# 2013 Cleveland Browns season

The 2013 season was the Cleveland Browns' 61st in the National Football League (NFL) and their 65th overall. They failed to improve on their 5–11 record from 2012, finishing the year at 4–12, their sixth consecutive season with at least 11 losses. They also extended their franchise record playoff drought to 11 years. This was the first season under head coach Rob Chudzinski (who was later fired after the season) and new general manager Michael Lombardi (who was later fired in February 2014). This also marked the first full season under owner Jimmy Haslam. The Browns played all of their home games at the newly renamed FirstEnergy Stadium (formerly known as Cleveland Browns Stadium).

## Offseason
### Personnel changes
#### Front office changes

On December 31, 2012, the Browns fired general manager Tom Heckert.

#### Coaching staff changes

On December 31, 2012, the team fired head coach Pat Shurmur. In two seasons as Browns' head coach, Shurmur posted a record of 9–23, including a disappointing 2–10 mark within the division.
University of Oregon head coach Chip Kelly emerged as the favorite to replace Shurmur after a lengthy interview on January 4, however talks between the two sides broke down and Kelly decided to go to the Philadelphia Eagles.
On January 10, the Browns hired former Carolina Panthers' offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski as head coach. Chudzinski, who spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons with the Panthers, also previously served as an assistant coach with the Browns and the San Diego Chargers.
Besides Chudzinski and Kelly, the Browns also interviewed former Arizona Cardinals' head coach Ken Whisenhunt and defensive coordinator Ray Horton, Syracuse University head coach Doug Marrone, Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien, Montreal Alouettes head coach and former Browns' assistant coach Marc Trestman, and Cincinnati Bengals' defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer.
On January 17, the Browns hired former San Diego Chargers' head coach Norv Turner as offensive coordinator. Turner, who served as Chargers' head coach from 2007 to 2012, was also the head coach of the Washington Redskins (1994–2000) and Oakland Raiders (2004–2005), and has served as an NFL coach in some capacity since 1985. Turner replaces Brad Childress.
On January 17, the Browns also added Mike Sullivan as offensive line coach, Scott Turner, the son of Norv Turner, as wide receivers coach, and Brad Roll as strength and conditioning coach.
On January 18, the Browns hired Horton, who previously interviewed for the head coaching position, as defensive coordinator. Horton, a former defensive back, has served as the Cardinals' defensive coordinator the past two seasons.

### Roster changes
#### Free agency

| Pos | Player | Tag | Date signed | 2013 team |
| CB | Sheldon Brown | UFA | | |
| WR | Josh Cribbs | UFA | | Oakland Raiders |
| K | Phil Dawson | UFA | March 19 | San Francisco 49ers |
| LB | Auston English | ERFA | | |
| LB | Scott Fujita | UFA | April 23 | New Orleans Saints |
| P | Reggie Hodges | UFA | | |
| RB | Brandon Jackson | UFA | | Cleveland Browns |
| QB | Josh Johnson | UFA | March 21 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| LB | Kaluka Maiava | UFA | March 13 | Oakland Raiders |
| WR | Mohamed Massaquoi | UFA | April 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| WR | Jordan Norwood | RFA | | Cleveland Browns |
| RB | Chris Ogbonnaya | ERFA | March 13 | Cleveland Browns |
| LB | Juqua Parker | UFA | | |
| TE | Alex Smith | UFA | April 16 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| LB | Emmanuel Stephens | ERFA | | |
| SS | Ray Ventrone | UFA | | San Francisco 49ers |
| TE | Benjamin Watson | UFA | March 18 | New Orleans Saints |
| FB | Eddie Williams | RFA | | |
| LS | Christian Yount | ERFA | | Cleveland Browns |

#### Releases

| Pos | Player | Released | Date signed | 2013 team |
| DE | Frostee Rucker | February 5 | March 21 | Arizona Cardinals |

#### Signings

| Pos | Player | Date signed | 2012 team |
| CB | Kevin Barnes | March 25 | Detroit Lions |
| TE | Gary Barnidge | March 13 | Carolina Panthers |
| DE | Desmond Bryant | March 13 | Oakland Raiders |
| QB | Jason Campbell | March 26 | Chicago Bears |
| TE | Kellen Davis | March 22 | Chicago Bears |
| K | Shayne Graham | April 15 | Houston Texans |
| OLB | Quentin Groves | March 13 | Arizona Cardinals |
| OLB | Paul Kruger | March 12 | Baltimore Ravens |
| P | Spencer Lanning | February 13 | Sacramento Mountain Lions (UFL) |
| CB | Chris Owens | March 22 | Atlanta Falcons |
| P | Jake Schum | March 29 | N/A |
| RB | Willis McGahee | September 18 | Denver Broncos |

#### Trades

* On April 1, the Browns traded QB Colt McCoy and a 2013 sixth-round draft pick to the San Francisco 49ers for a fifth- and a seventh-round draft pick in 2013.
* On April 11, the Browns traded LB Emmanuel Acho to the Philadelphia Eagles for RB Dion Lewis.
* On April 26, the Browns traded a 2013 fourth- and fifth-round draft pick to the Miami Dolphins for WR Davone Bess and a fourth- and seventh-round draft pick in 2013.
* On September 18, the Browns traded RB Trent Richardson to the Indianapolis Colts for a first-round pick in 2014.

#### 2013 draft class

2013 Cleveland Browns draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Barkevious Mingo | OLB | LSU | |
| 3 | 68 | Leon McFadden | CB | San Diego State | |
| 6 | 175 | Jamoris Slaughter | S | Notre Dame | |
| 7 | 217 | Armonty Bryant | DE | East Central | Pick from MIA |
| 7 | 227 | Garrett Gilkey | OG | Chadron State | Pick from CIN |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||
Notes
* The team forfeited its second-round selection (which would have been No. 39) after selecting wide receiver Josh Gordon in the 2012 Supplemental draft.
* The team acquired a 6th-round selection (No. 173) in a trade that sent safety David Sims and a 7th-round selection to the Philadelphia Eagles.
* The team acquired a 5th (No. 164) and 7th-round selection (No. 227) in a trade that sent quarterback Colt McCoy and a 6th-round selection (No. 173) to the San Francisco 49ers.
* The team acquired WR Davone Bess and a 4th (No. 111) and 7th (No. 217) round selection for a fourth (No. 104) and 5th (No. 164) round selection.
* The team traded its fourth-round selection (No. 111) to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 2014 third-round selection.
* The team traded its fifth-round selection (No. 139) to the Indianapolis Colts for a 2014 fourth-round selection.

