National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Cleveland 41, Tennessee 35
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 6, 2020
Where: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Temperature: 52°
Head Official: Clete Blakeman
Attendance: 13986
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Cleveland 10283041
Tennessee 07141435
1st Quarter
1Q 15:00 Cleveland
TEN 35 3-S. Gostkowski kicks 65 yards, touchback.
1 and 10 - CLE 25 15:00 6-B. Mayfield pass to 80-J. Landry for 10 yards.
1 and 10 - CLE 35 14:24 24-N. Chubb rush for 3 yards.
2 and 7 - CLE 38 13:41 6-B. Mayfield pass to 82-R. Higgins for 35 yards, forced out of bounds.
1 and 10 - TEN 27 13:12 24-N. Chubb rush for 14 yards.
1 and 10 - TEN 13 12:28 6-B. Mayfield pass incomplete to 11-D. Peoples-Jones.
2 and 10 - TEN 13 12:25 6-B. Mayfield pass to 30-D. Johnson for 5 yards, forced out of bounds.
3 and 5 - TEN 8 11:57 PENALTY on Cleveland, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 8 - No play.
3 and 10 - TEN 13 11:34 6-B. Mayfield pass to 80-J. Landry for 4 yards.
4 and 6 - TEN 9 10:47 2-C. Parkey 27 yard field goal is GOOD.
CLE 3    TEN 0    Plays: 8    Possession: 4:13
1Q 10:39 Tennessee
CLE 35 2-C. Parkey kicks 64 yards, 13-C. Batson returns for 27 yards.
1 and 10 - TEN 28 10:39 22-D. Henry rush for 3 yards.
2 and 7 - TEN 31 10:06 17-R. Tannehill pass to 84-C. Davis for 18 yards, forced out of bounds.
1 and 10 - TEN 49 9:32 22-D. Henry rush for 7 yards.
2 and 3 - CLE 44 8:54 22-D. Henry rush for 2 yards.
3 and 1 - CLE 42 8:08 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete to 62-A. Brewer.
4 and 1 - CLE 42 8:02 22-D. Henry rush for no gain. Tennessee challenged the ruling, and the play was UPHELD.
Tennessee timeout at 7:51
1Q 7:51 Cleveland
1 and 10 - CLE 41 7:51 PENALTY on Cleveland, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 41 - No play.
1 and 15 - CLE 36 7:51 6-B. Mayfield pass to 24-N. Chubb for 26 yards.
1 and 10 - TEN 38 7:13 24-N. Chubb rush for 8 yards.
2 and 2 - TEN 30 6:32 24-N. Chubb rush for no gain.
3 and 2 - TEN 30 5:54 80-J. Landry pass to 6-B. Mayfield for 6 yards, ran out of bounds. PENALTY on Tennessee, Roughing the Passer, 12 yards, enforced at TEN 24.
1 and 10 - TEN 12 5:28 27-K. Hunt rush for 4 yards.
2 and 6 - TEN 8 4:44 6-B. Mayfield pass incomplete to 80-J. Landry.
3 and 6 - TEN 8 4:39 6-B. Mayfield pass to 82-R. Higgins for 7 yards, forced out of bounds.
1 and goal - TEN 1 4:03 27-K. Hunt rush for -1 yard.
2 and goal - TEN 2 3:25 6-B. Mayfield pass to 80-J. Landry for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
TEN 15 3:19 PENALTY on Cleveland, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 15 - No play.
2-C. Parkey extra point is GOOD.
CLE 10    TEN 0    Plays: 9    Possession: 4:32
1Q 3:19 Tennessee
CLE 35 2-C. Parkey kicks 56 yards, 13-C. Batson returns for 14 yards.
1 and 10 - TEN 23 3:15 22-D. Henry rush for -3 yards, fumble by 22-D. Henry (forced fumble by 98-S. Richardson), RECOVERED by 42-K. Joseph returned for no gain.
1Q 3:09 Cleveland
1 and 10 - TEN 21 3:09 6-B. Mayfield pass to 82-R. Higgins for 8 yards.
2 and 2 - TEN 13 2:36 24-N. Chubb rush for -1 yard.
3 and 3 - TEN 14 1:53 6-B. Mayfield pass to 80-J. Landry for 7 yards, forced out of bounds.
1 and goal - TEN 7 1:24 24-N. Chubb rush for -1 yard.
2 and goal - TEN 8 0:40 6-B. Mayfield pass to 80-J. Landry for 6 yards.
