Nebraska vs Cincinnati, Week 1 · 2025

207–6VSFINAL177–6
Thu, Aug 28, 2025GEHA Field at Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, MO

HOW IT WENT

Week 1 · 2025
FINALQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nebraska0130720
Cincinnati307717

PLAY-BY-PLAY

172 plays
Q4Cincinnati9 plays · 75 yds · 3:21 · Touchdown20–17
  1. 7:152nd & 1 at NEB 1Brendan Sorsby run for 1 yd for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
  2. 7:411st & 7 at NEB 7Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Joe Royer for 6 yds to the NEB 1
  3. 8:133rd & 5 at NEB 14Brendan Sorsby run for 7 yds to the NEB 7 for a 1ST down
  4. 8:282nd & 5 at NEB 14Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Cyrus Allen
  5. 8:541st & 10 at NEB 19Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Jeff Caldwell for 5 yds to the NEB 14
  6. 9:131st & 10 at NEB 30Tawee Walker run for 11 yds to the NEB 19 for a 1ST down
  7. 9:321st & 10 at CIN 41Brendan Sorsby run for 29 yds to the NEB 30 for a 1ST down
  8. 10:082nd & 4 at CIN 31Tawee Walker run for 10 yds to the CIN 41 for a 1ST down
  9. 10:251st & 10 at CIN 25Tawee Walker run for 6 yds to the CIN 31
  10. 10:361st & 10 at NEB 35Kyle Cunanan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q3Nebraska13 plays · 67 yds · 7:02 · Touchdown20–10
  1. 10:364th & 2 at CIN 3Dylan Raiola pass complete to Dane Key for 3 yds for a TD (Kyle Cunanan KICK)
  2. 11:103rd & 4 at CIN 5Emmett Johnson run for 2 yds to the CIN 3
  3. 11:412nd & 5 at CIN 6Janiran Bonner run for 1 yd to the CIN 5 Janiran Bonner fumbled, recovered by NEB
  4. 11:213rd & 4 at CIN 5Timeout Nebraska, clock 11:21
  5. 15:001st & 10 at CIN 11Dylan Raiola pass complete to Emmett Johnson for 5 yds to the CIN 6
  6. 15:002nd & 10 at CIN 30Dylan Raiola pass complete to Luke Lindenmeyer for 19 yds to the CIN 11 for a 1ST down
  7. 15:001st & 10 at CIN 30Dylan Raiola pass complete to Emmett Johnson for no gain to the CIN 30
  8. 15:003rd & 4 at CIN 35Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jacory Barney Jr. for 5 yds to the CIN 30 for a 1ST down
  9. 15:002nd & 4 at CIN 35Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Nyziah Hunter
  10. 15:001st & 10 at CIN 41Dylan Raiola pass complete to Nyziah Hunter for 6 yds to the CIN 35
  11. 0:003rd & 6 at NEB 50Dylan Raiola run for 9 yds to the CIN 41 for a 1ST down
  12. 0:00End of 3rd Quarter
  13. 1:082nd & 8 at NEB 48Emmett Johnson run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
  14. 1:431st & 10 at NEB 46Dylan Raiola pass complete to Emmett Johnson for 2 yds to the NEB 48
  15. 2:191st & 10 at NEB 33Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jacory Barney Jr. for 13 yds to the NEB 46 for a 1ST down
Q3Cincinnati3 plays · 5 yds · 1:33 · Punt13–10
  1. 2:384th & 5 at CIN 19Max Fletcher punt for 48 yds
  2. 3:173rd & 5 at CIN 19Brendan Sorsby run for no gain to the CIN 19
  3. 3:322nd & 5 at CIN 19Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Joe Royer
  4. 3:591st & 10 at CIN 14Chance Williams run for 5 yds to the CIN 19
Q3Nebraska5 plays · 24 yds · 2:37 · Punt13–10
  1. 4:114th & 2 at NEB 45Archie Wilson punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Manny Covey at the CIN 14
  2. 4:443rd & 6 at NEB 41Dylan Raiola pass complete to Janiran Bonner for 4 yds to the NEB 45
