Chris PokornyWed, December 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM UTC·5 min readThe Cleveland Browns’ offense was out-gained on offense 361 yards to 192 yards, and only got 4-of-14 (28.6%) third down conversions. Worse yet, much of those yards and conversions were in garbage time. In the first half, Cleveland was 1-of-6 (16.7%) on third down, and only had one first down the entire half. It was Ugly with a capital U.
Below, we analyze the snap counts and stats on offense for the Cleveland Browns’ Week 15 game against the Chicago Bears.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuarterbackPos
Player
Plays
% Snaps
Stats
QB
Shedeur Sanders
57
100%
18-of-35 (51.4%) for 177 yards, 3 INT. 2 carries, 24 yards (12.0 YPC).
Darn. I knew it was probably a long shot, but I was really hoping to see another dazzling performance from Shedeur Sanders. Instead, he turned the ball over 3 times, and took a handful of sacks as he couldn’t find open receivers. It’s a game in which I’m not pinning the loss on Sanders alone — this was truly a team loss, where pretty much everyone sucked.
The broadcast booth was praising Sanders for making the effort to stay in the pocket and not bail from it. There is a healthy medium when it comes to that, though. Against the Titans and 49ers, I thought he did a good job navigating to help create some plays. Against the Bears, I thought he was a bit too comfortable in the pocket, as if he would have all day to throw. On one hand, it’s good to see him stay poised when pressure is coming. On the other hand…sometimes it ends up being the right move to run.
Sanders was the worst-graded player on offense by PFF, grading out to a 33.2.
Pos
Player
Plays
% Snaps
Stats
RB
Quinshon Judkins
38
67%
12 carries, 21 yards (1.8 YPC). 3 catches, -4 yards (4 targets).
RB
Trayveon Williams
19
33%
1 carry, 3 yards (3.0 YPC). 2 catches, 4 yards (2 targets).
Cleveland’s run blocking is astonishingly bad, but again, I have to tell myself how many backups they are playing with, and that includes backups upon backups too. The Browns were also down two running backs to injury, so Trayveon Williams became the backup. Is there a reason why the team didn’t make Raheim Sanders the backup instead?
Judkins was the Browns’ third-lowest graded player on offense by PFF, grading out to a 45.6. Williams must have been added for his pass blocking ability. He had 4 pass blocking reps, per PFF, and graded well above average on them.
Pos
Player
Plays
% Snaps
Stats
WR
Jerry Jeudy
55
96%
2 catches, 22 yards (4 targets).
WR
Isaiah Bond
39
68%
2 catches, 89 yards (4 targets).
WR
Gage Larvadain
31
54%
1 catch, 8 yards (2 targets).
WR
Malachi Corley
15
26%
1 catch, 10 yards (1 target).
WR
Cedric Tillman
7
12%
No stats registered.
When I saw the pass to Jerry Jeudy in the corner of the end zone, it took me several seconds to process what happened. I didn’t see the ball, and my thought was wondering, “Was it a touchdown or not for Jeudy?” And then to my surprise, I’m seeing the defensive back celebrating an interception. This is just a horrible overall season for him.
Cedric Tillman’s reps were way down this week, as he only had 12% of the snaps. He was coming off of a concussion and rib injury, though.
The only receiver who really made a positive impact was Isaiah Bond, who showed off how his speed, coupled with a quarterback who can get the ball to him, can make for a threat teams have to watch out for.
Pos
Player
Plays
% Snaps
Stats
TE
Harold Fannin
55
96%
7 catches, 48 yards (14 targets). 1 carry, 2 yards (2.0 YPC).
TE
Brenden Bates
14
25%
No stats registered.
TE
Blake Whiteheart
10
18%
No stats registered.
Harold Fannin led the Browns in receptions again, but he also had 14 targets. I don’t complain about targeting a player too much per se, but I did agree with the broadcast booth that it seemed like the Bears knew Fannin was his favorite target and were happy to gamble on his routes a few times.
Pos
Player
Plays
% Snaps
Stats
OL
Luke Wypler
57
100%
OL
Joel Bitonio
57
100%
OL
KT Leveston
57
100%
OL
Cam Robinson
57
100%
OL
Garrett Dellinger
29
51%
OL
Teven Jenkins
28
49%
OL
Cornelius Lucas
1
2%
LB
Easton Mascarenas-Arnold
1
2%
Oddly enough, newcomer Garrett Dellinger, who came on in relief for the injured Teven Jenkins, was the Browns’ highest-graded offensive lineman by PFF, grading out to a 67.0. As a reward, the Browns cut him after the game, and the Titans claimed him.
KT Leveston has strung together a couple of decent starts at right tackle, as he might enter the conversation for the Browns to consider him in a starting role next year. Cleveland needs to upgrade the line, but that can’t do all five positions in one year.
For the flak it seemed to get at times, PFF graded the Browns’ pass-blocking as being pretty solid overall across all the linemen. The run blocking was terrible across the board in their grading.
