BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Cleveland 30,
Carolina 10
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, August 8, 2025
Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Temperature:
78°
Head Official:
Clay Martin
Attendance:
71205
Final Scoring Summary
1Q 15:00 Cleveland
CAR 35 |
37-M. Wright kicks 58 yards, 89-K. Davis returns for 15 yards. |
1 and 10 - CLE 22 |
14:55 |
22-D. Sampson rush for 5 yards. |
2 and 5 - CLE 27 |
14:21 |
12-S. Sanders pass incomplete to 16-D. Johnson. |
3 and 5 - CLE 27 |
14:17 |
12-S. Sanders pass to 89-K. Davis for 4 yards. |
4 and 1 - CLE 31 |
13:33 |
13-C. Bojorquez punts 62 yards, 3-R. Blackshear returns for 2 yards. |
1Q 13:20 Carolina
1 and 10 - CAR 9 |
13:20 |
30-C. Hubbard rush for 4 yards. |
2 and 6 - CAR 13 |
12:51 |
9-B. Young pass incomplete to 30-C. Hubbard. |
3 and 6 - CAR 13 |
12:46 |
9-B. Young, sacked for 1 yard (91-A. Wright). |
4 and 7 - CAR 12 |
12:03 |
6-S. Martin punts 54 yards, 37-L. Floriea returns for 5 yards. |
1Q 11:52 Cleveland
1 and 10 - CLE 39 |
11:52 |
12-S. Sanders pass to 36-T. Williams for 15 yards. |
1 and 10 - CAR 46 |
11:17 |
12-S. Sanders pass incomplete to 16-D. Johnson. |
2 and 10 - CAR 46 |
11:11 |
22-D. Sampson rush for 1 yard. |
3 and 9 - CAR 45 |
10:33 |
12-S. Sanders rush for 10 yards. |
1 and 10 - CAR 35 |
9:52 |
89-K. Davis rush for -2 yards. |
2 and 12 - CAR 37 |
9:10 |
12-S. Sanders pass incomplete to 22-D. Sampson. |
3 and 12 - CAR 37 |
9:01 |
12-S. Sanders pass to 80-J. Thrash for 11 yards. |
4 and 1 - CAR 26 |
8:19 |
12-S. Sanders pass incomplete to 37-L. Floriea. |
1Q 8:11 Carolina
1 and 10 - CAR 27 |
8:11 |
9-B. Young pass to 4-T. McMillan for 30 yards. |
1 and 10 - CLE 43 |
7:37 |
30-C. Hubbard rush for 6 yards. |
2 and 4 - CLE 37 |
7:03 |
30-C. Hubbard rush for no gain. PENALTY on Carolina, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (offsetting). PENALTY on Cleveland, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (offsetting). |
3 and 4 - CLE 37 |
6:36 |
9-B. Young pass incomplete to 19-A. Thielen. PENALTY on Cleveland, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 37 - No play. |
1 and 10 - CLE 32 |
6:31 |
5-R. Dowdle rush for 1 yard. |
2 and 9 - CLE 31 |
5:48 |
9-B. Young pass to 4-T. McMillan for 13 yards. |
1 and 10 - CLE 18 |
5:10 |
9-B. Young pass to 19-A. Thielen for 10 yards, forced out of bounds. |
1 and goal - CLE 8 |
4:32 |
5-R. Dowdle rush for 3 yards. |
2 and goal - CLE 5 |
3:49 |
9-B. Young pass incomplete to 4-T. McMillan. |
3 and goal - CLE 5 |
3:46 |
9-B. Young pass to 18-J. Coker for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. |
37-M. Wright extra point is GOOD. |
CLE 0
CAR 7
Plays: 9
Possession: 4:35
|
1Q 3:36 Cleveland
CAR 35 |
37-M. Wright kicks 63 yards, 37-L. Floriea returns for 25 yards. |
1 and 10 - CLE 27 |
3:30 |
12-S. Sanders pass to 82-B. Bates for 5 yards. |
2 and 5 - CLE 32 |
2:56 |
39-A. Marshall rush for 6 yards. |
1 and 10 - CLE 38 |
2:17 |
39-A. Marshall rush for 5 yards, forced out of bounds. |
2 and 5 - CLE 43 |
1:33 |
12-S. Sanders pass to 80-J. Thrash for -2 yards. |
3 and 7 - CLE 41 |
0:52 |
12-S. Sanders pass incomplete to 87-S. Cannella. |
4 and 7 - CLE 41 |
0:48 |
13-C. Bojorquez punts 41 yards, muffed catch by 23-T. Etienne, RECOVERED by 40-N. Watson returned for no gain. |
1 and goal - CAR 10 |
0:36 |
39-A. Marshall rush for 3 yards, forced out of bounds. |
END QUARTER 1 |
Cleveland continued...
