Week 8, 2026

played in Cleveland, OH

40 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	3	7	7	3	-	20
Cleveland Browns	0	14	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:26 IND - Jeff Kennedy 20 field goal
2Q: 06:11 CLE - Ian Jamison 6 pass from Keith Null (Mike Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 04:41 IND - Jerome Dove 4 pass from Dan LeFevour (Jeff Kennedy extra point)
2Q: 01:30 CLE - Terrance Tate 9 pass from Keith Null (Mike Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 08:53 IND - Jimmie Mahaffey 21 pass from Dan LeFevour (Jeff Kennedy extra point)
4Q: 14:14 IND - Jeff Kennedy 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:26 IND - Jeff Kennedy 20 field goal
2Q: 06:11 CLE - Ian Jamison 6 pass from Keith Null (Mike Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 04:41 IND - Jerome Dove 4 pass from Dan LeFevour (Jeff Kennedy extra point)
2Q: 01:30 CLE - Terrance Tate 9 pass from Keith Null (Mike Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 08:53 IND - Jimmie Mahaffey 21 pass from Dan LeFevour (Jeff Kennedy extra point)
4Q: 14:14 IND - Jeff Kennedy 29 field goal

Team Statistics IND CLE
Record 5-3 4-4
First Downs 25 14
- by Rushing 7 0
- by Passing 18 11
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 412 212
- Offensive Plays 81 44
- Yards per Play 5.09 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 155 13
- Rushing Attempts 39 4
- Yards per Rush 3.97 3.25
Net Passing Yards 257 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 31 - 0 38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 262 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.12 4.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 12/19 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/50 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 3/69
Kick Returns/Yards 3/88 5/159
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 39
Time of Possession 42:20 17:40

Team Statistics	IND	CLE
Record	5-3	4-4
First Downs	25	14
- by Rushing	7	0
- by Passing	18	11
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	412	212
- Offensive Plays	81	44
- Yards per Play	5.09	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	155	13
- Rushing Attempts	39	4
- Yards per Rush	3.97	3.25
Net Passing Yards	257	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 31 - 0	38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	262	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.12	4.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	12/19	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/50	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	3/69
Kick Returns/Yards	3/88	5/159
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 39
Time of Possession	42:20	17:40

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:39	OWN 26	15	71	Field Goal
1	5:13	5:01	OWN 20	9	31	Punt
2	12:10	4:07	OWN 20	9	41	Punt
2	6:02	1:30	OPP 35	3	35	Touchdown
2	1:23	1:23	OWN 17	5	47	Half
3	12:02	2:44	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	9:18	0:42	OPP 23	2	23	Touchdown
3	7:01	7:52	OWN 16	14	72	Field Goal
4	12:00	7:12	OWN 16	14	55	Missed FG
4	3:29	1:11	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
4	0:55	0:55	OPP 25	2	-4	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:21	1:08	OPP 46	3	6	Punt
1	0:12	3:02	OWN 3	8	49	Punt
2	8:03	2:01	OPP 40	4	40	Touchdown
2	4:32	3:09	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:58	OWN 48	5	17	Punt
3	8:36	1:35	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
4	14:09	2:09	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
4	4:48	1:19	OWN 36	5	29	Downs
4	2:18	1:23	OWN 36	7	-5	Fumble

Game MVP: Dan LeFevour, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Winborn	20	79	3.95	12	2
Dixon Gifford	13	68	5.23	20	1
Dan LeFevour	4	2	0.50	5	0
Leo Mahe	1	1	1.00	1	0
Clyde Benton	1	5	5.00	5	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Keith Null	2	11	5.50	6	0	0
Shannon Stearns	2	2	1.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan LeFevour	41	31	262	1/5	2	23	0	107.9

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Keith Null	38	25	210	2/11	2	20	0	97.4