  3. 5:292nd & 6 at NEB 41Emmett Johnson run for no gain to the NEB 41
  4. 5:521st & 10 at NEB 37Dylan Raiola pass complete to Emmett Johnson for 4 yds to the NEB 41
  5. 6:372nd & 10 at NEB 21Emmett Johnson run for 16 yds to the NEB 37 for a 1ST down
  6. 6:441st & 10 at NEB 21Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Emmett Johnson
  7. 6:481st & 10 at CIN 35Stephen Rusnak kickoff for 65 yds , Kenneth Williams return for 21 yds to the NEB 21
Q3Cincinnati10 plays · 57 yds · 3:32 · Touchdown13–10
  1. 6:531st & 7 at NEB 7Brendan Sorsby run for 7 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
  2. 7:271st & 10 at NEB 22Cyrus Allen run for 15 yds to the NEB 7 for a 1ST down
  3. 7:592nd & 6 at NEB 29Tawee Walker run for 7 yds to the NEB 22 for a 1ST down
  4. 8:151st & 10 at NEB 33Evan Pryor run for 4 yds to the NEB 29
  5. 8:374th & 2 at NEB 37Brendan Sorsby run for 4 yds to the NEB 33 for a 1ST down
  6. 8:463rd & 2 at NEB 37Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Evan Pryor
  7. 8:502nd & 2 at NEB 37Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Jeff Caldwell
  8. 9:101st & 10 at NEB 45Evan Pryor run for 8 yds to the NEB 37
  9. 9:352nd & 6 at CIN 47Brendan Sorsby run for 8 yds to the NEB 45 for a 1ST down
  10. 10:111st & 10 at CIN 43Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Joe Royer for 4 yds to the CIN 47
Q3Nebraska9 plays · 32 yds · 4:35 · Downs13–3
  1. 10:254th & 2 at CIN 43Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Emmett Johnson
  2. 11:043rd & 3 at CIN 44Emmett Johnson run for 1 yd to the CIN 43
  3. 11:312nd & 10 at NEB 49Dylan Raiola pass complete to Quinn Clark for 7 yds to the CIN 44
  4. 12:111st & 10 at NEB 49Emmett Johnson run for no gain to the NEB 49
  5. 12:462nd & 12 at NEB 34Dylan Raiola pass complete to Dane Key for 15 yds to the NEB 49 for a 1ST down
  6. 13:191st & 10 at NEB 36Emmett Johnson run for a loss of 2 yards to the NEB 34
  7. 13:443rd & 1 at NEB 34Heinrich Haarberg run for 2 yds to the NEB 36 for a 1ST down
  8. 14:172nd & 6 at NEB 29Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jacory Barney Jr. for 5 yds to the NEB 34
  9. 14:431st & 10 at NEB 25Dylan Raiola pass complete to Dane Key for 4 yds to the NEB 29
  10. 15:001st & 10 at CIN 35Stephen Rusnak kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2Cincinnati1 play · 0 yds · 0:11 · End of Half13–3
  1. 0:00End of 2nd Quarter
  2. 0:001st & 10 at CIN 25B. Sorsby takes a knee
  3. 0:111st & 10 at NEB 35Kyle Cunanan kickoff for 47 yds
Q2Nebraska3 plays · 24 yds · 0:51 · Touchdown13–3
  1. 0:112nd & 5 at CIN 5Dylan Raiola pass complete to Nyziah Hunter for 5 yds for a TD (Kyle Cunanan KICK)
  2. 0:391st & 9 at CIN 9Emmett Johnson run for 4 yds to the CIN 5
  3. 0:551st & 10 at CIN 24Dylan Raiola pass complete to Nyziah Hunter for 15 yds to the CIN 9 for a 1ST down
Q2Nebraska6 plays · 22 yds · 2:59 · Punt6–3
  1. 1:544th & 12 at CIN 37Archie Wilson punt for 28 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CIN 9
  2. 2:004th & 12 at CIN 0Nebraska Penalty, Delay Of Game (Javin Wright) declined
  3. 2:003rd & 10 at CIN 35Dylan Raiola sacked by Jonathan Thompson for a loss of 2 yards to the CIN 37 Dylan Raiola fumbled, recovered by NEB Dylan Raiola , return for 0 yards
  4. 2:082nd & 10 at CIN 35Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Jacory Barney Jr.
