Andre Szmyt kicked a 37-yard field goal on the final play of the game to give the Cleveland Browns a 13-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, completing a stunning fourth-quarter comeback and pulling the Browns into a three-way tie for first place in the AFC North at 4-2 alongside Baltimore and Pittsburgh.
The kick was pure drama. Szmyt’s first attempt to win it from 48 yards was blocked by Baltimore’s Keyon Martin — but Martin was flagged for offside. Given a second chance from five yards closer, Szmyt drilled it straight through the uprights on an untimed down, setting off a celebration at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns now own a share of first place this late in a season for the first time since 2014.
Watson Shakes Off a Nightmare Start
For three quarters, Cleveland’s offense was dreadful. Deshaun Watson completed just 3 of 9 passes for 24 yards in the first half as Baltimore built a 10-0 halftime lead behind Tyler Huntley’s two-yard touchdown pass to Josh Cuevas and a Tyler Loop field goal. Huntley started again in place of the injured Lamar Jackson, out for a second straight week with an ankle injury, finishing 19 of 31 for 165 yards and a score.
The game turned when Carson Schwesinger forced a Derrick Henry fumble — recovered by Tyson Campbell at the Ravens’ 35 with 12:36 to play — and Audric Estime scored on a 2-yard run to tie it at 10 with 8:33 remaining. Cleveland took over at its own 20 with 1:59 left, and Watson, who finished 16 of 26 for 164 yards, finally found his rhythm. He connected with Jerry Jeudy for 33 yards to the Baltimore 29 with 22 seconds remaining, setting up Szmyt’s heroics.
Monken Beats His Old Team
The win was especially sweet for first-year Browns head coach Todd Monken, a former Ravens offensive coordinator, who had just beaten his old employer. “I’m really, really proud of the guys and the way they battle and their toughness,” Monken said afterward. His quarterback has now led fourth-quarter winning drives four times this season, and Szmyt has hit late winners in two of the last three weeks.
Cleveland’s flaws remain obvious — the offense managed just 107 yards through three quarters — but four of the Browns’ six games have come down to the closing moments, and they keep finding ways to survive them. The AFC North is now a three-team deadlock, and the rest of the season just got a lot more interesting.
