NFL Football

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Final 1 2 3 4 Tot
Pittsburgh 0 3 6 6 15
Cleveland 3 0 7 0 10
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10:00 AM PT11:00 AM MT12:00 PM CT1:00 PM ET17:00 GMT1:00 10:00 AM MST12:00 PM EST11:00 AM CT21:00 UAE13:00 ET16:00 , October 31, 2021
FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio  Weather: 56°, Clear  Attendance: 67,431

Play-by-Play

4th Quarter
4th&13 at Cle 25
(0:06) Ben Roethlisberger incomplete pass to the right intended for Chase Claypool.
4th&8 at Cle 20
(0:06) Penalty: False Start on Pittsburgh (Diontae Johnson) -5 yards.
3rd&10 at Cle 22
(0:50) Najee Harris rush to the left for 2 yards to the Cle20. Tackled by Grant Delpit.
2nd&11 at Cle 23
(1:33) Najee Harris rush to the left for 1 yard to the Cle22. Tackled by Myles Garrett.
2nd&11 at Cle 23
(1:33) Cleveland Browns timeout.
1st&10 at Cle 22
(1:39) Najee Harris rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the Cle23. Tackled by Jadeveon Clowney.
1st&10 at Cle 22
(1:39) Cleveland Browns timeout.
2nd&8 at Pit 28
(1:48) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the right to Diontae Johnson for 50 yards to the Cle22. Tackled by Grant Delpit.
2nd&8 at Pit 28
(1:48) Cleveland Browns timeout.
1st&10 at Pit 26
(1:53) Najee Harris rush to the right for 2 yards to the Pit28. Tackled by Mack Wilson and Ronnie Harrison Jr..
4th&12 at Pit 26
(1:58) Baker Mayfield incomplete pass to the right intended for Jarvis Landry defensed by Minkah Fitzpatrick.
4th&12 at Pit 26
(1:58) Two Minute Warning.
3rd&16 at Pit 30
(2:05) Baker Mayfield pass to the right to Austin Hooper for 4 yards to the Pit26. Tackled by Joe Schobert.
3rd&11 at Pit 25
(2:05) Penalty: False Start on Cleveland (Rashard Higgins) -5 yards.
2nd&10 at Pit 24
(2:46) Nick Chubb rush to the right for a loss of 1 yard to the Pit25. Tackled by Alex Highsmith.
1st&10 at Pit 24
(2:52) Baker Mayfield incomplete pass to the left intended for Austin Hooper.
2nd&10 at Pit 39
(2:57) Penalty: Roughing Passer on Pittsburgh (Alex Highsmith) 15 yards.
2nd&10 at Pit 39
(2:57) Pittsburgh Steelers timeout.
1st&10 at Pit 39
(3:03) Baker Mayfield incomplete pass to the right intended for Jarvis Landry.
2nd&9 at Pit 48
(3:08) Baker Mayfield pass to the left to Jarvis Landry for 9 yards to the Pit39. Tackled by Terrell Edmunds.
1st&10 at Pit 49
(3:47) Nick Chubb rush to the right for 1 yard to the Pit48. Tackled by Joe Haden and Terrell Edmunds.
1st&10 at Cle 39
(4:22) Nick Chubb rush to the right for 12 yards to the Pit49. Tackled by Terrell Edmunds.
4th&7 at Pit 23
(4:29) Pressley Harvin III punts for 38 yards to Cle39. No return.
4th&2 at Pit 28
(4:29) Penalty: Delay of Game on Pittsburgh -5 yards.
3rd&8 at Pit 22
(5:17) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the left to Diontae Johnson for 6 yards to the Pit28. Tackled by Greg Newsome II.
2nd&8 at Pit 22
(5:20) Ben Roethlisberger incomplete pass to the left intended for Diontae Johnson defensed by Greedy Williams.
1st&10 at Pit 20
(6:04) Najee Harris rush to the right for 2 yards to the Pit22. Tackled by Mack Wilson.
2nd&8 at Pit 32
(6:14) Baker Mayfield pass to the left to Jarvis Landry for 11 yards to the Pit21. Tackled by Joe Schobert. FUMBLE, recovered by Pit (T.J. Watt).