## Preseason
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
| 1 | August 8 | St. Louis Rams | W 27–19 | 1–0 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 15 | Detroit Lions | W 24–6 | 2–0 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | August 24 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 6–27 | 2–1 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | August 29 | at Chicago Bears | W 18–16 | 3–1 | Soldier Field | Recap |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
| 1 | September 8 | Miami Dolphins | L 10–23 | 0–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 15 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 6–14 | 0–2 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 22 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 31–27 | 1–2 | Mall of America Field | Recap |
| 4 | September 29 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 17–6 | 2–2 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 3 | Buffalo Bills | W 37–24 | 3–2 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 13 | Detroit Lions | L 17–31 | 3–3 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 20 | at Green Bay Packers | L 13–31 | 3–4 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 8 | October 27 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 17–23 | 3–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 3 | Baltimore Ravens | W 24–18 | 4–5 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 11 | November 17 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 20–41 | 4–6 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 11–27 | 4–7 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 28–32 | 4–8 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 8 | at New England Patriots | L 26–27 | 4–9 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 15 | Chicago Bears | L 31–38 | 4–10 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 22 | at New York Jets | L 13–24 | 4–11 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | December 29 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–20 | 4–12 | Heinz Field | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| Browns | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: September 8
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), (Sunny)
* Game attendance: 71,513
* Referee: Mike Carey
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
MIA (1:29) – Caleb Sturgis 45 yd field goal Dolphins 3, Browns 0 Drive: 15 plays, 58 yds, 7:17
Second quarter
MIA (13:37) – Caleb Sturgis 49 yd field goal Dolphins 6, Browns 0 Drive: 4 plays, −4 yds, 1:33
CLE (0:28) – Jordan Cameron 7 yd pass from Brandon Weeden (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 7, Dolphins 6 Drive: 11 plays, 56 yds, 3:45
Third quarter
MIA (6:46) – Brian Hartline 34 yd pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick) Dolphins 13, Browns 7 Drive: 5 plays, 51 yds, 2:10
CLE (3:02) – Billy Cundiff 39 yd field goal Dolphins 13, Browns 10 Drive: 9 plays, 59 yds, 3:44
Fourth quarter
MIA (6:48) – Daniel Thomas 1 yd run (Caleb Sturgis kick) Dolphins 20, Browns 10 Drive: 10 plays, 85 yds, 5:06
MIA (3:59) – Caleb Sturgis 36 yd field goal Dolphins 23, Browns 10 Drive: 4 plays, 7 yds, 1:34
Top passers
MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 24/38, 272 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
CLE – Brandon Weeden – 26/53, 289 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
MIA – Daniel Thomas – 8 rush, 14 yds, 1 TD
CLE – Trent Richardson – 13 rush, 47 yds
Top receivers
MIA – Brian Hartline – 9 rec, 114 yds, 1 TD
CLE – Jordan Cameron – 9 rec, 108 yds, 1 TD
Top tacklers
MIA – Dimitri Patterson – 2 tackles, 2 INT
CLE – D'Qwell Jackson – 9 tackles :
The Browns opened their 2013 season at home against the Dolphins. The Dolphins struck first in the first quarter when Caleb Sturgis kicked a 45-yard field goal for a 3–0 lead. They increased their lead in the 2nd quarter when Sturgis nailed a 49-yard field goal for a 6–0 lead. The Browns got on the board and took the halftime lead 7–6 after Jordan Cameron caught a 7-yard TD pass from Brandon Weeden. The Dolphins retook the lead in the 3rd quarter when Brian Hartline caught a 34-yard TD pass from Ryan Tannehill to make the score 13–7. The Browns came within 3 as Billy Cundiff kicked a 39-yard field goal for a 13–10 game. In the 4th quarter, the Phins sealed the game as Daniel Thomas ran for a 1-yard TD for a 20–10 game followed up by Sturgis kicking a 36-yard field goal.
With the loss, the Browns start the season 0–1 and pick up their 9th straight regular season opening loss.

#### Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ravens | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: September 15
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
* Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 71,098
* Referee: Bill Vinovich
* TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CLE (8:42) – Billy Cundiff 21 yd field goal Browns 3, Ravens 0 Drive: 5 plays, 57 yds, 2:27
Second quarter
CLE (0:11) – Billy Cundiff 51 yd field goal Browns 6, Ravens 0 Drive: 5 plays, 33 yds, 0:29
Third quarter
BAL (5:18) – Bernard Pierce 5 yd run (Justin Tucker kick) Ravens 7, Browns 6 Drive: 12 plays, 80 yds, 5:50
Fourth quarter
BAL (9:03) – Marlon Brown 5 yd pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick) Ravens 14, Browns 6 Drive: 8 plays. 42 yds, 3:20
Top passers
CLE – Brandon Weeden – 21/33, 227 yds
BAL – Joe Flacco – 22/33, 211 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
CLE – Trent Richardson – 18 carr, 58 yds
BAL – Bernard Pierce – 19 carr, 57 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
CLE – Jordan Cameron 5 rec, 95 yds
BAL – Torrey Smith – 7 rec, 85 yds
Top tacklers
CLE – Buster Skrine – 9 tackles
BAL – Daryl Smith – 11 tackles, 1.5 sacks :
After a tough loss at home, the Browns traveled to Baltimore to take on the Ravens. The Browns scored all the points in the first half; both of them with field goals in both quarters from Billy Cundiff from 21 yards out in the first quarter and 51 yards out in the 2nd making the score 3–0 and eventual halftime score 6–0. The Ravens got on the board in the 3rd quarter as Bernard Pierce ran for a 5-yard TD to take the lead 7–6. In the 4th quarter, the Ravens moved ahead by 8 as Joe Flacco found Marion Brown on a 5-yard TD pass for a final score of 14–6.
With the loss, the Browns dropped to 0–2. The team also lost their 11th straight game against the Ravens.