  5. 2:481st & 10 at CIN 35Mekhi Nelson run for no gain to the CIN 35
  6. 3:352nd & 1 at CIN 39Emmett Johnson run for 4 yds to the CIN 35 for a 1ST down
  7. 4:141st & 10 at CIN 48Dylan Raiola pass complete to Emmett Johnson for 9 yds to the CIN 39
  8. 4:401st & 10 at NEB 41Emmett Johnson run for 11 yds to the CIN 48 for a 1ST down
Q2Cincinnati3 plays · -4 yds · 0:43 · Punt6–3
  1. 4:534th & 14 at CIN 21Max Fletcher punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Jacory Barney Jr. at the NEB 41
  2. 4:593rd & 14 at CIN 21Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Jeff Caldwell
  3. 5:003rd & 9 at CIN 26PENALTY CIN False Start (Gerhardt,Gavin) 5 yards from CIN26 to CIN21. NO PLAY.
  4. 5:052nd & 9 at CIN 26Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Manny Covey
  5. 5:271st & 10 at CIN 25Manny Covey run for 1 yd to the CIN 26
  6. 5:361st & 10 at NEB 35Kyle Cunanan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2Nebraska16 plays · 80 yds · 7:51 · Field Goal6–3
  1. 5:364th & 4 at CIN 4Kyle Cunanan 22 yd FG GOOD
  2. 5:393rd & 4 at CIN 4Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Heinrich Haarberg
  3. 5:452nd & 4 at CIN 4Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Nyziah Hunter
  4. 6:061st & 5 at CIN 5Emmett Johnson run for 1 yd to the CIN 4
  5. 6:401st & 1 at CIN 1PENALTY NEB False Start (Pritchett,Elijah) 4 yards from CIN01 to CIN05. NO PLAY.
  6. 7:053rd & 6 at CIN 9Dylan Raiola pass complete to Luke Lindenmeyer for 8 yds to the CIN 1 for a 1ST down
  7. 7:402nd & 9 at CIN 12Janiran Bonner run for 3 yds to the CIN 9
  8. 8:181st & 10 at CIN 13Emmett Johnson run for 1 yd to the CIN 12
  9. 8:423rd & 1 at CIN 25Emmett Johnson run for 12 yds to the CIN 13 for a 1ST down
  10. 9:212nd & 4 at CIN 28Emmett Johnson run for 3 yds to the CIN 25
  11. 9:561st & 10 at CIN 34Emmett Johnson run for 6 yds to the CIN 28
  12. 10:271st & 10 at NEB 42Dylan Raiola pass complete to Nyziah Hunter for 24 yds to the CIN 34 for a 1ST down
  13. 10:482nd & 8 at NEB 29Dylan Raiola pass complete to Cortez Mills Jr. for 13 yds to the NEB 42 for a 1ST down
  14. 11:271st & 10 at NEB 27Dylan Raiola pass complete to Isaiah Mozee for 2 yds to the NEB 29
  15. 12:063rd & 1 at NEB 25Heinrich Haarberg run for 2 yds to the NEB 27 for a 1ST down
  16. 12:492nd & 5 at NEB 21Emmett Johnson run for 4 yds to the NEB 25
  17. 13:091st & 10 at NEB 16Dylan Raiola pass complete to Luke Lindenmeyer for 5 yds to the NEB 21
Q2Cincinnati4 plays · 15 yds · 0:52 · Fumble6–3
  1. 1:173rd & 5 at CIN 14Brendan Sorsby run for 5 yds to the CIN 19 for a 1ST down
  2. 1:021st & 10 at CIN 19Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Caleb Goodie for 5 yds to the CIN 24
  3. 1:142nd & 1 at CIN 18Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Tawee Walker for 4 yds to the CIN 14
  4. 1:381st & 10 at CIN 9Brendan Sorsby run for 9 yds to the CIN 18
  5. 1:233rd & 5 at CIN 14Timeout Nebraska, clock 01:23
Q2Cincinnati3 plays · 6 yds · 1:29 · Punt3–3
  1. 13:274th & 4 at CIN 41Max Fletcher punt for 43 yds , Jacory Barney Jr. returns for no gain to the NEB 16
  2. 13:543rd & 9 at CIN 36Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Evan Pryor for 5 yds to the CIN 41
  3. 14:142nd & 9 at CIN 36Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Jeff Caldwell
