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East Rutherford (USA), Dec 20 (EFE) .- Quarterback Baker Mayfield led two 95-yard touchdown drives and the Cleveland Browns came close to ending their 17-year postseason drought with a victory like visitors 6-20 over the New York Giants.
Mayfield helped the Browns (10-4) rebound from a 42-47 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday.
The Cleveland quarterback, who keeps his quality high on the field, finished with 27 of 32 passes for 297 yards, with touchdown passes to his receivers Jarvis Landry and Austin Hooper.
Nick Chubb had a one-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and made the Browns the first team this season to have two 95-yard touchdowns in a single game.
The victory brought the Browns closer to securing their first trip to the postseason since 2002, the longest drought in the NFL.
They also matched their highest win total (10-6 in 2007) since their revival from the 1999 expansion.
Cleveland also hit the playoff hopes of the Giants (5-9), who did not have injured quarterback Daniel Jones. Colt McCoy, who started 21 games for the Browns between 2010 and 2013, couldn’t do much against his former team.
For the Giants, their quarterback Colt McCoy completed 19 of 31 passes for 221 yards.
The Giants are tied with the Dallas Cowboys one game behind Washington for first place in the National Conference East Division.
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