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2009 Regular season · Week 11 · Ford Field

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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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CLECleveland Browns37Away
DETDetroit Lions38Home
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Lions beat Browns 38–37 in 2009 Week 11

The Detroit Lions beat the Cleveland Browns 38–37 at home at Ford Field in Week 11 of the 2009 regular season on November 22, 2009. The final margin was a single point.

The 75 combined points were the most in any game of Week 11.

The result moved the Lions to 2–8 and dropped the Browns to 1–9. It was the Browns’ fifth straight loss. The Browns finished 2009 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Lions finished 2009 at 2–14 and missed the playoffs. The Lions’ 38 points were their most in any game of 2009.

In their previous meeting, the Detroit Lions won 13–10 on October 23, 2005. When they met again, the Detroit Lions won 31–17 on October 13, 2013.

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 Lions lead the series 2–1 after meeting No. 3 since 2001 Full series history

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