1st&10 at Pit 34
(6:55) Nick Chubb rush to the right for 2 yards to the Pit32. Tackled by Chris Wormley and Henry Mondeaux.
3rd&4 at Pit 39
(7:24) Baker Mayfield rush to the right for 5 yards to the Pit34. Tackled by Minkah Fitzpatrick.
2nd&10 at Pit 45
(8:05) Baker Mayfield pass to the right to David Njoku for 6 yards to the Pit39. Tackled by Joe Schobert and Robert Spillane.
1st&10 at Pit 45
(8:47) Nick Chubb rush to the right for no gain to the Pit45. Tackled by Arthur Maulet and Alex Highsmith.
2nd&1 at Pit 47
(9:30) Nick Chubb rush to the left for 2 yards to the Pit45. Tackled by Cameron Heyward.
1st&10 at Cle 44
(10:13) Baker Mayfield pass to the right to David Njoku for 9 yards to the Pit47. Tackled by Arthur Maulet.
1st&10 at Cle 20
(10:58) Baker Mayfield pass to the left to David Njoku for 24 yards to the Cle44. Tackled by Cameron Sutton.
4th&- at Pit 35
(11:04) Pressley Harvin III kicks off to the Cle10. Anthony Schwartz return for 10 yards to Cle20. Tackled by Miles Killebrew.
4th&- at Cle 2
(11:04) Ben Roethlisberger 2 pt conversion pass is NO GOOD - intended for Diontae Johnson.
4th&2 at Cle 2Pit 15-10
(11:08) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the right to Pat Freiermuth for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
4th&2 at Cle 2
(11:09) Pittsburgh Steelers timeout.
3rd&2 at Cle 2
(11:12) Ben Roethlisberger incomplete pass to the left intended for Diontae Johnson.
2nd&2 at Cle 2
(11:16) Ben Roethlisberger incomplete pass to the right intended for Pat Freiermuth defensed by Jordan Elliott.
1st&2 at Cle 2
(12:00) Najee Harris rush to the left for no gain to the Cle2. Tackled by Anthony Walker Jr..
1st&10 at Cle 16
(12:28) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the right to Chase Claypool for 14 yards to the Cle2. Tackled by Ronnie Harrison Jr..
1st&20 at Cle 40
(12:55) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the middle to Zach Gentry for 24 yards to the Cle16. Tackled by Grant Delpit.
1st&10 at Cle 30
(13:22) Penalty: Holding on Pittsburgh (Kevin Dotson) -10 yards.
1st&10 at Cle 37
(13:50) Najee Harris rush to the right for 2 yards to the Cle35. Tackled by Malcolm Smith. Penalty: Holding on Cleveland (Malik Jackson) 5 yards.
3rd&5 at Cle 42
(14:32) Najee Harris rush to the left for 5 yards to the Cle37. Tackled by Myles Garrett and Malik Jackson.
2nd&5 at Cle 42
(15:00) Chase Claypool rush to the left for no gain to the Cle42. Tackled by Ronnie Harrison Jr..
3rd Quarter
1st&10 at Cle 47
(0:03) Najee Harris rush to the right for 5 yards to the Cle42. Tackled by Troy Hill and Malcolm Smith.
2nd&7 at Pit 33
(0:33) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the middle to Najee Harris for 20 yards to the Cle47. Tackled by Troy Hill.
1st&10 at Pit 30
(1:20) Najee Harris rush to the right for 3 yards to the Pit33. Tackled by Jordan Elliott and Grant Delpit.
1st&10 at Pit 17
(1:42) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the right to Zach Gentry for 13 yards to the Pit30. Tackled by Mack Wilson.
4th&6 at Cle 44
(1:54) Jamie Gillan punts for 39 yards to Pit17. No return.
4th&1 at Cle 49
(2:10) Penalty: Delay of Game on Cleveland -5 yards.
3rd&12 at Cle 38
(2:59) Baker Mayfield pass to the right to Jarvis Landry for 11 yards to the Cle49. Tackled by Tre Norwood.