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	6	9	68	11.33	47	21	1
WR Donnie Bentsen	5	6	52	10.40	30	23	0
TE Jerome Dove	5	7	32	6.40	7	12	1
WR Leo Mahe	5	8	51	10.20	2	17	0
FB Bruce Ryder	3	3	13	4.33	3	8	0
WR Karl Blanchard	2	2	21	10.50	4	14	0
RB Dixon Gifford	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Curtis Winborn	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Corey Blalock	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Clyde Benton	1	1	15	15.00	17	15	0
FB Mack Stevens	1	1	2	2.00	3	2	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrance Tate	9	16	87	9.67	31	20	1
WR Austin Collie	4	6	28	7.00	6	10	0
WR Terrance Jennings	3	4	29	9.67	0	13	0
WR Jerry Mathis	3	4	38	12.67	7	20	0
FB Ian Jamison	2	2	9	4.50	2	6	1
RB Dennis May	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
TE Drew Haslett	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Shannon Stearns	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Ian Widell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Curtis Winborn	1	0	0
Matt Tennant	0	1	1
Tyronne Green	0	1	0
Lonnie Pehrson	0	1	0
Corwin Wunsch	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Force
Keith Null	1	0
Terrance Tate	1	0
Rondell Dillingham	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norbert Bensen	4	159	39.8	27.8	46	3

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Les Johnson	5	211	42.2	29.2	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Kennedy	2/3	0/1	0/0	29	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Mahoney	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnie Bentsen	1	5	5.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrance Tate	3	69	23.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Heath Stack	3	88	29.3	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Gerleman	5	159	31.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brandon Graham	7	0	0.0	4	40
CB Malcolm Jenkins	4	1	0.0	4	39
S Corwin Wunsch	3	0	1.0	4	36
CB Rich Labbe	3	1	0.0	4	27
S Richie Maloney	3	1	0.0	3	38
CB George Stinson	2	0	1.0	2	34
ILB Robert James	2	1	0.0	2	28
S Marco Franklin	2	0	0.0	3	24
DT Gerald McCoy	1	0	0.0	2	23
OLB Navorro Bowman	1	0	0.0	1	11
DE Luther Dotson	0	1	0.0	2	20
DT Conrad Peterson	0	1	0.0	1	4

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Will Ensley	8	2	0.0	14	22
DT Rondell Dillingham	7	2	0.0	35	25
S Vernon Elliott	6	2	0.0	26	27
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	6	1	0.0	30	34
ILB Fred Noll	4	2	0.0	11	7
S Carlos Cochrane	4	2	0.0	27	32
DE Bryan Henderson	4	1	0.0	19	29
S Dominic Tirtha	4	0	0.0	29	35
OLB Shaun Kroinek	3	1	0.0	22	28
DT Norman Malano	3	0	0.0	20	21
S Darrell Stuckey	2	3	0.0	34	38
CB Darrin Knight	2	2	0.0	17	21
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	2	2	0.0	13	11
ILB Sean Brower	2	1	0.0	25	25
CB Brenden Anderson	2	1	0.0	23	18
S Robert Gerleman	2	1	0.0	15	15
DT Torell Troup	1	1	1.0	19	20
DE Will Davis	1	3	0.0	34	36
DE Vaughn Martin	1	0	0.0	9	10
DE Chris Akaka	1	0	0.0	6	7
CB Vinny Forbes	1	0	0.0	1	1
C Shannon Hicks	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Corwin Wunsch	1.0	0	0	36
CB George Stinson	1.0	0	0	34
DE Donnie Johnson	0.0	1	1	35
DE Trent Hudgins	0.0	1	0	25
DT Gerald McCoy	0.0	1	0	23
OLB Brandon Graham	0.0	1	0	40
DE Luther Dotson	0.0	1	0	20

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Torell Troup	1.0	0	0	20
DE Will Davis	0.0	1	1	36
DE Vaughn Martin	0.0	1	0	10
DT Norman Malano	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Brandon Graham	6	0	40
CB Malcolm Jenkins	4	1	39
CB Rich Labbe	3	1	27
S Corwin Wunsch	2	1	36
S Richie Maloney	2	1	38
ILB Robert James	2	0	28
OLB Navorro Bowman	2	0	11
DT Gerald McCoy	1	0	23
CB George Stinson	1	0	34
OLB Heath Shelton	1	0	13
S Marco Franklin	1	0	24