#### Week 3: at Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Vikings | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
at Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Date: September 22
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Played indoors (domed stadium)
* Game attendance: 63,672
* Referee: Bill Leavy
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
MIN (9:13) – Adrian Peterson 2 yd run (Blair Walsh kick) Vikings 7, Browns 0 Drive: 11 plays, 80 yds, 5:47
CLE (4:42) – Josh Gordon 47 yd pass from Brian Hoyer (Billy Cundiff kick) Vikings 7, Browns 7 Drive: 6 plays, 68 yds, 2:13
Second quarter
CLE (14:55) – Jordan Cameron 19 yd pass from Brian Hoyer (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 14, Vikings 7 Drive: 7 plays, 82 yds, 3:21
MIN (10:12) – Christian Ponder 6 yd run (Blair Walsh kick) Browns 14, Vikings 14 Drive: 9 plays, 80 yds, 4:40
CLE (6:08) – Billy Cundiff 38 yd field goal Browns 17, Vikings 14 Drive: 9 plays, 60 yds, 4:05
CLE (3:39) – Jordan Cameron 11 yd pass from Spencer Lanning (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 24, Vikings 14 Drive: 6 plays, 38 yds, 1:33
MIN (1:08) – Blair Walsh 43 yd field goal Browns 24, Vikings 17 Drive: 4 plays, 1 yd, 1:20
Third quarter
MIN (2:36) – Christian Ponder 8 yd run (Blair Walsh kick) Browns 24, Vikings 24 Drive: 3 plays, 9 yds, 0:49
Fourth quarter
MIN (10:30) – Blair Walsh 30 yd field goal Vikings 27, Browns 24 Drive: 13 plays, 60 yds, 5:11
CLE (0:51) – Jordan Cameron 7 yd pass from Brian Hoyer (Spencer Lanning kick) Browns 31, Vikings 27 Drive: 11 plays, 55 yds, 2:30
Top passers
CLE – Brian Hoyer – 30/54, 321 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
MIN – Christian Ponder – 25/42, 228 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
CLE – Josh Aubrey – 1 carr, 34 yds
MIN – Adrian Peterson – 25 carr, 88 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
CLE – Josh Gordon – 10 rec, 146 yds, 1 TD
MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson – 2 rec, 49 yds
Top tacklers
CLE – T. J. Ward – 8 tackles, 1 INT
MIN – Erin Henderson – 8 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT :
After a tough road loss, the Browns traveled northwest to take on the Vikings. The Vikes would score first as AP ran for a 2-yard TD for a 7–0 lead. The Browns managed to tie it as 2nd-string QB Brian Hoyer found Josh Gordon on a 47-yard TD pass for a 7–7 game. The Browns took the lead in the 2nd quarter as Hoyer found Jordan Cameron for a 19-yard TD pass and a 14–7 lead. The Vikes tied the game as Christian Ponder ran for a 6-yard TD to make the score 14–14. The Browns moved back into the lead as Billy Cundiff kicked a 38-yard field goal for a 17–14 lead and increased it with a trick play as Spencer Lanning found Cameron on an 11-yard TD pass for increasing the score to 24–14. Blair Walsh managed to get the Vikes within 7 after he kicked a 43-yard field goal for a 24–17 halftime lead. After the break, Ponder ran for another TD from 8 yards out tying the game 24–24. They retook the lead in the 4th quarter as Walsh nailed a 30-yard field goal for a 27–24 lead. Hoyer found Cameron with less than a minute left in the game for a final score of 31–27.
With the win, not only did the Browns improve to 1–2, but they also snapped a 7-game losing streak against NFC teams.

#### Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Browns | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: September 29
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 71,481
* Referee: Ron Winter
* TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CLE (2:13) – Jordan Cameron 2 yd pass from Brian Hoyer (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 7, Bengals 0 Drive: 12 plays, 95 yds, 6:29
Second quarter
CIN (10:48) – Mike Nugent 25 yd field goal Browns 7, Bengals 3 Drive: 13 plays, 46 yds, 6:25
Third quarter
CLE (5:10) – Billy Cundiff 51 yd field goal Browns 10, Bengals 3 Drive: 10 plays, 17 yds, 3:25
CIN (0:37) – Mike Nugent 43 yd field goal Browns 10, Bengals 6 Drive: 10 plays, 62 yds, 4:33
Fourth quarter
CLE (4:59) – Chris Ogbonnaya 1 yd pass from Brian Hoyer (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 17, Bengals 6 Drive: 12 plays, 91 yds, 6:37
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 23/41, 206 yds, 1 INT
CLE – Brian Hoyer – 25/38, 269 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 10 carr, 37 yds
CLE – Willis McGahee – 15 carr, 46 yds
Top receivers
CIN – Jermaine Gresham – 3 rec, 53 yds
CLE – Jordan Cameron – 10 rec, 91 yds, 1 TD
Top tacklers
CIN – Vontaze Burfict – 14 tackles
CLE – D'Qwell Jackson – 10 tackles :
After a tough win over the Vikings, the Browns returned home for a game against the Bengals in Round 1 of the Battle of Ohio. In the first quarter, the Browns scored first as Brian Hoyer found Jordan Cameron on a 2-yard pass for a 7–0 lead. In the second quarter, the Bengals scored when Mike Nugent nailed a 25-yard field goal for the eventual halftime score of 7–3. In the third quarter, the Browns scored a field goal of their own when Billy Cundiff nailed one from 51 yards out giving them a 10–3 lead. The Bengals once again came within 4 as Nugent kicked another field goal from 46 yards out for a 10–6 game. In the fourth quarter, it was all Browns as Hoyer found Chris Ogbonnaya on a 1-yard pass for the eventual final score of 17–6.
With the win, the Browns improved to 2–2.

