Home / Grade 3 / NFL / Reading a Box Score Football reading a box score: Browns vs. Saints A free 3rd grade reading a box score worksheet with 7 problems, made from the real Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints game on November 8, 2026. Page two is the answer key, with the work shown.
Grade 3 NFL Reading a Box Score Common Core 3.NBT.A.2, 3.MD.B.3
NFL
Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints
November 8, 2026
Read the box score carefully. Every answer is somewhere in the tables or comes from them.
Score by quarter Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Final Cleveland Browns 0 3 3 10 6 22 New Orleans Saints 3 0 3 10 7 23
Team box score Stat Browns Saints First downs 15 21 Passing yards 260 236 Rushing yards 95 160 Total yards 355 396 Penalties 10 4 Penalty yards 58 25 Offensive plays 70 72 Sacks allowed 5 5
Look at the box score. Which team had more first downs ?
Look at the box score. Which team had more passing yards ?
Look at the box score. Which team had more rushing yards ?
Look at the box score. Which team had more total yards ?
How many first downs did the Saints have?
How many passing yards did both teams have in all?
In which quarter did the Saints score the most points ?
Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints, November 8, 2026
Look at the box score. Which team had more first downs ?
Saints
Compare Browns 15, Saints 21 → Saints
Look at the box score. Which team had more passing yards ?
Browns
Compare Browns 260, Saints 236 → Browns
Look at the box score. Which team had more rushing yards ?
Saints
Compare Browns 95, Saints 160 → Saints
Look at the box score. Which team had more total yards ?
Saints
Compare Browns 355, Saints 396 → Saints
How many first downs did the Saints have?
21 first downs
How many passing yards did both teams have in all?
496 passing yards
260 + 236 = 496
In which quarter did the Saints score the most points ?
the 4th quarter
Compare the 1st quarter 3, the 2nd quarter 0, the 3rd quarter 3, the 4th quarter 10, the 5th quarter 7 → the 4th quarter