Cleveland Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins scores the game winning field goal saved by Cleveland Browns punter Corey Bojorquez late in the fourth quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium.
Cleveland Browns cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. celebrates his victory over the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium.
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In most years, Sunday’s game against the Ravens would have gone awry in a way that Browns fans know all too well.
It all started with a pick-six by Kyle Hamilton on the second offensive play of the game and, after a quick three-and-out, a long touchdown run by Keaton Mitchell.
The game was less than five minutes old and the Browns were down 14-0 in their biggest game of the season, a game in which they had a chance to keep pace in the AFC North against a team considered by some to be the best. in the conference.
M&T Bank Stadium, like Heinz Field, has not been kind to the Browns.
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With an improbable victory against the Ravens – Jimmy Watkins – the Browns have just rejected 25 years of “loser” expectations.
Instead, the Browns overcame the adversity of that start and left Baltimore a 33-31 winner.
The Browns showed what kind of fight it takes to get where they want to go, stay in contention in the division and have a chance to steal it.
It’s the kind of win you’ll remember as the season progresses and the Browns play more meaningful games in December and January.
Winning this game showed the NFL what this team is capable of, even on days when they aren’t perfect and the ball doesn’t always bounce their way.
The Browns turned the ball over, deflected kicks, lost starters to injury, committed costly penalties and made more than enough mistakes to lose this game.
They also made some big plays, including Greg Newsome II’s first career interception, a pick-six that would have tied the game if Dustin Hopkins had kicked the extra point (he didn’t).
Then Hopkins came out and returned the favor with a 40-yard field goal as time expired. This team has guts and courage: whatever football cliché you want to propagate, they have it.
The defense continued to tighten up in the second half. Deshaun Watson led a touchdown drive and the game-winning field goal late after a miserable start.
The NFL is an emotional roller coaster and Sunday was no different, but Sunday was the kind of roller coaster that when you get off it you want to get back on.