2nd&12 at Cle 38
(3:03) Baker Mayfield incomplete pass to the right intended for Rashard Higgins defensed by Joe Haden.
1st&10 at Cle 40
(3:39) Nick Chubb rush to the left for a loss of 2 yards to the Cle38. Tackled by Cameron Sutton.
4th&- at Pit 35
(3:39) Pressley Harvin III kicks off to the Cle19, out of bounds. No return.
4th&- at Cle 12
(3:39) Ben Roethlisberger 2 pt conversion pass is NO GOOD - intended for Diontae Johnson.
4th&- at Cle 2
(3:39) Penalty: Holding on Pittsburgh (Kendrick Green) -10 yards.
2nd&6 at Cle 8Cle 10-9
(3:43) Najee Harris rush to the right for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
1st&10 at Cle 12
(4:09) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the left to Diontae Johnson for 4 yards to the Cle8. Tackled by Greg Newsome II.
2nd&9 at Cle 34
(4:25) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the left to Pat Freiermuth for 22 yards to the Cle12. Tackled by Malcolm Smith.
1st&10 at Cle 35
(5:11) Najee Harris rush to the right for 1 yard to the Cle34. Tackled by Malcolm Smith and Joe Jackson.
1st&10 at Pit 49
(5:48) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the left to Chase Claypool for 16 yards to the Cle35. Tackled by Greedy Williams.
4th&1 at Pit 48
(6:26) Najee Harris rush to the right for 1 yard to the Pit49. Tackled by Ronnie Harrison Jr. and Jordan Elliott.
3rd&8 at Pit 41
(7:10) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the right to Benny Snell Jr. for 7 yards to the Pit48. Tackled by Malcolm Smith.
2nd&8 at Pit 41
(7:14) Ben Roethlisberger incomplete pass to the right intended for Diontae Johnson defensed by Greg Newsome II.
1st&10 at Pit 39
(7:58) Najee Harris rush to the right for 2 yards to the Pit41. Tackled by Malcolm Smith and Anthony Walker Jr..
3rd&5 at Pit 27
(8:13) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the right to Diontae Johnson for 12 yards to the Pit39. Tackled by Greedy Williams.
2nd&8 at Pit 24
(8:54) Najee Harris rush to the left for 3 yards to the Pit27. Tackled by Malik McDowell and Mack Wilson.
1st&10 at Pit 22
(9:31) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the middle to Zach Gentry for 2 yards to the Pit24. Tackled by Anthony Walker Jr..
4th&- at Cle 35
(9:36) Chase McLaughlin kicks off to the Pit3. Ray-Ray McCloud III return for 19 yards to Pit22. Tackled by Elijah Lee and Tim Harris Jr..
4th&- at Pit 15Cle 10-3
(9:36) Chase McLaughlin extra point is good.
2nd&10 at Pit 10Cle 9-3
(9:41) D'Ernest Johnson rush to the left for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
1st&10 at Pit 10
(10:06) D'Ernest Johnson rush to the right for no gain to the Pit10. Tackled by T.J. Watt.
2nd&6 at Pit 18
(10:41) Baker Mayfield pass to the right to Austin Hooper for 8 yards to the Pit10. Tackled by Joe Schobert.
1st&10 at Pit 22
(11:26) Nick Chubb rush to the left for 4 yards to the Pit18. Tackled by Derrek Tuszka.
1st&10 at Pit 43
(12:01) Baker Mayfield pass to the left to Harrison Bryant for 21 yards to the Pit22. Tackled by Minkah Fitzpatrick.
2nd&8 at Cle 42
(12:44) Baker Mayfield pass to the middle to Jarvis Landry for 15 yards to the Pit43. Tackled by T.J. Watt.
1st&10 at Cle 40
(13:26) Nick Chubb rush to the left for 2 yards to the Cle42. Tackled by Isaiah Buggs and Chris Wormley.
1st&10 at Cle 14
(13:55) Nick Chubb rush to the left for 21 yards to the Cle35. Tackled by Minkah Fitzpatrick. Penalty: Holding on Pittsburgh (Isaiah Buggs) 5 yards.