3 and goal - TEN 2 0:12 PENALTY on Tennessee, Encroachment, 1 yards, enforced at TEN 2 - No play.
END QUARTER 1
2nd Quarter
Cleveland continued...
3 and goal - TEN 1 15:00 6-B. Mayfield pass to 70-K. Lamm for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
2-C. Parkey extra point is GOOD.
CLE 17    TEN 0    Plays: 6    Possession: 3:13
2Q 14:56 Tennessee
CLE 35 2-C. Parkey kicks 58 yards, 13-C. Batson returns for 19 yards.
1 and 10 - TEN 26 14:52 17-R. Tannehill pass to 11-A. Brown for 12 yards.
1 and 10 - TEN 38 14:20 22-D. Henry rush for 5 yards.
2 and 5 - TEN 43 13:54 17-R. Tannehill pass to 11-A. Brown for 40 yards.
1 and 10 - CLE 17 13:22 17-R. Tannehill pass to 84-C. Davis for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
3-S. Gostkowski extra point is GOOD.
CLE 17    TEN 7    Plays: 4    Possession: 1:42
2Q 13:14 Cleveland
TEN 35 3-S. Gostkowski kicks 65 yards, touchback.
1 and 10 - CLE 25 13:14 6-B. Mayfield pass to 11-D. Peoples-Jones for 75 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
2-C. Parkey extra point is GOOD.
CLE 24    TEN 7    Plays: 1    Possession: 0:10
2Q 13:04 Tennessee
CLE 35 2-C. Parkey kicks 65 yards, touchback.
1 and 10 - TEN 25 13:04 17-R. Tannehill pass to 13-C. Batson for 1 yard.
2 and 9 - TEN 26 12:26 22-D. Henry rush for no gain.
3 and 9 - TEN 26 11:39 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete to 10-A. Humphries.
4 and 9 - TEN 26 11:35 6-B. Kern punts 54 yards, 11-D. Peoples-Jones returns for 14 yards. PENALTY on Cleveland, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CLE 20.
2Q 11:24 Cleveland
1 and 10 - CLE 10 11:24 27-K. Hunt rush for no gain.
2 and 10 - CLE 10 10:42 6-B. Mayfield pass to 27-K. Hunt for 11 yards.
1 and 10 - CLE 21 9:57 6-B. Mayfield pass incomplete to 82-R. Higgins.
2 and 10 - CLE 21 9:52 6-B. Mayfield pass incomplete to 82-R. Higgins.
3 and 10 - CLE 21 9:46 6-B. Mayfield pass to 82-R. Higgins for 21 yards. PENALTY on Tennessee, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at CLE 42.
1 and 10 - TEN 43 9:16 6-B. Mayfield pass to 85-D. Njoku for 5 yards.
2 and 5 - TEN 38 8:25 27-K. Hunt rush for 2 yards.
3 and 3 - TEN 36 7:40 6-B. Mayfield rush for 3 yards.
1 and 10 - TEN 33 6:52 6-B. Mayfield pass to 80-J. Landry for 12 yards, forced out of bounds. PENALTY on Tennessee, Defensive Holding (declined).
1 and 10 - TEN 21 6:34 24-N. Chubb rush for 4 yards.
2 and 6 - TEN 17 5:51 6-B. Mayfield pass to 82-R. Higgins for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
2-C. Parkey extra point is GOOD.
CLE 31    TEN 7    Plays: 11    Possession: 5:38
2Q 5:46 Tennessee
CLE 35 2-C. Parkey kicks 65 yards, touchback.
1 and 10 - TEN 25 5:46 17-R. Tannehill pass to 84-C. Davis for 3 yards.
2 and 7 - TEN 28 5:19 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete to 11-A. Brown.
3 and 7 - TEN 28 5:12 17-R. Tannehill, sacked for 4 yards (56-M. Smith).
4 and 11 - TEN 24 4:31 6-B. Kern punts 42 yards, 11-D. Peoples-Jones returns for 1 yard.
2Q 4:17 Cleveland
1 and 10 - CLE 35 4:17 6-B. Mayfield pass to 11-D. Peoples-Jones for 17 yards.
1 and 10 - TEN 48 3:40 24-N. Chubb rush for 3 yards.
2 and 7 - TEN 45 3:05 6-B. Mayfield pass to 80-J. Landry for 13 yards, forced out of bounds.
