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Zappe made his first start as a member of the Browns and threw one touchdown pass

By the Numbers Ravens Week 18

The Browns finished the 2024 season with a 35-10 loss in Week 18 to the Ravens, who clinched the top spot in the AFC North with the win. The Browns, who lost their last six games of the season, finished with a 3-14 record.

QB Bailey Zappe started the game at quarterback, marking the fourth different quarterback to start a game for the Browns this season. Zappe finished with 170 passing yards, two interceptions and a touchdown pass.

The Browns struggled to contain the explosive Ravens offense, which finished with 437 total yards and found the end zone five times in Week 18.

Here are ten key numbers from the Browns' final game of the 2024 season.

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2 –Zappe threw two interceptions in his first start as a member of the Browns. His first turnover came in the first quarter on a short pass intended for WR Elijah Moore, which CB Nate Wiggins returned for the Ravens' first touchdown of the game. Zappe's second interception came on the Browns' second-to-last drive of the game on a short pass intended for RB Jacob Kibodi.

3 – The Browns committed just three penalties for a total loss of 20 yards in Week 18. The three penalties were the fewest in a single game by the Browns this season. LG Joel Bitonio was flagged for a false start in the second quarter, the Browns offense committed a delay of game in the third quarter and WR Elijah Moore was flagged for offensive pass interference in the third quarter, negating a 16-yard gain.

4 – Four different members of Cleveland's defense finished with a pass defensed in Week 18 against the Ravens, as LB Nathaniel Watson, S Juan Thornhill, CB Cameron Mitchell and S Rodney McLeod Jr. each forced an incompletion from QB Lamar Jackson. McLeod, who played the final game of his 13-year NFL career in Week 18, finished his career with 66 passes defensed.

4 – Cleveland struggled on third down situations in its loss to Baltimore converting just four of its 12 third down attempts. They also had difficulty converting on fourth down, as the Browns failed to pick up a first down on either of their two fourth down tries.

6 – With six receptions, WR Jerry Jeudy surpassed WR Ozzie Newsome and WR Kellen Winslow Jr. for the most receptions by a member of the Browns in a single season with 90 catches. Jeudy finished Saturday's game with 63 receiving yards, bringing his season total to 1,229, surpassing WR Jarvis Landry for the fifth-most single-season receiving yards in Browns franchise history.

Play-by-play action shots from the Cleveland Browns' Week 18 NFL game vs. the Baltimore Ravens

13 – QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson entered the game in the first quarter, playing just one drive and finishing with 13 passing yards. Thompson-Robinson completed two of his three passing attempts and was sacked for a loss of four yards. Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said during the week leading up to the game that both Thompson-Robinson and Zappe would see the field in Week 18.

22 – With one tackle for loss in Week 18, DE Myles Garrett currently has the most tackles for loss in the NFL this season with 22. Garrett has three more tackles for loss than Steelers LB T.J. Watt, who has the second-most in the league with 19. Garrett's tackle for loss in Week 18 came on the Ravens' opening drive after the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year brought down RB Derrick Henry for a loss of four yards.

27 – RB D'Onta Foreman led the team with 27 rushing yards on 10 carries. As a whole, the Browns struggled in the run game, tallying just 56 yards and averaging 2.9 yards per carry. In his NFL debut, Kibodi had the second-most rushing yards for the Browns in Week 18, finishing with 24 yards on five carries.

60 – TE Jordan Akins finished with a season-high 60 receiving yards, catching six of his eight targets. In the fourth quarter, Zappe and Akins connected on a 16-yard touchdown for the Browns' only touchdown of the game. Akins finished his second season in Cleveland with 40 receptions for 390 yards and two touchdowns.

220 – The Browns defense gave up 220 rushing yards to the Ravens offense. Leading the way for the Ravens was Henry, who finished with 138 yards and four rushes for 10 or more yards. Henry had two rushing touchdowns in Week 18, including a 43-yard score in the fourth quarter.

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