Cleveland Browns vs Detroit Lions: Head-to-Head Record & History

Final2025 Week 4

Ford Field, Detroit, MISun, Sep 28, 2025, 1:00 PM ET

Cleveland Browns vs Detroit Lions

Cleveland Browns

Away

Detroit Lions

HomeWon

Scoring by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Browns	7	0	3	0	10
Lions	7	13	0	14	34

CLE 10DET 34 Final

Passing leader
Joe Flacco
CLE · QB
3.3PPR pts
16/34, 184 YDS, 2 INT
Top fantasy scorer
Amon-Ra St. Brown
DET · WR
26.0PPR pts
7 REC, 70 YDS, 2 TD
Browns leader
Quinshon Judkins
CLE · RB
21.5PPR pts
21 ATT, 82 YDS, 1 TD, 4 REC, 33 REC YDS
Defensive playmaker
D.J. Reed
DET
1 INT, 4 TKL

Lions 34, Browns 10: Detroit beats Cleveland

Detroit led 20–7 at halftime and outscored Cleveland 14–3 after the break to win 34–10. The Lions finished with a 277–249 edge in total offense and averaged 4.9 yards per play.

The gap showed up everywhere. The Browns went 3-for-14 on third down and committed three turnovers.

Key advantages

+1.1 yards/play DET 4.9 · CLE 3.8
+2 turnover margin DET 1 · CLE 3 turnovers
+28 total yards DET 277 · CLE 249

Game Highlights

Watch on YouTube: Cleveland Browns vs Detroit Lions Game Highlights | 2025 NFL Season Week 4

Official NFL highlights · Opens from YouTube

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Why the Lions Won

Detroit won the efficiency, turnover, and third-down battles.

Team stats comparison, Browns vs Lions
Browns	Stat	Lions
3.8	Yards per play	4.9

3	Turnovers	1

249	Total yards	277

Other team stats
65	Plays	56

21%	Third-down conversion	43%

31:44	Time of possession	28:16

Scoring Summary

The Lions scored four touchdowns and two field goals; the Browns scored one touchdown and one field goal.

Scoring plays, Browns vs Lions
Time	Team	Play	CLE	DET
1st quarter
5:36	CLE	Quinshon Judkins 1-yard TD run Takes leadAndre Szmyt XP	7	0
3:20	DET	Jahmyr Gibbs 8-yard TD run Ties gameJake Bates XP	7	7
2nd quarter
14:17	DET	Jake Bates 48-yard FG Takes lead	7	10
3:00	DET	Jared Goff → Amon-Ra St. Brown, 2-yard TD Extends leadJake Bates XP	7	17
0:08	DET	Jake Bates 58-yard FG Extends lead	7	20
3rd quarter
6:44	CLE	Andre Szmyt 33-yard FG	10	20
4th quarter
13:40	DET	Kalif Raymond 65-yard punt return TD Extends leadJake Bates XP	10	27
4:04	DET	Jared Goff → Amon-Ra St. Brown, 8-yard TD Extends leadJake Bates XP	10	34

Fantasy Points: Browns vs Lions, Week 4 2025

Fantasy leaders

Amon-Ra St. BrownDETWR26.0 PTSWR4
Quinshon JudkinsCLERB21.5 PTSRB11
Jahmyr GibbsDETRB17.7 PTSRB15
Jared GoffDETQB13.7 PTSQB22

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
Player	FPTS	FIN	CMP/ATT	Pass YDS	TD	INT	Rush ATT	Rush YDS	Rush TD	Rate	Start/Sit
Joe FlaccoCLEQB	3.3	QB33	16/34	184	0	2	3	-1	0	39.3	Start/Sit →
Jared GoffDETQB	13.7	QB22	16/27	168	2	1	—	—	—	86.7	Start/Sit →
Dillon GabrielCLEQB	0.0	—	0/1	0	0	0	—	—	—	39.6
Kyle AllenDETQB	-0.2	—	—	—	—	—	2	-2	0	—	Start/Sit →

