17 0
#20 Martin Blansett 1 21 21.00 21 0
#82 Michael Blosser 2 13 6.50 7 0
#80 John Bowen 1 12 12.00 12 0
#87 Joshua Ross 1 7 7.00 7 0
#86 John Trivette 1 6 6.00 6 0
Blocking Stats
Browns
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#72 Mark Wilson 57 38 1 1
#16 Kenny Cordero 0 22 0 0
#61 Anthony Riddell 57 38 0 1
#14 Freeman Hubbard 0 14 0 1
#62 Antonio Young 57 37 0 0
#63 Steven Thomas 46 32 0 4
#80 Jeremy Price 0 25 0 3
#54 Robert Moore 51 36 0 0
#32 Jason Shoemaker 16 1 0 0
#25 George Garcia 9 15 0 0
#89 Arthur Jenson 11 24 0 1
#13 Miguel Castillo 0 7 0 0
#24 Eric Martin 4 1 0 0
#66 Anthony Graham 10 0 0 0
#67 James Cooper 11 2 0 0
#77 David Cook 8 3 0 1
#63 Clarence Rhodes 14 5 0 0
#33 William Carpenter 5 2 0 0
#28 George McGinnis 9 5 0 0
#22 Robert Kern 0 2 0 0
#84 James Brookins 0 8 0 0
#93 Bryan Lunde 0 2 0 0
#43 Jason Caine 0 2 0 1
#50 Nick Reynoso 0 2 0 0
#36 Samuel Hodge 0 4 0 0
#90 John Simmons 0 2 0 1
#44 Ryan Wilson 1 1 0 0
#58 Paul Hernandez 0 2 0 0
#15 John Russell 0 1 0 1
#99 Jacinto Young 0 2 0 0
#97 Anthony Faulkner 0 2 0 0
#75 Zachary Reynolds 0 1 0 0
#35 Spencer Grossman 0 1 0 0
#31 Steve Harrell 0 1 0 0
Broncos
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#75 Ronald Martinez 50 33 2 3
#86 John Trivette 10 1 1 1
#82 Michael Blosser 7 6 0 2
#72 Robert Fulton 44 24 0 2
#69 Edwin Lundgren 51 40 0 1
#70 Chad Wyatt 52 31 0 0
#67 Wallace Ballard 47 30 0 0
#87 Joshua Ross 20 25 0 0
#20 Martin Blansett 9 0 0 0
#27 Ray Williams 7 1 0 0
#78 Curtis Danielson 8 0 0 0
#2 Lindsey Graham 0 28 0 3
#80 John Bowen 0 18 0 0
#16 Thomas Cody 0 28 0 2
#8 Stanley Dubuc 8 3 0 0
#61 Matthew Henderson 3 0 0 0
#58 Billy Brizendine 3 1 0 0
#11 Joey Firestone 0 3 0 1
#81 William Kramer 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Browns
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#22 Robert Kern 1 2 2.00 0
Broncos
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Browns
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#16 Kenny Cordero 0 1 0 0
#58 Paul Hernandez 0 0 1 0
#75 Zachary Reynolds 0 1 0 0
Broncos
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#17 Ronald Adams 1 0 0 0
Punting
Browns
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#17 Albert Lemanski 6 259 43.17 39.50 50 2
Broncos
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 Francisco Laporte 5 223 44.60 43.80 53 4
Kicking
Browns
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#19 Doyle Cook 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 34 0 / 1
Broncos
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Thomas Cain 2 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 1 47 0 / 0
Punt Return
Browns
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#38 Kenneth Ford 1 5 5.0 5 0
Broncos
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Browns
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#38 Kenneth Ford 1 26 26.0 0
Broncos
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Browns
Name Tackles Sacks
#35 Spencer Grossman 13 0
#22 Robert Kern 10 1
#31 Steve Harrell 7 0
#36 Samuel Hodge 4 0
#90 John Simmons 4 1
#93 Bryan Lunde 3 0
#43 Jason Caine 3 0
#50 Nick Reynoso 2 1
#75 Zachary Reynolds 2 1
#41 Charles Huffman 1 0
#98 Keith Anderson 1 0
#99 Jacinto Young 1 1
#58 Paul Hernandez 0 1
Broncos
Name Tackles Sacks
#57 Thomas Faison 7 0
#24 Russell Stgermain 7 0
#26 Scott Carter 6 0
#52 William Winnett 6 0
#37 Edward Finley 6 0
#5 Loren Johnson 4 0
#44 Raul Spence 4 1
#42 William Kellogg 4 0
#76 Stephan James 3 0
#2 Lindsey Graham 2 0
#9 Jerry Sheley 2 0
#99 Willie Evans 2 0
#31 Arnulfo Brennan 1 0
#34 Thomas Witt 1 0
#56 Leon Howard 1 0
#7 Terry Keys 1 1
#69 Edwin Lundgren 1 0