Success for Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints and Baltimore Ravens in wildcard round

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

PITTSBURG, Pennsylvania: The visiting Cleveland Browns scored 14 seconds into the game and Kareem Hunt ran for two touchdowns yesterday en route to a 4837 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in an AFC wildcard game.

Cleveland plays next Monday at Kansas City.

The Browns, in their first playoff game since 2002, were without coach Kevin Stefanski, who tested positive for Covid19, and assorted other coaches and players because of protocol related to the pandemic.

The Steelers won the AFC North but lost four of their final five regularseason games following an 110 start.

Cleveland quarterback Baker Mayfield was 21of34 passing for 263 yards and touchdowns to

Jarvis Landry, Austin Hooper and Nick Chubb as the team notched its first playoff victory since the 1994 season.

Lamar Jackson rushed for a touchdown en route to recording his first NFL playoff win in Baltimore's victory over Tennessee in Nashville.

The victory propels the Ravens into the AFC semifinals, where they will visit the secondseeded Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

Jackson completed 17 of 24 passes for 179 yards and rushed 16 times for 136 yards, including a 48yard score late in the second quarter.Drew Brees threw two touchdown passes and the New Orleans defence dominated in a victory over the visiting Chicago Bears in an NFC wildcard game.

The NFC South champion Saints advance to host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the divisional round next Monday.

The Bears gained just 239 yards and 11 first downs, five of which came in the final two minutes. — Field Level Media