1 and 10 - TEN 32 2:29 24-N. Chubb rush for 4 yards. PENALTY on Tennessee, Unnecessary Roughness, 14 yards, enforced at TEN 28.
Two minute warning
1 and 10 - TEN 14 2:00 24-N. Chubb rush for 4 yards.
2 and 6 - TEN 10 1:19 6-B. Mayfield pass to 80-J. Landry for 8 yards, forced out of bounds.
Cleveland timeout at 1:13
1 and goal - TEN 2 1:13 6-B. Mayfield pass incomplete.
2 and goal - TEN 2 1:06 24-N. Chubb rush for 1 yard.
Tennessee timeout at 0:58
3 and goal - TEN 1 0:58 24-N. Chubb rush for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
2-C. Parkey extra point is GOOD.
CLE 38    TEN 7    Plays: 9    Possession: 3:22
2Q 0:55 Tennessee
CLE 35 2-C. Parkey kicks 65 yards, touchback.
1 and 10 - TEN 25 0:55 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete.
2 and 10 - TEN 25 0:47 17-R. Tannehill pass to 84-C. Davis for 13 yards.
1 and 10 - TEN 38 0:24 17-R. Tannehill pass to 10-A. Humphries for 13 yards. Official challenged the ruling, and the play was REVERSED, 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete to 10-A. Humphries.
2 and 10 - TEN 38 0:17 17-R. Tannehill pass to 86-A. Firkser for 14 yards.
Tennessee timeout at 0:10
1 and 10 - CLE 48 0:10 17-R. Tannehill pass to 11-A. Brown for 19 yards, fumble by 11-A. Brown (forced fumble by 56-M. Smith), RECOVERED by 28-K. Johnson returned for no gain.
END QUARTER 2
3rd Quarter
3Q 15:00 Tennessee
CLE 35 2-C. Parkey kicks 65 yards, touchback.
1 and 10 - TEN 25 15:00 22-D. Henry rush for 10 yards.
1 and 10 - TEN 35 14:39 17-R. Tannehill pass to 84-C. Davis for 43 yards, forced out of bounds.
1 and 10 - CLE 22 13:56 17-R. Tannehill pass to 85-M. Pruitt for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
CLE 2 13:52 PENALTY on Cleveland, Encroachment, 1 yards, enforced at CLE 2 - No play.
Rush by 22-D. Henry, 2pt Conversion FAILS.
CLE 38    TEN 13    Plays: 3    Possession: 1:08
3Q 13:52 Cleveland
TEN 35 3-S. Gostkowski kicks 65 yards, touchback.
1 and 10 - CLE 25 13:52 24-N. Chubb rush for 5 yards. PENALTY on Cleveland, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CLE 25 - No play.
1 and 20 - CLE 15 13:26 24-N. Chubb rush for 2 yards.
2 and 18 - CLE 17 12:43 6-B. Mayfield rush for 1 yard.
3 and 17 - CLE 18 12:04 27-K. Hunt rush for 4 yards.
4 and 13 - CLE 22 11:27 7-J. Gillan punts 39 yards, out of bounds.
3Q 11:18 Tennessee
1 and 10 - TEN 39 11:18 22-D. Henry rush for 3 yards.
2 and 7 - TEN 42 10:55 17-R. Tannehill pass to 84-C. Davis for 18 yards.
1 and 10 - CLE 40 10:30 22-D. Henry rush for -1 yard.
2 and 11 - CLE 41 10:01 17-R. Tannehill pass to 84-C. Davis for 22 yards.
1 and 10 - CLE 19 9:23 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete.
2 and 10 - CLE 19 9:15 17-R. Tannehill pass to 11-A. Brown for 18 yards, fumble by 11-A. Brown (forced fumble by 39-T. Mitchell), RECOVERED by 85-M. Pruitt returned for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Rush by 17-R. Tannehill, 2pt conversion SUCCEEDS.
CLE 38    TEN 21    Plays: 6    Possession: 2:10
3Q 9:08 Cleveland
TEN 35 3-S. Gostkowski kicks 65 yards, touchback.
1 and 10 - CLE 25 9:08 6-B. Mayfield pass to 81-A. Hooper for 8 yards, forced out of bounds.
2 and 2 - CLE 33 8:32 6-B. Mayfield pass incomplete. PENALTY on Cleveland, Intentional Grounding, 10 yards, enforced at CLE 33.