4th&5 at Pit 32
(14:04) Pressley Harvin III punts for 44 yards to Cle24. Demetric Felton - no return. Tackled by Robert Spillane. Penalty: Illegal Block on Cleveland (Troy Hill) -10 yards.
3rd&5 at Pit 32
(14:08) Ben Roethlisberger incomplete pass to the left intended for Diontae Johnson defensed by Malcolm Smith.
2nd&5 at Pit 32
(14:11) Ben Roethlisberger incomplete pass to the left intended for Diontae Johnson.
1st&10 at Pit 27
(14:54) Najee Harris rush to the right for 5 yards to the Pit32. Tackled by Mack Wilson.
4th&- at Cle 35
(15:00) Chase McLaughlin kicks off to the Pit2. Ray-Ray McCloud III return for 25 yards to Pit27. Tackled by Tim Harris Jr..
2nd Quarter
1st&10 at Pit 35
(0:21) Ben Roethlisberger rush up the middle for no gain to the Pit35.
4th&4 at Cle 34
(0:32) Jamie Gillan punts for 50 yards to Pit16. Ray-Ray McCloud III return for 19 yards to Pit35. Tackled by Jamie Gillan.
4th&4 at Cle 34
(0:32) Pittsburgh Steelers timeout.
3rd&15 at Cle 23
(0:42) D'Ernest Johnson rush to the right for 11 yards to the Cle34. Tackled by Isaiahh Loudermilk.
2nd&15 at Cle 23
(0:45) Baker Mayfield incomplete pass to the left intended for D'Ernest Johnson.
1st&10 at Cle 28
(1:13) Baker Mayfield sacked at Cle23 for a loss of 5 yards by T.J. Watt.
2nd&3 at Cle 17
(1:17) Baker Mayfield pass to the right to Rashard Higgins for 11 yards to the Cle28. Tackled by Arthur Maulet.
1st&10 at Cle 10
(1:38) Baker Mayfield pass to the middle to D'Ernest Johnson for 7 yards to the Cle17. Tackled by Arthur Maulet.
4th&9 at Cle 10
(1:45) Chris Boswell incomplete pass to the right intended for Zach Gentry.
4th&9 at Cle 10
(1:45) Cleveland Browns timeout.
3rd&17 at Cle 18
(1:51) Najee Harris rush to the left for 8 yards to the Cle10. Tackled by Grant Delpit and Anthony Walker Jr..
3rd&17 at Cle 18
(1:51) Cleveland Browns timeout.
2nd&10 at Cle 11
(1:55) Ben Roethlisberger sacked at Cle18 for a loss of 7 yards by Myles Garrett.
1st&10 at Cle 11
(2:00) Ben Roethlisberger incomplete pass to the middle intended for Diontae Johnson.
1st&10 at Cle 11
(2:00) Two Minute Warning.
2nd&4 at Cle 17
(2:14) Najee Harris rush to the left for 6 yards to the Cle11. Tackled by Sione Takitaki.
1st&10 at Cle 23
(2:54) Najee Harris rush to the right for 6 yards to the Cle17. Tackled by Malcolm Smith and Anthony Walker Jr..
1st&10 at Cle 39
(3:18) Chase Claypool rush to the right for 16 yards to the Cle23. Tackled by Ronnie Harrison Jr..
3rd&9 at Cle 48
(3:38) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the left to Diontae Johnson for 9 yards to the Cle39. Tackled by Greedy Williams.
2nd&13 at Pit 48
(4:05) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the right to James Washington for 4 yards to the Cle48. Tackled by Greedy Williams and Troy Hill.
1st&10 at Cle 49
(4:52) Kalen Ballage rush to the left for a loss of 3 yards to the Pit48. Tackled by Myles Garrett.
2nd&7 at Pit 40
(5:33) Najee Harris rush to the right for 11 yards to the Cle49. Tackled by Jordan Elliott and Anthony Walker Jr..
1st&10 at Pit 37
(6:07) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the right to Najee Harris for 3 yards to the Pit40. Tackled by Greedy Williams and Malik McDowell.
