2025 · Week 16
Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns
Dec 21, 2025 · Cleveland Browns Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Buffalo Bills held off Cleveland Browns 23–20. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Bills (81%). Bills improve to 11-4; Browns fall to 3-12. James Cook paced the offense with 117 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs; 1 catch for 17 yards. Browns turned it over 2 times to Bills's 0.
Team stats
| BUF | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 20 |
| 294 | Total yards | 317 |
| 130 | Passing yards | 157 |
| 164 | Rushing yards | 160 |
| 12/19 | Comp / Att | 20/30 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:47) 12-S.Sanders pass short right to 44-H.Fannin for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q125-A.Szmyt extra point is GOOD, Center-50-R.Sunahara, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
- Q1(7:58) 4-J.Cook up the middle for 44 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q132-M.Badgley extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q2(12:57) (No Huddle) 26-Ty.Johnson up the middle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q232-M.Badgley extra point is No Good, Hit Right Upright, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q2(5:41) 25-A.Szmyt 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-50-R.Sunahara, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
- Q2(2:27) (No Huddle) 4-J.Cook up the middle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q232-M.Badgley extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q2(2:00) (Shotgun) 12-S.Sanders pass short right to 10-Q.Judkins to CLE 38 for -6 yards (58-M.Milano). FUMBLES (58-M.Milano), RECOVERED by BUF-8-T.Bernard at CLE 34. 8-T.Bernard for 34 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner was not down by contact ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 12-S.Sanders pass short right to 10-Q.Judkins to CLE 38 for -6 yards (58-M.Milano). CLE-10-Q.Judkins was injured during the play.
- Q3(9:41) 32-M.Badgley 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q3(1:39) 70-Z.Zinter and 98-A.Huntington reported in as eligible. 44-H.Fannin up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q325-A.Szmyt extra point is GOOD, Center-50-R.Sunahara, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
- Q4(8:50) 25-A.Szmyt 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-50-R.Sunahara, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 12/19 | 130 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| James Cook | 16 | 117 | 2 |
| Ray Davis | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Ty Johnson | 3 | 16 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cook | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Khalil Shakir | 4 | 5 | 34 | 0 |
| Jackson Hawes | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Tyrell Shavers | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Ray Davis | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Dawson Knox | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Josh Palmer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Kincaid | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CLE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shedeur Sanders | 20/29 | 157 | 1 | 2 |
| Corey Bojorquez | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shedeur Sanders | 4 | 49 | 0 |
| Raheim Sanders | 11 | 42 | 0 |
| Trayveon Williams | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Harold Fannin Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malachi Corley | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Quinshon Judkins | 8 | 22 | 0 |
| Isaiah Bond | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raheim Sanders | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Trayveon Williams | 4 | 4 | 38 | 0 |
| Harold Fannin Jr. | 4 | 6 | 34 | 1 |
| Malachi Corley | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Quinshon Judkins | 5 | 6 | 29 | 0 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Cedric Tillman | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Brenden Bates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |