THIRD AND DATA

Week 1 · 2025

Nebraska at Cincinnati

Thu 08/28/2025 09:00 PMGEHA Field at Arrowhead StadiumCincinnati pregame34% — Pregame win probability: 34% for Cincinnati. Nebraska favored, and won.Neutral site

78°5 mph E · 40% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Nebraska

20

7–6

Cincinnati

17

7–6

Attendance

72,884

reported

CIN8 plays, 11 yd · Punt

14:571st & 10own 35John Hohl kickoff for 57 yds , Logan Wilson return for 20 yds to the CIN 28+20
14:521st & 10own 28Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Caleb Goodie0
14:442nd & 10own 28Evan Pryor run for 13 yds to the CIN 41 for a 1ST down+13
14:001st & 10own 41Cyrus Allen run for 3 yds to the CIN 44+3
13:242nd & 7own 44Evan Pryor run for 3 yds to the CIN 47+3
12:523rd & 4own 47(12:55) PENALTY CIN False Start (Tengesdahl,Evan) 5 yards from CIN47 to CIN42. NO PLAY.−5
12:313rd & 9own 42Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 3 yds to the CIN 39+3
12:004th & 12own 39Max Fletcher punt for 52 yds , Jacory Barney Jr. returns for 3 yds to the NEB 12+3

NEB7 plays, 12 yd · Punt

11:571st & 10own 12Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Emmett Johnson0
11:472nd & 10own 12Emmett Johnson run for 6 yds to the NEB 18+6
11:003rd & 4own 18Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jacory Barney Jr. for 6 yds to the NEB 24 for a 1ST down+6
10:331st & 10own 24Nebraska Penalty, Personal Foul (-13 Yards) to the NEB 13−13
10:102nd & 21own 13Emmett Johnson run for 4 yds to the NEB 17+4
9:273rd & 17own 17Dylan Raiola pass complete to Luke Lindenmeyer for 7 yds to the NEB 24+7
9:004th & 10own 24Archie Wilson punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Manny Covey at the CIN 350

CIN10 plays, 38 yd · Field goal

8:481st & 10own 35Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Joe Royer for 1 yd to the CIN 36+1
8:162nd & 9own 36Tawee Walker run for 10 yds to the CIN 46 for a 1ST down+10
7:371st & 10own 46Tawee Walker run for 9 yds to the NEB 45+9
7:042nd & 1opp 45Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 10 yds to the NEB 35 for a 1ST down+10
6:311st & 10opp 35Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Patrick Gurd for 6 yds to the NEB 29+6
6:062nd & 4opp 29Tawee Walker run for no gain to the NEB 290
5:363rd & 4opp 29Timeout Nebraska, clock 05:360
5:333rd & 4opp 29(05:34) PENALTY CIN False Start (Buford,Deondre) 5 yards from NEB29 to NEB34. NO PLAY.−5
5:223rd & 9opp 34Brendan Sorsby run for 7 yds to the NEB 27+7
4:474th & 2opp 27Stephen Rusnak 45 yd FG GOOD+45

NEB13 plays, 42 yd · Field goal

4:471st & 10own 35Stephen Rusnak kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
4:351st & 10own 25Emmett Johnson run for 11 yds to the NEB 36 for a 1ST down+11
4:021st & 10own 36Dylan Raiola pass complete to Nyziah Hunter for 7 yds to the NEB 43+7
3:332nd & 3own 43Isaiah Mozee run for a loss of 2 yards to the NEB 41−2
2:523rd & 5own 41Dylan Raiola pass complete to Dane Key for 11 yds to the CIN 48 for a 1ST down+11
2:261st & 10opp 48Emmett Johnson run for 6 yds to the CIN 42+6
1:452nd & 4opp 42Dylan Raiola sacked by Brian Simms III for a loss of 1 yard to the CIN 43−1
1:103rd & 5opp 43Dylan Raiola pass complete to Dane Key for 9 yds to the CIN 34 for a 1ST down+9
0:391st & 10opp 34Emmett Johnson run for 1 yd to the CIN 33+1
0:042nd & 9opp 33Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Nyziah Hunter0
0:003rd & 9opp 33Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Nyziah Hunter0
0:00opp 33End of 1st Quarter0
14:564th & 9opp 33Kyle Cunanan 52 yd FG GOOD+52

CIN5 plays, 6 yd · Punt

14:561st & 10own 35John Hohl kickoff for 63 yds0
14:441st & 10own 35Evan Pryor run for 1 yd to the CIN 36+1
14:142nd & 9own 36Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Jeff Caldwell0
13:543rd & 9own 36Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Evan Pryor for 5 yds to the CIN 41+5
13:274th & 4own 41Max Fletcher punt for 43 yds , Jacory Barney Jr. returns for no gain to the NEB 160

