The Cleveland Browns went into M&T Bank Field to take the division rival Ravens. The Ravens were leading the AFC North and looking to extend their division lead.

Ravens S Kyle Hamilton took a Deshaun Watson interception 18 yards to the house, to give them a 7-0 lead, with only 40 seconds into the game.

Then Ravens HB Keaton Mitchell had a 39-yard touchdown run at the 10:13 mark of the game.

That put Baltimore up 14-0 in less than 5 minutes.

Browns fans around the world, groaned in frustration.

Thinking “here we go again.”

Thinking “why do we always get our hopes up, only to be let down, time and time again.”

Browns K Dustin Hopkins hit a field goal to make it 14-3, only to have the Ravens drive it right back down and kick a field goal of their own, to give Baltimore a 17-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the defense made some stops. The offense sputtered, but the managed to get field goals of 28 and 23 yards, to go into halftime, trailing 17-9.

The Ravens came out and scored right after the half. WR Odell Beckham Jr with a 40-yard touchdown pass from Lamar Jackson, to make it a 24-9.

Then with 2:20 left in the third quarter, HB Kareem Hunt ran the ball into the endzone from 3 yards out for a score. The Browns went for the two-point conversion and got it, with a QB Deshaun Watson run.

In the fourth quarter, Ravens HB Gus Edwards took the ball in from 1-yard out.

The Browns answered right back with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Watson to Elijah Moore to make it 31-24.

41 seconds later, CB Greg Newsome took a tipped pass from Ravens QB Lamar Jackson, 34 yards to the endzone for touchdown.

In such a Browns moment, K Dustin Hopkins missed the PAT.

Instead of it being a tied game, the Browns were losing 31-30.

The vaulted Browns defense, that had struggled for most of the game, held firm. Forcing the Ravens to punt the football.

The first play of the drive didn’t even start, as OT James Hudson was flagged for a false start.

With 3:02 left in the game, Deshaun Watson was sacked and fumbled the football. RG Wyatt Teller was able to recover the fumble and the Browns kept possession.

Cleveland drove down the field and milked the clock, forcing the Ravens to use their timeouts.

Finally, with three seconds left in the game; the Browns called a timeout.

K Dustin Hopkins trotted onto the field. The memory of that missed PAT in the back of his mind.

Now, here he was. The game on the line. A division win against a rival team, was in his hands. The kick would be from the dead middle of the field. Perfect positioning for him.

With bated breaths, Browns fans watched the snap, the hold, and the kick.

It came out moving left, and went through the uprights.

The Browns get a HUGE 33-31 victory, and split the season series with the Ravens.

– by Sean McKenzie

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