The 49ers (4-8) travel to FirstEnergy Stadium for a 10:00 PT kickoff against the Cleveland Browns (2-10).
Johnny Manziel starts for the Browns in place of an injured Josh McCown. Mike Pettine coaches Cleveland. Isaiah Crowell at lead back. Blaine Gabbert continues at quarterback for the 49ers. Carlos Hyde at lead back.
Johnny Manziel makes his second 2015 start in place of an injured Josh McCown (collarbone). Mike Pettine's Browns are 2-10 in the kind of season-long underperformance that has the franchise in active rebuilding mode. The Browns' offense has produced 18 points per game.
The 49ers, at 4-8 with the Bears OT road win fresh, travel to Cleveland for the kind of Sunday-afternoon cross-conference road game where two struggling teams meet. Gabbert's third start. Hyde at lead back.
Favored by 1.5 on the road against a 2-10 team. The Sunday-afternoon road spot is the kind of game where the rebuilding 49ers' new offense extends the win streak against a struggling AFC team.
Week 14 is the early-December cross-conference sort. The Patriots, Broncos, Bengals, and Panthers lead their conferences. The Browns (2-10) and 49ers (4-8) compete in the bottom tier. The Cardinals continue to lead the NFC West. The Sunday road game is the kind of week the rebuilding 49ers face one of the league's worst teams in a winnable cross-conference road matchup.
Through twelve games the 49ers are 4-8 with a -113 point differential. The Browns are 2-10 with a -84. Johnny Manziel makes 2nd 2015 start (McCown collarbone). Isaiah Crowell 580 rushing yards. Gabbert 1-1 with Hyde producing 124 yards last week. Vegas opens the 49ers as 1.5-point road favorites; total 41.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 10-2 | L2 |
| New York Jets | 7-5 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 6-6 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 5-7 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | 10-2 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-5 | W1 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 4-8 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 2-10 | L7 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | 6-6 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 6-6 | L1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-8 | L2 |
| Tennessee Titans | 3-9 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 10-2 | W3 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-5 | W6 |
| Oakland Raiders | 5-7 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 3-9 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | 10-2 | -- |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7-5 | W3 |
| St. Louis Rams | 4-8 | L5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4-8 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 5-7 | L3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5-7 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 5-7 | L1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4-8 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 8-4 | W1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-4 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-7 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 4-8 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | 12-0 | W12 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-6 | L5 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6-6 | W1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 4-8 | L4 |
Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Browns | Isaiah Crowell 1 yard rush ( Travis Coons kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Browns | Travis Coons 26 yard field goal | 0-10 |
| 49ers | Phil Dawson 44 yard field goal | 3-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Browns | Gary Barnidge 2 yard pass from Johnny Manziel ( Travis Coons kick) | 3-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Browns | Isaiah Crowell 3 yard rush ( Travis Coons kick) | 3-24 |
| 49ers | Jerome Simpson 6 yard pass from Blaine Gabbert ( Phil Dawson kick) | 10-24 |
Johnny Manziel threw a 60-yard touchdown to Travis Benjamin and Travis Coons kicked a 23-yard field goal in overtime as the Cleveland Browns beat the 49ers 24-10 at FirstEnergy Stadium. Blaine Gabbert threw for 220 yards and one touchdown. Carlos Hyde ran for 50. Anquan Boldin caught a touchdown. The 49ers fell to 4-9.[1][2][3]
Travis Coons kicked a 23-yard field goal Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium. Johnny Manziel threw a 60-yard touchdown to Travis Benjamin. The Cleveland Browns beat the 49ers 24-10 in the kind of cross-conference road loss where the rebuilding 49ers' competitive identity, after the Bears OT road win, returned to the kind of mid-conference position the year's preseason had projected.
Blaine Gabbert threw for 220 yards and a touchdown to Anquan Boldin. Carlos Hyde ran for 50. Vance McDonald caught five for 67. The kind of Sunday-afternoon cross-conference road loss where the rebuilding 49ers, against a 2-10 team, did not produce the kind of road performance the previous week's OT win had suggested was possible.
Manziel threw for 270 yards and the touchdown. Isaiah Crowell ran for 88. The Browns' defense forced three Gabbert sacks. The kind of Sunday-afternoon cross-conference road loss where the rebuild's new identity, against the league's worst team, did not produce enough. 4-9 with the Bengals at home next week.
Browns 24, 49ers 10. Margin: -14. Thirteen-game record: 4-9, -127 differential.
A 24-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium. The 49ers fall to 4-9.
How it unfolded
The Browns built a 14-0 first-half lead behind two Manziel touchdown drives. Gabbert threw a touchdown to Boldin to make it 14-7. The Browns added a Coons field goal in the second quarter to make it 17-7 at halftime. The third quarter was a Phil Dawson field goal that pushed the 49ers to 10-17. Manziel threw the 60-yard touchdown to Benjamin to make it 24-10. The 49ers' offense never crossed the goal line again.
The turning point
Manziel's 60-yard touchdown to Travis Benjamin in the third quarter. With the rebuilding 49ers having pulled within a touchdown at 17-10, the long score immediately pushed the lead to two scores and the 49ers' offense never recovered.
By the numbers
Gabbert 21-of-37 for 220 with one TD. Hyde 13 carries for 50. Boldin 6 catches for 50 with a TD. McDonald 5 catches for 67. Manziel 21-of-31 for 270 with a TD. Crowell 19 carries for 88. The Browns' three sacks.
Personnel watch
Gabbert's third start producing a one-touchdown stat line. Hyde held to 50 yards. The defense gave up 24 points. The kind of Sunday-afternoon cross-conference road performance where the rebuilding 49ers' competitive identity, against a 2-10 opponent, did not produce the kind of result the OT win in Chicago had suggested.
What it means
4-9 with the Bengals at home next week. The Sunday-afternoon cross-conference road loss is the kind of result that confirms the rebuilding 49ers' season trajectory. The Bengals are 10-2 and one of the AFC's most-established teams.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Blaine Gabbert | 18/28 | 194 | 1 | 0 | |
| CLE | |||||
| Johnny Manziel | 21/31 | 270 | 1 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Shaun Draughn | 11 | 43 | 0 | 15 |
| Blaine Gabbert | 3 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Travaris Cadet | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Bruce Miller | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CLE | ||||
| Isaiah Crowell | 20 | 145 | 2 | 54 |
| Duke Johnson | 13 | 78 | 0 | 19 |
| Johnny Manziel | 7 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Glenn Winston | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Blake Bell | 3 | 49 | 0 | 24 |
| Quinton Patton | 5 | 46 | 0 | 13 |
| Travaris Cadet | 2 | 28 | 0 | 16 |
| Anquan Boldin | 2 | 22 | 0 | 14 |
| Jerome Simpson | 2 | 20 | 1 | 14 |
| Torrey Smith | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Shaun Draughn | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Brian Leonhardt | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| CLE | ||||
| Brian Hartline | 8 | 107 | 0 | 34 |
| Gary Barnidge | 5 | 84 | 1 | 30 |
| Travis Benjamin | 4 | 41 | 0 | 24 |
| Marlon Moore | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| Isaiah Crowell | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Duke Johnson | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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