Final2024 Week 3

Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH

New York Giants vs Cleveland Browns, Week 3 2024

New York Giants

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21

Cleveland Browns

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15

Scoring by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Giants7140021
Browns700815

NYG 21CLE 15 Final

  • Passing leader

    Daniel Jones

    NYG · QB

    19.4PPR pts

    24/34, 236 YDS, 2 TD

  • Top fantasy scorer

    Malik Nabers

    NYG · WR

    28.2PPR pts

    8 REC, 78 YDS, 2 TD

  • Browns leader

    Amari Cooper

    CLE · WR

    27.6PPR pts

    7 REC, 86 YDS, 2 TD

  • Defensive playmaker

    Dexter Lawrence II

    NYG

    2 SACK, 3 TKL

Giants 21, Browns 15: New York beats Cleveland

New York led 21–7 at halftime after a 14-point second quarter and won 21–15, though Cleveland took the second half 8–0. The Giants finished with a 340–217 edge in total offense and averaged 4.9 yards per play.

The Browns went 4-for-14 on third down and committed two turnovers, while the Giants kept the ball for 33:56.

The two teams meet again in Week 15 of 2026. If you roster anyone from either side, run the start/sit call in Redraft Command and it will weigh your lineup, your opponent and your league scoring, not only the player rankings.

Key advantages

  • +1.5 yards/play NYG 4.9 · CLE 3.4
  • +123 total yards NYG 340 · CLE 217
  • +7:52 time of possession NYG 33:56 · CLE 26:04

Game Highlights

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Why the Giants Won

New York won the efficiency and time of possession battles.

Team stats comparison, Giants vs Browns
GiantsStatBrowns
4.9Yards per play3.4
340Total yards217
33:56Time of possession26:04
Other team stats
69Plays63
2Turnovers2
29%Third-down conversion29%

Scoring Summary

The Giants scored three touchdowns; the Browns scored two touchdowns.

Scoring plays, Giants vs Browns
TimeTeamPlayNYGCLE
1st quarter
14:49CLEDeshaun Watson → Amari Cooper, 24-yard TD Takes leadDustin Hopkins XP07
2:07NYGDevin Singletary 1-yard TD run Ties gameGreg Joseph XP77
2nd quarter
1:44NYGDaniel Jones → Malik Nabers, 3-yard TD Takes leadGreg Joseph XP147
0:11NYGDaniel Jones → Malik Nabers, 5-yard TD Extends leadGreg Joseph XP217
3rd quarter
No scoring
4th quarter
11:33CLEDeshaun Watson → Amari Cooper, 6-yard TDDeshaun Watson → Jerry Jeudy, 2-pt conversion2115

Fantasy Points: Giants vs Browns, Week 3 2024

Fantasy leaders

  1. Malik NabersNYGWR28.2 PTSWR4
  2. Amari CooperCLEWR27.6 PTSWR5
  3. Daniel JonesNYGQB19.4 PTSQB11
  4. Devin SingletaryNYGRB18.8 PTSRB10

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Daniel JonesNYGQB19.4QB1124/34236208200109.4Start/Sit →
Deshaun WatsonCLEQB16.4QB1621/3719620426089.5Start/Sit →
Jameis WinstonCLEQB0.1QB38————210—Start/Sit →

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
Malik NabersNYGWR28.2WR4WR240128782Start/Sit →
Amari CooperCLEWR27.6WR5WR———127862
Devin SingletaryNYGRB18.8RB10RB1665144430Start/Sit →
Wan'Dale RobinsonNYGWR13.1WR35WR———87610Start/Sit →
Jerome FordCLERB10.0RB28RB1037043330
Jerry JeudyCLEWR8.7WR50WR———74270Start/Sit →
Jordan AkinsCLETE6.9TE19TE———74290
Tyrone TracyNYGRB6.0RB47RB523022170
Elijah MooreCLEWR3.7WR85WR———32170Start/Sit →
Daniel BellingerNYGTE2.7TE39TE———11170Start/Sit →
Theo JohnsonNYGTE2.3TE42TE———31130Start/Sit →
Darius SlaytonNYGWR1.7WR109WR———2170Start/Sit →
Cedric TillmanCLEWR1.4WR111WR———2140Start/Sit →
D'Onta ForemanCLERB0.5RB75RB250————
Jalin HyattNYGWR0.0—WR———1000
Eric GrayNYGRB-2.0—RB100————Start/Sit →