2 and goal - CAR 7 |
15:00 |
12-S. Sanders pass to 89-K. Davis for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. |
7-D. Hopkins extra point is GOOD. |
CLE 7
CAR 7
Plays: 8
Possession: 3:42
|
2Q 14:54 Carolina
CLE 35 |
7-D. Hopkins kicks 55 yards, 3-R. Blackshear returns for 15 yards. |
1 and 10 - CAR 25 |
14:49 |
5-R. Dowdle rush for 3 yards. |
2 and 7 - CAR 28 |
14:15 |
14-A. Dalton pass incomplete to 4-T. McMillan. |
3 and 7 - CAR 28 |
14:10 |
14-A. Dalton pass to 5-R. Dowdle for 20 yards. |
1 and 10 - CAR 48 |
13:40 |
14-A. Dalton pass to 15-J. Horn Jr. for 9 yards. |
2 and 1 - CLE 43 |
13:06 |
5-R. Dowdle rush for -2 yards. PENALTY on Carolina, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CLE 43 - No play. |
2 and 11 - CAR 47 |
12:48 |
14-A. Dalton pass to 15-J. Horn Jr. for 2 yards, forced out of bounds. |
3 and 9 - CAR 49 |
12:06 |
14-A. Dalton, sacked for 10 yards (53-J. Okwara). |
4 and 19 - CAR 39 |
11:26 |
6-S. Martin punts 56 yards, muffed catch by 37-L. Floriea, RECOVERED by 37-L. Floriea returned for 4 yards. |
2Q 11:11 Cleveland
1 and 10 - CLE 6 |
11:11 |
39-A. Marshall rush for 3 yards. |
2 and 7 - CLE 9 |
10:31 |
12-S. Sanders pass to 84-G. Larvadain for 4 yards. |
3 and 3 - CLE 13 |
9:49 |
12-S. Sanders pass to 37-L. Floriea for 4 yards. PENALTY on Cleveland, Illegal Shift, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 13 - No play. |
3 and 8 - CLE 8 |
9:23 |
12-S. Sanders pass to 84-G. Larvadain for 19 yards. |
1 and 10 - CLE 27 |
8:46 |
12-S. Sanders rush for 9 yards. |
2 and 1 - CLE 36 |
8:04 |
12-S. Sanders pass incomplete to 81-C. Cota. |
3 and 1 - CLE 36 |
8:01 |
12-S. Sanders rush for 1 yard. |
1 and 10 - CLE 37 |
7:16 |
39-A. Marshall rush for -3 yards. |
2 and 13 - CLE 34 |
6:41 |
12-S. Sanders pass incomplete to 84-G. Larvadain. |
3 and 13 - CLE 34 |
6:36 |
12-S. Sanders, sacked for 1 yard (11-N. Scourton), out of bounds. |
4 and 14 - CLE 33 |
5:51 |
13-C. Bojorquez punts 44 yards, 15-J. Horn Jr. returns for no gain. |
2Q 5:38 Carolina
1 and 10 - CAR 23 |
5:38 |
23-T. Etienne rush for no gain. |
2 and 10 - CAR 23 |
5:00 |
14-A. Dalton pass to 15-J. Horn Jr. for 5 yards. |
3 and 5 - CAR 28 |
4:22 |
14-A. Dalton pass to 18-J. Coker for 34 yards. PENALTY on Carolina, Face Mask, 15 yards, enforced at CAR 28 - No play. PENALTY on Cleveland, Defensive Offside (declined) superseded. |
3 and 20 - CAR 13 |
4:03 |
14-A. Dalton pass to 85-J. Mitchell for 9 yards. |
4 and 11 - CAR 22 |
3:17 |
6-S. Martin punts 54 yards, 89-K. Davis returns for 16 yards, forced out of bounds. |
2Q 3:02 Cleveland
1 and 10 - CLE 40 |
3:02 |
12-S. Sanders pass to 39-A. Marshall for -2 yards. |
