The Sports Xchange
Nov 30, 2015
CLEVELAND -- Will Hill returned a blocked field goal 64 yards on the final play of regulation Monday night, lifting the Baltimore Ravens to a 33-27 win over the Cleveland Browns.
The Ravens (4-7), playing with backup quarterback Matt Schaub plus backup running backs Javorius Allen and Terrance West, avenged a 33-30 loss to the Browns on Oct. 7 in Baltimore.
The loss was doubly painful for the Browns. Starting quarterback Josh McCown, who missed the two previous games with a rib injury, was knocked out of Monday's game with a shoulder injury in the fourth quarter. Austin Davis replaced him and tied the game, 27-27, on a 42-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Travis Benjamin with 1:47 to play.
Cleveland kicker Travis Coons attempted a winning 51-yard field goal on the final play. Defensive end Brent Urban blocked the kick. Hill scooped it up and sprinted down the left sideline for the touchdown.
The Browns (2-9) took their sixth consecutive loss -- every game since they beat the Ravens. They fell for the 14th time in 16 games dating back to last season.
The Browns trailed 17-3 with just under 10 minutes left in the first half before scoring 17 straight points. They took the lead 20-17 on a 52-yard interception return by linebacker Karlos Dansby.
The lead did not last long. The Ravens, mixing run and pass, surged back on top 24-20 with a 12-play, 80-yard drive capped with a 15-yard pass from Schaub to wide receiver Kamar Aiken.
Baltimore kicker Justin Tucker added a 35-yard field goal in the fourth quarter for a seven-point lead before the Davis-to-Benjamin pass tied the score.
Schaub finished 20-for-34 for 232 yards with two touchdown passes and two interceptions.
McCown was 21-for-38 for 212 yards and a touchdown, while Davis completed seven of 10 passes for 77 yards and a score. Neither Cleveland quarterback was intercepted.
The Ravens jumped out to a 7-0 lead on an 82-yard punt return by Kaelin Clay after the Browns first possession stalled and stretched the lead to 10-0 on a 49-yard field goal by Justin Tucker on their second possession.
The Browns cut the lead to 10-3 on a 31-yard field goal by Travis Coons. Ravens quarterback Matt Schaub needed only three plays to boost the Ravens lead to 17-3 on a 13-yard touchdown pass to Javorius Allen.
The Browns answered by finishing off a nine-play, 69-yard drive when McCown, scrambling and eluding pass rushers, fired a 10-yard touchdown pass to Marlon Moore to shrink the Ravens lead to 17-10.
The Browns had a chance to tie the game before halftime, but failed to score a touchdown on first-and-goal from the 3 and settled for a 21-yard field goal by Coons.
NOTES: QB Joe Flacco (knee) missed his first game with the Ravens after 137 consecutive starts since being drafted in 2008. ... Baltimore RB Javorius Allen started in place of Justin Forsett, who is out with a broken arm. ... Justin Gilbert made his first start of the season for the Browns at left cornerback. ... Cleveland rookie Cameron Erving started at left guard in place of Joel Bitonio (ankle).