Baltimore 23, Cleveland 21
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 21, 2014
Where: FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature:
71°
Head Official:
Bill Leavy
Attendance:
67407
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Ravens 23, Browns 21: Justin Tucker kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired to lift visiting Baltimore past Cleveland.
Joe Flacco connected with Steve Smith on a 32-yard pass play to the Browns 13 and the Ravens (2-1) ran down the clock to set up Tucker’s third successful field goal of the contest. Flacco was 19-of-31 for 217 yards and a touchdown, Smith caught five passes for 101 yards and rookie Lorenzo Taliaferro rushed for 91 yards and a score.
Brian Hoyer was 19-of-25 for 290 yards and a touchdown for Cleveland (1-2), which has lost 12 of the last 13 meetings with Baltimore. Rookies Isaiah Crowell and Terrance West added rushing TDs for the Browns.
Cleveland took the second-half kickoff and went 80 yards on nine plays, with Crowell scoring from 14 yards out for a 14-10 advantage, but the Ravens answered with an eight-play, 80-yard drive and regained the lead on Taliaferro’s 1-yard run. Hoyer directed a 10-play, 80-yard drive and capped it with his 4-yard scoring pass to Miles Austin with 13 seconds remaining n the third quarter to give the Browns a 21-17 lead before Tucker kicked a 21-yard field goal with five minutes left.
Tucker booted a 38-yarder to give Baltimore the early lead before Cleveland went ahead on West’s 1-yard run with 3:15 remaining in the first quarter. The Ravens took a 10-7 lead midway through the second, when Flacco connected on a 9-yard scoring pass with fullback Kyle Juszczyk.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Browns WR Andrew Hawkins, who had seven receptions for 87 yards, has made 21 catches in three games. … Baltimore TE Dennis Pitta (hip) was taken to a hospital for further examination. … Cleveland K Billy Cundiff went 0-for-2 on field-goal attempts.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Baltimore |
|
Cleveland |
|
Steve Smith
| Player |
Andrew Hawkins
|
|
5 |
Receptions |
7 |
|
101 |
Yards |
87 |
|
20.2 |
Avg Yards |
12.4 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
32 |
Long |
29 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Baltimore
|
377 |
160 |
217 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Cleveland
|
375 |
85 |
290 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Tennessee. The Browns have a W/L % of .000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Baltimore will play their next game at home against Carolina. The Ravens have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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