2 and 12 - CLE 38 |
2:19 |
12-S. Sanders pass to 37-L. Floriea for 30 yards, forced out of bounds. |
Two minute warning |
1 and 10 - CAR 32 |
2:00 |
36-T. Williams rush for 7 yards. |
2 and 3 - CAR 25 |
1:18 |
36-T. Williams rush for 13 yards, forced out of bounds. |
1 and 10 - CAR 12 |
1:10 |
12-S. Sanders pass to 89-K. Davis for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN. |
7-D. Hopkins extra point is GOOD. |
CLE 14
CAR 7
Plays: 5
Possession: 1:58
|
2Q 1:04 Carolina
CLE 35 |
7-D. Hopkins kicks 65 yards, 23-T. Etienne returns for 46 yards, forced out of bounds. PENALTY on Carolina, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CAR 20. PENALTY on Carolina, Offensive Holding (declined). |
1 and 10 - CAR 10 |
0:55 |
14-A. Dalton pass to 84-M. Evans for 5 yards. |
2 and 5 - CAR 15 |
0:36 |
14-A. Dalton pass to 18-J. Coker for 12 yards, ran out of bounds. |
1 and 10 - CAR 27 |
0:31 |
14-A. Dalton pass to 3-R. Blackshear for 4 yards. |
Carolina timeout at 0:26 |
2 and 6 - CAR 31 |
0:26 |
14-A. Dalton pass to 85-J. Mitchell for 4 yards. |
Carolina timeout at 0:18 |
3 and 2 - CAR 35 |
0:18 |
14-A. Dalton pass incomplete to 4-T. McMillan. |
4 and 2 - CAR 35 |
0:13 |
6-S. Martin punts 46 yards, out of bounds. |
2Q 0:04 Cleveland
1 and 10 - CLE 19 |
0:04 |
12-S. Sanders kneels for -1 yard. |
END QUARTER 2 |
3Q 15:00 Carolina
CLE 35 |
7-D. Hopkins kicks 65 yards, touchback. |
1 and 10 - CAR 35 |
15:00 |
23-T. Etienne rush for 3 yards. |
2 and 7 - CAR 38 |
14:34 |
14-A. Dalton pass incomplete to 83-D. Moore. |
3 and 7 - CAR 38 |
14:28 |
14-A. Dalton pass incomplete to 18-J. Coker. |
4 and 7 - CAR 38 |
14:24 |
6-S. Martin punts 50 yards, 84-G. Larvadain returns for 30 yards. |
3Q 14:11 Cleveland
1 and 10 - CLE 42 |
14:11 |
12-S. Sanders pass incomplete to 81-C. Cota. |
2 and 10 - CLE 42 |
14:06 |
36-T. Williams rush for 3 yards. |
3 and 7 - CLE 45 |
13:27 |
12-S. Sanders, sacked for 5 yards (36-D. Richardson). |
4 and 12 - CLE 40 |
12:52 |
13-C. Bojorquez punts 48 yards, 81-T. Luther returns for 8 yards, forced out of bounds. |
3Q 12:43 Carolina
1 and 10 - CAR 20 |
12:43 |
14-A. Dalton pass to 83-D. Moore for 9 yards. |
2 and 1 - CAR 29 |
12:18 |
14-A. Dalton pass incomplete to 18-J. Coker. |
3 and 1 - CAR 29 |
12:14 |
14-A. Dalton pass to 46-D. Dafney for 11 yards. |
1 and 10 - CAR 40 |
11:27 |
14-A. Dalton pass to 15-J. Horn Jr. for -1 yard. |
2 and 11 - CAR 39 |
10:50 |
14-A. Dalton, sacked for 7 yards (66-A. Huntington). |
3 and 18 - CAR 32 |
10:12 |
14-A. Dalton pass to 85-J. Mitchell for 12 yards. |
4 and 6 - CAR 44 |
9:32 |
6-S. Martin punts 45 yards, fair catch by 84-G. Larvadain. |
3Q 9:24 Cleveland