NEB17 plays, 80 yd · Field goal

13:091st & 10own 16Dylan Raiola pass complete to Luke Lindenmeyer for 5 yds to the NEB 21+5
12:492nd & 5own 21Emmett Johnson run for 4 yds to the NEB 25+4
12:063rd & 1own 25Heinrich Haarberg run for 2 yds to the NEB 27 for a 1ST down+2
11:271st & 10own 27Dylan Raiola pass complete to Isaiah Mozee for 2 yds to the NEB 29+2
10:482nd & 8own 29Dylan Raiola pass complete to Cortez Mills Jr. for 13 yds to the NEB 42 for a 1ST down+13
10:271st & 10own 42Dylan Raiola pass complete to Nyziah Hunter for 24 yds to the CIN 34 for a 1ST down+24
9:561st & 10opp 34Emmett Johnson run for 6 yds to the CIN 28+6
9:212nd & 4opp 28Emmett Johnson run for 3 yds to the CIN 25+3
8:423rd & 1opp 25Emmett Johnson run for 12 yds to the CIN 13 for a 1ST down+12
8:181st & 10opp 13Emmett Johnson run for 1 yd to the CIN 12+1
7:402nd & 9opp 12Janiran Bonner run for 3 yds to the CIN 9+3
7:053rd & 6opp 9Dylan Raiola pass complete to Luke Lindenmeyer for 8 yds to the CIN 1 for a 1ST down+8
6:401st & goalopp 1(06:39) PENALTY NEB False Start (Pritchett,Elijah) 4 yards from CIN01 to CIN05. NO PLAY.−4
6:061st & goalopp 5Emmett Johnson run for 1 yd to the CIN 4+1
5:452nd & goalopp 4Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Nyziah Hunter0
5:393rd & goalopp 4Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Heinrich Haarberg0
5:364th & goalopp 4Kyle Cunanan 22 yd FG GOOD+22

CIN6 plays, -4 yd · Punt

5:361st & 10own 35Kyle Cunanan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
5:271st & 10own 25Manny Covey run for 1 yd to the CIN 26+1
5:052nd & 9own 26Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Manny Covey0
5:003rd & 9own 26(05:03) PENALTY CIN False Start (Gerhardt,Gavin) 5 yards from CIN26 to CIN21. NO PLAY.−5
4:593rd & 14own 21Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Jeff Caldwell0
4:534th & 14own 21Max Fletcher punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Jacory Barney Jr. at the NEB 410

NEB8 plays, 22 yd · Punt

4:401st & 10own 41Emmett Johnson run for 11 yds to the CIN 48 for a 1ST down+11
4:141st & 10opp 48Dylan Raiola pass complete to Emmett Johnson for 9 yds to the CIN 39+9
3:352nd & 1opp 39Emmett Johnson run for 4 yds to the CIN 35 for a 1ST down+4
2:481st & 10opp 35Mekhi Nelson run for no gain to the CIN 350
2:082nd & 10opp 35Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Jacory Barney Jr.0
2:003rd & 10opp 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−2
2:004th & 12opp 37Nebraska Penalty, Delay Of Game (Javin Wright) declined0
1:544th & 12opp 37Archie Wilson punt for 28 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CIN 90

CIN5 plays, 15 yd · Turnover

1:381st & 10own 9Brendan Sorsby run for 9 yds to the CIN 18+9
1:233rd & 5own 14Timeout Nebraska, clock 01:230
1:173rd & 5own 14Brendan Sorsby run for 5 yds to the CIN 19 for a 1ST down+5
1:142nd & 1own 18Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Tawee Walker for 4 yds to the CIN 14+4
1:021st & 10own 19Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Caleb Goodie for 5 yds to the CIN 24+5

NEB3 plays, 24 yd · Touchdown

0:551st & 10opp 24Dylan Raiola pass complete to Nyziah Hunter for 15 yds to the CIN 9 for a 1ST down+15
0:391st & goalopp 9Emmett Johnson run for 4 yds to the CIN 5+4
0:112nd & goalopp 5Dylan Raiola pass complete to Nyziah Hunter for 5 yds for a TD (Kyle Cunanan KICK)+5

CIN3 plays, 0 yd · End of period

0:111st & 10own 35Kyle Cunanan kickoff for 47 yds0
0:001st & 10own 25B. Sorsby takes a knee0
0:00own 25End of 2nd Quarter0