4th&15 at Cle 17
(6:21) Jamie Gillan punts for 56 yards to Pit27. Ray-Ray McCloud III return for 10 yards to Pit37. Tackled by Demetric Felton. FUMBLE, recovered by Pit (Justin Layne).
3rd&15 at Cle 17
(6:24) Baker Mayfield incomplete pass to the left intended for D'Ernest Johnson.
2nd&15 at Cle 17
(6:30) Baker Mayfield incomplete pass to the left intended for Jarvis Landry.
1st&10 at Cle 22
(7:16) Baker Mayfield sacked at Cle17 for a loss of 5 yards by Chris Wormley.
4th&10 at Pit 23
(7:29) Pressley Harvin III punts for 56 yards to Cle21. Demetric Felton return for 1 yard to Cle22. Tackled by Miles Killebrew.
3rd&13 at Pit 20
(7:40) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the left to Chase Claypool for 3 yards to the Pit23. Tackled by Troy Hill and Anthony Walker Jr..
2nd&10 at Pit 23
(8:25) Najee Harris rush to the right for a loss of 3 yards to the Pit20. Tackled by Jadeveon Clowney.
1st&10 at Pit 23
(8:30) Ben Roethlisberger incomplete pass to the right intended for Diontae Johnson.
4th&10 at Cle 25
(8:40) Jamie Gillan punts for 52 yards to Pit23. No return.
3rd&10 at Cle 25
(8:44) Baker Mayfield incomplete pass to the left intended for Rashard Higgins.
2nd&10 at Cle 25
(8:48) Baker Mayfield incomplete pass to the middle intended for Jarvis Landry.
1st&10 at Cle 25
(9:18) Nick Chubb rush to the right for no gain to the Cle25. Tackled by Cameron Heyward.
4th&- at Pit 35
(9:18) Chris Boswell kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
4th&5 at Cle 13Tied 3-3
(9:21) Chris Boswell 31 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Pressley Harvin III.
3rd&14 at Cle 22
(10:03) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the right to Pat Freiermuth for 9 yards to the Cle13. Tackled by Malcolm Smith and John Johnson III.
2nd&10 at Cle 18
(10:39) Ben Roethlisberger sacked at Cle22 for a loss of 4 yards by Malik McDowell.
1st&10 at Cle 18
(11:10) Ben Roethlisberger incomplete pass to the middle intended for Zach Gentry.
1st&10 at Cle 18
(11:41) Ray-Ray McCloud III rush to the right for 10 yards to the Cle8. Tackled by Mack Wilson. Penalty: Holding on Pittsburgh (James Washington) -10 yards.
2nd&5 at Cle 35
(12:18) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the right to Diontae Johnson for 17 yards to the Cle18. Tackled by Greg Newsome II.
1st&10 at Cle 40
(12:58) Najee Harris rush to the right for 5 yards to the Cle35. Tackled by John Johnson III and Troy Hill.
3rd&2 at Pit 48
(13:25) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the middle to Chase Claypool for 12 yards to the Cle40. Tackled by Malcolm Smith.
2nd&4 at Pit 46
(14:10) Najee Harris rush to the right for 2 yards to the Pit48. Tackled by Joe Jackson and Sione Takitaki.
1st&10 at Pit 40
(14:54) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the left to Najee Harris for 6 yards to the Pit46. Tackled by John Johnson III.
4th&1 at Pit 39
(15:00) Nick Chubb rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the Pit40. Tackled by Devin Bush and T.J. Watt.
1st Quarter
3rd&2 at Pit 40
(0:08) D'Ernest Johnson rush to the left for 1 yard to the Pit39. Tackled by Cameron Heyward.
2nd&2 at Pit 40
(0:47) Baker Mayfield sacked at Pit40 for no gain by Isaiahh Loudermilk.
1st&10 at Pit 48
(1:29) Baker Mayfield pass to the left to Nick Chubb for 8 yards to the Pit40. Tackled by Devin Bush.
3rd&6 at Cle 33
(2:14) Baker Mayfield pass to the right to Jarvis Landry for 19 yards to the Pit48. Tackled by Tre Norwood.
