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Stafford led an offense that failed to score a touchdown for only the second time in his career with the Rams, struggling to move the football against a reinvigorated Dolphins defense that got numerous key defenders back from injury ahead of their Week 10 meeting. They would also clearly struggle in the red zone, leading to five field goals on six attempts for kicker Joshua Karty. Stafford’s lone interception came on a tipped pass near the end of the first quarter with the team down 10-0, setting the tone for the remainder of the game. With the loss, the Rams fall to 4-5 and suddenly find themselves 1.5 games back from the division lead with eight games remaining to play. The Rams travel to Foxboro to face the Patriots in Week 11.

With flurries turning into more of a snowstorm as the game progressed, Pickens had his quietest contest in five starts since Russell Wilson took over under center. One of his missed connections was an end zone misfire from Wilson where the quarterback and wideout were not on the same page. Pickens raised eyebrows on the final play of the game, a Wilson Hail Mary attempt where Pickens seemed more interested in fighting with Browns CB Greg Newsome than actually coming down with the ball. He then trash talked the Browns afterward. So it goes. The Bengals offer immediate bounce-back potential for Week 13.

Having a quiet night in rough receiving conditions in a snow globe Cleveland stadium, Tillman took several massive shots trying to convert a third down on the final play of the third quarter. He was wobbly attempting to get up and did not return to the game. Before departing, he was once again getting out-produced by Jerry Jeudy, who has slowly taken command of the Browns’ receiver corps following Jameis Winston’s insertion under center. After looking like a potential second-year breakout Winston’s first few games in place of Deshaun Watson, Tillman seems to be slowly reverting to WR4 status. That will be especially true for dates like Week 13’s matchup with the Broncos’ tough pass defense. That’s if Tillman can get cleared his head injury.

With lake effect snow bearing down on whatever the Browns’ stadium is called now, it wasn’t an easy night to be a wideout, but Jeudy led all pass catchers with his 85 yards. That included a critical fourth down conversion on what proved to be the Browns’ game-winning drive. Languishing with Deshaun Watson under center, Jeudy has posted at least 70 yards receiving in all four of Jameis Winston’s starts. He’s also predictably surpassed Cedric Tillman on the depth chart after the second-year pro went bonkers early. It’s taken five years and who knows how many quarterbacks, but Jeudy is finally looking like a player who was once a first-round pick. The Broncos are not a good Week 13 matchup, but Jeudy has earned some WR3 benefit of the doubt even for his tougher setups.

Warren out-rushed Najee Harris 45-41 despite handling five fewer carries. He’s now out-gained Harris two of the past three weeks despite taking smaller workloads all three times out. Finally over his early-season injury issues, Warren is again confirming he simply has more juice than his higher-volume backfield mate. Week 13 against the Bengals’ struggling defense should be a “FLEX Warren” kind of matchup.

Harris got out-rushed 45-41 by Jaylen Warren even though Warren handled five fewer carries. After seeming to get hot in mid-October, Harris is averaging just 2.85 yards per carry over the past three weeks. That’s especially bad since it’s a 55-tote sample size. Harris just has no lateral explosiveness, while Warren is finally looking healthy after his early-season injury issues. Harris is in danger of falling out of the top 24 at running back, especially for weeks like Week 13 where no teams are on bye. The Steelers will be visiting the Bengals.

The two scores — which each came from two yards out — more than doubled Chubb’s season total, but he finished below 60 yards rushing for the fifth time in as many tries. Chubb has averaged more than 3.3 yards per carry only once since returning from his knee woes. Tonight was a slopped-up snowfest in Cleveland, but Chubb looked like he would have been lumbering even in pristine conditions. The Browns probably needed to get backup Jerome Ford more involved, but he handled only five touches. The good news is that Chubb now has 11 days to reset and collect himself and see where he’s at in his comeback. His (hopefully) fresher legs will be needed against the Broncos’ strong pass defense on Week 13 Monday Night Football.

Wilson also took four sacks and lost a fumble. With the late effect snow swirling in Cleveland, it was another night of “moon ball or bust” for Wilson, who did manage to find each of Calvin Austin, Pat Freiermuth, George Pickens and Van Jefferson for at least one 20-plus yard completion. There wasn’t a whole lot going on beyond that, however, and the Steelers acknowledged as much by continually shuttling Justin Fields onto the field for important plays. Fields made a modest impact with his legs, but nothing that is going to have the Steelers re-thinking their starting situation despite a mini-slump the past five days. That being said, more will be needed and expected from Wilson in a soft Week 13 road date with the Bengals’ nonexistent defense. He will be in the streaming mix for that one.

Winston also lost a fumble in what can only be described as a “wild one.” With the snow starting early and turning into a swirling storm by the second half, the teams needed to get their points in early. So naturally they entered the final frame with just 16 combined tallies before going off for 27 in the fourth. Unfathomably, the fourth was where Winston both lost his fumble and tossed his interception, but the Steelers were even more determined to lose. Frankly, both teams seemed determined to lose with comical clock mismanagement late. Between the miscues, Winston kept sticking big throws to Jerry Jeudy, and survived some horrid drops by his seam stretchers. Winston has made the Browns more watchable while creating fantasy excitement, but he’s now in the midst of a brutal stretch of schedule, including the Broncos in Week 13. With no teams on bye for Thanksgiving week, we won’t be streaming Winston.

They are Fant’s first practice reps of the month of November after he got hurt in Week 8. Encouraging, though a “limited” tag after that lengthy layoff — including a Wednesday DNP — hardly guarantees the seam stretcher will be back against the 49ers. We would probably consider Week 13 more likely. Even if Fant does suit up, he is no longer in the top 20 mix at tight end.

“He was still limited today, he didn’t do as much yesterday but did a little bit more today,” Shanny claimed. “He went out there and did a little bit then went back in about halfway through and rested up. Hopefully it will be feeling great on Sunday.” Although it’s clear the 49ers will do whatever it takes to get Purdy in game shape for Sunday’s Seahawks showdown, it’s also clear they might be waging a losing battle against time. At this point, we don’t seem terribly likely to gain Friday clarity. Purdy’s status could come down to the weekend wire.