NEB10 plays, 32 yd · On downs

15:001st & 10own 35Stephen Rusnak kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:431st & 10own 25Dylan Raiola pass complete to Dane Key for 4 yds to the NEB 29+4
14:172nd & 6own 29Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jacory Barney Jr. for 5 yds to the NEB 34+5
13:443rd & 1own 34Heinrich Haarberg run for 2 yds to the NEB 36 for a 1ST down+2
13:191st & 10own 36Emmett Johnson run for a loss of 2 yards to the NEB 34−2
12:462nd & 12own 34Dylan Raiola pass complete to Dane Key for 15 yds to the NEB 49 for a 1ST down+15
12:111st & 10own 49Emmett Johnson run for no gain to the NEB 490
11:312nd & 10own 49Dylan Raiola pass complete to Quinn Clark for 7 yds to the CIN 44+7
11:043rd & 3opp 44Emmett Johnson run for 1 yd to the CIN 43+1
10:254th & 2opp 43Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Emmett Johnson0

CIN10 plays, 57 yd · Touchdown

10:111st & 10own 43Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Joe Royer for 4 yds to the CIN 47+4
9:352nd & 6own 47Brendan Sorsby run for 8 yds to the NEB 45 for a 1ST down+8
9:101st & 10opp 45Evan Pryor run for 8 yds to the NEB 37+8
8:502nd & 2opp 37Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Jeff Caldwell0
8:463rd & 2opp 37Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Evan Pryor0
8:374th & 2opp 37Brendan Sorsby run for 4 yds to the NEB 33 for a 1ST down+4
8:151st & 10opp 33Evan Pryor run for 4 yds to the NEB 29+4
7:592nd & 6opp 29Tawee Walker run for 7 yds to the NEB 22 for a 1ST down+7
7:271st & 10opp 22Cyrus Allen run for 15 yds to the NEB 7 for a 1ST down+15
6:531st & goalopp 7Brendan Sorsby run for 7 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)+7

NEB7 plays, 24 yd · Punt

6:481st & 10own 35Stephen Rusnak kickoff for 65 yds , Kenneth Williams return for 21 yds to the NEB 21+21
6:441st & 10own 21Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Emmett Johnson0
6:372nd & 10own 21Emmett Johnson run for 16 yds to the NEB 37 for a 1ST down+16
5:521st & 10own 37Dylan Raiola pass complete to Emmett Johnson for 4 yds to the NEB 41+4
5:292nd & 6own 41Emmett Johnson run for no gain to the NEB 410
4:443rd & 6own 41Dylan Raiola pass complete to Janiran Bonner for 4 yds to the NEB 45+4
4:114th & 2own 45Archie Wilson punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Manny Covey at the CIN 140

CIN4 plays, 5 yd · Punt

3:591st & 10own 14Chance Williams run for 5 yds to the CIN 19+5
3:322nd & 5own 19Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Joe Royer0
3:173rd & 5own 19Brendan Sorsby run for no gain to the CIN 190
2:384th & 5own 19Max Fletcher punt for 48 yds0

NEB15 plays, 67 yd · Touchdown

2:191st & 10own 33Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jacory Barney Jr. for 13 yds to the NEB 46 for a 1ST down+13
1:431st & 10own 46Dylan Raiola pass complete to Emmett Johnson for 2 yds to the NEB 48+2
1:082nd & 8own 48Emmett Johnson run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line+2
0:00midfieldEnd of 3rd Quarter0
0:003rd & 6midfieldDylan Raiola run for 9 yds to the CIN 41 for a 1ST down+9
15:001st & 10opp 41Dylan Raiola pass complete to Nyziah Hunter for 6 yds to the CIN 35+6
15:002nd & 4opp 35Dylan Raiola pass incomplete to Nyziah Hunter0
15:003rd & 4opp 35Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jacory Barney Jr. for 5 yds to the CIN 30 for a 1ST down+5
15:001st & 10opp 30Dylan Raiola pass complete to Emmett Johnson for no gain to the CIN 300
15:002nd & 10opp 30Dylan Raiola pass complete to Luke Lindenmeyer for 19 yds to the CIN 11 for a 1ST down+19
15:001st & 10opp 11Dylan Raiola pass complete to Emmett Johnson for 5 yds to the CIN 6+5
11:412nd & 5opp 6Janiran Bonner run for 1 yd to the CIN 5 Janiran Bonner fumbled, recovered by NEB+1
11:213rd & 4opp 5Timeout Nebraska, clock 11:210
11:103rd & 4opp 5Emmett Johnson run for 2 yds to the CIN 3+2
10:364th & 2opp 3Dylan Raiola pass complete to Dane Key for 3 yds for a TD (Kyle Cunanan KICK)+3