2nd&9 at Cle 30
(2:59) Demetric Felton rush to the left for 3 yards to the Cle33. Tackled by Joe Schobert and Chris Wormley.
1st&15 at Cle 24
(3:39) Baker Mayfield pass to the right to Odell Beckham Jr. for 6 yards to the Cle30. Tackled by Devin Bush.
1st&10 at Cle 29
(3:55) Penalty: False Start on Cleveland (Jarvis Landry) -5 yards.
1st&10 at Cle 15
(4:19) Baker Mayfield pass to the left to Demetric Felton for 14 yards to the Cle29. Tackled by T.J. Watt.
4th&14 at Pit 47
(4:27) Pressley Harvin III punts for 38 yards to Cle15. No return.
3rd&14 at Pit 47
(4:30) Ben Roethlisberger incomplete pass to the middle intended for Pat Freiermuth defensed by Anthony Walker Jr..
3rd&9 at Cle 48
(4:57) Penalty: Illegal Formation on Pittsburgh (Chukwuma Okorafor) -5 yards.
2nd&10 at Cle 49
(5:25) Anthony McFarland Jr. rush to the left for 1 yard to the Cle48. Tackled by Sione Takitaki.
1st&10 at Cle 49
(5:30) Ben Roethlisberger incomplete pass to the right intended for Pat Freiermuth.
2nd&7 at Pit 42
(6:10) Najee Harris rush to the right for 9 yards to the Cle49. Tackled by Ronnie Harrison Jr..
1st&10 at Pit 39
(6:50) Najee Harris rush to the right for 3 yards to the Pit42. Tackled by Mack Wilson.
2nd&7 at Pit 28
(7:28) Ben Roethlisberger pass to the left to Pat Freiermuth for 11 yards to the Pit39. Tackled by Malcolm Smith and John Johnson III.
1st&10 at Pit 25
(8:09) Najee Harris rush to the right for 3 yards to the Pit28. Tackled by Troy Hill and Anthony Walker Jr..
4th&- at Cle 35
(8:09) Chase McLaughlin kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
4th&12 at Pit 12Cle 3-0
(8:12) Chase McLaughlin 30 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Jamie Gillan.
3rd&7 at Pit 7
(8:53) Baker Mayfield sacked at Pit12 for a loss of 5 yards by Cameron Heyward and T.J. Watt.
2nd&8 at Pit 8
(9:36) Nick Chubb rush to the left for 1 yard to the Pit7. Tackled by Devin Bush.
1st&8 at Pit 8
(9:39) Baker Mayfield incomplete pass to the left intended for Austin Hooper.
2nd&2 at Pit 13
(10:17) Jarvis Landry rush to the right for 5 yards to the Pit8. Tackled by Joe Schobert.
1st&10 at Pit 21
(10:57) Baker Mayfield pass to the right to Austin Hooper for 8 yards to the Pit13. Tackled by Joe Haden and Joe Schobert.
2nd&8 at Pit 33
(11:37) Baker Mayfield pass to the right to Harrison Bryant for 12 yards to the Pit21. Tackled by Joe Schobert and Minkah Fitzpatrick.
1st&10 at Pit 35
(12:19) Nick Chubb rush to the right for 2 yards to the Pit33. Tackled by Terrell Edmunds.
3rd&6 at Cle 49
(13:05) Baker Mayfield pass to the middle to Rashard Higgins for 16 yards to the Pit35. Tackled by Terrell Edmunds.
2nd&10 at Cle 45
(13:39) Nick Chubb rush to the right for 4 yards to the Cle49. Tackled by Joe Schobert and Alex Highsmith.
1st&10 at Cle 45
(13:43) Baker Mayfield incomplete pass to the right intended for Jarvis Landry.
2nd&4 at Cle 31
(14:21) Nick Chubb rush to the left for 14 yards to the Cle45. Tackled by Cameron Sutton.
1st&10 at Cle 25
(15:00) Baker Mayfield pass to the left to Austin Hooper for 6 yards to the Cle31. Tackled by Devin Bush and Alex Highsmith.
4th&- at Pit 35
(15:00) Chris Boswell kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
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