1 and 10 - CLE 11 |
9:24 |
PENALTY on Cleveland, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 11 - No play. |
1 and 15 - CLE 6 |
9:24 |
39-A. Marshall rush for 2 yards. |
2 and 13 - CLE 8 |
8:44 |
PENALTY on Cleveland, False Start, 4 yards, enforced at CLE 8 - No play. |
2 and 17 - CLE 4 |
8:38 |
12-S. Sanders pass incomplete to 82-B. Bates. |
3 and 17 - CLE 4 |
8:31 |
12-S. Sanders pass to 87-S. Cannella for 8 yards. |
4 and 9 - CLE 12 |
7:55 |
PENALTY on Carolina, Defensive 12 On-field, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 12 - No play. |
4 and 4 - CLE 17 |
7:55 |
13-C. Bojorquez punts 52 yards, 23-T. Etienne returns for 7 yards. |
3Q 7:44 Carolina
1 and 10 - CAR 38 |
7:44 |
14-A. Dalton pass intended for 83-D. Moore, INTERCEPTED by 25-N. Needham at CAR 43, returned for no gain. |
3Q 7:38 Cleveland
1 and 10 - CAR 43 |
7:38 |
12-S. Sanders pass to 87-S. Cannella for 12 yards. PENALTY on Cleveland, Ineligible Downfield Pass, 5 yards, enforced at CAR 43 - No play. |
1 and 15 - CAR 48 |
7:10 |
12-S. Sanders pass to 82-B. Bates for 25 yards. |
1 and 10 - CAR 23 |
6:32 |
39-A. Marshall rush for 11 yards, forced out of bounds. |
1 and 10 - CAR 12 |
5:58 |
39-A. Marshall rush for 5 yards. |
2 and 5 - CAR 7 |
5:20 |
12-S. Sanders pass to 36-T. Williams for 2 yards, forced out of bounds. |
3 and 3 - CAR 5 |
4:43 |
36-T. Williams rush for 1 yard. |
4 and 2 - CAR 4 |
4:00 |
84-G. Larvadain rush for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. |
7-D. Hopkins extra point is GOOD. |
CLE 21
CAR 7
Plays: 6
Possession: 3:43
|
3Q 3:55 Carolina
CLE 35 |
7-D. Hopkins kicks 49 yards, 15-J. Horn Jr. returns for 10 yards. |
1 and 10 - CAR 26 |
3:51 |
16-J. Plummer pass to 23-T. Etienne for 14 yards. |
1 and 10 - CAR 40 |
3:20 |
16-J. Plummer pass to 83-D. Moore for 17 yards. |
1 and 10 - CLE 43 |
2:34 |
16-J. Plummer pass incomplete to 83-D. Moore. |
2 and 10 - CLE 43 |
2:30 |
16-J. Plummer pass incomplete to 15-J. Horn Jr.. |
3 and 10 - CLE 43 |
2:23 |
16-J. Plummer pass incomplete to 83-D. Moore. |
4 and 10 - CLE 43 |
2:15 |
16-J. Plummer pass incomplete to 85-J. Mitchell. |
3Q 2:12 Cleveland
1 and 10 - CLE 43 |
2:12 |
35-T. Taua rush for 4 yards. |
2 and 6 - CLE 47 |
1:41 |
7-T. Huntley pass to 81-C. Cota for 5 yards. |
3 and 1 - CAR 48 |
1:10 |
7-T. Huntley rush for 9 yards, forced out of bounds. |
1 and 10 - CAR 39 |
0:30 |
7-T. Huntley pass incomplete to 84-G. Larvadain. PENALTY on Carolina, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards, enforced at CAR 39 - No play. |
1 and 10 - CAR 24 |
0:25 |
7-T. Huntley pass to 35-T. Taua for 9 yards. |
END QUARTER 3 |
Cleveland continued...
