Cleveland Browns

3-12

Ugh, no.

Cleveland Browns lost to the Buffalo Bills

11-4 23 – 20

3-12

Final · Sun, Dec 21

Game Details

Huntington Bank Field (Cleveland) · 67,580 fans · CBS

Recap

Cook's 117-yard, 2-TD performance propels Bills closer to playoff berth with 23-20 win over Browns

James Cook continues to show opposing defenses that they have to factor in more than Josh Allen when facing the Buffalo Bills.

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Huntington Bank Field · Cleveland

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BUF	7	13	3	0	23
CLE	7	3	7	3	20

Win Probability · Cleveland Browns

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Game Leaders

Buffalo Bills

Josh Allen · 12/19, 130 YDSPassing Yards
James Cook III · 16 CAR, 117 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Khalil Shakir · 4 REC, 34 YDSReceiving Yards
Greg Rousseau · 2.5Sacks
Jordan Poyer · 11Tackles

Cleveland Browns

Shedeur Sanders · 20/29, 157 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTPassing Yards
Shedeur Sanders · 4 CAR, 49 YDSRushing Yards
Trayveon Williams · 4 REC, 38 YDSReceiving Yards
Carson Schwesinger · 1Sacks
Carson Schwesinger · 14Tackles

2026 AFC East Standings

Team	W	L	PCT
Buffalo	3	1	.750
New England	2	2	.500
New York	1	3	.250
Miami	0	4	.000

2026 AFC North Standings

Team	W	L	PCT
Cleveland	3	1	.750
Baltimore	3	1	.750
Pittsburgh	2	2	.500
Cincinnati	2	2	.500

Scoring

Q4 8:46

FG Andre Szmyt 41 Yd Field Goal23–20

Q3 1:36

TD Harold Fannin Jr. 1 Yd Rush (Andre Szmyt Kick)23–17

Q3 9:37

FG Michael Badgley 41 Yd Field Goal23–10

Q2 2:23

TD James Cook III 3 Yd Rush (Michael Badgley Kick)20–10

Q2 5:38

FG Andre Szmyt 24 Yd Field Goal13–10

Q2 12:54

TD Ty Johnson 2 Yd Rush (Michael Badgley PAT Failed)13–7

Q1 7:47

TD James Cook III 44 Yd Rush (Michael Badgley Kick)7–7

Q1 10:42

TD Harold Fannin Jr. 13 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Andre Szmyt Kick)0–7

Team Stats

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Offense

259 Total Yards 294

95 Passing Yards 134

164 Rushing Yards 160

16 First Downs 22

5.2 Yards per Play 4.6

Efficiency

2-8 3rd Down 8-14

0-2 4th Down 0-1

2-3 Red Zone 2-4

12/19 Completions 20/30

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 2

2-35 Sacks Allowed 3-23

5-35 Penalties 5-44

24:37 Possession 35:23

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Josh Allen	12/19	130	6.8	0	0	2-35	46.0	83.2
Team	12/19	95	6.8	0	0	2-35	--	83.2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
James Cook III	16	117	7.3	2	44
Josh Allen	7	17	2.4	0	7
Ty Johnson	3	16	5.3	1	9
Ray Davis	3	14	4.7	0	8
Team	29	164	5.7	3	44

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Khalil Shakir	4	34	8.5	18	5
Jackson Hawes	2	26	13.0	18	2
Tyrell Shavers	1	21	21.0	21	2
Ray Davis	2	20	10.0	14	2
James Cook III	1	17	17.0	17	2
Dawson Knox	1	10	10.0	10	2
Joshua Palmer	1	2	2.0	2	1
Brandin Cooks	0	0	0.0	0	1
Dalton Kincaid	0	0	0.0	0	1
Team	12	130	10.8	21	18