CIN10 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

10:361st & 10own 35Kyle Cunanan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
10:251st & 10own 25Tawee Walker run for 6 yds to the CIN 31+6
10:082nd & 4own 31Tawee Walker run for 10 yds to the CIN 41 for a 1ST down+10
9:321st & 10own 41Brendan Sorsby run for 29 yds to the NEB 30 for a 1ST down+29
9:131st & 10opp 30Tawee Walker run for 11 yds to the NEB 19 for a 1ST down+11
8:541st & 10opp 19Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Jeff Caldwell for 5 yds to the NEB 14+5
8:282nd & 5opp 14Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Cyrus Allen0
8:133rd & 5opp 14Brendan Sorsby run for 7 yds to the NEB 7 for a 1ST down+7
7:411st & goalopp 7Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Joe Royer for 6 yds to the NEB 1+6
7:152nd & goalopp 1Brendan Sorsby run for 1 yd for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)+1

NEB15 plays, 36 yd · Punt

7:091st & 10own 35Stephen Rusnak kickoff for 59 yds , Kenneth Williams return for 12 yds to the NEB 18+12
6:561st & 10own 18Dylan Raiola pass complete to Luke Lindenmeyer for 8 yds to the NEB 26+8
6:162nd & 2own 26Dylan Raiola pass complete to Dane Key for 9 yds to the NEB 35 for a 1ST down+9
5:331st & 10own 35Dylan Raiola pass complete to Nyziah Hunter for 8 yds to the NEB 43+8
5:122nd & 2own 43Emmett Johnson run for 4 yds to the NEB 47 for a 1ST down+4
4:361st & 10own 47Emmett Johnson run for 6 yds to the CIN 47+6
3:462nd & 4opp 47Dylan Raiola pass complete to Emmett Johnson for 2 yds to the CIN 45+2
3:093rd & 2opp 45Emmett Johnson run for 3 yds to the CIN 42 for a 1ST down+3
2:301st & 10opp 42Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jacory Barney Jr. for 2 yds to the CIN 44+2
2:302nd & 12opp 44Timeout Cincinnati, clock 02:300
2:252nd & 12opp 44Dylan Raiola sacked by Jake Golday for a loss of 7 yards to the NEB 49−7
2:253rd & 19own 49Timeout Cincinnati, clock 02:250
2:163rd & 19own 49Dylan Raiola pass complete to Emmett Johnson for 5 yds to the CIN 46+5
2:164th & 14opp 46Timeout Cincinnati, clock 02:160
2:104th & 14opp 46Archie Wilson punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CIN 90

CIN13 plays, 58 yd · Turnover

1:591st & 10own 9Brendan Sorsby run for 8 yds to the CIN 17+8
1:522nd & 2own 17Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 14 yds to the CIN 31 for a 1ST down+14
1:471st & 10own 31Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Joe Royer0
1:312nd & 10own 31Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 8 yds to the CIN 39+8
1:263rd & 2own 39(01:25) PENALTY CIN False Start (Tengesdahl,Evan) 5 yards from CIN39 to CIN34. NO PLAY.−5
1:093rd & 7own 34Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Cyrus Allen0
1:094th & 7own 34Timeout Nebraska, clock 01:090
1:044th & 7own 34Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 12 yds to the CIN 46 for a 1ST down+12
0:591st & 10own 46Brendan Sorsby run for 8 yds to the NEB 46+8
0:542nd & 2opp 46Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete to Caleb Goodie0
0:503rd & 2opp 46Brendan Sorsby run for 3 yds to the NEB 43 for a 1ST down+3
0:411st & 10opp 43(00:41) No 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.+10
0:341st & 10opp 33Brendan Sorsby pass intercepted, touchback.0

NEB3 plays, -3 yd · End of period

0:342nd & 13own 17Timeout Nebraska, clock 00:340
0:001st & 10own 20D. Raiola takes a knee−3
0:00own 20End of 4th Quarter−3

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

Previous meeting vs. Nebraska

Cincinnati 0–1 vs Nebraska

  • 1906 · wk 11Cincinnati 0 @ Nebraska 41

Previous 4 meetings vs. Matt Rhule

Cincinnati 2–2 vs Matt Rhule

  • 2016 · wk 9Cincinnati 13 @ Temple 34
  • 2015 · wk 2Temple 34 @ Cincinnati 26
  • 2014 · wk 14Cincinnati 14 @ Temple 6
  • 2013 · wk 7Temple 20 @ Cincinnati 38

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