2 and 1 - CAR 15 |
15:00 |
35-T. Taua rush for 4 yards. |
1 and 10 - CAR 11 |
14:23 |
7-T. Huntley pass incomplete to 83-K. Johnson. |
2 and 10 - CAR 11 |
14:21 |
35-T. Taua rush for 6 yards. |
3 and 4 - CAR 5 |
13:45 |
7-T. Huntley, sacked for no gain (48-T. Incoom). |
4 and 4 - CAR 5 |
13:04 |
7-D. Hopkins 23 yard field goal is GOOD. |
CLE 24
CAR 7
Plays: 9
Possession: 4:08
|
4Q 13:01 Carolina
CLE 35 |
7-D. Hopkins kicks 58 yards, 15-J. Horn Jr. returns for 19 yards. |
1 and 10 - CAR 26 |
12:52 |
16-J. Plummer pass to 81-T. Luther for 8 yards. |
2 and 2 - CAR 34 |
12:12 |
PENALTY on Carolina, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CAR 34 - No play. |
2 and 7 - CAR 29 |
12:12 |
3-R. Blackshear rush for no gain. |
3 and 7 - CAR 29 |
11:42 |
16-J. Plummer, sacked for 9 yards (53-J. Okwara). |
4 and 16 - CAR 20 |
11:04 |
6-S. Martin punts 47 yards, 84-G. Larvadain returns for 8 yards, forced out of bounds. |
4Q 10:54 Cleveland
1 and 10 - CLE 41 |
10:54 |
7-T. Huntley pass incomplete. |
2 and 10 - CLE 41 |
10:50 |
35-T. Taua rush for 12 yards. |
1 and 10 - CAR 47 |
10:13 |
7-T. Huntley pass to 35-T. Taua for 7 yards. |
2 and 3 - CAR 40 |
9:34 |
36-T. Williams rush for 2 yards. |
3 and 1 - CAR 38 |
9:04 |
7-T. Huntley rush for 2 yards, forced out of bounds. |
1 and 10 - CAR 36 |
8:29 |
35-T. Taua rush for 4 yards. |
2 and 6 - CAR 32 |
7:51 |
7-T. Huntley pass to 87-S. Cannella for 5 yards. |
3 and 1 - CAR 27 |
7:19 |
7-T. Huntley rush for 2 yards. |
1 and 10 - CAR 25 |
6:43 |
7-T. Huntley pass to 87-S. Cannella for 19 yards, forced out of bounds. |
1 and goal - CAR 6 |
6:08 |
7-T. Huntley pass to 31-C. McDonald for 6 yards. |
7-D. Hopkins extra point is NO GOOD. |
4Q 6:03 Carolina
CLE 35 |
7-D. Hopkins kicks 56 yards, 81-T. Luther returns for 17 yards. |
1 and 10 - CAR 26 |
5:58 |
39-E. Bailey rush for 19 yards, forced out of bounds. |
1 and 10 - CAR 45 |
5:19 |
39-E. Bailey rush for 4 yards. |
2 and 6 - CAR 49 |
4:32 |
16-J. Plummer pass to 80-J. George for 7 yards, forced out of bounds. |
1 and 10 - CLE 44 |
4:27 |
39-E. Bailey rush for -2 yards. |
2 and 12 - CLE 46 |
3:43 |
16-J. Plummer pass to 81-T. Luther for 26 yards, forced out of bounds. |
1 and 10 - CLE 20 |
3:32 |
34-K. Lynch-Adams rush for -1 yard. |
2 and 11 - CLE 21 |
2:52 |
34-K. Lynch-Adams rush for no gain. |
3 and 11 - CLE 21 |
2:15 |
16-J. Plummer pass to 86-K. Hudson for 7 yards. |
Two minute warning |
4 and 4 - CLE 14 |
2:00 |
35-R. Fitzgerald 32 yard field goal is GOOD. |
CLE 24
CAR 10
Plays: 9
Possession: 4:03
|
4Q 1:57 Cleveland
CAR 35 |
35-R. Fitzgerald kicks 58 yards, 36-T. Williams returns for 14 yards. PENALTY on Cleveland, Chop Blocking, 10 yards, enforced at CLE 20. |
1 and 10 - CLE 10 |
1:52 |
7-T. Huntley kneels for -1 yard. |
2 and 11 - CLE 9 |
1:14 |
7-T. Huntley kneels for -1 yard. |
3 and 12 - CLE 8 |
0:35 |
7-T. Huntley kneels for -1 yard. |
END OF GAME |