  4. 14:441st & 10 at CIN 35Evan Pryor run for 1 yd to the CIN 36
  5. 14:561st & 10 at NEB 35John Hohl kickoff for 63 yds
Q1Nebraska11 plays · 42 yds · 4:51 · Field Goal3–3
  1. 14:564th & 9 at CIN 33Kyle Cunanan 52 yd FG GOOD
  2. 0:00End of 1st Quarter
  3. 0:003rd & 9 at CIN 33Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Nyziah Hunter
  4. 0:042nd & 9 at CIN 33Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Nyziah Hunter
  5. 0:391st & 10 at CIN 34Emmett Johnson run for 1 yd to the CIN 33
  6. 1:103rd & 5 at CIN 43Dylan Raiola pass complete to Dane Key for 9 yds to the CIN 34 for a 1ST down
  7. 1:452nd & 4 at CIN 42Dylan Raiola sacked by Brian Simms III for a loss of 1 yard to the CIN 43
  8. 2:261st & 10 at CIN 48Emmett Johnson run for 6 yds to the CIN 42
  9. 2:523rd & 5 at NEB 41Dylan Raiola pass complete to Dane Key for 11 yds to the CIN 48 for a 1ST down
  10. 3:332nd & 3 at NEB 43Isaiah Mozee run for a loss of 2 yards to the NEB 41
  11. 4:021st & 10 at NEB 36Dylan Raiola pass complete to Nyziah Hunter for 7 yds to the NEB 43
  12. 4:351st & 10 at NEB 25Emmett Johnson run for 11 yds to the NEB 36 for a 1ST down
  13. 4:471st & 10 at CIN 35Stephen Rusnak kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q1Nebraska6 plays · 12 yds · 3:00 · Punt0–0
  1. 9:004th & 10 at NEB 24Archie Wilson punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Manny Covey at the CIN 35
  2. 9:273rd & 17 at NEB 17Dylan Raiola pass complete to Luke Lindenmeyer for 7 yds to the NEB 24
  3. 10:102nd & 21 at NEB 13Emmett Johnson run for 4 yds to the NEB 17
  4. 10:331st & 10 at NEB 24Nebraska Penalty, Personal Foul (-13 Yards) to the NEB 13
  5. 11:003rd & 4 at NEB 18Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jacory Barney Jr. for 6 yds to the NEB 24 for a 1ST down
  6. 11:472nd & 10 at NEB 12Emmett Johnson run for 6 yds to the NEB 18
  7. 11:571st & 10 at NEB 12Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Emmett Johnson
Q1Cincinnati8 plays · 38 yds · 4:13 · Field Goal0–3
  1. 4:474th & 2 at NEB 27Stephen Rusnak 45 yd FG GOOD
  2. 5:223rd & 9 at NEB 34Brendan Sorsby run for 7 yds to the NEB 27
  3. 5:333rd & 4 at NEB 29PENALTY CIN False Start (Buford,Deondre) 5 yards from NEB29 to NEB34. NO PLAY.
  4. 6:062nd & 4 at NEB 29Tawee Walker run for no gain to the NEB 29
  5. 6:311st & 10 at NEB 35Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Patrick Gurd for 6 yds to the NEB 29
  6. 7:042nd & 1 at NEB 45Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 10 yds to the NEB 35 for a 1ST down
  7. 7:371st & 10 at CIN 46Tawee Walker run for 9 yds to the NEB 45
  8. 8:162nd & 9 at CIN 36Tawee Walker run for 10 yds to the CIN 46 for a 1ST down
  9. 8:481st & 10 at CIN 35Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Joe Royer for 1 yd to the CIN 36
  10. 5:363rd & 4 at NEB 29Timeout Nebraska, clock 05:36
Q1Cincinnati5 plays · 11 yds · 2:57 · Punt0–0
  1. 12:004th & 12 at CIN 39Max Fletcher punt for 52 yds , Jacory Barney Jr. returns for 3 yds to the NEB 12
  2. 12:313rd & 9 at CIN 42Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 3 yds to the CIN 39
  3. 12:523rd & 4 at CIN 47PENALTY CIN False Start (Tengesdahl,Evan) 5 yards from CIN47 to CIN42. NO PLAY.