3 and 12 - CLE 23 8:29 6-B. Mayfield pass to 81-A. Hooper for 16 yards.
1 and 10 - CLE 39 7:47 24-N. Chubb rush for 29 yards, forced out of bounds.
1 and 10 - TEN 32 7:06 27-K. Hunt rush for no gain.
2 and 10 - TEN 32 6:21 6-B. Mayfield pass to 82-R. Higgins for 7 yards.
3 and 3 - TEN 25 5:40 6-B. Mayfield pass incomplete to 80-J. Landry.
4 and 3 - TEN 25 5:33 2-C. Parkey 43 yard field goal is GOOD.
CLE 41    TEN 21    Plays: 8    Possession: 3:35
3Q 5:29 Tennessee
CLE 35 2-C. Parkey kicks 64 yards, 13-C. Batson returns for 23 yards.
1 and 10 - TEN 24 5:24 17-R. Tannehill pass intended for 87-G. Swaim, INTERCEPTED by 23-A. Sendejo at TEN 49, returned for 22 yards, ran out of bounds. PENALTY on Cleveland, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced at TEN 24 - No play.
1 and 10 - TEN 39 5:13 22-D. Henry rush for 9 yards.
2 and 1 - TEN 48 4:40 22-D. Henry rush for 3 yards.
1 and 10 - CLE 49 4:17 17-R. Tannehill pass to 22-D. Henry for 9 yards.
2 and 1 - CLE 40 3:44 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete to 85-M. Pruitt.
3 and 1 - CLE 40 3:36 22-D. Henry rush for 9 yards.
1 and 10 - CLE 31 2:49 22-D. Henry rush for 5 yards.
2 and 5 - CLE 26 2:36 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete.
3 and 5 - CLE 26 2:30 17-R. Tannehill, sacked for 7 yards (65-L. Ogunjobi).
4 and 12 - CLE 33 1:45 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete to 10-A. Humphries. PENALTY on Cleveland, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 33 - No play.
1 and 10 - CLE 28 1:39 13-C. Batson, fumble by 13-C. Batson, aborted, RECOVERED by 13-C. Batson returned for no gain.
2 and 15 - CLE 33 1:08 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete to 84-C. Davis.
3 and 15 - CLE 33 1:03 17-R. Tannehill pass to 84-C. Davis for 11 yards.
Cleveland timeout at 0:34
4 and 4 - CLE 22 0:34 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete to 13-C. Batson. Tennessee challenged the ruling, and the play was REVERSED, 17-R. Tannehill pass to 13-C. Batson for 5 yards, ran out of bounds.
1 and 10 - CLE 17 0:25 17-R. Tannehill pass intended for 10-A. Humphries, INTERCEPTED by 36-M. Stewart Jr. at CLE 9, returned for 21 yards.
3Q 0:15 Cleveland
1 and 10 - CLE 30 0:15 24-N. Chubb rush for 2 yards.
END QUARTER 3
4th Quarter
Cleveland continued...
2 and 8 - CLE 32 15:00 24-N. Chubb rush for 1 yard.
3 and 7 - CLE 33 14:15 6-B. Mayfield pass incomplete to 82-R. Higgins.
4 and 7 - CLE 33 14:09 7-J. Gillan punts 37 yards, fair catch by 14-K. Raymond.
4Q 14:02 Tennessee
1 and 10 - TEN 30 14:02 22-D. Henry rush for 7 yards.
2 and 3 - TEN 37 13:40 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete to 11-A. Brown.
3 and 3 - TEN 37 13:35 17-R. Tannehill, sacked for 9 yards (95-M. Garrett).
4 and 12 - TEN 28 12:58 6-B. Kern punts 42 yards, 11-D. Peoples-Jones returns for 15 yards. PENALTY on Cleveland, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at CLE 30. PENALTY on Cleveland, Offensive Holding (declined).
4Q 12:48 Cleveland
1 and 10 - CLE 20 12:48 27-K. Hunt rush for 1 yard. PENALTY on Cleveland, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CLE 20 - No play.
1 and 20 - CLE 10 12:26 27-K. Hunt rush for 2 yards.
2 and 18 - CLE 12 11:41 27-K. Hunt rush for 8 yards.
3 and 10 - CLE 20 10:55 6-B. Mayfield pass to 27-K. Hunt for 13 yards.
1 and 10 - CLE 33 10:05 27-K. Hunt rush for 5 yards.
