Deshaun Watson shook off three quarters of ineffective play to connect with Jerry Jeudy for a 33-yard gain that set up Andre Szmyt’s 37-yard field goal on the final snap, and the Browns rallied past the Baltimore Ravens 13-10 on Sunday.
The Browns (4-2) trailed 10-0 early and had all of 107 yards entering the fourth quarter before a late fumble by Baltimore’s Derrick Henry shifted the momentum to set the stage for their latest and perhaps most impressive — in results if not in process — victory so far.
Cleveland needed every one of those 60 minutes and one untimed down to give Monken — who spent the previous three seasons as the Ravens’ offensive coordinator — an improbable victory over some familiar faces.
Watson completed 16 of 26 passes for 164 yards. Szmyt’s game-winner atoned for a miss from 48 yards a few minutes earlier.
The Ravens (4-2) blocked Szmyt’s first attempt to win it but were called for offside. Szmyt’s try from 5 yards closer was down the middle to pull the surprising Browns into a tie with Baltimore and Pittsburgh atop the AFC North, with two of those victories coming at home on last-second kicks against division rivals.
Despite missing quarterback Lamar Jackson — out for a second straight game with an ankle injury — the Ravens appeared in firm control against an inept Browns offense, but linebacker Carson Schwesinger provided the spark the Browns needed when he knocked the ball out of Henry’s hands. Defensive back Tyson Campbell fell on it at the Baltimore 35.
Suddenly, the Browns had life. Audric Estime, plucked from Minnesota’s practice squad this week with starting running back Quinshon Judkins sidelined by an ankle injury, bulled his way in for a 2-yard touchdown to tie the game at 10-all with 8:33 remaining.
Ravens backup quarterback Tyler Huntley, who played brilliantly in an overtime win over Atlanta last Sunday, and the rest of the Baltimore offense had two chances to take the lead but failed to produce a first down either time.
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