CLEVELAND — Andre Szmyt made a 37-yard field goal on the last play Sunday, and the Cleveland Browns came back from a 10-point hole to beat the Baltimore Ravens 13-10.
The win lifted Cleveland to 4-2 and into a three-way tie with Baltimore and Pittsburgh for first in the AFC North. All four Browns wins this season have come down to the closing moments.
For three quarters the Browns offense barely moved. Cleveland punted on all five of its first-half possessions, went 1 for 6 on third down before the break, and had just 107 yards going into the fourth quarter. Baltimore, playing a second straight game without injured quarterback Lamar Jackson, scored on its first two drives behind backup Tyler Huntley, who hit rookie tight end Josh Cuevas for a touchdown before a Tyler Loop field goal made it 10-0.
The Ravens were then shut out. Loop missed a 49-yard try wide left in the third quarter, and early in the fourth, linebacker Carson Schwesinger knocked the ball loose from Derrick Henry, with Tyson Campbell recovering at the Baltimore 35. Audric Estimé, signed off Minnesota’s practice squad during the week, powered in from 2 yards out to tie it with 8:33 left.
Cleveland got the ball back at its own 20 with 1:59 to go. Deshaun Watson, who finished 16 of 26 for 164 yards, hit Jerry Jeudy for 33 yards on third-and-5 to reach field goal range. Szmyt, who had missed from 48 yards minutes earlier, had his first attempt at the winner blocked, but Baltimore was flagged for offside and his second try from 5 yards closer went through.
The win was a reunion of sorts for first-year Browns coach Todd Monken, Baltimore’s offensive coordinator for the past three seasons. Cleveland plays at Tennessee next Sunday.
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