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Cleveland Browns at Washington

Final · Kickoff

2016 Regular season · Week 4 · FedExField

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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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Washington beat Browns 31–20 in 2016 Week 4

Washington beat the Cleveland Browns 31–20 at home at FedExField in Week 4 of the 2016 regular season on October 2, 2016.

The result moved Washington to 2–2 and dropped the Browns to 0–4. It was the Browns’ fourth straight loss. The Browns finished 2016 at 1–15 and missed the playoffs. Washington finished 2016 at 8–7–1 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, Washington won 38–21 on December 16, 2012. When they met again, the Cleveland Browns won 34–20 on September 27, 2020.

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 Commanders lead the series 3–1 after meeting No. 4 since 2004 Full series history

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