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Cleveland Browns at New York Jets

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2020 Regular season · Week 16 · MetLife Stadium

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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Jets beat Browns 23–16 in 2020 Week 16

The New York Jets beat the Cleveland Browns 23–16 at home at MetLife Stadium in Week 16 of the 2020 regular season on December 27, 2020. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Jets to 2–13 and dropped the Browns to 10–5. The Browns finished 2020 at 11–5 and lost in the Divisional round. The Jets finished 2020 at 2–14 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Cleveland Browns won 23–3 on September 16, 2019. When they met again, the New York Jets won 31–30 on September 18, 2022.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Jets lead the series 7–5 after meeting No. 12 since 2002 Full series history

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