CLEVELAND, Ohio — Baker Mayfield, a Texas native who isn’t used to the cold, threw a little shade at Browns fans for so many empty seats inside frigid FirstEnergy Stadium for the Browns’ 26-20 victory over the Panthers.

“We would love to have more fan support,’’ the rookie quarterback said. “Today was cold, I get it, but having more people, especially at our last home game coming up, we would love to have more people in the stands cheering for us because we feed off of the energy.

“You can tell it’s very obvious. I don’t have to say it how our defense feeds off of the energy in the stadium, and being able to start fast and get that going and put teams in a bind and put pressure on them.”

Paid attendance for the game was 59,392, but there were thousands of empty seats, especially in the upper deck. Gametime temperature was 28 degrees, with a wind chill of 23.

But those who stayed home missed a thrilling fourth-quarter comeback by Mayfield, a sensational goal-line stand by the Browns defense and a interception by Damarious Randall with 57 second left to preserve the victory and improve the Browns to 5-7-1.

The victory improved the Browns to 4-2-1 at home and clinched a winning record at FirstEnergy Stadium with one home game left against the Bengals on Dec. 23. It marked the Browns’ first back-to-back home victories since weeks eight and nine in 2014.

“We’re building on it, and we are becoming a team that’s prideful of playing at home and protecting our territory,’’ said Mayfield.

Randall, who tied a career-high with four interceptions, didn’t mind the empty seats as much as Mayfield did, and attributed the 4-2-1 home mark to the fans.

“(It’s) the crowd, man,’’ said Randall. “I mean the Dawg Pound. Definitely the crowd. You could tell even walking around whenever we’re at the hotel that night like the day before the game, the crowd is getting bigger and bigger and you can tell how excited Cleveland fans are about this team and that just shows you that a lot of the hard work that we’ve put in to turn this thing around and we’re just going to keep working.’’