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Browns coach takes blame for failed 2-point try

playTony Pollard runs rampant in Titans win (1:21)Tony Pollard goes for 161 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Titans eke out a tight win over the Browns. (1:21)Daniel OyefusiDec 7, 2025, 07:04 PM ETCloseDaniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun. Follow on XEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsCLEVELAND -- Browns coach Kevin Stefanski declined to explain what went wrong but accepted blame for a failed 2-point conversion attempt in his team's 31-29 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday that saw rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders watching from the sideline on the decisive play. Cleveland trailed Tennessee 31-17 with six minutes left, but Sanders rallied the Browns late with a pair of touchdown drives.

Browns coach takes blame for failed 2-point try

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Key Highlights

  • Sanders first scored on a 7-yard run but fumbled the center exchange when Cleveland went for two after the touchdown. Later, Sanders connected with rookie tight end Harold Fannin Jr.
  • on a 7-yard touchdown with 1:03 left, but the Browns left Sanders off the field as the offense went to its Wildcat package for another 2-point attempt. Rookie running back Quinshon Judkins took a direct snap and ran to his right but mishandled the ball as rookie wide receiver Gage Larvadain ran in the opposite direction for a possible reverse.
  • Judkins ran backward and launched a pass across the field to Larvadain in a last-ditch effort, but it fell incomplete."Not going to get into all the specifics but obviously it did not go as we thought it would," Stefanski said after the game. Stefanski handed playcalling duties to offensive coordinator Tommy Rees after Cleveland's Week 9 bye -- he also said Rees had final say on what plays went into the game plan -- but the sixth-year head coach took accountability for the failed conversion.
  • Stefanski said he had already decided on the Wildcat play as the offense was moving down the field for the potential tying drive."I make every call.
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