#### Week 5: vs. Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bills | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Browns | 0 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: October 3
* Game time: 8:25 pm. EDT
* Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 71,239
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
BUF (13:21) – Fred Jackson 1 yd run (Dan Carpenter kick) Bills 7, Browns 0 Drive: 2 plays, 32 yds, 0:44
BUF (5:55) – Dan Carpenter 52 yd field goal Bills 10, Browns 0 Drive: 12 plays, 56 yds, 4:14
Second quarter
CLE (14:24) – Billy Cundiff 33 yd field goal Bills 10, Browns 3 Drive: 7 plays, 19 yds, 2:12
CLE (3:52) – Willis McGahee 1 yd run (Billy Cundiff kick) Bills 10, Browns 10 Drive: 14 plays, 74 yds, 7:10
CLE (2:20) – Travis Benjamin 79 yd punt return (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 17, Bills 10
Third quarter
BUF (13:51) – C. J. Spiller 54 yd run (Dan Carpenter kick) Browns 17, Bills 17 Drive: 3 plays, 80 yds, 1:09
BUF (6:32) – Fred Jackson 1 yd run (Dan Carpenter kick) Bills 24, Browns 17 Drive: 12 plays, 54 yds, 5:15
CLE (5:35) – Josh Gordon 37 yd pass from Brandon Weeden (Billy Cundiff kick) Bills 24, Browns 24 Drive: 2 plays, 74 yds. 0:57
Fourth quarter
CLE (12:31) – Billy Cundiff 24 yd field goal Browns 27, Bills 24 Drive: 10 plays, 26 yds, 4:32
CLE (2:19) – Billy Cundiff 44 yd field goal Browns 30, Bills 24 Drive: 8 plays, 31 yds, 4:41
CLE (1:44) – T. J. Ward 44 yd interception return (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 37, Bills 24
Top passers
BUF – EJ Manuel – 11/20, 129 yds
CLE – Brandon Weeden – 13/24, 197 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
BUF – C. J. Spiller – 8 carr, 66 yds, 1 TD
CLE – Willis McGahee – 26 carr, 72 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
BUF – Robert Woods – 5 rec, 64 yds
CLE – Josh Gordon – 4 rec, 86 yds, 1 TD
Top tacklers
BUF – Kiko Alonso – 12 tackles
CLE – T. J. Ward – 5 tackles, 1 INT, 1 TD :
After a win over the Bengals, the Browns stayed home for a Thursday Night duel against the Bills. The Bills scored first when Fred Jackson ran for a 1-yard touchdown for a 7–0 lead followed up by Dan Carpenter nailing a 52-yard field goal increasing their lead to 10–0. In the second quarter, it was all Browns as Billy Cundiff kicked a 33-yard field goal for a 10–3 game. They eventually tied the game up and moved into the lead when Willis McGahee ran for a 1-yard touchdown for a 10–10 game followed up by Travis Benjamein returning a punt 79 yards for a touchdown for a halftime score of 17–10. In the third quarter, the Bills tied it up and took the lead back when C.J. Spiller ran for a 54-yard touchdown for a 17–17 game followed up by McGahee running for another 1-yard touchdown for a 24–17 lead. The Browns however later on in the quarter, tied it back up as Brandon Weeden hooked up with Josh Gordon for a 37-yard pass for a 24–24 game. In the fourth quarter, it was all Browns as Cundiff made field goals from 24 and 44 yards out for leads of 27–24 and 30–24 before sealing the game when T.J. Ward returned an interception 44 yards for a touchdown and for the final score of 37–24.
With their 3rd straight win, the Browns improved to 3–2.

#### Week 6: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| Browns | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: October 13
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
* Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 71,513
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (Fox): Tom McCarthy, Heath Evans and Lisa Byington
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
DET (3:27) – Joseph Fauria 1 yd pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick) Lions 7, Browns 0 Drive: 9 plays, 58 yds, 4:23
Second quarter
CLE (12:52) – Chris Ogbonnaya 4 yd pass from Brandon Weeden (Billy Cundiff kick) Lions 7, Browns 7 Drive: 8 plays, 74 yds, 3:40
CLE (1:16) – Greg Little 2 yd pass from Brandon Weeden (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 14, Lions 7 Drive: 9 plays, 84 yds, 5:22
CLE (0:08) – Billy Cundiff 40 yd field goal Browns 17, Lions 7 Drive: 6 plays, 52 yds, 0:47
Third quarter
DET (8:57) – Reggie Bush 18 yd pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick) Browns 17, Lions 14 Drive: 8 plays, 79 yds, 3:59
Fourth quarter
DET (10:35) – Joseph Fauria 23 yd pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick) Lions 21, Browns 17 Drive: 8 plays, 67 yds, 4:14
DET (6:04) – David Akers 51 yd field goal Lions 24, Browns 17 Drive: 6 plays, 26 yds, 2:53
DET (2:01) – Joseph Fauria 10 yd pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick) Lions 31, Browns 17 Drive: 7 plays, 49 yds, 2:35
Top passers
DET – Matthew Stafford – 25/43, 248 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
CLE – Brandon Weeden – 24/41, 279 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
DET – Reggie Bush – 17 carr, 78 yds
CLE – Travis Benjamin – 1 carr, 45 yds
Top receivers
DET – Kris Durham – 8 rec, 83 yds
CLE – Josh Gordon – 7 rec, 126 yds
Top tacklers
DET – DeAndre Levy – 6 tackles, 2 INT
CLE – T. J. Ward – 11 tackles :
After a big win over the Bills, the Browns would remain at home for the third week in a row this time taking on the Lions. The Lions scored first in the first quarter when Joseph Fauria caught a 1-yard pass from Matthew Stafford for a 7–0 lead. In the second quarter, it was all Browns when Brandon Weeden found Chris Ogbonnaya on a 4-yard pass tying the game up 7–7 and taking the lead when Weeden found Greg Little on a 2-yard pass for a 14–7 lead. This was followed up by Billy Cundiff nailing a 40-yard field goal as the Browns lead 17–7 at halftime. In the second half however, it was all Lions starting in the third quarter when Stafford found Reggie Bush on an 18-yard pass to come within 3, 17–14. In the fourth quarter, they took the lead back when Stafford found Fauria on a 23-yard pass for a 21–17 lead followed up by David Akers nailing a 51-yard field goal for a 24–17 lead and finally Stafford and Fauria hooking up again on a 10-yard pass for the final score of 31–17.
With their 3-game winning streak snapped, the Browns fell to 3–3.

