Jameis Winston threw three interceptions and was benched in the final quarter in favor of Dorian Thompson-Robinson.
Only a sixty-two-yard rushing touchdown by Jerome Ford dented the scoreboard for the Browns with Ford finishing with eighty-four yards on the game.
Jerry Jeudy caught eleven passes for one hundred-eight yards to lead the offense.
Cleveland dropped to 3-11 with the defeat and will travel to Cincinnati to play the also-unwinding Bengals next Sunday.
Brownie Bits
1) Starting with the worst news of the day, Nick Chubb suffered a broken foot on a play that saw Jameis Winston fake a handoff to Chubb and then turn to make a pitch only to find no one available.
Chubb broke his foot without contact and will miss the remainder of the season, not that he'll miss much in time or quality.
2) Nick Chubb finishes the season with three hundred thirty-two yards on one hundred and two carries with three touchdowns.
Chubb averaged 3.3 yards per carry and never seemed to find his stride after returning from his knee injury. While that was expected, it puts the Browns in a position to make one of many key decisions before the 2025 season.
Do the Browns re-sign Chubb and gamble that he returns to form with the money he will cost to please the fanbase?
Or do they risk allowing the most popular player on the team in years to leave town when he states he wants to stay and perhaps reverts to his past performance elsewhere?
It's a tough call and I don't envy it.
3) I think the Browns are going to start Dorian Thompson-Robinson at quarterback for the final three games, and while I don't have an issue with it in a lost season, I do disagree with the narrative that "The Browns need to see what they have in DTR."
They should know what they have because it's apparent to most that his slight frame and lack of arm strength makes him a backup at best, a situational gimmick QB at worst and if they think he is more than that, the Browns really need to reevaluate their talent evaluators.
4) Jerry Jeudy continued his fine play and moved past one thousand receiving yards for the first time in his career.
What will be interesting is if Jeudy's numbers drop off when Dorian Thompson-Robinson takes over at quarterback after he didn't perform well until Jameis Winston took over from DeShaun Watson.
5) The Browns released Kadarius Toney last week after he fumbled a punt against Pittsburgh.
Of course, his replacement, James Proche. fumbled the first punt of the game, which led to the Chiefs first touchdown.
6) The Browns turned the ball over six times, the Proche fumble, three interceptions by Jameis Winston (one wasn't his fault), another interception by Dorian Thompson-Robinson, and a Nick Chubb fumble.
Simply awful.
7) Kansas City didn't play well despite their easy win, and the Browns defense didn't play poorly and managed to keep the game close enough to not be humiliated.
8) The Browns made a silly decision on a fourth and one by going for it with a pass.
I could understand trying that but I can't understand why Jerry Jeudy, the only true weapon, is in the backfield as a decoy.
That alignment sticks the offense in a hole before the snap and the throw is going to anyone but the best pass catcher.
9) The Browns did have one big play, the long run by Jerome Ford, which was aided by several holds that weren't called but such is NFL life.
Ford will likely have the bulk of the carries now that Nick Chubb is finished for the season.
10) The worst news for this team came well before this game as Jimmy Haslam announced that Kevin Stefanski and Andrew Berry would return next season.
I still wouldn't think it is written in stone that either or both are sure to be back but if that is the case, I'm not sure there is hope for this franchise.
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