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WR Corey Coleman led the team in receptions (five) and receiving yards (53) with one touchdown. He has four receiving touchdowns in 11 career games. [

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LT Joe Thomas extended his consecutive-snaps streak to 9,996, believed to be the longest streak in NFL history. Thomas has started all 161 career games and hasn't missed an offensive play since being selected by the Browns with the third overall pick in the 2007 draft.

RB Isaiah Crowell rushed for 33 yards and added a two-point conversion. With 2,298 career rushing yards, he moved into ninth place on the Browns all-time rushing list, passing Bobby Mitchell (2,297) and Cleo Miller (2,286).

Browns all-time rushing yardage leaders

Player Years Games Att. Yards TD
6. Earnest Byner 1984-95 (7) 99 862 3,364 27
7. Ernie Green 1962-68 (7) 89 668 3,204 15
8. Jamal Lewis 2007-09 (3) 40 720 2,806 13
9. Isaiah Crowell 2014-17 (4) 49 548 2,298 19
10. Bobby Mitchell 1958-61 (4) 50 423 2,297 16
11. Cleo Miller 1975-82 (8) 95 546 2,286 16
12. Eric Metcalf 1989-94 (6) 88 592 2,229 11

Rookie DeShone Kizer joined Brandon Weeden (2012) as the only rookie quarterbacks to start a season opener for the Browns. At 21 years and 250 days, Kizer tied Buccaneers Jameis Winston (2015) as the third-youngest quarterback to start an NFL season opener since 1963, trailing Drew Bledsoe (1993) and Matthew Stafford (2009).  

Kizer completed 20 of 30 passes for 222 yards with one touchdown and one rushing touchdown. Kizer's .667 completion percentage was the second-highest of the nine rookies to start at quarterback for the Browns since 1999. He is also the first Browns rookie to throw a touchdown pass in his debut start since Colt McCoy in 2010.  

Cleveland Browns quarterbacks debut start since 1999

Player Opp. Date Att. Com. Pct Yards TD INT Rating Result
Ty Detmer Pit. 9/12/99 13 6 .462 52 0 1 25.2 L, 0-43
Tim Couch at Ten. 9/19/99 24 12 .500 124 1 0 80.9 L, 9-26
Doug Pederson at Pit. 10/22/00 20 9 .450 61 0 3 12.7 L, 0-22
Spergon Wynn at Jax. 12/3/00 16 5 .313 17 0 0 40.6 L, 0-48
Kelly Holcomb K.C. 9/8/02 39 27 .692 326 3 0 120.2 L, 39-40
Jeff Garcia Bal. 9/12/04 24 15 .625 180 1 0 99.3 W, 20-3
Luke McCown N.E. 12/5/04 34 20 .588 277 2 2 80.1 L, 15-42
Trent Dilfer Cin. 9/11/05 34 26 .605 278 1 2 67.8 L, 13-27
Charlie Frye Jac. 12/4/05 20 13 .650 226 2 0 136.7 L, 14-20
Derek Anderson at Pit. 12/7/06 37 21 .568 276 1 1 78.2 L, 30-40
Brady Quinn Den. 11/6/08 35 23 .657 239 2 0 104.3 L, 30-34
Ken Dorsey at Ten. 12/7/08 43 22 .512 150 0 1 49.6 L, 9-28
Bruce Gradkowski at Pit. 12/28/08 16 5 .313 18 0 2 1.0 L, 0-31
Jake Delhomme at T.B. 9/12/10 37 20 .541 227 1 2 59.2 L, 14-17
Seneca Wallace K.C. 9/19/10 31 16 .516 229 1 1 73.2 L, 14-16
Colt McCoy at Pit. 10/17/10 33 23 .697 281 1 2 80.5 L, 10-28
Brandon Weeden Phi. 9/9/12 35 12 .343 118 0 4 5.1 L, 16-17
Thaddeus Lewis at Pit. 12/30/12 32 22 .688 204 1 1 83.3 L, 10-24
Brian Hoyer at Min. 9/22/13 54 30 .556 321 3 3 68.5 W, 31-27
Jason Campbell at K.C. 10/27/13 36 22 .611 293 2 0 105.4 L, 17-23
Johnny Manziel Cin. 12/14/14 18 10 .556 80 0 2 27.3 L, 0-30
Connor Shaw at Bal. 12/28/14 28 14 .500 177 0 1 55.2 L, 10-20
Josh McCown at NYJ 9/13/15 8 5 .625 49 0 0 79.7 L, 10-31
Austin Davis Cin. 12/6/15 38 25 .658 230 0 1 71.2 L, 3-37
Robert Griffin III at Phi. 9/11/16 26 12 .462 190 0 1 55.9 L, 10-29
Cody Kessler at Mia. 9/25/16 33 21 .636 244 0 0 85.9 L, 24-30 (OT)
DeShone Kizer Pit. 9/10/17 30 20 .667 222 1 1 85.7 L, 18-21
*Denotes rookie*

DB Derrick Kindred recorded his first career interception.  In the first quarter, Kizer led the Browns on a 12-play drive that resulted in his first career touchdown run. It was the longest touchdown drive in a Browns season opener in terms of plays since 2008. 

DL Carl Nassib recorded a sack. He has 3.5 in his career. 

Rookie K Zane Gonzalez connected on a 24-yard field goal and converted his one extra point attempt.

LB Joe Schobert led the team with a career-high nine tackles. 

The following players made their NFL debut: LB B.J. Bello, LB James Burgess Jr./b>., DLTrevon Coley, RBMatthew Dayes, KZane Gonzalez,QB DeShone Kizer, DBKai Nacua, TEDavid Njoku, DLLarry Ogunjobiand DBJabrill Peppers**.

The Browns opened the 2017 season with 12 rookies on their 53-man active roster. This consisted of nine 2017 draft picks (eight by Cleveland) and three undrafted free agents.**

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