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
Player	FPTS	FIN	POS	Rush ATT	Rush YDS	Rush TD	TGT	REC	Rec YDS	Rec TD	Start/Sit
Amon-Ra St. BrownDETWR	26.0	WR4	WR	—	—	—	7	7	70	2	Start/Sit →
Quinshon JudkinsCLERB	21.5	RB11	RB	21	82	1	4	4	33	0	Start/Sit →
Jahmyr GibbsDETRB	17.7	RB15	RB	15	91	1	2	2	6	0	Start/Sit →
Kalif RaymondDETWR	9.3	WR38	WR	—	—	—	3	2	13	0	Start/Sit →
Isaiah BondCLEWR	8.8	WR42	WR	—	—	—	6	3	58	0	Start/Sit →
Jerry JeudyCLEWR	7.8	WR48	WR	—	—	—	9	3	48	0	Start/Sit →
Sam LaPortaDETTE	6.9	TE25	TE	—	—	—	4	3	39	0	Start/Sit →
Jameson WilliamsDETWR	5.7	WR64	WR	1	-3	0	8	2	40	0	Start/Sit →
Harold FanninCLETE	4.5	TE32	TE	1	1	0	6	2	24	0
David NjokuCLETE	3.1	TE39	TE	—	—	—	3	2	11	0
Cedric TillmanCLEWR	1.6	WR107	WR	—	—	—	2	1	6	0	Start/Sit →
Jerome FordCLERB	1.3	RB63	RB	1	-1	0	2	1	4	0
David MontgomeryDETRB	1.2	RB64	RB	9	12	0	1	0	0	0	Start/Sit →
Jacob SaylorsDETRB	1.1	RB65	RB	2	11	0	—	—	—	—	Start/Sit →
Blake WhiteheartCLETE	0.0	—	TE	—	—	—	1	0	0	0	Start/Sit →
Dylan SampsonCLERB	-0.2	—	RB	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0

Fantasy Usage

Cleveland Browns

Snap Share

Harold FanninTE57 snaps85%
David NjokuTE56 snaps84%
Jerry JeudyWR55 snaps82%
Quinshon JudkinsRB39 snaps58%
Isaiah BondWR37 snaps55%

Target Share34 targets

Jerry Jeudy26%, 9 targets
Isaiah Bond18%, 6 targets
Harold Fannin18%, 6 targets
Quinshon Judkins12%, 4 targets
David Njoku9%, 3 targets
Other18%, 6 targets

Carry Share27 carries

Quinshon Judkins78%, 21 carries
Joe Flacco11%, 3 carries
Jerome Ford4%, 1 carries
Dylan Sampson4%, 1 carries
Harold Fannin4%, 1 carries

Detroit Lions

Snap Share

Sam LaPortaTE56 snaps93%
Amon-Ra St. BrownWR54 snaps90%
Jameson WilliamsWR51 snaps85%
Jahmyr GibbsRB37 snaps62%
Kalif RaymondWR33 snaps55%

Target Share25 targets

Jameson Williams32%, 8 targets
Amon-Ra St. Brown28%, 7 targets
Sam LaPorta16%, 4 targets
Kalif Raymond12%, 3 targets
Jahmyr Gibbs8%, 2 targets
Other4%, 1 targets

Carry Share29 carries

Jahmyr Gibbs52%, 15 carries
David Montgomery31%, 9 carries
Kyle Allen7%, 2 carries
Jacob Saylors7%, 2 carries
Jameson Williams3%, 1 carries

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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
Player	SNAPS	SNAP %	TGT	TGT %	CAR
Sam LaPortaDETTE	56	93%	4	16%	0
Amon-Ra St. BrownDETWR	54	90%	7	28%	0
Harold FanninCLETE	57	85%	6	18%	1
Jameson WilliamsDETWR	51	85%	8	32%	1
David NjokuCLETE	56	84%	3	9%	0
Jerry JeudyCLEWR	55	82%	9	26%	0
Jahmyr GibbsDETRB	37	62%	2	8%	15
Quinshon JudkinsCLERB	39	58%	4	12%	21
Isaiah BondCLEWR	37	55%	6	18%	0
Kalif RaymondDETWR	33	55%	3	12%	0
Jamari ThrashCLEWR	28	42%	0	0%	0
Brock WrightDETTE	24	40%	0	0%	0
David MontgomeryDETRB	20	33%	1	4%	9
Jerome FordCLERB	18	27%	2	6%	1
Cedric TillmanCLEWR	15	22%	2	6%	0
Isaac TeSlaaDETWR	12	20%	0	0%	0
Blake WhiteheartCLETE	12	18%	1	3%	0
Dylan SampsonCLERB	9	13%	1	3%	1
Ross DwelleyDETTE	4	7%	0	0%	0
Jacob SaylorsDETRB	4	7%	0	0%	2
Jackson MeeksDETTE	4	7%	0	0%	0
Dominic LovettDETWR	1	2%	0	0%	0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

