The Browns remembered how winning feels—and they did it with all three phases humming.
Cleveland throttled Miami 31-6 on Sunday at Huntington Bank Field to snap a three-game slide, finally cracking the 17-point barrier for the first time in 12 games and holding an opponent without a touchdown for the first time in nearly two years.
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“I remember now. Feels good,” safety Grant Delpit said after the game. “Just to get one and now to multiply those—we can’t keep pinballing around.”
Rookie running back Quinshon Judkins headlined a rain-soaked, ground-heavy script with three rushing touchdowns, the first Browns back to do it since Nick Chubb in 2022.
Two scores came on direct snaps out of the Wildcat, a late-week wrinkle added after seeing the forecast. Judkins finished with 84 yards on 25 carries, including a 46-yard burst in the second quarter and a bobbled-then-buried 3-yard punch to make it 17-3.
He capped Cleveland’s day with a 2-yard Wildcat keeper early in the fourth to go up 31-6.
Rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel managed the elements and the moment, going 13-of-18 for 116 yards to earn his first NFL win in his first home start. Special teams flipped momentum when safety Rayshawn Jenkins recovered a fumble in the second quarter. He later added a fourth-quarter interception, and both takeaways set up Judkins touchdowns.
The defense feasted.
Cleveland intercepted Tua Tagovailoa three times, his second straight three-pick game, and forced four total Dolphins turnovers, turning them into 21 points.
Cornerback Tyson Campbell, acquired Oct. 9, jumped a route on the first play of the second half and housed it from 34 yards. Miami outgained Cleveland 219-206 but went 1-for-13 on third down and committed 11 penalties for 103 yards.
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Tagovailoa finished 12-of-23 for 100 yards with a career-low 24.1 passer rating before Quinn Ewers relieved him late. De’Von Achane led Miami with 82 rushing yards.
The Browns visit New England on Sunday before their bye week.
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