#### Week 7: at Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Packers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: October 20
* Game time: 4:25 pm. EDT/3:25 pm. CDT
* Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), rain
* Game attendance: 77,804
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
GB (12:22) – Jermichael Finley 10 yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick) Packers 7, Browns 0 Drive: 4 plays, 40 yds, 1:38
GB (3:44) – Eddie Lacy 1 yd run (Mason Crosby kick) Packers 14, Browns 0 Drive: 11 plays, 56 yds, 5:49
Second quarter
CLE (5:11) – Billy Cundiff 46 yd field goal Packers 14, Browns 3 Drive: 12 plays, 60 yds, 6:25
GB (0:03) – Mason Crosby 26 yd field goal Packers 17, Browns 3 Drive: 14 plays, 61 yds, 5:08
Third quarter
CLE (5:03) – Billy Cundiff 44 yd field goal Packers 17, Browns 6 Drive: 7 plays, 20 yds, 1:45
Fourth quarter
GB (8:30) – Jordy Nelson 1 yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick) Packers 24, Browns 6 Drive: 5 plays, 69 yds, 2:39
CLE (6:09) – Jordan Cameron 2 yd pass from Brandon Weeden (Billy Cundiff kick) Packers 24, Browns 13 Drive: 7 plays, 20 yds, 2:21
GB (3:44) – Jarrett Boykin 20 yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick) Packers 31, Browns 13 Drive: 4 plays, 54 yds, 2:23
Top passers
CLE – Brandon Weeden – 17/42, 149 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
GB – Aaron Rodgers – 25/36, 260 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
CLE – Willis McGahee – 11 carr, 39 yds
GB – Eddie Lacy – 22 carr, 82 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
CLE – Jordan Cameron – 7 rec, 55 yds, 1 TD
GB – Jarrett Boykin – 8 rec, 103 yds, 1 TD
Top tacklers
CLE – T. J. Ward – 11 tackles
GB – Jamari Lattimore – 12 tackles, 1 sack :
After a tough loss at home, the Browns traveled to take on the Packers. In the first quarter, it was all Packers as Aaron Rodgers found Jermichael Finley on a 10-yard pass taking a 7–0 lead followed up by Eddie Lacy running for a 1-yard touchdown for a 14–0 lead. In the second quarter, the Browns got on the board as Billy Cundiff kicked a 46-yard field goal 14–3 game. Though the Packers moved ahead by 2 touchdowns at halftime when Mason Crosby nailed a 26-yard field goal for a 17–3 game. In the third quarter, the Browns would score the only points when Cundiff kicked another field goal this time from 44 yards out for a 17–6 game. In the fourth quarter, the Packers went back to work as Rodgers found Jordy Nelson on a 1-yard pass for a 24–6 game. The Browns came within 11 again as Brandon Weeden found Jordan Cameron on a 2-yard pass for a 24–13 game. The Packers would later on seal the game when Rodgers found Jarrett Boykin on a 20-yard pass for the eventual final score 31–13.
With the loss, the Browns dropped to 3–4.

#### Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Chiefs | 6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 27
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT/12:00 pm. CDT
* Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), sunny, clear
* Game attendance: 74,307
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
KC (11:22) – Ryan Succop 42 yd field goal Chiefs 3, Browns 0 Drive: 9 plays, 64 yds, 3:38
KC (4:46) – Ryan Succop 35 yd field goal Chiefs 6, Browns 0 Drive: 11 plays, 47 yds, 5:04
Second quarter
KC (10:26) – Anthony Sherman 12 yd pass from Alex Smith (Ryan Succop kick) Chiefs 13, Browns 0 Drive: 14 plays, 82 yds, 7:34
CLE (2:44) – Josh Gordon 39 yd pass from Jason Campbell (Billy Cundiff kick) Chiefs 13, Browns 7 Drive: 2 plays, 58 yds, 0:52
KC (1:11) – Dexter McCluster 28 yd pass from Alex Smith (Ryan Succop kick) Chiefs 20, Browns 7 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yds, 1:33
CLE (0:10) – Billy Cundiff 44 yd field goal Chiefs 20, Browns 10 Drive: 7 plays, 54 yds, 1:01
Third quarter
CLE (9:58) – Fozzy Whittaker 17 yd pass from Jason Campbell (Billy Cundiff kick) Chiefs 20, Browns 17 Drive: 9 plays, 80 yds, 5:02
Fourth quarter
KC (0:17) – Ryan Succop 40 yd field goal Chiefs 23, Browns 17 Drive: 4 plays, 9 yds, 1:44
Top passers
CLE – Jason Campbell – 22/36, 293 yds, 2 TD
KC – Alex Smith – 24/36, 225 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
CLE – Willis McGahee – 9 carr, 28 yds
KC – Jamaal Charles – 18 carr, 74 yds
Top receivers
CLE – Josh Gordon – 5 rec, 132 yds, 1 TD
KC – Dexter McCluster – 7 rec, 67 yds, 1 TD
Top tacklers
CLE – T. J. Ward – 10 tackles, 1 sack
KC – Derrick Johnson – 12 tackles :
After a tough loss on the road, the Browns traveled again to take on the Chiefs. In the first quarter, it was all Chiefs as Ryan Succop nailed 2 field goals from 42 and 35 yards out for leads of 3–0 and 6–0. In the second quarter, Alex Smith found Anthony Sherman on a 12-yard pass for a 13–0 game. The Browns finally got on the board when Jason Campbell found Josh Gordon on a 39-yard pass for a 13–7 game. Though the Chiefs pulled away as Smith found Dexter McCluster on a 28-yard pass for a 20–7 lead. The Browns wrapped things up with Billy Cundiff's 44-yard field goal giving the Chiefs a 20–10 lead at halftime. In the third quarter the Browns came within 3 when Campbell found Fozzy Whittaker on a 17-yard pass for a 20–17 game for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, the Chiefs wrapped the scoring up when Succop nailed a 40-yard field goal for the eventual final score of 23–17.
With the loss and 3-game losing streak, the Browns dropped to 3–5.

