Week 3, 2027

played in Houston, TX

76 degrees, fair, calm

Cleveland Browns	7	0	3	3	-	13
Houston Texans	7	0	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:37 HOU - C.J. Spiller 4 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
1Q: 01:06 CLE - Shannon Stearns 12 pass from Keith Null (Mike Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 07:44 CLE - Mike Mahoney 39 field goal
3Q: 04:37 HOU - A.J. Murray 9 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 11:21 CLE - Mike Mahoney 38 field goal
4Q: 02:12 HOU - Ian Zupancic 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:37 HOU - C.J. Spiller 4 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
1Q: 01:06 CLE - Shannon Stearns 12 pass from Keith Null (Mike Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 07:44 CLE - Mike Mahoney 39 field goal
3Q: 04:37 HOU - A.J. Murray 9 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 11:21 CLE - Mike Mahoney 38 field goal
4Q: 02:12 HOU - Ian Zupancic 23 field goal

Team Statistics CLE HOU
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 15 24
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 295 340
- Offensive Plays 59 63
- Yards per Play 5.00 5.40
Net Rushing Yards 77 135
- Rushing Attempts 20 33
- Yards per Rush 3.85 4.09
Net Passing Yards 218 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 0 29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 230 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/12 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.59 6.83
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/86 4/86
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:41 31:19

Team Statistics	CLE	HOU
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	15	24
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	295	340
- Offensive Plays	59	63
- Yards per Play	5.00	5.40
Net Rushing Yards	77	135
- Rushing Attempts	20	33
- Yards per Rush	3.85	4.09
Net Passing Yards	218	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 0	29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	230	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/12	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.59	6.83
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/86	4/86
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:41	31:19

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:43	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
1	6:30	5:33	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
2	14:25	3:12	OWN 34	5	18	Punt
2	6:29	3:00	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
2	1:13	1:12	OWN 37	7	28	Punt
3	12:17	4:39	OWN 20	9	58	Field Goal
3	4:27	8:13	OWN 21	14	58	Field Goal
4	2:05	0:54	OWN 27	4	8	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:17	6:47	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	0:57	1:32	OWN 34	3	-4	Interception
2	11:13	4:44	OWN 2	9	52	Punt
2	3:29	2:16	OWN 20	8	50	Missed FG
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:43	OWN 23	6	11	Punt
3	7:38	3:11	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
4	11:14	9:09	OWN 20	16	74	Field Goal
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 35	3	3	Game

Game MVP: Walter Jelinek, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Shannon Stearns	14	50	3.57	14	1
Dennis Evans	4	10	2.50	3	0
Keith Null	2	17	8.50	14	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Spiller	20	72	3.60	16	3	1
Sammy Farrington	9	51	5.67	22	3	0
Gene Chandler	3	7	2.33	9	0	0
Jimmie Mahaffey	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Keith Null	38	23	230	1/12	1	30	0	86.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	29	19	213	1/8	1	23	1	84.4

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Shannon Stearns	8	9	54	6.75	25	14	1
WR Austin Collie	6	7	47	7.83	1	14	0
WR Terrance Tate	3	10	41	13.67	21	25	0
WR Stephen Burton	3	3	33	11.00	17	16	0
WR Jerry Mathis	2	4	43	21.50	28	30	0
RB Dennis Evans	1	1	12	12.00	2	12	0
TE Ian Widell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Frankie Fournier	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dean Rivers	5	8	59	11.80	10	23	0
WR Jamal Gardner	4	6	54	13.50	3	23	0
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	3	4	32	10.67	6	19	0
TE Frank Fortune	2	4	18	9.00	13	12	0
TE Daryl Barricelli	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	0
FB A.J. Murray	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	1
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Tandon Doss	1	3	22	22.00	0	22	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jumbo Houston	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov
Robert Gerleman	1	0
Shannon Stearns	1	0
Frankie Fournier	0	1
Robert Housler	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Herb Hampton	0	0	1	0
Lawrence Abbey	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Les Johnson	4	188	47.0	32.0	63	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Glover	2	92	46.0	36.0	46	0

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Mahoney	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	1/2	0/1	0/0	23	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Gerleman	3	71	23.7	0
Daniel Bronson	1	15	15.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	4	86	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrell Stuckey	8	1	0.0	28	28
CB Jerome Murphy	5	0	0.0	8	17
OLB Greg Erdman	5	0	0.0	12	14
DT Ndamukong Suh	4	1	0.0	24	26
OLB Shaun Kroinek	3	3	0.0	27	16
DT Rondell Dillingham	3	2	0.0	18	7
OLB Rondell Kurtz	2	0	1.0	16	23
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	2	3	0.0	21	16
DE Aldon Smith	2	1	0.0	15	9
ILB Greg Quinn	2	1	0.0	13	3
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	1	0.0	23	22
CB Chuck Hoyler	2	0	0.0	28	21
CB Moe Plake	2	0	0.0	22	18
DE Bryan Henderson	2	0	0.0	20	20
OLB Corwin Jamison	2	0	0.0	7	7
DT Torell Troup	1	1	0.0	23	25
S Michael Hamlin	1	0	0.0	4	6
S Robert Gerleman	1	0	0.0	13	10
DE Will Davis	0	1	0.0	21	21
S Jumbo Houston	0	1	0.0	20	21