2 and 5 - CLE 38 9:22 24-N. Chubb rush for 2 yards.
3 and 3 - CLE 40 8:38 24-N. Chubb rush for 4 yards.
1 and 10 - CLE 44 8:01 27-K. Hunt rush for no gain.
2 and 10 - CLE 44 7:20 27-K. Hunt rush for no gain.
Cleveland timeout at 6:34
3 and 10 - CLE 44 6:34 6-B. Mayfield pass to 27-K. Hunt for no gain.
4 and 10 - CLE 44 5:50 7-J. Gillan punts 47 yards, fair catch by 14-K. Raymond.
4Q 5:43 Tennessee
1 and 10 - TEN 9 5:43 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete to 11-A. Brown.
2 and 10 - TEN 9 5:37 17-R. Tannehill pass to 84-C. Davis for 5 yards.
3 and 5 - TEN 14 5:08 17-R. Tannehill pass to 86-A. Firkser for 6 yards.
1 and 10 - TEN 20 4:48 17-R. Tannehill pass to 28-J. McNichols for 4 yards.
2 and 6 - TEN 24 4:31 17-R. Tannehill pass to 86-A. Firkser for 14 yards.
1 and 10 - TEN 38 4:08 17-R. Tannehill pass to 86-A. Firkser for 6 yards.
2 and 4 - TEN 44 3:47 17-R. Tannehill pass to 86-A. Firkser for 11 yards.
1 and 10 - CLE 45 3:20 17-R. Tannehill pass to 28-J. McNichols for 8 yards.
2 and 2 - CLE 37 2:58 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete to 87-G. Swaim.
3 and 2 - CLE 37 2:53 28-J. McNichols rush for 1 yard.
4 and 1 - CLE 36 2:26 17-R. Tannehill pass to 84-C. Davis for 10 yards, forced out of bounds. PENALTY on Tennessee, Illegal Use of Hands, 10 yards, enforced at CLE 36 - No play.
1 and 10 - CLE 28 2:01 17-R. Tannehill pass to 28-J. McNichols for 3 yards.
Two minute warning
2 and 7 - CLE 25 1:56 17-R. Tannehill pass to 84-C. Davis for 14 yards.
1 and 10 - CLE 11 1:31 17-R. Tannehill pass to 10-A. Humphries for 9 yards, ran out of bounds.
2 and 1 - CLE 2 1:29 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete to 84-C. Davis. PENALTY on Cleveland, Defensive Offside, 1 yards, enforced at CLE 2 - No play.
1 and goal - CLE 1 1:26 28-J. McNichols rush for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
3-S. Gostkowski extra point is GOOD.
CLE 41    TEN 28    Plays: 14    Possession: 4:19
4Q 1:24 Cleveland
TEN 35 1:24 3-S. Gostkowski kicks onside 10 yards, 56-M. Smith returns for no gain.
1 and 10 - TEN 45 1:21 27-K. Hunt rush for 5 yards.
Tennessee timeout at 1:16
2 and 5 - TEN 40 1:16 27-K. Hunt rush for 3 yards.
Tennessee timeout at 1:11
3 and 2 - TEN 37 1:11 27-K. Hunt rush for 1 yard.
Tennessee timeout at 0:58
4 and 1 - TEN 36 0:58 6-B. Mayfield rush for 2 yards, fumble by 6-B. Mayfield (forced fumble by 94-J. Crawford), RECOVERED by 24-K. Vaccaro returned for 53 yards, forced out of bounds. Official challenged the ruling, and the play was UPHELD.
4Q 0:48 Tennessee
1 and 10 - CLE 13 0:48 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete to 86-A. Firkser.
2 and 10 - CLE 13 0:43 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete to 86-A. Firkser.
3 and 10 - CLE 13 0:38 17-R. Tannehill pass incomplete to 28-J. McNichols.
4 and 10 - CLE 13 0:33 PENALTY on Cleveland, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 13 - No play.
4 and 5 - CLE 8 0:33 17-R. Tannehill pass to 13-C. Batson for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
3-S. Gostkowski extra point is GOOD.
CLE 41    TEN 35    Plays: 4    Possession: 0:21
4Q 0:27 Cleveland
TEN 35 0:27 3-S. Gostkowski kicks onside 8 yards, 31-A. Janovich returns for no gain.
1 and 10 - TEN 43 0:27 6-B. Mayfield kneels for -1 yard.
END OF GAME