National Football League
Buffalo 13, Cleveland 6
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 12, 2010
Where: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Temperature: 36°
Head Official: Scott Green
Attendance: 50861

An early goal-line stand and a touchdown pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick was all the Buffalo Bills needed in a 13-6 win over the visiting Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Cleveland took the opening possession and marched to the Buffalo 1-yard line. But the Buffalo defense stiffened at the goal line and the Browns had to settle for a 19-yard field by Phil Dawson.

The Bills answered with a 14-play, 89-yard drive capped by the game’s only touchdown in the second quarter. Fitzpatrick found a diving David Nelson in the end zone from 11 yards out to give Buffalo a 7-3 lead and the Bills never trailed again.

Both teams added field goals in the second quarter to give Buffalo a 10-6 lead at the half.

Rian Lindell capped a short drive with a 19-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter to increase Buffalo’s lead to 13-6. It was the only scoring in the second half.

Cleveland’s Peyton Hillis gained 51 of his 108 yards on the Browns’ first drive but was stopped short of the end zone on a pair of carries, forcing Cleveland to settle for the field goal. Hillis fumbled three times in the game, losing one.

Fred Jackson paced Buffalo (3-10) with 112 yards rushing on 29 carries. Fitzpatrick completed 14 of 23 passes for 142 yards.

The Bills held the Browns (5-8) to 187 total yards.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Cleveland   Buffalo
Peyton Hillis Player Fred Jackson
21 Attempts 29
108 Yards 112
5.1 Avg Yards 3.9
0 Touchdowns 0
25 Long 19
Receiving
Cleveland   Buffalo
Mohamed Massaquoi Player Jonathan Stupar
3 Receptions 3
43 Yards 45
14.3 Avg Yards 15.0
0 Touchdowns 0
34 Long 35
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Cleveland 187 105 82 0 2 0 2.0 2
Buffalo 323 192 131 1 2 1 1.0 5
Upcoming Games
  • Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Bills have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Cincinnati. The Browns have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.