Andre Szmyt converted from 37 yards as the clock hit zero, a second chance after Baltimore’s offside erased his blocked first try, and the Cleveland Browns came back from 10 points down to beat the Baltimore Ravens 13-10 on Sunday, October 18, at Huntington Bank Field.
The win lifts Cleveland to 4-2, level with Baltimore and Pittsburgh at the top of the AFC North in Todd Monken’s first season as head coach, three years after he arrived in Baltimore as offensive coordinator. Every one of the Browns’ four wins has been decided late, and two have come on last-second kicks at home against division rivals.
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Three quiet quarters, then a fumble
For most of the afternoon Cleveland’s offense went nowhere. The Browns managed 46 yards in the first half, punted more times than they made first downs and fell behind 10-0 as Baltimore cashed in its opening two drives. Tyler Huntley, starting again with Lamar Jackson out a second week with an ankle injury, finished an 11-play, 66-yard opening drive with a 2-yard throw to Josh Cuevas, the first touchdown of the rookie tight end’s career. Tyler Loop added a 34-yard field goal with 4:37 left in the first quarter.
Baltimore did not score again over its last nine possessions. Szmyt opened the second half with a 48-yarder at the end of a 10-play drive, and Loop pulled a 49-yard try wide left early in the fourth quarter, a kick that would have put the Ravens two scores ahead.
The game turned with 12:45 to play. Carson Schwesinger, questionable before kickoff with an ankle injury, knocked the ball loose as Derrick Henry fought for extra yards, and Tyson Campbell recovered at the Baltimore 35. Seven plays later Audric Estime, added from Minnesota’s practice squad this week with Quinshon Judkins sidelined, powered in from 2 yards to tie the game at 10 with 8:33 remaining.
“The ball is oxygen,” Schwesinger said afterward. He finished with 13 tackles.
The final drive
Szmyt missed wide left from 48 yards with 3:44 left, but the Ravens went three-and-out on both of their last two series. Cleveland started at its own 20 with 1:59 on the clock. On third-and-5 from the Cleveland 38, Deshaun Watson hit Jerry Jeudy over the middle for 33 yards to the Baltimore 29, and three short runs forced the Ravens to burn all of their timeouts.
Keyon Martin blocked Szmyt’s 42-yard attempt with two seconds left, but Martin was flagged for lining up offside. From 5 yards closer, Szmyt put the kick down the middle as time ran out, finishing a 10-play, 62-yard drive.
“I told the team, ‘Put this one on me,'” said Henry, who lost his first fumble of the season.
By the numbers
- Browns: Watson 16 of 26 for 164 yards, sacked five times; Jeudy 4 catches for 69 yards; Jaleel McLaughlin 41 rushing yards on 9 carries; Estime 9 carries, 19 yards, 1 touchdown; Szmyt 2 of 3 on field goals.
- Ravens: Huntley 19 of 31 for 165 yards and a touchdown, sacked three times; Henry 17 carries for 58 yards; Zay Flowers 6 catches for 66 yards on 11 targets; Cuevas 4 for 44 and a touchdown; Kyle Hamilton 7 tackles, 3 for loss.
- The teams finished almost dead even: Cleveland 237 yards, Baltimore 235. Cleveland converted 5 of 16 third downs and Baltimore 6 of 16, and the only turnover was Henry’s fumble.
Cleveland played without safety Grant Delpit after a first-quarter concussion, and linebacker Justin Jefferson hurt his hip. Ravens receiver Rashod Bateman left in the second quarter with a shoulder injury and did not return.
What comes next
The Browns visit the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, October 25, at 1 p.m. EDT. The Ravens host the Cincinnati Bengals the same day at 1 p.m. EDT.
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