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Victor Liotti	6	0	0.0	10	33
OLB Ralph Livanis	5	3	0.0	17	22
ILB Lawrence Fisk	5	0	0.0	9	15
S Nate Allen	3	2	0.0	18	35
CB Andrew Franz	3	1	0.0	17	33
OLB Herb Hampton	3	1	0.0	17	30
ILB Bob Hutton	3	0	0.0	19	37
DE Carlos Dunlap	2	3	1.0	17	32
DT Cris Batten	2	1	0.0	14	23
DE Mike McCulley	2	0	0.0	16	30
CB Lawrence Abbey	2	0	0.0	17	28
DE Kendrick Hussey	2	0	0.0	7	16
S Perry Coffin	2	0	0.0	15	26
DT Leonard Westbrook	2	0	0.0	6	7
WR Dean Rivers	1	0	---	---	---
S Allen Dawson	1	0	0.0	5	18
ILB Teddy Jamison	0	1	0.0	9	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Rondell Kurtz	1.0	0	0	23
DT Ndamukong Suh	0.0	2	0	26
OLB Greg Erdman	0.0	0	1	14
DE Bryan Henderson	0.0	0	1	20

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carlos Dunlap	1.0	0	2	0	32
DE Mike McCulley	0.0	0	2	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jerome Murphy	4	0	0	17
OLB Greg Erdman	3	0	0	14
S Darrell Stuckey	2	0	0	28
OLB Corwin Jamison	2	0	0	7
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	0	0	22
S Michael Hamlin	1	1	0	6
OLB Rondell Kurtz	1	1	0	23
CB Chuck Hoyler	1	1	0	21
OLB Shaun Kroinek	1	1	0	16
DT Torell Troup	1	0	0	25
CB Moe Plake	1	0	0	18
S Jumbo Houston	0	0	1	21

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Victor Liotti	4	0	33
CB Andrew Franz	3	3	33
S Nate Allen	3	2	35
ILB Lawrence Fisk	3	0	15
CB Lawrence Abbey	2	1	28
S Perry Coffin	2	1	26
ILB Bob Hutton	2	0	37
DE Mike McCulley	1	0	30
OLB Herb Hampton	1	0	30
OLB Ralph Livanis	1	0	22
S Allen Dawson	1	0	18
CB Patrick Robinson	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Julio Elliott	2	9	20	0	39
Sean Worsham	1	2	14	1	28
Jerome Riley	1	2	18	0	33
Clifton Mills	0	2	17	0	35
Jimmy Sherman	0	2	11	0	17
Anthony Sneller	0	1	5	0	10

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walter Jelinek	5	15	3	33	0	30
Leonard Gillespie	2	6	0	25	0	23
Eben Britton	2	3	0	13	0	12
Alonzo Hansen	2	2	0	33	0	30
Don Myers	1	1	0	26	0	23
Ethan Bowens	0	1	0	33	1	30
Bruce Ryder	0	1	0	11	0	7
Daryl Barricelli	0	1	0	13	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Shaun Kroinek	2	10
Robert Housler	1	11
Michael Hamlin	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Tandon Doss	1	9
Herb Hampton	1	8
Victor Liotti	1	8
C.J. Spiller	1	1

