Nick Chubb hurried for 50 yards and one round of about 15 carries for the Browns (10-4); Graham Gano’s two field goals represented the same points for the Giants (5-9)
Last updated: 21/12/20 6:28 am
Baker Mayfield rejoiced again when the Browns beat the Giants on Sunday Night Football
Baker Mayfield passed for 297 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Cleveland Browns to a 20-6 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football.
Nick Chubb hurried for 50 yards and has one touchdown on 15 carries for the Browns (10-4), which backed their AFC playoff hopes and moved another step closer to ending a 17- playoff thirst seasons.
- Browns passing: Baker Mayfield, 27/32, 297 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Rush Head: Nick Chubb, 15 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD
- Head gets: Rashard Higgins, four catches, 76 yards
Graham Gano’s two field goals represented the same points for the Giants (5-9), who have lost two-straight games after winning their previous four. New York is one game behind the Washington Football Team first place (6-8) in the NFC East race.
- Giants passing by: Colt McCoy, 19/31, 221 yards
- Rush Head: Alfred Morris, seven carries, 39 yards
- Head gets: Darius Slayton, four catches, 74 yards
With the Giants starting quarterback Daniel Jones inactive due to injury, Colt McCoy completed 19 of 31 passes for 221 yards instead.
Mayfield, meanwhile, was the effective 27-of-32 pass for the Browns, who killed two 95-yard touchdown drivers. The latter was put on by Chubb’s goal-line score to make it 20-3 early in the fourth quarter and all but put the game away.
Scoring summary
| FIRST COMPANY | |
|---|---|
| Browns 0-3 Giants | Graham Gano’s 37-yard field goal |
| THE SECOND | |
| Browns 7-3 Giants | Baker Mayfield’s two-yard TD pass to Austin Hooper (extra point) |
| Browns 13-3 Giants | Baker Mayfield two-yard TD pass to Jarvis Landry (extra point failure) |
| FOUR FOUR | |
| Browns 20-3 Giants | Nick Chubb TD’s one-yard run (extra point) |
| Browns 20-6 Giants | Graham Gano’s 39-yard field goal |
Gano conceded a goal with 39 yards on the field with four minutes left to pull the Giants within two scores but was not expected to come back late.
Gano also kicked a 37-yarder in the first quarter to open the scoring for the Giants, who then failed to turn on two fourth-down attempts when they were well positioned to put up points at the eight-line line. yards and then the six.
Mayfield tied for Austin Hooper for TD in the first half, while he selected Jarvis Landry in the endzone to block the first of Cleveland ‘s long runs shortly before half – time.
After a scoreless third quarter, the Browns clinched a decisive win with a Chubb goal early in the fourth.
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