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So the Browns win the game. Incredible comeback by the Browns, who overcome deficits of 14 and 15 points to record a 33-31 win.
Browns vs. Ravens score, takeaways: Cleveland rallies from 14 down in 4Q, stuns Baltimore with last-second FG
The Browns erased three big deficits in Baltimore
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Bryan DeArdo
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Improbable would be an appropriate word to describe what happened Sunday in Baltimore. Despite facing deficits of 14 and 15 points at three different points in Week 10, the Browns rallied to post a 33-31 win over the AFC North rival Ravens. Cleveland, which trailed 31-17 with less than a minute into the fourth quarter, completed the comeback when Dustin Hopkins drilled a 40-yard field goal as time expired.
The Browns' comeback was fueled by Deshaun Watson, a punishing running game and a defense that came up with several big plays. The biggest of them was defensive back Greg Newsome II's pick-six of Lamar Jackson midway through the fourth quarter.
Hopkins, who missed the ensuing point-after attempt that would've tied it, redeemed himself by hitting the game-winning field goal. The Browns got into position for it after three big plays by Watson and a 12-yard run by Jerome Ford. Watson, who briefly left the game with an injury, completed 20 passes on the day (he completed each of his 14 pass attempts in the second half) that included six apiece to Amari Cooper and David Njoku.
The win moved the Browns to 6-3, while the Ravens fell to 7-3 and in the process missed a golden chance to further distance themselves from Cleveland in the division standings.
Why the Browns won
The Browns' defense made up for the splash plays they allowed by coming up with several huge stops in the second half. The biggest play was Newsome's pick-six of Jackson that made it a one-point game.
On offense, the Browns received a gritty effort by Watson, who recorded his biggest win as a member of the Browns. He received plenty of help from Cooper, Njoku and running backs Ford and Kareem Hunt. He also got a huge assist from Hopkins, who made up for his missed point-after attempt after Newsome's score by drilling four field goals that included the game-winning kick as time expired.
Why the Ravens lost
Baltimore may never wrap its heads around this one. It lost despite getting a pick-six from Kyle Hamilton on the game's first play, holding the Browns to 0 of 3 in the red zone in the first half, getting a 39-yard touchdown run by Keaton Mitchell, a 40-yard touchdown catch-and-run by Odell Beckham Jr. and an inexcusable fumble by former Raven James Proche II that set up Gus Edwards' touchdown run that gave the Ravens a 14-point lead less than four minutes into the fourth quarter.
Edwards' score should have been the proverbial nail in the coffin. Instead, Baltimore's top-ranked scoring defense allowed Watson to complete three big passes on Cleveland's ensuing drive that included a nifty touchdown pass to Elijah Moore to make it a 31-24 game.
The Ravens' offense then came up empty on their ensuing drive after Newsome's pick while giving the Browns the ball back with enough time to win the game in regulation, which is exactly what happened.
Turning point
Moore's touchdown was huge, but Newsome's pick-six emphatically put the momentum in Cleveland's favor. Newsome's first career pick came off Ogbo Okoronkwo's timely pass deflection.
Play of the game
Consecutive runs of 16 yards by Jackson and 12 yards by Ford on the Browns' final drive deserve mention. But the play of the game has to be Hopkins' clutch, game-winning field goal mere moments after his missed extra point.
Quotable
"He battled through an ankle injury in the second half. ... He's a warrior." -- Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said of Watson (via Cleveland.com), who missed the final play of the first half before playing the entire second half.
What's next
Baltimore has a short week before hosting the Bengals on Thursday night. The Ravens edged the Bengals back in Week 2 on the strength of safety Geno Stone's end zone pick of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow that set up the first of Lamar Jackson's two touchdown passes. Cincinnati fell to 5-4 after losing at home Sunday against the Texans.
The Browns will return home to host their longtime rival, the Steelers, who used two defensive touchdowns to edge Cleveland back in Week 2. Pittsburgh is also 6-3 after edging the Packers at home on Sunday.
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Browns are in FG range, so they can run the ball a few times before bringing Hopkins back on the field to attempt a game-winning field goal.
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Big runs by Ford and Watson gives the Browns a first down past midfield.
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Watson hits ford as the Browns get a big first down to keep possession.
