Live In-Game Updates: Chargers at Browns Week 5

Follow along for live in-game updates of the Chargers at Browns Week 5 matchup.

Nicholas Cothrel | Oct 9, 2022

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This is the live in-game landing page for the Chargers at Browns Week 5 game at First Energy Stadium. This page will undergo updates in real time with information and analysis throughout the contest.

Final

Chargers 30, Browns 28

*The Chargers move to a 3-2 record and will host the Broncos in Week 6 at SoFi Stadium on Monday Night Football.*

Fourth Quarter

1:00 pm: Browns miss the game winning field goal from 50-plus and the Chargers survive.
12:55 pm: Chargers go for it on fourth down near mid field and come up empty. Browns take over, down two points.
12:45 pm: Alohi Gilman picks off Jacoby Brissett in the end zone. Pivotal play that prevented the Browns from taking the lead with three minutes to go.
12:38 pm: Jacoby Brissett scrambles for 23 yards after slipping through a tackle.
Score Update: Chargers 30, Browns 28
12:27 pm: Fifth lead change of the game. Taylor Bertolet is good from 27 yards to put the Chargers ahead.

Third Quarter

Score Update: Browns 28, Chargers 27
12:20 pm: Kareem Hunt goes top-shelf from 2 yards out to punch it in for a touchdown as Cleveland takes the lead.
Score Update: Chargers 27, Browns 21
12:10 pm: Taylor Bertolet is good from 25 yards to extend the #Chargers lead.
12:06 pm: In all three road games this season, Mike Williams has gone over 100 yards.
12:01 pm: Austin Ekeler has set a new career-high with 138 rushing yards. He now has eight career games with a rushing and receiving touchdown, marking the most in Chargers history, per the team.
Score Update: Chargers 24, Browns 21
11:55 am: Chargers continue to lean on the running game and take the lead with an Austin Ekeler 22-yard touchdown run.
11:51 am: After further review, the officials say Mike Williams did not have two feet in bounds.
11:50 am: Mike Williams with a beautiful contested catch over the defender in the end zone. Play is under further review.
11:48 am: Trey Pipkins is back in at right tackle.
11:45 am: RB Austin Ekeler has gone over 100 rushing yards for the third time in his career. On six carries, he's up to 106 yards.

Halftime

Browns 21, Chargers 17

*There's been 548 yards of total offense between the two teams.*

Second Quarter

11:20 am: Austin Ekeler is the first Chargers player to top 100 rushing yards in the first half of a game since Week 8 of the 2017 season.
Score Update: Browns 21, Chargers 17
11:17 am: Nick Chubb runs it in for a touchdown after a very questionable roughing the passer penalty on Sebastian Joseph-Day.
Score Update: Chargers 17, Browns 14
11:11 am: Austin Ekeler hauls in a one-handed grab and takes it 12 yards for a touchdown. After trailing 14-0 early on, the Chargers have pulled ahead with three consecutive scoring drives.
11:06 am: Storm Norton has entered the game at right tackle in place of the injured Trey Pipkins.
11:03 am: Chargers RT Trey Pipkins is down on the field.
10:58 am: After allowing the Browns to score on the first two drives, the Chargers have forced Cleveland to punt twice since then.
10:55 am: The Chargers are already up to 93 rushing yards. That’s more than they’ve had in any of their previous four games.
Score Update: Browns 14, Chargers 10
10:50 am: Joshua Kelley goes untouched from the 5-yard line for a walk-in touchdown.
10:47 am: Austin Ekeler's 71-yard run was the longest of his career. His previous high was a 41-yarder in 2018.

First Quarter

10:45 am: Mike Williams comes down with a 38-yard jump ball over the defender but looks to be a little shaken up after the play.
Score Update: Browns 14, Chargers 3
10:35 am: Kicker Taylor Bertolet puts the Chargers on the board with a 28-yard field goal.
10:29 am: Chargers respond with a 71-yard run by Austin Ekeler to get inside the 5-yard line. That’s the Chargers longest run of the season.
Score Update: Browns 14, Chargers 0
10:20 am: Browns go back-to-back drives with a touchdown – this time hitting Amari Cooper for an 11-yard touchdown. Through two series, the Chargers have been gashed by the run and have had no answer for Amari Cooper.
10:16 am: Chargers don’t convert on the fourth down attempt. Denzel Ward breaks up Justin Herbert’s pass intended to Mike Williams. Browns take over from their own 28-yard line.
Score Update: Browns 7, Chargers 0
10:08 am: Nick Chubb rips off a 41-yard touchdown run on the Browns opening drive. Derwin James and Drue Tranquill both came up empty on tackles, which sprung the big touchdown run.
10:02 pm: Alohi Gilman is starting at safety over Nasir Adderley.
10:00 am: The Chargers win the toss and defer to the second half.

Pregame

Date and time: Sunday, Oct. 9 at 10:00 a.m. PT
Location: First Energy Stadium
TV: KCBS-LA in Los Angeles and Orange County, KFMB in San Deigo County
Streaming: NFL Sunday Ticket and FuboTV
Radio: ATL FM-98.7, featuring Matt "Money" Smith, Daniel Jeremiah and Shannon Farren

Inactives

Chargers: QB Easton Stick, K Dustin Hopkins, WR Keenan Allen, S JT Woods, RB Isaiah Spiller, TE Richard Rodgers, DL Otito Ogbonnia
Browns: QB Kellen Mond, WR Michael Woods II, RB Demetric Felton Jr., T Joe Haeg, G Drew Forbes, T Chris Hubbard, TE Miller Forristall

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