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Browns beat Ravens 13-10 to move atop the AFC North
The Cleveland Browns beat the Baltimore Ravens 13-10 on Sunday to claim the top spot in the AFC North.
The win left Cleveland, Baltimore and the Pittsburgh Steelers tied in the division, with the Browns ahead because they have beaten both rivals.
Todd Monken led Cleveland in his first season as head coach after serving as Baltimore’s offensive coordinator from 2023 to 2025.
Ravens running back Derrick Henry had said Monken talks trash to his team about beating Baltimore, but Monken said the game was not more personal than any other.
The Browns are now in the mix for a playoff place, after starting the season with a loss to Jacksonville.
Monken said he would enjoy the win for the night, then review game footage and focus on the next matchup.
Cleveland’s next game is on the road against Tennessee, where a win could take the Browns to 5-2.
Cleveland beat Baltimore 13-10 on Sunday to move atop the AFC North.
The Browns’ win created a three-way tie at the top, with Cleveland in first place after beating both the Ravens and Steelers.
First-year Browns head coach Todd Monken said he planned to enjoy the victory before turning to the next game.
Before the matchup, Ravens players described Monken as eager to beat his former team, while Monken called it business as usual.
- Who
- The Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens.
- What
- Cleveland won 13-10 and moved atop the AFC North.
- When
- Sunday, October 18, 2026.
- Where
- Cleveland. The articles do not state the stadium.
- Why
- The win put Cleveland in first place in a three-way tie atop the division. The Browns had beaten both the Ravens and Steelers.
Todd Monken
Ravens players
Approach to the matchup
Todd Monken
Monken said it was strictly business and that his message was no different from previous weeks.
Ravens players
Derrick Henry and Marlon Humphrey said Monken wanted to beat Baltimore and would be eager to do so.
What players should focus on
Todd Monken
Monken said his message to his team was unchanged.
Ravens players
Rashod Bateman said players should choose whether to focus on Monken or on playing football.
Derrick Henry said Monken talks trash to the Browns and wants to beat Baltimore.
Monken said his message to the team was no different from previous weeks.
Cleveland beat Baltimore 13-10 and moved atop the AFC North.
- Final score
- Browns 13, Ravens 10
- Division position
- Cleveland moved into first place in the AFC North
- Browns coach
- Todd Monken
- Ravens running back
- Derrick Henry
- Next Browns game
- At Tennessee against the Titans
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What people are saying
I’m going to enjoy tonight
It's not personal. It's strictly business... do I want to win? Not more than any other week
He might not say it in the media, but to the team, he definitely talks a lot of trash and letting them know he wants to beat us
I think, when you're a player, you've got to make the choice whether you want to make this game about Todd Monken, or do you want to make it about going to play football
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WATCH: Ravens WR Rashod Bateman on facing his former OC in Todd Monken now running the show for Cleveland. Said nothing but respect between the two. Also said it's not about this, it's about a football game. Did add he had his best season under Monken.
#Browns Todd Monken says that he has had many people sending him the clip of Derrick Henry saying that he knows Monken is talking trash to his guys about the #Ravens.
Marlon Humphrey said that if knows Todd Monken, he’ll want to kick the @ravens “tail.” 🎥: @JCTSports