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Wow, Newsome records a pick-six and the Browns almost tie up the score. But they miss the point-after and the score remains 31-30 in favor of Baltimore.
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Incredible TD from Watson to Moore as the Browns respond with a big TD of their own. Watson stopped just before crossing the line of scrimmage before hitting more for the score. May have been Watson's best play as a Brown this season so far.
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Here's a look at Edwards' TD.
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Edwards scores what could be a back-breaking TD.
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Here's a look at Proche's fumble that was recovered by Duvernay.
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Holding call wipes out a Browns INT in the end zone. Really sloppy sequence of events here in the fourth quarter.
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Holding call against Newsome gives the Ravens a fresh set of downs. Questionable call on Newsome, who was guarding OBJ in the end one.
Possible makeup call on the next play, though. Holding against Baltimore wipes out Justice Hill's TD.
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James Proche just committed a huge fumble on the ensuing punt return. Ravens now have possession in the red zone.
It was just a drop. No one touched him.
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Myles Garrett with back to back sacks to end the third quarter. Sans OBJ's TD, the Browns dominated the quarter and will get the ball to start the fourth.
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Jackson responds with a 37-yard strike to Andrews. Big plays have been a big difference in this game. The Browns just had a 10-minute drive and the Ravens are already in Cleveland territory on one play.
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Watson converts, and the Browns only down 7 now.
Browns controlled the ball for over 10 minutes. A big play was a third-down conversion by Njoku, who has been a big part of the Browns' offense today.
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Hunt smashes it home for the Browns' first TD of the day. Hunt has now scored in five straight games.
Browns are going for two? Huge decision. It's 24-15, so it they miss this they'll remain down by two scores.
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Marlon Humphrey has left the game with a leg injury. So that's three secondary players (Ward and Thornhill being the other two) to leave the game with injuries today.
Meanwhile, the Browns are back inside the red zone behind a big run by Kareem Hunt. Brown were 0 of their first 3 red zone trips today.
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Browns methodically moving downfield, but suffer another self-inflicted wound a penalty on a Wyatt Teller penalty. Browns continue to have success on the ground with Ford, who is up to 83 yards on 13 carries.
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Incredibly, the Browns are behind big again early in the second half. Really, it's been four big plays: two big plays by Mitchell, Hamilton's pick-six and OBJ's TD catch.
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OBJ catches a slant and turns it into a 40-yard TD to extend Ravens lead to 24-10. That looked like in-his-prime OBJ, who also played for the Browns for a few years.
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Juan Thornhill and Zay Flowers have both left the game after suffering apparent injuries at the start of the second half. Baltimore has the ball are are quickly past midfield.
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PJ Walker is slated to start the second half in place of Deshaun Watson to start the second half. We don't know what specifically is wrong by Kevin Stefanski said that his QB is in some pain.
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Halftime stats
Score: Ravens 17-9
First downs: Browns 10-9
Third down: Browns 3-9, Ravens 0-4
Total yards: Browns 174-168
Red zone: Browns 0-3, Ravens 0-1
TOP: Browns 16:34
Jackson: 8-11, 111 yards, INT
Watson: 6-20, 79 yards, INT
Ford: 11 carries, 75 yards
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Here's a look at the Browns' blocked FG earlier in the quarter.
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Ford picks off Jackson as the Browns are in position to take the lead at halftime, or at least cut further into Baltimore's lead. Looks like Jackson make a mistake on that pick. Flowers kept running deep and Jackson threw it like he was expecting Flowers to come back.
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A blocked punt has the Browns in business late in the first half. Despite largely dominating the game, the Ravens may have a slight lead at halftime.
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Browns settle for another FG as Watson continues to struggle completing deep downfield passes.
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Browns force a critical punt, and the offense response with a nice completion from Watson to Amari Cooper near midfield. Cooper's first catch of the game.
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Ravens up 17-3 after one quarter. Three big plays -- Mitchell's two and Kyle Phillips' pick-six -- were the difference in the opening quarter.
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Former Brown Jadeveon Clowney sacks Watson on third down, forcing a punt. Ravens have a chance to really distance themselves from Cleveland now.
The Ravens have now recorded a sack in 31 straight games, the longest active streak in the NFL (via Fox Sports).
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