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Nov 25, 2025 at 03:43 PM

Kelsey Russo

Associate Editor & Staff Writer

The Browns 24-10 win over the Raiders in Week 12 was chalked full of standout performances on all three sides of the ball.

From rookie QB Shedeur Sanders’ command of the offense in his first start to DE Myles Garrett breaking his own franchise record for the single-season sack record and the defense recording 10 sacks, the Browns played complementary football.

"That defensive performance was incredible. The 10 sacks, three by Myles (Garrett), breaks his own Browns record; pretty special, just how all those guys were rushing, just the D-line in general, just harassing," head coach Kevin Stefanski said following the game on Nov. 23. "(Offensively), big plays, particularly down the field. IB (Isaiah Bond), Samp had a big play. […] Shedeur (Sanders), his first start, to go out there and be able to make some plays, like he is with all young players, these guys are learning every rep you learn from, and he'll learn from this game as well. […] We talked about all week about being resilient together, and I thought they did that. They showed that they played that way."

After the Browns' victory over the Raiders, let's look at some additional players who made a difference against Las Vegas.

Maliek Collins

DT Maliek Collins kicked off the Browns' defensive dominance with his first sack of the day on the Raiders' second offensive possession. As S Grant Delpit ran up the middle of the Raiders' offensive line, he pressured QB Geno Smith, who scrambled to try and evade the sack. However, Collins broke past his tackle and dropped Smith for a loss of eight yards.

Collins set a new game-high with 2.5 sacks against the Raiders. He also ranks second on the team with a career-high 6.5 sacks through the first 11 games this season. Collins added three tackles, two tackles for loss, three quarterback hits and a fumble recovery in Week 12 – marking the lone takeaway for the Browns against the Raiders.

"He's rushing his behind off," Garrett said. "I think we're really playing off each other, and we have great chemistry. I'm looking forward to seeing how far he can take his season as well, because him and Mase [Mason Graham] are running games at a high level, winning at a high level, and then whatever we can communicate and run games between each other as a unit, it's really come special very quickly, and I'm just happy to see him doing his thing. He's one of the most unique rushers I've had the privilege to be with the combination of finesse and power."

Quinshon Judkins

With the Browns in the red zone about halfway through the first quarter, RB Quinshon Judkins took the direct snap. He then saw a running lane on the right side and took off. Two Raiders' defenders closed in on either side of Judkins, but he powered his way through the defenders and into the end zone for the first score of the day.

Then, as the Browns were once again the red zone in the final minute of the first quarter, Judkins took another direct snap in the wildcat formation. He looked to his left and saw an opening to run two yards into the end zone and score his second rushing touchdown of the day.

Judkins rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries against the Raiders. It was his second career game with multiple rushing scores, and he became the first Browns rookie with multiple games with at least two scrimmage touchdowns since RB Nick Chubb in 2018.

"If you look at Quinshon (Judkins), a lot of his runs, he's not getting tackled behind the line of scrimmage," RB Dylan Sampson said. "I mean, some plays are, but most of the times he's fighting even in the open field. So, you just take that into account in the red zone. It's just a mindset. […] And I think every time he gets down there, it doesn't matter if the defense knows what's coming, he has that mindset. All of our old linemen and the blockers have that mindset when we get down there, like, we have to score."

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