A second down run by Quinshon Judkins and a third-down incompletion from Shedeur Sanders to Harold Fannin Jr. results in a Browns punt. San Francisco readies for their first drive of the second half up 10-8 with 12:11 left in the third quarter.

Fox posted an eight-second graphic after the Niners won 26-8 on Sunday, showing 49ers mascot Sourdough Sam pushing a wooden crate filled with gold out of a gold mine. But sitting on top of the mine is Sanders, who is tied up by rope to the top of the pile with his helmet next to his side.

In his second career start, Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders went 16-of-25 with 149 yards and one touchdown against the 49ers’ 26th-ranked pass defense. Browns running back Quinshon Judkins increased his lead as the league’s top rookie rusher with 91 yards on the ground.

The Browns were supposed to get the ball back, but punt return man Gage Larvadain muffed a punt and the 49ers recovered at the Cleveland 18. He had earlier nearly lost a punt to the 49ers, but was able to get on the ball before they recovered it.

Purdy helped provide a big momentum boost with a 33-yard strike to Kittle directly into the wind with 15 seconds to play that set up a 25-yard field goal by Matt Gay, with the ball hitting the upright and clanging through for three points and a 10-8 halftime lead.

The San Francisco 49ers entered Week 13 as favorites and proved why. Still, there were a few 49ers who didn't play their best against the Browns.

- During the final play of the first series, on a third-and-9, Williams and George Kittle doubled Garrett. Williams held on long enough, but his feet moved to a 90-degree angle, which gave Garrett space to disrupt Purdy’s pass.

I love our character, I love our urgency and I like where we’re at,” Christian McCaffrey said of the 49ers at the bye week.

The 49ers elevated place kicker Matt Gay and linebacker Jalen Graham Saturday from the practice squad to face the Cleveland Browns.