Cleveland Browns

Preseason

Ugh, no.

Cleveland Browns lost to the Buffalo Bills

2-0 31 – 7

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Final · Sat, Aug 22

Game Details

Huntington Bank Field (Cleveland) · 69,035 fans · NFL Net

Recap

Shedeur Sanders throws TD pass in final chance to win starting QB job but Bills batter Browns 31-7

As thunder rumbled around Huntington Bank Field following Saturday's game, the Browns' confusing quarterback competition grew stormier.

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Huntington Bank Field · Cleveland

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BUF	7	7	10	7	31
CLE	7	0	0	0	7

Win Probability · Cleveland Browns

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Game Leaders

Buffalo Bills

Kyle Allen · 10/12, 128 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Ian Wheeler · 14 CAR, 56 YDSRushing Yards
Ja'Mori Maclin · 2 REC, 108 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Javon Solomon · 1Sacks
Damar Hamlin · 5Tackles

Cleveland Browns

Shedeur Sanders · 9/11, 74 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Raheim Sanders · 12 CAR, 31 YDSRushing Yards
Luke Floriea · 2 REC, 31 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Mike Hall Jr. · 1Sacks
Nathaniel Watson · 10Tackles

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 6:49

TD Shane Buechele 5 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)31–7

Q3 2:07

TD Ja'Mori Maclin 71 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Tyler Bass Kick)24–7

Q3 8:37

FG Tyler Bass 52 Yd Field Goal17–7

Q2 0:15

TD Mecole Hardman Jr. 9 Yd pass from Kyle Allen (Tyler Bass Kick)14–7

Q1 2:56

TD Luke Floriea 8 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Andre Szmyt Kick)7–7

Q1 9:32

TD Ray Davis 1 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)7–0

Team Stats

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Offense

368 Total Yards 194

230 Passing Yards 110

138 Rushing Yards 84

20 First Downs 12

6.5 Yards per Play 3.7

Efficiency

5-11 3rd Down 3-11

1-1 4th Down 1-2

3-3 Red Zone 1-2

15/22 Completions 14/24

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 2

1-9 Sacks Allowed 1-0

6-40 Penalties 9-73

31:16 Possession 28:44

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	RTG
Kyle Allen	10/12	128	10.7	1	1-9	138.9
Shane Buechele	5/10	111	11.1	1	0-0	123.3
Team	15/22	230	10.9	2	1-9	134.5

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ian Wheeler	14	56	4.0	0	10
Frank Gore Jr.	9	54	6.0	0	18
Ray Davis	7	21	3.0	1	8
Mecole Hardman Jr.	1	4	4.0	0	4
Shane Buechele	3	3	1.0	1	5
Team	34	138	4.1	2	18

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Ja'Mori Maclin	2	108	54.0	1	71	3
Trent Sherfield	4	54	13.5	0	20	4
Shane Zylstra	3	29	9.7	0	10	3
Ian Wheeler	2	21	10.5	0	19	2
Mecole Hardman Jr.	2	15	7.5	1	9	5
Ray Davis	1	10	10.0	0	10	1
Jackson Hawes	1	2	2.0	0	2	1
Frank Gore Jr.	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Stephen Gosnell	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Keleki Latu	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	15	239	15.9	2	71	22

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Frank Gore Jr.	1	0	1
Team	1	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Damar Hamlin	5	2	0	0	1	0
Keonta Jenkins	5	2	0	0	0	0
Javon Solomon	4	3	1	1	0	1
Jordan Dunbar	4	3	0	1	0	0
Davison Igbinosun	4	2	0	1	0	0
Joe Andreessen	4	1	0	0	0	0
Theron Gaines	4	1	0	0	0	0
DeWayne Carter	3	2	0	1	1	1
Te'Cory Couch	3	2	0	0	1	0
Kani Walker	3	2	0	0	1	0
Geno Stone	3	1	0	0	0	0
Zane Durant	3	1	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Ciarlo	3	1	0	0	0	0
T.J. Sanders	2	1	0	0	0	1
TJ Parker	2	1	0	0	0	1
Andre Jones Jr.	2	0	0	0	0	0
Wande Owens	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Hancock	2	0	0	0	1	0
Greg Gaines	1	1	0	0	0	0
Landon Jackson	1	1	0	1	0	0
Dorian Williams	1	1	0	0	0	0
Keleki Latu	1	1	0	0	0	0
Trent Sherfield	1	0	0	0	0	0
Phidarian Mathis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stephen Gosnell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cade Denhoff	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Elarms-Orr	1	0	0	0	0	0
Quentin Skinner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Toriano Pride Jr.	1	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Danna	0	0	0	0	1	0
Zion Logue	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	69	29	1	5	7	5

