L.A. Chargers 30, Cleveland 28
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 9, 2022
Where: FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature:
59°
Head Official:
Adrian Hill
Attendance:
67431
By Field Level Media
Austin Ekeler rushed for 173 yards and scored two total touchdowns, and the visiting Los Angeles Chargers held on for a 30-28 win against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
Cleveland kicker Cade York missed a 54-yard field goal with 11 seconds left as Los Angeles sealed the victory despite turning the ball over on downs near midfield with just over a minute remaining.
Justin Herbert completed 22 of 34 passes for 228 yards and a touchdown, and Mike Williams caught 10 passes for 134 yards for the Chargers (3-2), who climbed out of an early 14-0 deficit.
Cleveland running back Nick Chubb surpassed 100 rushing yards for the fourth time in five games. He finished with 134 rushing yards and two touchdowns for the Browns (2-3).
Chargers kicker Taylor Bertolet kicked his third field goal of the game, a 27-yarder, to give the Chargers a 30-28 lead with 9:29 remaining.
The Chargers went for it on fourth-and-2 from the Los Angeles 46 with 1:13 left and Herbert threw incomplete, setting up Cleveland's potential winning field-goal try.
The Browns took a 21-17 lead into the half behind 95 rushing yards and two touchdowns from Chubb.
Ekeler scored on a 22-yard touchdown run to give the Chargers a 24-21 lead with 10:21 left in the third quarter.
Bertolet's 25-yard field goal stretched the lead to 27-21 with 5:47 left in the third quarter. Bertolet was signed to the practice squad earlier in the week because Dustin Hopkins has a quad injury.
The Browns regained the lead 28-27 on a 2-yard touchdown run by Kareem Hunt with 55 seconds left in the third.
Chubb scored on a 41-yard run to give the Browns a 7-0 lead with 12:01 left in the first quarter.
Amari Cooper caught an 11-yard touchdown pass to stretch the lead to 14-0 lead with 4:01 left in the opening quarter.
Chargers backup running back Joshua Kelley scored on a 5-yard run to make it 14-10 with 13:39 left in the first half.
The Chargers then put together a 99-yard drive and took a 17-14 lead on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Herbert to Ekeler with 5:51 left in the half.
Chubb came back with a 2-yard touchdown run to move the Browns back in front 21-17 with 2:55 left in the first half.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
L.A. Chargers |
|
Cleveland |
Austin Ekeler
|
Player |
Nick Chubb
|
16 |
Attempts |
17 |
173 |
Yards |
134 |
10.8 |
Avg Yards |
7.9 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
2 |
71 |
Long |
41 |
Receiving
L.A. Chargers |
|
Cleveland |
Mike Williams
|
Player |
David Njoku
|
10 |
Receptions |
6 |
134 |
Yards |
88 |
13.4 |
Avg Yards |
14.7 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
38 |
Long |
38 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
L.A. Chargers
|
465 |
238 |
227 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
Cleveland
|
443 |
213 |
230 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Cleveland will play their next game at home against New England. The Browns have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .667 after a loss.
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L.A. Chargers will play their next game at home against Denver. The Chargers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .667 after a loss.