#### Week 9: vs. Baltimore Ravens

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ravens | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| Browns | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: November 3
* Game time: 4:25 pm. EST
* Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 71,513
* Referee: Scott Green
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CLE (8:24) – Davone Bess 1 yd pass from Jason Campbell (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 7, Ravens 0 Drive: 8 plays, 80 yds, 3:41
BAL (3:38) – Justin Tucker 51 yd field goal Browns 7, Ravens 3 Drive: 11 plays, 47 yds, 4:46
Second quarter
CLE (10:08) – Davone Bess 20 yd pass from Jason Campbell (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 14, Ravens 3 Drive: 9 plays, 53 yds, 3:55
BAL (0:09) – Marlon Brown 19 yd pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick) Browns 14, Ravens 10 Drive: 5 plays, 67 yds, 0:52
Third quarter
CLE (5:11) – Gary Barnidge 4 pass from Jason Campbell (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 21, Ravens 10 Drive: 2 plays, 11 yds, 0:39
Fourth quarter
BAL (12:09) – Marlon Brown 19 yd pass from Joe Flacco (Joe Flacco pass to Marlon Brown) Browns 21, Ravens 18 Drive: 5 plays, 32 yds, 2:38
CLE (0:14) – Billy Cundiff 22 yd field goal Browns 24, Ravens 18 Drive: 15 plays, 67 yds, 6:30
Top passers
BAL – Joe Flacco – 24/41, 250 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
CLE – Jason Campbell – 23/35, 262 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
BAL – Joe Flacco – 3 carr, 25 yds
CLE – Willis McGahee – 21 carr, 31 yds
Top receivers
BAL – Torrey Smith – 5 rec, 78 yds
CLE – Greg Little – 7 rec, 122 yds
Top tacklers
BAL – Daryl Smith – 9 tackles, 1 sack
CLE – Chris Owens – 9 tackles, 1 sack :
After a tough loss on the road, the Browns returned home to take on the Ravens. They would score first in the first quarter when Jason Campbell found Davone Bess on a 1-yard pass for a 7–0 lead. The Ravens would shorten the lead when Justin Tucker nailed a 51-yard field goal to make it 7–3. In the second quarter, the Browns moved ahead by double digits when Campbell found Bess again this time on a 20-yard pass for a 14–3 lead. The Ravens came within 4 again when Joe Flacco found Marlon Brown on a 19-yard pass for a 14–10 game at halftime. In the third quarter, the Browns moved ahead by double digits again when Campbell found Gary Barnidge on a 4-yard pass to lead 21–10 for the quarter's only score. In the fourth quarter, the Ravens drew closer as Flacco found Brown again on a 7-yard pass for a 21–18 game. Though later on, the Browns wrapped up the scoring when Billy Cundiff kicked a 22-yard field goal for a 24–18 final score.
With the win and 3-game losing streak snapped, the Browns went into their bye week 4–5. They would also defeat the Ravens for the first time since 2007 and also snapped their 11-game losing streak against them.

#### Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Bengals | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 41 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: November 17
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 63,856
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CLE (4:10) – Billy Cundiff 20 yd field goal Browns 3, Bengals 0 Drive: 11 plays, 79 yds, 4:51
CLE (3:04) – Billy Cundiff 28 yd field goal Browns 6, Bengals 0 Drive: 4 plays, 4 yds, 0:58
CLE (2:19) – Joe Haden 29 yd interception return (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 13, Bengals 0
Second quarter
CIN (14:52) – Jermaine Gresham 25 yd pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick) Browns 13, Bengals 7 Drive: 2 plays, 22 yds, 0:52
CIN (11:49) – Mohamed Sanu 6 yd pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick) Bengals 14, Browns 13 Drive: 5 plays, 38 yds, 1:34
CIN (4:35) – Tony Dye 24 yd blocked punt return (Mike Nugent kick) Bengals 21, Browns 13
CIN (2:45) – Vontaze Burfict 13 yd fumble return (Mike Nugent kick) Bengals 28. Browns 13
CIN (0:01) – Mike Nugent 41 yd field goal Bengals 31, Browns 13 Drive: 4 plays, 9 yds, 0:19
Third quarter
CLE (9:29) – Josh Gordon 74 yd pass from Jason Campbell (Billy Cundiff kick) Bengals 31, Browns 20 Drive: 2 plays, 79 yds, 0:46
Fourth quarter
CIN (11:55) – Alex Smith 2 yd pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick) Bengals 38, Browns 20 Drive: 7 plays, 52 yds, 3:27
CIN (8:09) – Mike Nugent 38 yd field goal Bengals 41, Browns 20 Drive: 4 plays, 1 yd, 2:44
Top passers
CLE – Jason Campbell – 27/56, 248 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 13/27, 93 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
CLE – Chris Ogbonnaya – 8 carr, 69 yds
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 16 carr, 62 yds
Top receivers
CLE – Josh Gordon – 5 rec, 125 yds, 1 TD
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 4 rec, 41 yds
Top tacklers
CLE – Joe Haden – 2 tackles, 2 INT, 1 TD
CIN – Vontaze Burfict – 15 tackles, fumble return TD :
The Browns came back from their bye week and traveled to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals in the year's Battle of Ohio Round 2. The Browns put up 13 points in the first quarter before the Bengals put up 31 in the second quarter and led 31–13 at halftime. They tried to rally in the third quarter coming within 11, 31–20. But 10 points in the fourth quarter would assure the game for the Bengals as they would win 41–20.
With the loss, the Browns fell to 4–6.

#### Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: November 24
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
* Game weather: 20 °F (−7 °C), cold, snow
* Game attendance: 71,513
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
PIT (10:03) – Shaun Suisham 47 yd field goal Steelers 3, Browns 0 Drive: 9 plays, 45 yds, 4:57
CLE (7:21) – Billy Cundiff 49 yd field goal Steelers 3, Browns 3 Drive: 7 plays, 29 yds, 2:38
Second quarter
PIT (2:33) – Antonio Brown 41 yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick) Steelers 10, Browns 3 Drive: 2 plays, 52 yds, 0:44
PIT (0:07) – Shaun Suisham 32 yd field goal Steelers 13, Browns 3 Drive: 8 plays, 40 yds, 1:36
Third quarter
PIT (7:43) – Emmanuel Sanders 4 yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick) Steelers 20, Browns 3 Drive: 1 play, 4 yds, 0:03
Fourth quarter
PIT (4:27) – William Gay 21 yd interception return (Shaun Suisham kick) Steelers 27, Browns 3
CLE (3:13) – Josh Gordon 1 yd pass from Brandon Weeden (Weeden pass to Davone Bess) Steelers 27, Browns 11 Drive: 6 plays, 78 yds, 1:14
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 22/34, 217 yds, 2 TD
CLE – Brandon Weeden – 13/30, 209 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 23 carr, 80 yds
CLE – Chris Ogbonnaya – 4 carr, 26 yds
Top receivers
PIT – Antonio Brown – 6 rec, 92 yds, 1 TD
CLE – Josh Gordon – 14 rec, 237 yds, 1 TD
Top tacklers
PIT – William Gay – 3 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, 1 TD
CLE – T. J. Ward – 9 tackles :

