The Cleveland Browns beat the Miami Dolphins 31-6 at Huntington Bank Field on October 19, 2025, with Quinshon Judkins rushing for three touchdowns on a career-high 25 carries and Cleveland’s defense forcing four turnovers to end a three-game losing streak. Tua Tagovailoa was pulled in the fourth quarter after posting a career-low 24.1 passer rating on three interceptions, replaced by Quinn Ewers as Miami fell to 1-6.
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Game Summary
Date
Sunday, October 19, 2025
Venue
Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH
Attendance
63,762
Broadcast
CBS
Final Score
Cleveland Browns 31, Miami Dolphins 6
Records
Browns 2-5 (2-2 Home) · Dolphins 1-6 (0-4 Away)
Game Duration
3:00
Score by Quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Miami Dolphins
0
6
0
0
6
Cleveland Browns
3
14
7
7
31
Scoring Plays
Quarter
Time
Team
Play
Drive
Score
Q1
2:17
CLE
Andre Szmyt 30-yd FG
11 plays, 57 yds
CLE 3–0
Q2
14:14
MIA
Riley Patterson 33-yd FG
6 plays, 62 yds
3–3
Q2
11:19
CLE
Quinshon Judkins 46-yd rush (Szmyt XP)
5 plays, 83 yds
CLE 10–3
Q2
6:03
CLE
Quinshon Judkins 3-yd rush – Wildcat (Szmyt XP)
10 plays, 46 yds
CLE 17–3
Q2
0:00
MIA
Riley Patterson 26-yd FG
9 plays, 32 yds
CLE 17–6
Q3
14:48
CLE
Tyson Campbell 34-yd INT return (Szmyt XP)
1 play, 0 yds
CLE 24–6
Q4
10:56
CLE
Quinshon Judkins 2-yd rush – Wildcat (Szmyt XP)
1 play, 2 yds
CLE 31–6
Team Stats
Stat
Miami Dolphins
Cleveland Browns
Final Score
6
31
Total Yards
219
206
Total Plays
57
53
Yards per Play
3.8
3.9
Passing Yards
120
102
Comp/Att
17/31
13/18
Yards per Pass
3.4
5.1
Rushing Yards
99
104
Rushing Attempts
22
33
Yards per Rush
4.5
3.2
1st Downs
12
15
Passing 1st Downs
7
6
Rushing 1st Downs
3
5
Penalty 1st Downs
2
4
3rd Down Efficiency
1/13 (7.7%)
4/11 (36.4%)
4th Down Efficiency
2/4
0/0
Red Zone (Made/Att)
0/2
2/3
Penalties
11 – 103 yds
5 – 37 yds
Turnovers
4
0
Fumbles Lost
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
3
0
Sacks-Yards Lost
4 – 33
2 – 14
Time of Possession
28:15
31:45
Def/ST Touchdowns
0
1
Passing
Cleveland Browns — Passing
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Dillon Gabriel
13/18
116
6.4
0
0
2–14
26.0
89.1
Team
13/18
102
6.4
0
0
2–14
—
89.1
Gabriel earned his first NFL win in his first home start.
Miami Dolphins — Passing
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Tua Tagovailoa
12/23
100
4.3
0
3
2–13
4.2
24.1
Quinn Ewers
5/8
53
6.6
0
0
2–20
25.6
81.8
Team
17/31
120
4.9
0
3
4–33
—
28.8
Tagovailoa’s 24.1 passer rating was a career low. His three interceptions were his sixth career three-pick game; Ewers replaced him midway through the fourth quarter.
Rushing
Cleveland Browns — Rushing
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Quinshon Judkins
25
84
3.4
3
46
Dillon Gabriel
4
12
3.0
0
6
Dylan Sampson
3
8
2.7
0
4
Jerome Ford
1
0
0.0
0
0
Team
33
104
3.2
3
46
Judkins’ 25 carries were a career high (previous: 23). Two of his three touchdowns came on direct-snap Wildcat plays. He was the first Browns running back with three rushing touchdowns in a single game since Nick Chubb in 2022.
Miami Dolphins — Rushing
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
De’Von Achane
13
82
6.3
0
46
Ollie Gordon II
5
11
2.2
0
8
Tua Tagovailoa
3
6
2.0
0
6
Quinn Ewers
1
0
0.0
0
0
Team
22
99
4.5
0
46
Receiving
Cleveland Browns — Receiving
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Harold Fannin Jr.
4
5
36
9.0
0
19
Jamari Thrash
1
2
23
23.0
0
23
Jerry Jeudy
2
4
17
8.5
0
16
Malachi Corley
2
2
17
8.5
0
17
Jerome Ford
2
2
10
5.0
0
9
Dylan Sampson
1
1
9
9.0
0
9
Blake Whiteheart
1
1
4
4.0
0
4
Gage Larvadain
0
1
0
—
0
—
Team
13
18
116
8.9
0
23
Miami Dolphins — Receiving
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Dee Eskridge
2
2
45
22.5
0
40
Malik Washington
5
8
30
6.0
0
14
Tanner Conner
1
3
28
28.0
0
28
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
3
4
16
5.3
0
11
De’Von Achane
3
5
16
5.3
0
16
Jaylen Waddle
1
4
15
15.0
0
15
Ollie Gordon II
1
2
2
2.0
0
2
Julian Hill
1
2
1
1.0
0
1
Team
17
30
153
9.0
0
40
Waddle’s single reception moved him past DeVante Parker into sole possession of ninth on Miami’s all-time receptions list at 339.
