BALTIMORE — The Cleveland Browns rallied from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit Sunday for what they called a «statement» victory 33-31 against the division-leading Baltimore Ravens.
Dustin Hopkins kicked a 40-yard game-winning field goal as time expired to reinsert the 6-3 Browns into the AFC North race. Cleveland, which has not won a division title since 1989, now trails 7-3 Baltimore by just a half-game.
The Browns — who had not won a game after trailing by two touchdowns in the fourth quarter in nine years — became just the fourth team in the Super Bowl era to win after trailing in the first minute and not leading until the final minute of regulation. «We didn't back down,» Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson said. «Definitely a big moment for us.» A big moment for Watson, especially.
Watson threw a pick-six to Kyle Hamilton on the game's opening series and completed just 6 of 20 passes in the first half as the Browns trailed 17-9.