#### Week 13: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 32 |
| Browns | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: December 1
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
* Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), overcast
* Game attendance: 69,654
* Referee: Bill Leavy
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CLE (10:51) – Willis McGahee 1 yd run (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 7, Jaguars 0 Drive: 3 plays, 47 yds, 1:07
JAC (7:04) – Clay Harbor 18 yd pass from Chad Henne (Josh Scobee kick) Browns 7, Jaguars 7 Drive: 8 plays, 80 yds, 3:37
Second quarter
CLE (12:03) – Josh Gordon 21 yd pass from Brandon Weeden (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 14, Jaguars 7 Drive: 11 plays, 92 yds, 5:17
JAC (1:19) – Marcedes Lewis 8 yd pass from Maurice Jones-Drew (Josh Scobee kick) Browns 14, Jaguars 14 Drive: 3 plays, 17 yds, 1:16
JAC (0:48) – Josh Scobee 44 yd field goal Jaguars 17, Browns 14 Drive: 4 plays, 2 yds, 0:26
JAC (0:00) – Josh Scobee 36 yd field goal Jaguars 20, Browns 14 Drive: 1 play, 0 yds, 0:05
Third quarter
CLE (9:44) – Greg Little 4 yd pass from Brandon Weeden (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 21, Jaguars 20 Drive: 10 plays, 80 yds, 5:16
Fourth quarter
JAC (7:42) – Brandon Weeden illegal kick in the end zone Jaguars 22, Browns 21
JAC (4:14) – Josh Scobee 25 yd field goal Jaguars 25, Browns 21 Drive: 7 plays, 36 yds, 3:28
CLE (3:55) – Josh Gordon 95 yd pass from Brandon Weeden (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 28, Jaguars 25 Drive: 1 play, 95 yds, 0:19
JAC (0:40) – Cecil Shorts III 20 yd pass from Chad Henne (Josh Scobee kick) Jaguars 32, Browns 28 Drive: 9 plays, 80 yds, 3:15
Top passers
JAC – Chad Henne – 22/40, 195 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
CLE – Brandon Weeden – 24/40, 370 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 23 carr, 77 yds
CLE – Willis McGahee – 14 carr, 57 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
JAC – Ace Sanders – 8 rec, 67 yds
CLE – Josh Gordon – 10 rec, 261 yds, 2 TD
Top tacklers
JAC – Paul Posluszny – 11 tackles, 0.5 sack
CLE – T. J. Ward – 7 tackles
NFL record
Josh Gordon became the first player in NFL history with consecutive games of 200+ yds receiving. His 498 receiving yds in the past 2 games are also an NFL record. :

#### Week 14: at New England Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| Patriots | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
* Date: December 8
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
* Game weather: 30 °F (−1 °C), cloudy and cold
* Game attendance: 68,756
* Referee: Jerome Boger
* TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CLE (9:23) – Billy Cundiff 43 yd field goal Browns 3, Patriots 0 Drive: 10 plays, 47 yds, 5:42
Second quarter
CLE (14:50) – Billy Cundiff 37 yd field goal Browns 6, Patriots 0 Drive: 9 plays, 37 yds, 3:46
Third quarter
CLE (10:15) – Gary Barnidge 40 yd pass from Jason Campbell (run failed) Browns 12, Patriots 0 Drive: 5 plays, 73 yds, 1:54
NE (1:37) – Stephen Gostkowski 33 yd field goal Browns 12, Patriots 3 Drive: 11 plays, 68 yds, 3:46
CLE (1:25) – Josh Gordon 80 yd pass from Jason Campbell (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 19, Patriots 3 Drive: 1 play, 80 yds, 0:12
NE (0:06) – Shane Vereen 6 yd run (Tom Brady pass to Julian Edelman) Browns 19, Patriots 11 Drive: 3 plays, 72 yds, 1:19
Fourth quarter
NE (5:43) – Stephen Gostkowski 50 yd field goal Browns 19, Patriots 14 Drive: 12 plays, 49 yds, 5:48
CLE (2:39) – Jordan Cameron 4 yd pass from Jason Campbell (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 26, Patriots 14 Drive: 8 plays, 80 yds, 3:04
NE (1:01) – Julian Edelman 2 yd pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) Browns 26, Patriots 21 Drive: 11 plays, 82 yds, 1:38
NE (0:31) – Danny Amendola 1 yd pass from (Tom Brady) (run failed) Patriots 27, Browns 26 Drive: 2 plays, 40 yds, 0:30
Top passers
CLE – Jason Campbell – 29/44, 391 yds, 3 TD
NE – Tom Brady – 32/52, 418 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
CLE – Josh Gordon – 1 carr, 34 yds
NE – LeGarrette Blount – 8 carr, 42 yds
Top receivers
CLE – Josh Gordon – 7 rec, 151 yds, 1 TD
NE – Shane Vereen – 12 rec, 153 yds
Top tacklers
CLE – D'Qwell Jackson – 9 tackles, 1 INT
NE – Dont'a Hightower – 11 tackles :
Cleveland squandered a 26–14 lead that they had at the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter as Tom Brady and the Patriots scored two unanswered touchdowns followed by a missed game-winning field goal by Cundiff. The Browns dropped to 4–9, clinching their sixth consecutive losing season.