PPRHalf PPRStandard

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

Biggest overperformer+14.1Amon-Ra St. Brown26.0 PTS vs 11.9 xFP
Biggest underperformer−13.7Joe Flacco3.3 PTS vs 17.0 xFP
Highest expected volume20.4 xFPQuinshon Judkins21.5 PTS scored

Usage and expected fantasy points
Player	PTS	xFP	vs xFP	Snap%	Usage	Rte%	Pass att	Car	Car%	Tgt	Tgt%
Quinshon JudkinsCLE · RB	21.5	20.4	+1.1	58%	78% car	—	0	21	78%	4	12%
Joe FlaccoCLE · QB	3.3	17.0	−13.7	96%	34 att	—	34	3	11%	0	0%
Jerry JeudyCLE · WR	7.8	15.3	−7.5	82%	26% tgt	—	0	0	0%	9	26%
Jameson WilliamsDET · WR	5.7	14.3	−8.6	85%	32% tgt	—	0	1	3%	8	32%
Jahmyr GibbsDET · RB	17.7	13.1	+4.6	62%	52% car	—	0	15	52%	2	8%
Jared GoffDET · QB	13.7	12.0	+1.7	93%	27 att	—	27	0	0%	0	0%
Amon-Ra St. BrownDET · WR	26.0	11.9	+14.1	90%	28% tgt	—	0	0	0%	7	28%
Harold Fannin Jr.CLE · TE	4.5	10.9	−6.4	85%	18% tgt	—	0	1	4%	6	18%
Isaiah BondCLE · WR	8.8	10.2	−1.4	55%	18% tgt	—	0	0	0%	6	18%
David MontgomeryDET · RB	1.2	7.5	−6.3	33%	31% car	—	0	9	31%	1	4%
Sam LaPortaDET · TE	6.9	6.8	+0.1	93%	16% tgt	—	0	0	0%	4	16%
David NjokuCLE · TE	3.1	5.1	−2.0	84%	9% tgt	—	0	0	0%	3	9%
Kalif RaymondDET · WR	3.3	5.1	−1.8	55%	12% tgt	—	0	0	0%	3	12%
Jerome FordCLE · RB	1.3	4.1	−2.8	27%	6% tgt	—	0	1	4%	2	6%
Cedric TillmanCLE · WR	1.6	3.4	−1.8	22%	6% tgt	—	0	0	0%	2	6%
Dylan SampsonCLE · RB	-0.2	2.4	−2.6	13%	4% car	—	0	1	4%	1	3%
Blake WhiteheartCLE · TE	0.0	1.7	−1.7	18%	3% tgt	—	0	0	0%	1	3%
Jacob SaylorsDET · RB	1.1	1.3	−0.2	7%	7% car	—	0	2	7%	0	0%
Kyle AllenDET · QB	-0.2	1.3	−1.5	7%	0 att	—	0	2	7%	0	0%
Dillon GabrielCLE · QB	0.0	0.4	−0.4	4%	1 att	—	1	0	0%	0	0%

Team totals: Browns 34 targets and 27 carries; Lions 25 targets and 29 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts are from the weekly player logs (Sleeper), and include plays wiped out by penalties. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2025 season: 1.70 PPR points per target (67% catch rate), 0.65 per carry and 0.44 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Joe Flacco Unlucky

CLE · QB · 3.3 pts on 17.0 expected

16 of 34 passing for 184 yards, 2 interceptions; 3 carries for -1 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 17.0 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Lowest-scoring game of the season.

Start/Sit: Joe Flacco →

Jared Goff

DET · QB · 13.7 pts on 12.0 expected

16 of 27 passing for 168 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 12.0 expected.

Start/Sit: Jared Goff →

Quinshon Judkins Strong role

CLE · RB · 21.5 pts on 20.4 expected

4 targets (12% of the team's), 4 catches for 33 yards; 21 carries (78% of the team's) for 82 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 20.4 expected.

Trend: Season high in carries (21).

Start/Sit: Quinshon Judkins →

Jerry Jeudy Unlucky

CLE · WR · 7.8 pts on 15.3 expected

9 targets (26% of the team's), 3 catches for 48 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 15.3 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Season high in targets (9).