Fantasy Usage

New York Giants

Snap Share

  1. Malik NabersWR61 snaps85%
  2. Darius SlaytonWR59 snaps82%
  3. Theo JohnsonTE58 snaps81%
  4. Devin SingletaryRB49 snaps68%
  5. Wan'Dale RobinsonWR43 snaps60%

Target Share33 targets

  1. Malik Nabers36%, 12 targets
  2. Wan'Dale Robinson24%, 8 targets
  3. Devin Singletary12%, 4 targets
  4. Theo Johnson9%, 3 targets
  5. Darius Slayton6%, 2 targets
  6. Other12%, 4 targets

Carry Share32 carries

  1. Devin Singletary50%, 16 carries
  2. Daniel Jones25%, 8 carries
  3. Tyrone Tracy16%, 5 carries
  4. Malik Nabers6%, 2 carries
  5. Eric Gray3%, 1 carries

Cleveland Browns

Snap Share

  1. Amari CooperWR60 snaps90%
  2. Jerry JeudyWR60 snaps90%
  3. Elijah MooreWR54 snaps81%
  4. Jerome FordRB53 snaps79%
  5. Jordan AkinsTE45 snaps67%

Target Share35 targets

  1. Amari Cooper34%, 12 targets
  2. Jordan Akins20%, 7 targets
  3. Jerry Jeudy20%, 7 targets
  4. Jerome Ford11%, 4 targets
  5. Elijah Moore9%, 3 targets
  6. Other6%, 2 targets

Carry Share18 carries

  1. Jerome Ford56%, 10 carries
  2. Deshaun Watson22%, 4 carries
  3. Jameis Winston11%, 2 carries
  4. D'Onta Foreman11%, 2 carries
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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
PlayerSNAPSSNAP %TGTTGT %CAR
Amari CooperCLEWR6090%1234%0
Jerry JeudyCLEWR6090%720%0
Malik NabersNYGWR6185%1236%2
Darius SlaytonNYGWR5982%26%0
Elijah MooreCLEWR5481%39%0
Theo JohnsonNYGTE5881%39%0
Jerome FordCLERB5379%411%10
Devin SingletaryNYGRB4968%412%16
Jordan AkinsCLETE4567%720%0
Wan'Dale RobinsonNYGWR4360%824%0
Chris ManhertzNYGTE2738%00%0
Daniel BellingerNYGTE2636%13%0
Cedric TillmanCLEWR2233%26%0
Tyrone TracyNYGRB2231%26%5
Blake WhiteheartCLETE1827%00%0
Geoff SwaimCLETE1116%00%0
D'Onta ForemanCLERB1116%00%2
Jalin HyattNYGWR1014%13%0
Eric GrayNYGRB34%00%1
James ProcheCLEWR11%00%0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

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+7.0Amari Cooper27.6 PTS vs 20.6 xFP
  • Biggest underperformer−5.1Jordan Akins6.9 PTS vs 12.0 xFP
  • Highest expected volume22.3 xFPMalik Nabers28.2 PTS scored
Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Malik NabersNYG · WR28.222.3+5.985%36% tgt—126%1236%
Amari CooperCLE · WR27.620.6+7.090%34% tgt—000%1234%
Daniel JonesNYG · QB19.420.3−0.9100%34 att—34825%00%
Deshaun WatsonCLE · QB16.419.1−2.797%37 att—37422%00%
Devin SingletaryNYG · RB18.817.3+1.568%50% car—01650%412%
Wan'Dale RobinsonNYG · WR13.113.7−0.660%24% tgt—000%824%
Jerome FordCLE · RB10.013.4−3.479%56% car—01056%411%
Jerry JeudyCLE · WR8.712.0−3.390%20% tgt—000%720%
Jordan AkinsCLE · TE6.912.0−5.167%20% tgt—000%720%
Tyrone Tracy Jr.NYG · RB6.06.7−0.731%16% car—0516%26%
Elijah MooreCLE · WR3.75.1−1.481%9% tgt—000%39%
Theo JohnsonNYG · TE2.35.1−2.881%9% tgt—000%39%
Cedric TillmanCLE · WR1.43.4−2.033%6% tgt—000%26%
Darius SlaytonNYG · WR1.73.4−1.782%6% tgt—000%26%
Daniel BellingerNYG · TE2.71.7+1.036%3% tgt—000%13%
Jalin HyattNYG · WR0.01.7−1.714%3% tgt—000%13%
D'Onta ForemanCLE · RB0.51.3−0.816%11% car—0211%00%
Jameis WinstonCLE · QB0.11.3−1.23%0 att—0211%00%
Eric GrayNYG · RB-2.00.7−2.74%3% car—013%00%

Team totals: Giants 33 targets and 32 carries; Browns 35 targets and 18 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 2024 season: 1.71 PPR points per target (68% catch rate), 0.65 per carry and 0.44 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Daniel Jones

NYG · QB · 19.4 pts on 20.3 expected

24 of 34 passing for 236 yards, 2 touchdowns; 8 carries for 20 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 20.3 expected.