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Will Ensley	5	1	22
S Carlos Cochrane	4	0	32
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	3	1	34
S Dominic Tirtha	3	0	35
ILB Fred Noll	2	0	7
CB Brenden Anderson	2	0	18
S Vernon Elliott	2	0	27
OLB Shaun Kroinek	2	0	28
ILB Sean Brower	1	0	25
DE Will Davis	1	0	36
DE Vaughn Martin	1	0	10
CB Darrin Knight	1	0	21
DT Rondell Dillingham	1	0	25
CB Vinny Forbes	1	0	1
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	1	0	11
DE Bryan Henderson	1	0	29
S Darrell Stuckey	0	1	38

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ernie Fitzgerald	6	17	1	39	0	41
Matt Tennant	2	7	0	34	0	33
Daniel Miller	2	2	0	36	1	38
Jerome Dove	2	2	0	26	0	32
Tyronne Green	1	2	0	29	0	35
Jason Dorff	0	4	0	35	0	39
Joe Horner	0	1	0	10	0	8
Mack Stevens	0	1	0	18	0	16

Cleveland	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Julio Elliott	1	3	1	34
Martin Atteberry	1	4	0	33
Jerome Riley	0	1	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Gifford	2	15
Bruce Ryder	2	9
Mack Stevens	1	16
Gabe Shapiro	1	15
Donnie Bentsen	1	13
Matt Tennant	1	7

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon Elliott	3	9
Vinny Forbes	1	14

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan LeFevour	39	42	---	---	---	81
Ernie Fitzgerald	39	41	---	---	---	80
Daniel Miller	36	38	---	---	---	74
Matt Tennant	34	33	---	---	7	74
Jason Dorff	35	39	---	---	---	74
Jimmie Mahaffey	34	35	---	---	1	70
Tyronne Green	29	35	---	---	5	69
Jerome Dove	26	32	---	---	---	58
Leo Mahe	26	27	---	---	---	53
Karl Blanchard	20	23	---	---	8	51
Corwin Wunsch	---	---	4	36	10	50
Mack Stevens	18	16	---	---	16	50
Dixon Gifford	14	16	---	---	15	45
Donnie Johnson	---	---	4	35	6	45
Brandon Graham	---	---	4	40	---	44
Malcolm Jenkins	---	---	4	39	---	43
Richie Maloney	---	---	3	38	2	43
Donnie Bentsen	14	15	---	---	13	42
Curtis Winborn	22	19	---	---	---	41
Marco Franklin	---	---	3	24	13	40
Rich Labbe	---	---	4	27	8	39
George Stinson	---	---	2	34	---	36
Robert James	---	---	2	28	---	30
Trent Hudgins	---	---	2	25	---	27
Perry Covey	---	---	3	24	---	27
Joe Horner	10	8	---	---	7	25
Gerald McCoy	---	---	2	23	---	25
Bruce Ryder	5	9	---	---	9	23
Heath Shelton	---	---	2	13	8	23
Corey Blalock	7	8	---	---	7	22
Luther Dotson	---	---	2	20	---	22
Heath Stack	6	3	---	---	13	22
Lonnie Pehrson	---	---	1	16	4	21
Albert Franklin	5	9	---	---	5	19
Gabe Shapiro	2	1	---	---	15	18
Clyde Benton	1	6	---	---	9	16
Kerry Adams	---	---	0	3	13	16
Otis Hudson	3	4	---	---	7	14
Navorro Bowman	---	---	1	11	---	12
Matt Briles	4	3	---	---	4	11
Jeff Kennedy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Conrad Peterson	---	---	1	4	---	5
Norbert Bensen	0	0	---	---	4	4
R.J. McCardell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Wesley Lyons	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dominic Gilbreath	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Will Davis	---	---	34	36	3	73
Darrell Stuckey	---	---	34	38	1	73
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	30	34	8	72
Carlos Cochrane	---	---	27	32	11	70
Dominic Tirtha	---	---	29	35	3	67
Rondell Dillingham	---	---	35	25	6	66
Sean Brower	---	---	25	25	12	62
Vernon Elliott	---	---	26	27	9	62
Shaun Kroinek	---	---	22	28	3	53
Bryan Henderson	---	---	19	29	1	49
Darrin Knight	---	---	17	21	9	47
Terrance Tate	3	36	---	---	6	45
Keith Null	4	40	---	---	---	44
Xavier Gunn	4	35	---	---	5	44
Norman Malano	---	---	20	21	3	44
Brenden Anderson	---	---	23	18	1	42
Terrance Jennings	2	30	---	---	10	42
Julio Elliott	3	34	---	---	5	42
Walt Donaldson	3	38	---	---	---	41
Martin Atteberry	4	33	---	---	4	41
Torell Troup	---	---	19	20	1	40
Robert Gerleman	---	---	15	15	9	39
Will Ensley	---	---	14	22	3	39
Shannon Hicks	3	28	---	---	3	34
Austin Collie	4	27	---	---	---	31
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	13	11	6	30
Andy Tubbs	2	26	---	---	2	30
Ian Jamison	4	19	---	---	6	29
Shannon Stearns	4	24	---	---	---	28
Fred Noll	---	---	11	7	9	27
Drew Haslett	2	16	---	---	8	26
Dennis May	0	9	---	---	17	26
Ian Widell	0	13	---	---	11	24
Vaughn Martin	---	---	9	10	---	19
Chris Akaka	---	---	6	7	4	17
Jerry Mathis	1	16	---	---	---	17
Frankie Fournier	0	9	---	---	8	17
Vinny Forbes	---	---	1	1	14	16
Jerome Riley	1	6	---	---	5	12
Jimmy Sherman	0	1	---	---	6	7
Les Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sherman Gaylor	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Teel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mickey Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Mahoney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Henry Nowlin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	52	4.7
Middle	22	99	4.5
Right	4	8	2.0
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	3	13	4.3
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan LeFevour	41	31	2	1	3	3	3	1	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Keith Null	38	25	2	2	2	4	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	9	79	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	106	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	77	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	33	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	74	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	83	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	9	6	1	68	1	35
WR Leo Mahe	8	5	1	51	0	27
TE Jerome Dove	7	5	0	32	0	32
WR Donnie Bentsen	6	5	0	52	1	15
FB Bruce Ryder	3	3	0	13	0	9
RB Dixon Gifford	2	1	1	1	0	16
WR Karl Blanchard	2	2	0	21	0	23
RB Curtis Winborn	1	1	0	1	0	19
TE Corey Blalock	1	1	0	6	0	8
RB Clyde Benton	1	1	0	15	0	6
FB Mack Stevens	1	1	0	2	0	16