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Julio Elliott	20	39	---	---	6	65
Xavier Gunn	20	39	---	---	6	65
Keith Null	20	39	---	---	---	59
Darrell Stuckey	---	---	28	28	2	58
Clifton Mills	17	35	---	---	3	55
Terrance Tate	19	33	---	---	3	55
Shaun Kroinek	---	---	27	16	10	53
Ndamukong Suh	---	---	24	26	2	52
Chuck Hoyler	---	---	28	21	2	51
Jerome Riley	18	33	---	---	---	51
Torell Troup	---	---	23	25	2	50
Moe Plake	---	---	22	18	10	50
Will Davis	---	---	21	21	4	46
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	21	16	9	46
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	16	23	7	46
Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	23	22	1	46
Jumbo Houston	---	---	20	21	2	43
Sean Worsham	14	28	---	---	---	42
Austin Collie	16	25	---	---	---	41
Jerry Mathis	5	26	---	---	10	41
Bryan Henderson	---	---	20	20	---	40
Shannon Stearns	16	21	---	---	1	38
Jimmy Sherman	11	17	---	---	10	38
Robert Housler	10	16	---	---	11	37
Ian Widell	12	14	---	---	6	32
Greg Erdman	---	---	12	14	3	29
Dennis Evans	4	9	---	---	15	28
Jerome Murphy	---	---	8	17	2	27
Robert Gerleman	---	---	13	10	4	27
Frankie Fournier	1	16	---	---	10	27
Rondell Dillingham	---	---	18	7	---	25
Aldon Smith	---	---	15	9	---	24
Darrell Erickson	5	4	---	---	14	23
Andy Tubbs	6	11	---	---	6	23
Anthony Sneller	5	10	---	---	6	21
Michael Hamlin	---	---	4	6	10	20
Greg Quinn	---	---	13	3	3	19
Stephen Burton	1	14	---	---	---	15
Corwin Jamison	---	---	7	7	---	14
Daniel Bronson	---	---	0	0	6	6
Les Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Donny Duran	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Mahoney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jared Clemons	0	0	---	---	2	2
Henry Nowlin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Troy Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alonzo Hansen	33	30	---	---	4	67
Gene Chandler	33	30	---	---	---	63
Ethan Bowens	33	30	---	---	---	63
Walter Jelinek	33	30	---	---	---	63
Bob Hutton	---	---	19	37	2	58
Nate Allen	---	---	18	35	3	56
Herb Hampton	---	---	17	30	8	55
Jamal Gardner	26	20	---	---	7	53
Don Myers	26	23	---	---	4	53
Patrick Robinson	---	---	6	28	18	52
Andrew Franz	---	---	17	33	1	51
Victor Liotti	---	---	10	33	8	51
Jimmie Mahaffey	26	25	---	---	---	51
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	17	32	2	51
C.J. Spiller	24	25	---	---	1	50
Mike McCulley	---	---	16	30	3	49
Frank Fortune	23	20	---	---	6	49
Leonard Gillespie	25	23	---	---	---	48
Ralph Livanis	---	---	17	22	7	46
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	17	28	---	45
Perry Coffin	---	---	15	26	2	43
Cris Batten	---	---	14	23	4	41
Dean Rivers	8	16	---	---	14	38
A.J. Murray	18	13	---	---	4	35
Lawrence Fisk	---	---	9	15	8	32
Daryl Barricelli	13	8	---	---	10	31
Allen Dawson	---	---	5	18	8	31
Kendrick Hussey	---	---	7	16	7	30
Eben Britton	13	12	---	---	4	29
Bruce Ryder	11	7	---	---	10	28
Sammy Farrington	10	5	---	---	13	28
Tandon Doss	6	11	---	---	9	26
Teddy Jamison	---	---	9	4	4	17
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	6	7	2	15
Chris Zlotnik	---	---	0	10	---	10
Kent Chappell	2	2	---	---	4	8
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	1	2	3	6
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	6	6
LeSean McCoy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Damon Connell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sam Glover	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	2	2
Glenn Dorsey	---	---	0	0	---	0
Chris Spezzano	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dwayne Hogenmiller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	14	14.0
Middle	19	63	3.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	20	95	4.8
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	0	0	0.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Keith Null	38	23	2	0	3	8	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	29	19	3	0	1	4	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	43	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	113	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	74	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	71	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	62	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	68	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrance Tate	10	3	1	41	1	33
RB Shannon Stearns	9	8	0	54	0	21
WR Austin Collie	7	6	0	47	0	25
WR Jerry Mathis	4	2	1	43	1	26
WR Stephen Burton	3	3	0	33	0	14
TE Ian Widell	2	0	0	0	0	14
WR Frankie Fournier	2	0	1	0	0	16
RB Dennis Evans	1	1	0	12	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dean Rivers	8	5	0	59	1	16
WR Jamal Gardner	6	4	0	54	1	20
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	4	3	1	32	0	25
TE Frank Fortune	4	2	0	18	0	20
WR Tandon Doss	3	1	0	22	1	11
TE Daryl Barricelli	2	2	0	13	0	8
FB A.J. Murray	1	1	0	9	0	13
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	0	6	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shannon Stearns	1	4	4.00	3.57
Dennis Evans	1	3	3.00	2.50

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Spiller	6	9	1.50	3.60
Jimmie Mahaffey	1	5	5.00	5.00
Sammy Farrington	1	3	3.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Keith Null	1	1	12	12.00	6.05

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	3	3	23	7.67	7.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Shannon Stearns	1	1	12	12.00	6.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB A.J. Murray	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	1	6	6.00	8.00
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	8	8.00	7.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Dennis Evans	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gene Chandler	1	0
Jimmie Mahaffey	1	1
Sammy Farrington	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Keith Null	15	11	8

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrance Tate	4	3	3
RB Shannon Stearns	3	3	2
WR Stephen Burton	3	3	2
WR Jerry Mathis	2	1	1
WR Austin Collie	1	1	0
TE Ian Widell	1	0	0
WR Frankie Fournier	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Gardner	3	2	2
WR Dean Rivers	2	1	1
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	1	0
TE Frank Fortune	1	1	1
TE Daryl Barricelli	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,100)
End Zone 11,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,100)
End Zone	11,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (4,000)