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Jordan Poyer	11	6	0.5	1	1	1
Matt Milano	9	4	0	1	0	2
Cole Bishop	7	5	0	1	0	0
Terrel Bernard	6	1	0	0	0	0
Taron Johnson	5	2	0	0	0	0
DaQuan Jones	4	2	0	0	1	0
Tre'Davious White	4	2	0	0	1	0
Phidarian Mathis	4	2	0	0	0	0
Andre Jones Jr.	4	1	0	0	0	0
Dorian Williams	4	1	0	0	0	0
Greg Rousseau	3	2	2.5	2	0	7
AJ Epenesa	3	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan Hancock	3	1	0	0	0	0
T.J. Sanders	3	1	0	0	0	0
Deone Walker	3	0	0	0	2	1
Shaq Thompson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Sam Franklin Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0
Joey Bosa	1	1	0	0	1	0
Christian Benford	1	1	0	0	0	0
Team	79	35	3	5	6	11

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Jordan Poyer	1	10
DaQuan Jones	1	1
Team	2	11

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ray Davis	4	92	23.0	26	0
Team	4	92	23.0	26	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Mecole Hardman Jr.	1	4	4.0	4
Khalil Shakir	1	3	3.0	3
Team	2	7	3.5	4

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Michael Badgley	1/1	100.0	41	2/3	5
Team	1/1	100.0	41	2/3	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Mitch Wishnowsky	3	149	49.7	1	0	62
Team	3	149	49.7	1	0	62

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Shedeur Sanders	20/29	157	5.4	1	2	2-21	27.7	64.9
Corey Bojorquez	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	0.0	39.6
Dillon Gabriel	0/0	0	0.0	0	0	1-2	0.0	0.0
Team	20/30	134	5.2	1	2	3-23	--	62.8

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Shedeur Sanders	4	49	12.3	0	16
Raheim Sanders	11	42	3.8	0	9
Malachi Corley	3	30	10.0	0	14
Quinshon Judkins	8	22	2.8	0	5
Trayveon Williams	3	17	5.7	0	11
Harold Fannin Jr.	1	1	1.0	1	1
Isaiah Bond	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Team	31	160	5.2	1	16

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Trayveon Williams	4	38	9.5	0	26	4
Harold Fannin Jr.	4	34	8.5	1	13	6
Quinshon Judkins	5	29	5.8	0	16	6
Isaiah Bond	0	21	0.0	0	21	0
Jerry Jeudy	3	12	4.0	0	7	4
Malachi Corley	2	11	5.5	0	11	4
Cedric Tillman	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
Raheim Sanders	1	4	4.0	0	4	1
Brenden Bates	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	20	157	7.9	1	26	27

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Corey Bojorquez	1	0	1
Team	1	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Carson Schwesinger	14	5	1	1	0	2
Devin Bush	9	5	0	0	0	0
Ronnie Hickman	6	2	0	0	0	0
Mohamoud Diabate	4	3	0	0	0	0
Myles Harden	4	3	0	0	1	0
Grant Delpit	4	2	0	0	0	0
Shelby Harris	3	2	0	0	0	0
Tyson Campbell	2	2	0	0	0	0
D'Angelo Ross	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jerome Baker	2	1	0	0	0	0
Luke Wypler	2	1	0	0	0	0
Mason Graham	2	1	0	0	0	0
Alex Wright	2	0	0.5	0	0	2
Donovan McMillon	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tre Avery	1	1	0	0	0	0
Rayshawn Jenkins	1	0	0	0	0	0
Maurice Hurst II	1	0	0	0	0	0
Myles Garrett	1	0	0.5	0	0	1
Harold Fannin Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	63	29	2	1	1	5

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Malachi Corley	4	107	26.8	31	0
Team	4	107	26.8	31	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Gage Larvadain	1	3	3.0	3	0
Team	1	3	3.0	3	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andre Szmyt	2/2	100.0	41	2/2	8
Team	2/2	100.0	41	2/2	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Corey Bojorquez	2	103	51.5	0	1	52
Team	2	103	51.5	0	1	52

Injury Report

Cleveland Browns

Tylan Wallace WROut
Elgton Jenkins COut
Teven Jenkins GOut
Mason Graham DTQuestionable
Dylan Sampson RBInjured Reserve

Buffalo Bills

T.J. Sanders DTOut
Christian Benford CBOut
DJ Moore WRQuestionable
Dee Alford CBQuestionable
Ed Oliver DTQuestionable

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