The 49ers (5-0) travel to Cleveland for a 1:00 ET kickoff against the Cleveland Browns (2-2).
Deshaun Watson is out with a bruised shoulder; P.J. Walker starts for the Browns. Cleveland enters with the NFL's top-ranked defense. Christian McCaffrey is on the injury report (oblique) but expected to play.
The 49ers' streak sits at 15 straight regular-season wins, the franchise record.[1][2][3]
The 49ers have not lost a regular-season game in over a calendar year. Fifteen straight wins, the franchise record. Sunday in Cleveland is the kind of road game where the streak is most likely to break, against a team with the NFL's top-ranked defense and a backup quarterback the 49ers may not have prepared for.
P.J. Walker has been on the Browns' practice squad. He starts because Deshaun Watson is hurt. The 49ers' game plan was built for Watson; now it has to adjust.
McCaffrey is on the injury report. The defense is fine. The streak is the streak. Sunday is the kind of road game a defending top team is supposed to handle even with the adjustments.
Week 6 is the AFC North separator. The Browns at 2-2 are competing with the Steelers and Bengals for divisional positioning. Around the NFC the Eagles, Cowboys, Lions and 49ers all enter at 4-1 or better. The 49ers' Sunday is the only Sunday game with a 5-0 team on the road; the cross-conference matchup is the kind of week where a road favorite has to perform.
Through five games the 49ers are 5-0 with a +99 point differential. The Browns are 2-2 with the NFL's top-ranked defense (allowing 209 yards per game). P.J. Walker starts in place of Deshaun Watson (shoulder). The 49ers' winning streak is 15 (franchise record). McCaffrey leads the NFL in scrimmage yards. Vegas opens the 49ers as 6.5-point road favorites; total 41.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 4-1 | -- |
| Buffalo Bills | 3-2 | -- |
| New York Jets | 2-3 | -- |
| New England Patriots | 1-4 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 3-2 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-2 | -- |
| Cleveland Browns | 2-2 | -- |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 2-3 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 3-2 | -- |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-2 | -- |
| Houston Texans | 2-3 | -- |
| Tennessee Titans | 2-3 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4-1 | -- |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 2-2 | -- |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 2-3 | -- |
| Denver Broncos | 1-4 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 5-0 | -- |
| Seattle Seahawks | 3-1 | -- |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2-3 | -- |
| Arizona Cardinals | 1-4 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5-0 | -- |
| Dallas Cowboys | 3-2 | -- |
| Washington Commanders | 2-3 | -- |
| New York Giants | 1-4 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 4-1 | -- |
| Green Bay Packers | 2-3 | -- |
| Chicago Bears | 1-4 | -- |
| Minnesota Vikings | 1-4 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-1 | -- |
| Atlanta Falcons | 3-2 | -- |
| New Orleans Saints | 3-2 | -- |
| Carolina Panthers | 0-5 | -- |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Christian McCaffrey 13 yard pass from Brock Purdy ( Jake Moody kick) | 7-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Jake Moody 25 yard field goal | 10-0 |
| Browns | Kareem Hunt 16 yard rush ( Dustin Hopkins kick) | 10-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Browns | Dustin Hopkins 42 yard field goal | 10-10 |
| Browns | Dustin Hopkins 46 yard field goal | 10-13 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Jordan Mason 8 yard rush ( Jake Moody kick) | 17-13 |
| Browns | Dustin Hopkins 50 yard field goal | 17-16 |
| Browns | Dustin Hopkins 29 yard field goal | 17-19 |
P.J. Walker outplayed Brock Purdy and rookie kicker Jake Moody missed a 41-yard field goal with six seconds remaining as the Cleveland Browns upset the 49ers 19-17 at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The 49ers' regular-season winning streak ended at 15. Christian McCaffrey and Deebo Samuel both left the game with injuries in the second half. Purdy threw his first interception of the season and finished with 125 yards. Dustin Hopkins kicked four field goals for the Browns including a 38-yarder with 1:40 left.[1][2][3]
Fifteen straight regular-season wins, ended on a missed 41-yard field goal in Cleveland.
Jake Moody, the rookie kicker who had been three-for-three at 50-plus yards already this year, had a 41-yarder to win it with six seconds left. He missed wide right. The Browns won 19-17 and the streak that had stretched over a calendar year ended on a special-teams play.
Christian McCaffrey left with an oblique injury in the third quarter; Deebo Samuel left in the second half. Brock Purdy threw his first interception of the year and finished with 125 yards passing, the lowest output of the season. The Cleveland defense, ranked first in the NFL in yards allowed, lived up to the ranking.
5-1 and the streak is over. The Vikings on Monday night next. The 49ers will have to find out whether they can stack wins without the streak being the storyline.
Browns 19, 49ers 17. Margin: -2. Six-game record: 5-1, +97 differential.
A 19-17 loss in Cleveland. The 49ers' 15-game regular-season winning streak ends; the 49ers fall to 5-1.
How it unfolded
The 49ers opened with a Moody field goal, then Hopkins answered for the Browns. McCaffrey scored a rushing touchdown to make it 10-3. Hopkins added two more field goals to make it 10-9 at the half. Both teams traded field goals in the third. Cleveland took the lead late on a Hopkins field goal set up by a 49ers unnecessary-roughness penalty. The 49ers drove down for the potential winning kick but Moody missed wide right.
The turning point
Moody's missed 41-yarder. With the 49ers driving for the game-winner and the streak intact at 15, Moody's first miss from inside 45 yards of the season ended both the drive and the streak.
By the numbers
Purdy 125 passing yards (season low) on 22 attempts with one INT. McCaffrey 22 carries for 117 yards before exiting with the oblique injury. Walker, off the Cleveland practice squad, outproduced Purdy in passing yards. Hopkins four field goals.
Personnel watch
McCaffrey out in the third quarter with the oblique. Deebo Samuel out in the second half with a shoulder injury. Moody, the rookie kicker, missed his first kick from inside 45 yards of the year on the play that defined the game. Cleveland's defense, missing several starters of its own, held the 49ers to 226 total yards.
What it means
5-1 and the franchise streak ended. The Vikings on Monday night next; both McCaffrey and Samuel listed questionable. The 49ers' first real injury Sunday of the year produced both the loss and the longer-term injury concern.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Brock Purdy | 12/27 | 125 | 1 | 1 | |
| CLE | |||||
| P.J. Walker | 18/34 | 192 | 0 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Christian McCaffrey | 11 | 43 | 0 | 27 |
| Jordan Mason | 5 | 27 | 1 | 10 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 2 | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| Deebo Samuel | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| Brock Purdy | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Elijah Mitchell | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| CLE | ||||
| Jerome Ford | 17 | 84 | 0 | 22 |
| Kareem Hunt | 12 | 47 | 1 | 16 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Elijah Moore | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| P.J. Walker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Brandon Aiyuk | 4 | 76 | 0 | 33 |
| Jauan Jennings | 2 | 26 | 0 | 17 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| Kyle Juszczyk | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| George Kittle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CLE | ||||
| Amari Cooper | 4 | 108 | 0 | 58 |
| Kareem Hunt | 3 | 24 | 0 | 11 |
| David Njoku | 3 | 24 | 0 | 10 |
| Elijah Moore | 4 | 19 | 0 | 9 |
| Jerome Ford | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| David Bell | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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