Giants vs. Browns score, results: Baker Mayfield leads Cleveland to comfortable win

Jacob Hancock

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Giants vs. Browns score, results: Baker Mayfield leads Cleveland to comfortable win image

There wasn't much drama on "Sunday Night Football" in Week 15 as the Browns cruised to a 20-6 victory over the Giants.

Cleveland quarterback Baker Mayfield had another solid outing, completing 27 of 32 passes (84.4 percent) for 297 yards and two touchdowns, both of which came in the second quarter.

The Giants struggled without starting QB Daniel Jones; they were held to 295 yards of total offense. Jones' backup, Colt McCoy, did about as well as could have been expected, completing 19 of 31 passes (61.3 percent), with no turnovers but also no touchdowns. The problem for New York was its inability to get anything going on the ground. Alfred Morris led the way with 39 yards on seven carries (5.6 yards per carry), while Wayne Gallman was held to 29 yards on nine carries (3.2 yards per carry).

The Giants left points on the board a couple of times in the first half. After Dion Lewis returned the opening kickoff to the Cleveland 48, New York opted to go for it on fourth-and-5 from the Browns' 8 with a fake field goal that saw punter/holder Riley Dixon throw a pass that was intended for offensive lineman Nick Gates into triple coverage.

After the Giants' defense forced its own turnover on downs, Graham Gano hit a 37-yard field goal to give New York a 3-0 lead. Later, trailing 7-3 in the second quarter, the Giants went for it on fourth-and-2 from the Cleveland 6, but Gallman was stopped a yard short. Cleveland marched 95 yards on 10 plays to take a 13-3 lead on a Mayfield TD pass to Jarvis Landry with 21 seconds left in the half.

With the win, the Browns (10-4) maintain their wild-card position in the AFC, tied with the Colts for the No. 5 seed and a game up on the Dolphins and Ravens with two games to play.

The Giants (5-9) missed a chance to move ahead of Washington in the NFC East and now need Washington (6-8) to drop at least one of its final two games to have a chance to make the postseason.

Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from Giants vs. Browns on "Sunday Night Football." Follow below for complete results from the NFL Week 15 game.

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Giants vs. Browns score

  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Giants 3 0 0 3 6
Browns 0 13 0 7 20

Giants vs. Browns live updates, highlights from 'Sunday Night Football'

( All times Eastern )

11:10 p.m. — FINAL: Browns 20, Giants 6.

11:07 p.m. — Browns punt.  Giants get the ball back at their 20-yard line with 1:05 remaining. They need two touchdowns.

11:02 p.m. — Two-minute warning.  Browns have it, third and 8 at the Giants' 35-yard line.

10:51 p.m. — FIELD GOAL, GIANTS.  Gano hits from 39-yards to make it a two-score game. New York trails 20-6 with 4:07 left in regulation

10:44 p.m. — Browns punt.  New York gets the ball back at its 23-yard line with 6:25 remaining.

10:34 p.m. — Giants punt.  An unneccessary roughness penalty against New York gives the Browns the ball at their 46-yard line with 10:17 to play.

10:22 p.m. — TOUCHDOWN, BROWNS.  Nick Chubb punches it in from 1 yard out and Cleveland extends its lead to 20-3 with 12:53 remaining in the fourth quarter.

10:16 p.m. — END OF 3RD QUARTER: Browns 13, Giants 3.  Cleveland has it, second at 6 at the New York 12-yard line to start the fourth quarter.

10:05 p.m. — Giants punt.  This time New York opts to kick it away on fourth and 4 from the Cleveland 44-yard line. Browns take over at their 5-yard line after a block in the back penalty, 5:57 left in the third quarter

9:53 p.m. — Browns punt.  That's the first punt of the night for either team as Cleveland can't get much going to start the second half. Giants take over at their 14-yard line, 12:02 left in the third quarter.

9:34 p.m. — HALF: Browns 13, Giants 3.  Cleveland will receive to start the second half.

9:30 p.m. — TOUCHDOWN, BROWNS.  Mayfield connects with Javis Landry in the back of the end zone for a 2-yard score. A taunting penalty backs up the PAT to a 48-yard attempt and Cody Parkey doinks it off the right upright. Cleveland leads 13-3 with 21 seconds remaining in the first half.

9:21 p.m. — Two-minute warning.  Browns have it, first and 10 at the Giants' 19-yard line.

9:15 p.m. — TURNOVER ON DOWNS.  New York goes for it on fourth down again and Wayne Gallman Jr. is stuffed at the line. Cleveland takes over at its 5-yard line with 5:16 left to play in the first half.

9:02 p.m. — TOUCHDOWN, BROWNS.  Mayfield finds Austin Hooper in the back of the end zone for the 2-yard TD to give Cleveland a 7-3 lead with 12:31 left in the second quarter.

8:55 p.m. — END OF 1ST QUARTER: Giants 3, Browns 0.  Cleveland has it, first and 10 at the Giants' 16-yard line to start the second quarter.

8:46 p.m. — FIELD GOAL, GIANTS.  This time New York settles for 3 points as Graham Gano hits from 37 yards to give the Giants a 3-0 lead with 4:12 left in the first quarter.

8:40 p.m. — TURNOVER ON DOWNS.  This time Cleveland can't convert as Mayfield's pass is tipped at the line on fourth and 2. New York gets the ball back at its 43-yard line, 7:05 remaining in the first quarter.

8:29 p.m. — TURNOVER ON DOWNS.  New York comes out in field goal formation, then splits out. Holder Riley Dixon can't complete the pass though, so Cleveland will take over at its 8-yard line with 11:36 left in the first quarter.

8:23 p.m. — Big return.  Dion Lewis runs it down to the Cleveland 48-yard line and the Giants will start with great field position.

8:20 p.m. — Browns win the toss.  They'll kick off to start the game.

Giants vs. Browns start time

All "Sunday Night Football" games in 2020 have the same start time of 8:20 p.m. ET. There are Sunday night games scheduled for every week of the season except Week 17, though the NFL has the ability to flex a game into a Week 17 "SNF" window.

'Sunday Night Football' schedule 2020

Week 1 Sept. 10 (Thu.) Kansas City Chiefs vs. Houston Texans
  Sept. 13 Los Angeles Rams vs. Dallas Cowboys 
Week 2 Sept. 20 Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots
Week 3 Sept. 27 New Orleans Saints vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 4 Oct. 4 San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 5 Oct. 11 Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 6 Oct. 18 San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams
Week 7 Oct. 25 Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals
Week 8 Nov. 1 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 9 Nov. 8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints
Week 10 Nov. 15 New England Patriots vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week 11 Nov. 22 Las Vegas Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 12 Nov. 29 Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears
Week 13 Dec. 6 Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos
Week 14 Dec. 13 Buffalo Bills vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 15 Dec. 20 New York Giants vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 16 Dec. 27 Green Bay Packers vs. Tennessee Titans
Week 17 Jan. 3 TBD

Jacob Hancock