Start/Sit: Jerry Jeudy →

Jameson Williams Volume, no payoff

DET · WR · 5.7 pts on 14.3 expected

8 targets (32% of the team's), 2 catches for 40 yards; 1 carry (3% of the team's) for -3 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 14.3 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Season high in targets (8). Lowest-scoring game of the season.

Start/Sit: Jameson Williams →

Jahmyr Gibbs

DET · RB · 17.7 pts on 13.1 expected

2 targets (8% of the team's), 2 catches for 6 yards; 15 carries (52% of the team's) for 91 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 13.1 expected.

Start/Sit: Jahmyr Gibbs →

Amon-Ra St. Brown Ran hot

DET · WR · 26.0 pts on 11.9 expected

7 targets (28% of the team's), 7 catches for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 11.9 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Start/Sit: Amon-Ra St. Brown →

Harold Fannin Jr. Unlucky

CLE · TE · 4.5 pts on 10.9 expected

6 targets (18% of the team's), 2 catches for 24 yards; 1 carry (4% of the team's) for 1 yard.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 10.9 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Lowest-scoring game of the season.

Stock Up, Stock Down

Cleveland Browns

Stock up: Quinshon Judkins led the backfield with 58% of the snaps after trailing Jerome Ford before this game.
Stock up: Harold Fannin Jr. played 85% of the snaps, up from a 66% season average.
Stock down: Jerome Ford lost the backfield lead: 27% of the snaps to Quinshon Judkins's 58%.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2025 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Browns defense and Lions defense
Points allowed to	Browns D	Lions D
QBs	14.0	18.7
RBs	22.4	19.3
WRs	26.0	34.5
TEs	12.1	13.4

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

Detroit opened at 50% win probability and passed 98% in the fourth quarter on the way to the win.

Lions win probability

Key Swings

−21Judkins 1-yd TD run50% → 29%Q1 5:36
+22Gibbs 8-yd TD run28% → 50%Q1 3:20
+10Bates 48-yd FG50% → 60%Q2 14:17
+22Goff → Brown, 2-yd TD62% → 84%Q2 3:00
+6Bates 58-yd FG85% → 91%Q2 0:08

Swing in Lions win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Browns vs Lions
Cleveland Browns	Measure	Detroit Lions
65	Plays	56
58%	Pass rate	48%
4.5	Yds / dropback	6.2
2.9	Yds / carry	3.8
3/14	Third downs	6/14

Efficiency edge Detroit ran 9 fewer plays but gained 1.7 more yards per dropback.

Top targets
CLE Jeudy 26% · Fannin 18% · Bond 18%
DET Williams 32% · Brown 28% · LaPorta 16%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Browns vs Lions
Result	CLE	DET
Touchdowns	1	3
Field goals	1	2
Punts	7	5
Turnovers	3	1
Turnovers on downs	0	1
Missed field goals	1	0

DET turnover edge: +2

The Browns opened the scoring on their first possession, a 13-play, 88-yard drive that ended in a touchdown.

All 27 possessions, drive by drive

Drive chart
Team	Start	Plays	Yards	Time	Result
DET	Q1 15:00	4	20	2:14	Punt
CLE	Q1 12:46	13	88	7:10	Touchdown
DET	Q1 5:36	5	65	2:16	Touchdown
CLE	Q1 3:20	3	2	1:31	Interception
DET	Q1 1:49	5	16	2:32	Field goal
CLE	Q2 14:17	4	5	2:10	Punt
DET	Q2 12:07	4	24	2:55	Punt
CLE	Q2 9:12	3	9	1:36	Punt
DET	Q2 7:36	3	-1	1:37	Punt
CLE	Q2 5:59	3	11	1:33	Interception
DET	Q2 4:26	3	5	1:26	Touchdown
CLE	Q2 3:00	3	3	2:05	Punt
DET	Q2 0:55	6	44	0:47	Field goal
CLE	Q2 0:08	1	-1	0:08	End of half
CLE	Q3 15:00	7	21	2:30	Punt
DET	Q3 12:30	4	2	2:14	Interception
CLE	Q3 10:16	8	27	3:32	Field goal
DET	Q3 6:44	3	6	1:29	Punt
CLE	Q3 5:15	8	46	3:50	Missed FG
DET	Q3 1:25	5	31	1:35	Downs
CLE	Q4 14:50	3	3	1:10	Punt
CLE	Q4 13:40	3	3	0:52	Punt
DET	Q4 12:48	6	30	3:48	Punt
CLE	Q4 9:00	5	14	1:58	Fumble
DET	Q4 7:02	6	20	2:58	Touchdown
CLE	Q4 4:04	3	3	1:39	Punt
DET	Q4 2:25	4	9	2:25	End of game

About these numbers

Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Browns vs Lions Head-to-Head

The Browns and Lions first met in 1952 and have played 26 times since.