  4. 13:242nd & 7 at CIN 44Evan Pryor run for 3 yds to the CIN 47
  5. 14:001st & 10 at CIN 41Cyrus Allen run for 3 yds to the CIN 44
  6. 14:442nd & 10 at CIN 28Evan Pryor run for 13 yds to the CIN 41 for a 1ST down
  7. 14:521st & 10 at CIN 28Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Caleb Goodie
  8. 14:571st & 10 at NEB 35John Hohl kickoff for 57 yds , Logan Wilson return for 20 yds to the CIN 28
Q4Nebraska1 play · -3 yds · 0:34 · End of Game20–17
  1. 0:00End of 4th Quarter
  2. 0:001st & 10 at NEB 20D. Raiola takes a knee
  3. 0:342nd & 13 at NEB 17Timeout Nebraska, clock 00:34
Q4Cincinnati10 plays · 58 yds · 1:36 · Interception20–17
  1. 0:341st & 10 at NEB 33Brendan Sorsby pass intercepted, touchback. Malcolm Hartzog Jr. return for no gain
  2. 0:411st & 10 at NEB 43No Huddle-Shotgun Sorsby,Brendan pass incomplete short left to Allen,Cyrus thrown to NEB30 PENALTY NEB Holding (Hartzog Jr.,Malcolm) 10 yards from NEB43 to NEB33, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
  3. 0:503rd & 2 at NEB 46Brendan Sorsby run for 3 yds to the NEB 43 for a 1ST down
  4. 0:542nd & 2 at NEB 46Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Caleb Goodie
  5. 0:591st & 10 at CIN 46Brendan Sorsby run for 8 yds to the NEB 46
  6. 1:044th & 7 at CIN 34Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 12 yds to the CIN 46 for a 1ST down
  7. 1:094th & 7 at CIN 34Timeout Nebraska, clock 01:09
  8. 1:093rd & 7 at CIN 34Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Cyrus Allen
  9. 1:263rd & 2 at CIN 39PENALTY CIN False Start (Tengesdahl,Evan) 5 yards from CIN39 to CIN34. NO PLAY.
  10. 1:312nd & 10 at CIN 31Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 8 yds to the CIN 39
  11. 1:471st & 10 at CIN 31Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Joe Royer
  12. 1:522nd & 2 at CIN 17Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 14 yds to the CIN 31 for a 1ST down
  13. 1:591st & 10 at CIN 9Brendan Sorsby run for 8 yds to the CIN 17
Q4Nebraska10 plays · 36 yds · 4:59 · Punt20–17
  1. 2:104th & 14 at CIN 46Archie Wilson punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CIN 9
  2. 2:164th & 14 at CIN 46Timeout Cincinnati, clock 02:16
  3. 2:163rd & 19 at NEB 49Dylan Raiola pass complete to Emmett Johnson for 5 yds to the CIN 46
  4. 2:253rd & 19 at NEB 49Timeout Cincinnati, clock 02:25
  5. 2:252nd & 12 at CIN 44Dylan Raiola sacked by Jake Golday for a loss of 7 yards to the NEB 49
  6. 2:302nd & 12 at CIN 44Timeout Cincinnati, clock 02:30
  7. 2:301st & 10 at CIN 42Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jacory Barney Jr. for 2 yds to the CIN 44
  8. 3:093rd & 2 at CIN 45Emmett Johnson run for 3 yds to the CIN 42 for a 1ST down
  9. 3:462nd & 4 at CIN 47Dylan Raiola pass complete to Emmett Johnson for 2 yds to the CIN 45
  10. 4:361st & 10 at NEB 47Emmett Johnson run for 6 yds to the CIN 47
  11. 5:122nd & 2 at NEB 43Emmett Johnson run for 4 yds to the NEB 47 for a 1ST down
  12. 5:331st & 10 at NEB 35Dylan Raiola pass complete to Nyziah Hunter for 8 yds to the NEB 43
  13. 6:162nd & 2 at NEB 26Dylan Raiola pass complete to Dane Key for 9 yds to the NEB 35 for a 1ST down
  14. 6:561st & 10 at NEB 18Dylan Raiola pass complete to Luke Lindenmeyer for 8 yds to the NEB 26
  15. 7:091st & 10 at CIN 35Stephen Rusnak kickoff for 59 yds , Kenneth Williams return for 12 yds to the NEB 18

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