Start/Sit: Daniel Jones →

Malik Nabers Ran hot

NYG · WR · 28.2 pts on 22.3 expected

0 of 1 passing for 0 yards; 12 targets (36% of the team's), 8 catches for 78 yards and 2 touchdowns; 2 carries (6% of the team's) for 4 yards.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 22.3 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Start/Sit: Malik Nabers →

Devin Singletary

NYG · RB · 18.8 pts on 17.3 expected

4 targets (12% of the team's), 4 catches for 43 yards; 16 carries (50% of the team's) for 65 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 17.3 expected.

Start/Sit: Devin Singletary →

Amari Cooper Ran hot

CLE · WR · 27.6 pts on 20.6 expected

12 targets (34% of the team's), 7 catches for 86 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 20.6 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Trend: Season high in targets (12).

Jerome Ford

CLE · RB · 10.0 pts on 13.4 expected

4 targets (11% of the team's), 3 catches for 33 yards; 10 carries (56% of the team's) for 37 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 13.4 expected.

Jordan Akins Unlucky

CLE · TE · 6.9 pts on 12.0 expected

7 targets (20% of the team's), 4 catches for 29 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 12.0 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Trend: Season high in targets (7).

Stock Up, Stock Down

New York Giants

  • Stock up: Daniel Bellinger played 36% of the snaps, up from a 15% season average.

Cleveland Browns

  • Stock up: Jerome Ford played 79% of the snaps, up from a 60% season average.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2024 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Giants defense and Browns defense
Points allowed toGiants DBrowns D
QBs17.317.7
RBs24.119.3
WRs32.934.3
TEs9.313.7

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

How the Game Swung

Cleveland opened at 50% win probability and fell below 2% in the third quarter.

Browns win probability

Browns win probability by game minuteBrowns started at 50%, stood at 7% at halftime and finished at 0%, across 5 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. +20Watson → Cooper, 24-yd TD50% → 70%Q1 14:49
  2. −22Singletary 1-yd TD run72% → 50%Q1 2:07
  3. −26Jones → Nabers, 3-yd TD50% → 24%Q2 1:44
  4. −16Jones → Nabers, 5-yd TD23% → 7%Q2 0:11
  5. +15Watson → Cooper, 6-yd TD1% → 16%Q4 11:33

Swing in Browns win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Giants vs Browns
New York GiantsMeasureCleveland Browns
69Plays63
54%Pass rate71%
6.2Yds / dropback3.3
3.5Yds / carry3.8
4/14Third downs4/14

Efficiency edge New York ran 6 more plays and gained 2.9 more yards per dropback.

  • Top targets
  • NYG Nabers 36% · Robinson 24% · Singletary 12%
  • CLE Cooper 34% · Jeudy 20% · Akins 20%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Giants vs Browns
ResultNYGCLE
Touchdowns32
Field goals00
Punts76
Turnovers22
Turnovers on downs02
Missed field goals11
  • The Browns opened the scoring on their first possession, a 1-play, 24-yard drive that ended in a touchdown.
All 28 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
NYGQ1 15:00000:05Fumble
CLEQ1 14:551240:06Touchdown
NYGQ1 14:49332:10Punt
CLEQ1 12:395112:48Punt
NYGQ1 9:5113817:44Touchdown
CLEQ1 2:073-152:07Punt
NYGQ2 15:00361:56Punt
CLEQ2 13:047274:29Punt
NYGQ2 8:3514936:51Touchdown
CLEQ2 1:44501:12Fumble
NYGQ2 0:324300:21Touchdown
CLEQ2 0:111-10:11End of half
CLEQ3 15:003-20:59Punt
NYGQ3 14:013231:07Fumble
CLEQ3 12:547102:09Missed FG
NYGQ3 10:45431:05Punt
CLEQ3 9:409293:43Punt
NYGQ3 5:576204:15Punt
CLEQ3 1:425292:00Punt
NYGQ4 14:42311:02Punt
CLEQ4 13:405492:07Touchdown
NYGQ4 11:33431:40Punt
CLEQ4 9:535342:13Fumble
NYGQ4 7:405142:21Punt
CLEQ4 5:19491:23Downs
NYGQ4 3:564-10:56Missed FG
CLEQ4 3:00460:37Downs
NYGQ4 2:234392:23End 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.

