Cleveland Browns: Stats & facts from Week 1
By Thomas Moore
Sep 13, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Cleveland Browns wide receiver Travis Benjamin (11) catches a touchdown pass from Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) (not shown) during the first half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports
The Cleveland Browns continued their NFL record losing streak on opening day against the New York Jets on Sunday, running their futility streak to 11 games.
In addition to that “achievement,” here are some other fun facts from the game, courtesy of clevelandbrowns.com:
- Wide receiver Travis Benjamin recorded three receptions for a career-high 89 yards. He hauled in a 54-yard touchdown, the second-longest catch of his career.
- Safety Tashaun Gipson recorded his 13th career interception. Since 2013, his 12 interceptions are tied for the most in the NFL (Seattle’s Richard Sherman also has 12). Gipson led the Browns in interceptions in 2013 (five) and 2014 (six).
- Quarterback Johnny Manziel, who came in following a first-quarter injury to quarterback Josh McCown, completed 13-of-24 passes for 182 yards with one touchdown and one interception. In the second quarter, he threw his first career touchdown pass, a 54-yard third-down pass to Benjamin.
- Left tackle Joe Thomas extended his consecutive-snaps streak to 7,980, the longest active stretch in the league. Thomas has started all 129 games and hasn’t missed an offensive play since being selected by the Browns with the third overall pick in the 2007 draft.
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- Safety Donte Whitner led the Browns with 10 tackles.
- Kicker Travis Coons converted on a field goal of 26 yards, the first of his career.
- On the opening drive, the Browns drove 90 yards on 17 plays, taking 9:59 off the clock. In terms of plays, it was longer than any drive the Browns had in 2014.
- All 46 active Browns appeared in the game.
- McCown became the 23rd quarterback to start for the Browns since 1999. He played only the first series before leaving with an injury. McCown joins his brother, Luke, a fourth-round pick by Cleveland in 2004, as the fourth set of brothers to play for the Browns and the first to play quarterback.
The following players made their NFL debuts on Sunday: Coons, running back Duke Johnson, safety Ibraheim Campbell, tight end Malcolm Johnson, long snapper Charley Hughlett, defensive lineman Danny Shelton and offensive lineman Cameron Erving.