Defense
Cleveland Browns — Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
TD
Carson Schwesinger
7
3
0
1
0
0
0
Devin Bush
6
3
0
0
0
0
0
Alex Wright
5
4
0
2
0
0
0
Grant Delpit
4
3
1
1
0
2
0
Myles Harden
4
3
0
1
1
0
0
Jerome Baker
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
Denzel Ward
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Mason Graham
3
3
0
1
1
0
0
Rayshawn Jenkins
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
Shelby Harris
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
Myles Garrett
2
2
1
2
0
2
0
Donovan McMillon
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
Tre Avery
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Tyson Campbell
2
1
0
0
2
0
1
Isaiah McGuire
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
Ronnie Hickman
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
Easton Mascarenas-Arnold
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Maliek Collins
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Dom Jones
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Rex Sunahara
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cameron Thomas
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Adin Huntington
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Team
61
37
4
11
6
6
1
Miami Dolphins — Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
TD
Jordyn Brooks
9
5
0
1
0
0
0
Tyrel Dodson
8
5
1
1
0
1
0
Ashtyn Davis
7
6
0
1
0
0
0
Kenneth Grant
5
4
0
1
0
0
0
Bradley Chubb
5
3
0
1
0
1
0
Minkah Fitzpatrick
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
Ethan Bonner
3
2
0
1
1
0
0
Zach Sieler
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
Jack Jones
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
Jaelan Phillips
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
Ifeatu Melifonwu
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Joe Cardona
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Rasul Douglas
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Cameron Goode
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Matthew Butler
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
De’Von Achane
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Chop Robinson
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jordan Phillips
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Benito Jones
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Team
58
42
2
9
2
3
0
Turnovers
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
Return Yds
TD
Tyson Campbell
CLE
1
34
1
Ronnie Hickman
CLE
1
16
0
Rayshawn Jenkins
CLE
1
9
0
CLE Team
3
59
1
No Miami interceptions
Campbell — acquired from Jacksonville on Oct. 9 — returned Tagovailoa’s third-quarter pass 34 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the half. Jenkins recorded both a special teams fumble recovery in the second quarter and an interception in the fourth; each directly preceded a Wildcat touchdown carry by Judkins.
Fumbles
Player
Team
FUM
LOST
REC
Tua Tagovailoa
MIA
3
0
2
Quinn Ewers
MIA
2
0
1
Dee Eskridge
MIA
1
1
0
Larry Borom
MIA
0
0
1
De’Von Achane
MIA
0
0
1
MIA Team
6
1
5
Blake Whiteheart
CLE
1
0
1
Rayshawn Jenkins
CLE
0
0
1
CLE Team
1
0
2
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
PCT
LG
XP
PTS
Andre Szmyt
CLE
1/1
100%
30
4/4
7
Riley Patterson
MIA
2/2
100%
33
0/0
6
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LG
Corey Bojorquez
CLE
6
258
43.0
2
3
60
Jake Bailey
MIA
4
189
47.3
0
1
50
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Malik Washington
MIA
4
114
28.5
40
0
Dee Eskridge
MIA
2
50
25.0
27
0
Dylan Sampson
CLE
2
37
18.5
27
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Malik Washington
MIA
1
11
11.0
11
0
Gage Larvadain
CLE
2
7
3.5
7
0
Injuries
Miami Dolphins: TE Darren Waller left with a pectoral injury in the first half and did not return. Inactive: DE Elijah Campbell (quadricep), CB Storm Duck (ankle).
Cleveland Browns: DE Adin Huntington suffered a concussion in the first half and did not return. Inactive: TE David Njoku (knee), OT Jack Conklin (concussion).
Officials
Role
Official
Referee
Shawn Hochuli
Umpire
Larry Smith
Down Judge
Patrick Holt
Line Judge
Tim Podraza
Field Judge
Jason Ledet
Side Judge
Jim Quirk
Back Judge
Jimmy Russell
Miami out-gained Cleveland 219-206 in total yards — the final score made that gap irrelevant. The Dolphins went 1 of 13 on third down, absorbed 103 penalty yards, and surrendered 21 points directly off their four turnovers. Cleveland held Miami without an offensive touchdown for the first time in nearly two years. By the numbers, this was less a football game than a systematic collapse: Tagovailoa’s career-low 24.1 passer rating, six Miami fumbles, and an 11-penalty afternoon defined a 1-6 start that made the Dolphins’ season increasingly difficult to salvage.
Stats sourced from ESPN, AP Wire, CBS Sports, Pro Football Reference, and the official Cleveland Browns game center.
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