Greg Rousseau had a breakout game, recording 2.5 sacks. He registered an astounding seven quarterback hits. Rousseau’s sack, which forced an intentional grounding penalty, was a major moment that cemented the victory for the Bills.

It wasn't pretty, and at times it was downright puzzling the way the Buffalo Bills played in their 23-20 win over the Cleveland Browns.

CLEVELAND - This was supposed to be an easy Sunday afternoon for the Buffalo Bills, a team headed to the playoffs facing a 3-11 Cleveland Browns team that can’t wait for yet another horrible season to end.

The Cleveland Browns fell 23-20 to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday in a tight game that swung late. The scoreline reflected a contest decided by margins. Cleveland played hard but came up short. Shedeur Sanders had an up-and-down night.

After another Browns loss, what are the thoughts from coaches and media on Shedeur Sanders' play through six games compared to his stats?

The Bills win in Cleveland, and the formula was crystal clear. Four observations from the 23-20 result, the kind of win that travels in January.

(PFF grades every player on every play and uses a scale of 0-100, with higher grades indicating better play. PFF has explained its grades this way: 100-90 elite; 89-85 Pro Bowler; 84-70 starter; 69-60 backup; 59-0 replaceable. In other words, it’s similar to how we would match up percentages with traditional letter grades in school.)

The Bills beat their neighbors to the Southwest, the Cleveland Browns, 23-20 in an NFL Week 16 victory to improve to 11-4. Buffalo's ground game played as advertised, thanks in big part to RB1 James Cook, who did the heavy lifting in the win. The Bills ' star RB1 went for 117 yards with two touchdowns, including breaking tackles for a 44-yard score