Giants vs Browns Head-to-Head

The Giants and Browns first met in 1950 and have played 53 times since.

All-time series
28–23–2Browns lead, 53 meetings since 1950
Postseason
1–1Giants won in 1958; Browns won in 1950
Largest Giants win
48–71959
Largest Browns win
62–141953

Since 2021

1–0 Giants lead

1 meeting since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. G = Giants win, B = Browns win, outlined = this game.

2026 Meetings

  • Week 15 Browns at Giants Upcoming

Recent Meetings

  • 2024 Wk 3 Giants at Browns NYG 21 CLE 15 NYG W

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2024 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Giants vs Browns
GiantsStatBrowns
3-14Record3-14
16.1Points per game15.2
294.8Yards per game300.8
4.7Yards per play4.6
24.4Points allowed per game25.6
346.8Yards allowed per game342.1

Giants vs Browns Fantasy Outlook for 2026

One meeting is left on the 2026 schedule: Week 15 in New York. Here's how to decide who to play in your league.

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2024 Game Logs for Players in This Game

Giants vs Browns Game FAQ

Who won the 2024 Giants vs Browns Week 3 game?

The New York Giants beat the Cleveland Browns 21–15 in Week 3 of the 2024 season. The game was played at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, OH, on September 22, 2024. See the Giants' 2024 schedule.

What was the final score of Giants vs Browns?

The final score was Giants 21, Browns 15. The Giants led 21–7 at halftime, and the second half went Giants 0, Browns 8.

What happened in the Giants vs Browns game?

New York led 21–7 at halftime after a 14-point second quarter and won 21–15, though Cleveland took the second half 8–0. The Giants finished with a 340–217 edge in total offense and averaged 4.9 yards per play. Malik Nabers led all players with 8 catches for 78 yards and 2 touchdowns, plus 2 carries for 4 rushing yards.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Giants vs Browns?

Malik Nabers led the game with 28.2 PPR fantasy points, the WR4 of Week 3, on 8 catches for 78 yards and 2 touchdowns, plus 2 carries for 4 rushing yards. Amari Cooper was next with 27.6 (WR5). See Malik Nabers's 2024 game log.

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

Daniel Jones (NYG) led all passers with 24 of 34 for 236 yards and 2 touchdowns. Devin Singletary (NYG) led in rushing with 16 carries for 65 yards and a touchdown. Amari Cooper (CLE) led in receiving with 7 catches for 86 yards and 2 touchdowns.

How many fantasy points did Malik Nabers score against the Browns?

Malik Nabers scored 28.2 points in PPR leagues, 24.2 in half-PPR and 20.2 in standard scoring against the Browns in Week 3 of the 2024 season, on 8 catches for 78 yards and 2 touchdowns, plus 2 carries for 4 rushing yards. He drew 36% of his team's targets.

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

Amari Cooper outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 27.6 PPR points on 20.6 xFP (+7.0). Jordan Akins fell furthest short, with 6.9 points on 12.0 xFP (−5.1). 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 Giants vs Browns?

Malik Nabers had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 22.3 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 28.2. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

How did the Giants beat the Browns?

The Giants beat the Browns 21–15 because they averaged 4.9 yards per play to 3.4 and outgained them 340–217.

What was the turning point of Giants vs Browns?

Daniel Jones' 3-yard touchdown pass to Malik Nabers with 1:44 left in the second quarter was the biggest swing of the game, moving the Browns' win probability from 50% to 24%.

What is the all-time Giants vs Browns record?

The Browns lead the all-time series 28–23–2 across 53 meetings since 1950, including a 1–1 record in the postseason.

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

Before Week 3 of 2024, they last met in the 2020 season on December 20, 2020, when the Browns beat the Giants 20–6.

Have the Giants and Browns met in the playoffs?

Yes, 2 times, most recently in the 1958 playoffs. The Giants are 1–1 against the Browns in the postseason.