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Damar Hamlin	1	8
Te'Cory Couch	1	0
Team	2	8

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Mecole Hardman Jr.	1	30	30.0	30
Frank Gore Jr.	1	22	22.0	22
Team	2	52	26.0	30

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Mecole Hardman Jr.	1	17	17.0	17
Ray Davis	1	12	12.0	12
Team	2	29	14.5	17

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tyler Bass	1/1	100.0	52	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	52	4/4	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	In 20	LONG
Tommy Doman Jr.	3	129	43.0	2	50
Mitch Wishnowsky	1	59	59.0	0	59
Team	4	188	47.0	2	59

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Shedeur Sanders	9/11	74	6.7	1	1	1-0	87.1
Deshaun Watson	5/12	36	3.0	0	1	0-0	14.6
Dillon Gabriel	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6
Team	14/24	110	4.6	1	2	1-0	49.0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Raheim Sanders	12	31	2.6	8
Ahmani Marshall	8	18	2.3	7
Davon Booth	3	16	5.3	12
Deshaun Watson	2	13	6.5	10
Isaiah Bond	1	4	4.0	4
Shedeur Sanders	1	2	2.0	2
Team	27	84	3.1	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Luke Floriea	2	31	15.5	1	23	4
Malachi Corley	2	27	13.5	0	20	4
Blake Whiteheart	1	16	16.0	0	16	1
Carsen Ryan	1	13	13.0	0	13	1
Ahmani Marshall	1	11	11.0	0	11	2
Isaiah Bond	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
Ben Patterson	1	5	5.0	0	5	1
Gage Larvadain	2	5	2.5	0	5	4
Raheim Sanders	1	1	1.0	0	1	1
Jermaine Terry II	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Davon Booth	2	-7	-3.5	0	-1	3
Team	14	110	7.9	1	23	23

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Nathaniel Watson	10	2	0	0	0	0
Donovan McMillon	8	5	0	1	0	0
Winston Reid	6	2	0	0	0	0
Tre Avery	5	2	0	0	0	0
Michael Coats Jr.	4	3	0	0	0	0
Logan Fano	4	2	0	0	0	0
Justin Jefferson	4	1	0	0	0	0
Zion Washington	3	3	0	0	0	0
Benton Whitley	3	1	0	0	0	0
Edefuan Ulofoshio	3	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Chatman	3	0	0	0	0	1
Coziah Izzard	2	1	0	0	0	0
Khordae Sydnor	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tyler Hall	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jamil Muhammad	2	0	0	0	0	0
Christopher Edmonds	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Hall Jr.	1	1	1	1	0	1
Julian Okwara	1	1	0	0	0	0
KT Leveston	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ahmani Marshall	1	1	0	0	0	0
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren	1	1	0	0	0	0
Gage Larvadain	1	1	0	0	0	0
Patrick Jenkins	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nate Evans	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah McClendon	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	71	29	1	2	2	2

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kole Wilson	3	94	31.3	38
Malachi Corley	1	31	31.0	31
Davon Booth	1	27	27.0	27
Team	5	152	30.4	38

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kole Wilson	3	21	7.0	17	0
Team	3	21	7.0	17	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andre Szmyt	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1
Team	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	In 20	LONG
Wes Pahl	4	192	48.0	1	55
Corey Bojorquez	1	48	48.0	0	48
Team	5	240	48.0	1	55

Injury Report

Cleveland Browns

Mason Graham DTQuestionable
Taylen Green QBOut
Justin Jefferson LBOut
Teven Jenkins GOut
Elgton Jenkins COut

Buffalo Bills

DJ Moore WRQuestionable
Dee Alford CBQuestionable
Ed Oliver DTQuestionable
Te'Cory Couch CBQuestionable
T.J. Sanders DTOut

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