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrance Tate	16	9	1	87	1	36
WR Austin Collie	6	4	1	28	0	27
WR Terrance Jennings	4	3	0	29	0	30
WR Jerry Mathis	4	3	0	38	1	16
FB Ian Jamison	2	2	0	9	0	19
RB Dennis May	2	2	0	2	0	9
RB Shannon Stearns	2	1	0	6	0	24
TE Drew Haslett	1	1	0	11	0	16
TE Ian Widell	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Winborn	2	9	4.50	3.95
Dixon Gifford	1	1	1.00	5.23
Clyde Benton	1	5	5.00	5.00

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan LeFevour	6	3	6	1.00	6.39

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Keith Null	5	4	34	6.80	5.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	2	0	0	0.00	7.56
WR Donnie Bentsen	1	0	0	0.00	8.67
TE Jerome Dove	1	1	4	4.00	4.57
RB Dixon Gifford	1	1	1	1.00	0.50
RB Curtis Winborn	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrance Tate	2	1	9	4.50	5.44
WR Austin Collie	1	1	9	9.00	4.67
WR Terrance Jennings	1	1	10	10.00	7.25
FB Ian Jamison	1	1	6	6.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Dixon Gifford	3	2
Dan LeFevour	1	1
Clyde Benton	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan LeFevour	13	10	9

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Keith Null	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	5	3	2
WR Donnie Bentsen	2	2	2
RB Dixon Gifford	2	1	1
TE Jerome Dove	1	1	1
WR Leo Mahe	1	1	1
RB Clyde Benton	1	1	1
WR Karl Blanchard	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrance Tate	3	2	1
WR Austin Collie	1	1	1
WR Terrance Jennings	1	0	0
RB Dennis May	1	1	0
WR Jerry Mathis	1	0	0
RB Shannon Stearns	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,400 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,600)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,400 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,600)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)