#### Week 15: vs. Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| Browns | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: December 15
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
* Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C), flurries
* Game attendance: 71,513
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CLE (7:26) – Billy Cundiff 35 yd field goal Browns 3, Bears 0 Drive: 7 plays, 56 yds, 3:11
Second quarter
CHI (12:55) – Robbie Gould 23 yd field goal Browns 3, Bears 3 Drive: 15 plays, 75 yds, 9:31
CLE (8:01) – Tashaun Gipson 44 yd interception return (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 10, Bears 3
CHI (0:24) – Brandon Marshall 5 yd pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick) Browns 10, Bears 10 Drive: 4 plays, 66 yds, 1:05
Third quarter
CHI (13:48) – Zack Bowman 43 yd interception return (Robbie Gould kick) Bears 17, Browns 10
CLE (8:20) – Edwin Baker 2 yd run (Billy Cundiff kick) Bears 17, Browns 17 Drive: 10 plays, 85 yds, 5:28
CLE (3:40) – T. J. Ward 51 yd fumble return (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 24, Bears 17
Fourth quarter
CHI (10:59) – Alshon Jeffery 45 yd pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick) Browns 24, Bears 24 Drive: 6 plays, 95 yds, 2:33
CHI (5:41) – Earl Bennett 4 yd pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick) Bears 31, Browns 24 Drive: 6 plays, 36 yds, 3:28
CHI (2:17) – Michael Bush 40 yd run (Robbie Gould kick) Bears 38, Browns 24 Drive: 5 plays, 78 yds, 1:55
CLE (0:59) – Josh Gordon 43 yd pass from Jason Campbell (Billy Cundiff kick) Bears 38, Browns 31 Drive: 5 plays, 80 yds, 1:18
Top passers
CHI – Jay Cutler – 22/31, 265 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
CLE – Jason Campbell – 23/39, 273 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
CHI – Matt Forté – 24 carr, 127 yds
CLE – Edwin Baker – 8 carr, 38 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
CHI – Brandon Marshall – 6 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD
CLE – Greg Little – 4 rec, 68 yds
Top tacklers
CHI – Zack Bowman – 1 tackle, 2 INT, 1 TD
CLE – Tashaun Gipson – 8 tackles, 2 INT, 1 TD :
With the loss, the Browns fell to 4–10 (a 3–5 home record) and were eliminated from postseason contention for the eleventh straight season, extending their franchise record for most consecutive seasons without a playoff berth.

#### Week 16: at New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Jets | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: December 22
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
* Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 76,957
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CLE (6:30) – Billy Cundiff 27 yd field goal Browns 3, Jets 0 Drive: 13 plays, 34 yds, 5:31
Second quarter
CLE (6:47) – Edwin Baker 5 yd run (Billy Cundiff kick) Browns 10, Jets 0 Drive: 4 plays, 41 yds, 1:37
NYJ (1:18) – David Nelson 6 yd pass from Geno Smith (Nick Folk kick) Browns 10, Jets 7 Drive: 13 plays, 80 yds, 5:29
NYJ (0:00) – Nick Folk 21 yd field goal Browns 10, Jets 10 Drive: 5 plays, 79 yds, 0:32
Third quarter
No scoring
Fourth quarter
NYJ (14:14) – David Nelson 5 yd pass from Geno Smith (Nick Folk kick) Jets 17, Browns 10 Drive: 14 plays, 81 yds, 6:28
CLE (9:40) – Billy Cundiff 21 yd field goal Jets 17, Browns 13 Drive: 9 plays, 50 yds, 4:34
NYJ (3:19) – Geno Smith 19 yd run (Nick Folk kick) Jets 24, Browns 13 Drive: 14 plays, 80 yds, 6:21
Top passers
CLE – Jason Campbell – 18/40, 178 yds, 2 INT
NYJ – Geno Smith – 20/36, 214 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
CLE – Edwin Baker – 17 carr, 64 yds, 1 TD
NYJ – Chris Ivory – 20 carr, 109 yds
Top receivers
CLE – Josh Gordon – 6 rec, 97 yds
NYJ – Jeremy Kerley – 5 rec, 70 yds
Top tacklers
CLE – D'Qwell Jackson – 11 tackles
NYJ – Dee Milliner – 9 tackles, 1 INT :

#### Week 17: at Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: December 29
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
* Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), light rain
* Game attendance: 56,361
* Referee: Mike Carey
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
PIT (9:53) – Jerricho Cotchery 9 yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick) Steelers 7, Browns 0 Drive: 9 plays, 62 yds, 3:36
Second quarter
PIT (4:22) – Le'Veon Bell 5 yd run (Shaun Suisham kick) Steelers 14, Browns 0 Drive: 14 plays, 67 yds, 8:17
Third quarter
PIT (3:50) – Shaun Suisham 30 yd field goal Steelers 17, Browns 0 Drive: 11 plays, 54 yds, 5:13
Fourth quarter
PIT (8:26) – Shaun Suisham 32 yd field goal Steelers 20, Browns 0 Drive: 4 plays, 8 yds, 2:06
CLE (2:46) – Fozzy Whittaker 35 yd pass from Jason Campbell (Billy Cundiff kick) Steelers 20, Browns 7 Drive: 9 plays, 70 yds, 2:57
Top passers
CLE – Jason Campbell – 23/41, 240 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 19/31, 179 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
CLE – Edwin Baker – 18 carr, 69 yds
PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 20 carr, 90 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
CLE – Josh Gordon – 7 rec, 82 yds
PIT – Antonio Brown – 9 rec, 87 yds
Top tacklers
CLE – Tashaun Gipson – 8 tackles, 1 INT
PIT – Lawrence Timmons – 8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT :

### Standings
#### Division

AFC North :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(3)}$ Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 430 | 305 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 6–6 | 379 | 370 | W3 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 320 | 352 | L2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 308 | 406 | L7 |

#### Conference

AFC
viewtalkedit :
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| Division winners ||||||||||||
| 1 | Denver Broncos | West | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .469 | .423 | W2 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | East | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .473 | .427 | W2 |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .480 | .494 | W2 |
| 4 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .484 | .449 | W3 |
| Wild cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .445 | .335 | L2 |
| 6 | San Diego Chargers | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .496 | .549 | W4 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason ||||||||||||
| 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .469 | .441 | W3 |
| 8 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .484 | .418 | L2 |
| 9 | New York Jets | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .488 | .414 | W2 |
| 10 | Miami Dolphins | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .523 | .523 | L2 |
| 11 | Tennessee Titans | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .504 | .375 | W2 |
| 12 | Buffalo Bills | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .520 | .500 | L1 |
| 13 | Oakland Raiders | West | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .523 | .359 | L6 |
| 14 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .504 | .234 | L3 |
| 15 | Cleveland Browns | North | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .516 | .477 | L7 |
| 16 | Houston Texans | South | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .559 | .500 | L14 |
| Tiebreakers ||||||||||||
| ↑ Cincinnati defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 14, 42–28). ↑ Pittsburgh finished with a better division record than Baltimore. ↑ Pittsburgh defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 6, 19–6). ↑ Baltimore defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 12, 19–3). ↑ The New York Jets finished with a better division record than Miami. ↑ Oakland and Jacksonville finished with a better conference record than Cleveland. ↑ Oakland defeated Jacksonville head-to-head (Week 2, 19–9). ↑ Jacksonville defeated Cleveland head-to-head (Week 13, 32–28). ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division. ||||||||||||