All-time series: 20–6Lions lead, 26 meetings since 1952
Postseason: 3–1Split 3–1
Largest Browns win: 56–101954
Largest Lions win: 59–141957

Since 2021

1–1 Series tied

2 meetings since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. B = Browns win, L = Lions win, outlined = this game.

Recent Meetings

2025 Wk 4 Browns at Lions, 2025 Wk 4 recap Sun, Sep 28, 2025 DET 34 CLE 10 DET W
2021 Wk 11 Lions at Browns, 2021 Wk 11 recap Sun, Nov 21, 2021 CLE 13 DET 10 CLE W

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2025 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Browns vs Lions
Browns	Stat	Lions
5-12	Record	9-8

16.4	Points per game	28.3

262.2	Yards per game	373.2

4.3	Yards per play	6.0

22.3	Points allowed per game	24.3

283.6	Yards allowed per game	331.9

Browns and Lions in Fantasy

The two teams don't meet again this season. If you roster a Brown or a Lion, these answer the week-to-week question.

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2025 Game Logs for Players in This Game

Browns vs Lions Game FAQ

Who won the 2025 Browns vs Lions Week 4 game?

The Detroit Lions beat the Cleveland Browns 34–10 in Week 4 of the 2025 season. The game was played at Ford Field in Detroit, MI, on September 28, 2025. See the Lions' 2025 schedule.

What was the final score of Browns vs Lions?

The final score was Lions 34, Browns 10. The Lions led 20–7 at halftime, and the second half went Browns 3, Lions 14.

What happened in the Browns vs Lions game?

Detroit led 20–7 at halftime and outscored Cleveland 14–3 after the break to win 34–10. The Lions finished with a 277–249 edge in total offense and averaged 4.9 yards per play. Amon-Ra St. Brown led all players with 7 catches for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Browns committed 3 turnovers, the Lions 1.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Browns vs Lions?

Amon-Ra St. Brown led the game with 26.0 PPR fantasy points, the WR4 of Week 4, on 7 catches for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns. Quinshon Judkins was next with 21.5 (RB11). See Amon-Ra St. Brown's 2025 game log.

Who led Browns vs Lions in passing, rushing and receiving?

Joe Flacco (CLE) led all passers with 16 of 34 for 184 yards and 2 interceptions. Jahmyr Gibbs (DET) led in rushing with 15 carries for 91 yards and a touchdown. Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET) led in receiving with 7 catches for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns.

How many fantasy points did Amon-Ra St. Brown score against the Browns?

Amon-Ra St. Brown scored 26.0 points in PPR leagues, 22.5 in half-PPR and 19.0 in standard scoring against the Browns in Week 4 of the 2025 season, on 7 catches for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns. He drew 28% of his team's targets.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Browns vs Lions?

Amon-Ra St. Brown outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 26.0 PPR points on 11.9 xFP (+14.1). Joe Flacco fell furthest short, with 3.3 points on 17.0 xFP (−13.7). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

Who had the highest expected fantasy points in Browns vs Lions?

Quinshon Judkins had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 20.4 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 21.5. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

How did the Lions beat the Browns?

The Lions beat the Browns 34–10 because they averaged 4.9 yards per play to 3.8, won the turnover battle 3–1, and outgained them 277–249.

Which team won the turnover battle in Browns vs Lions?

The Lions won the turnover battle 3–1: the Browns gave the ball away 3 times and the Lions 1 time. The Lions won the game.

What is the all-time Browns vs Lions record?

The Lions lead the all-time series 20–6 across 26 meetings since 1952, including a 3–1 record in the postseason.

When did the Browns and Lions last play before this game?

Before Week 4 of 2025, they last met in the 2021 season on November 21, 2021, when the Browns beat the Lions 13–10.

Have the Browns and Lions met in the playoffs?

Yes, 4 times, most recently in the 1957 playoffs. The Browns are 1–3 against the Lions in the postseason.

What is the Browns vs Lions record since 2021?

The series is tied 1–1 across 2 meetings since the 2021 season, including this game.