Browns lose on a 59-yard kick
Tampa Bay’s Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 59-yard field goal, the longest ever in overtime, and the host Buccaneers beat the Browns 26-23 on Sunday.
Redeeming himself after missing an extra-point try, as well as a 40yard field-goal attempt on the final play of regulation, Catanzaro barely got his kick over the crossbar 8:10 into the extra period as Tampa Bay (3-3) ended a three-game skid. In the process, the Bucs handed Cleveland (2-4-1) an NFL-record-tying 24th consecutive road loss.
“I think it’s part of my DNA. I’ve always kind of found of way to bounce back,” Catanzaro said. “I rarely miss two in a row. Even if it’s from 59, I was just looking for a shot. If it was from 66, I would have tried it.”
The Browns, who have played four overtime games this season — most for a team since Arizona won all four it played in 2011, and tied for second most in NFL history — don’t have a road victory since winning in overtime at Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2015.
The Lions also dropped 24 in a row away from home from 2001 through ’03.
“We had our chances to win it,” Cleveland coach Hue Jackson said. “We just didn’t finish some things.”
Jameis Winston and DeSean Jackson scored on 14-yard runs for Tampa Bay (3-3). Rookie Ronald Jones II added his first pro TD on a 2-yard run that put Tampa Bay up 23-9 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Browns, who had 126 yards of offense through three quarters, used Nick Chubb’s 1-yard TD run to cut into their deficit and pulled even on Baker Mayfield’s 16-yard pass to Jarvis Landry with 2:28 remaining in regulation. Chiefs 45, Bengals 10: Patrick Mahomes threw for 358 yards and four touchdowns and Kareem Hunt finished with three scores as host Kansas City (6-1) beat Cincinnati (4-3). Mahomes was 28-for-39 passing, connecting with eight targets. Hunt had two touchdown catches and a TD run, Tyreek Hill had seven catches for 68 yards and a touchdown, and Demetrius Harris hauled in the other TD pass. The Bengals’ Andy Dalton was held to 148 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception by the NFL’s worst defense. Joe Mixon managed 50 yards rushing. Washington 20, Cowboys 17: Ryan Kerrigan’s strip-sack of Dallas’ Dak Prescott was recovered for a touchdown by Preston Smith with just less than five minutes left and host Washington (4-2) prevailed when a lastsecond field-goal attempt by Brett Maher went off the left upright. What would have been a 47-yard kick became a 52-yarder after Cal alum Louis-Philippe Ladoceur was called for a snap infraction. The KerriganSmith play that provided the winning points was Washington’s fourth sack of Prescott, who appeared to use smelling salts after taking a shoulder to his helmet at the end of a run in the first quarter. Prescott lost two fumbles in the game, including one on an earlier 4th-and-1 keeper. Washington dropped the Cowboys (3-4) to 0-4 on the road. Texans 20, Jaguars 7: Blake Bortles fumbled on host Jacksonville’s third play of each half, leading to 10 points and his benching as Houston (4-3) defeated the Jaguars (3-4) and took a one-game lead in the AFC South. Deshaun Watson, who reportedly made the 800-mile road trip by bus instead of plane, had a touchdown pass despite playing with a bruised lung and injured ribs. Lamar Miller ran for a season-high 100 yards and a score. Cody Kessler replaced Bortles in the third quarter and threw a short touchdown pass to T.J. Yeldon. Lions 32, Dolphins 21: Kerryon Johnson rushed for 158 yards and Matt Stafford passed for two touchdowns for visiting Detroit (3-3). The Lions had 457 total yards, including 248 on the ground, and had scoring drives covering 64, 85, 75, 65, 75, 63 and 44 yards. Miami (4-3) lost at home for the first time this season — and lost another key player as receiver Albert Wilson was sidelined in the first half because of a leg injury. Receiver Kenny Stills also limped to the locker room with a minute left. Johnson carried 19 times and needed barely a quarter to reach 100 yards. Vikings 37, Jets 17: Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes, Latavius Murray ran for two scores, and visiting Minnesota (4-2-1) beat New York (3-4) for a third straight victory. Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen became the fifth player in NFL history to get at least 100 yards receiving in seven consecutive games, catching nine passes for 110 yards and a touchdown. Murray, coming off career-high 155 yards rushing against Arizona, finished with 69 yards on 15 carries. Jets rookie QB Sam Darnold was 17-for-42 for 206 yards and one TD with three interceptions. Colts 37, Bills 5: Andrew Luck threw four touchdown passes and Marlon Mack (19 carries, 126 yards) had his first rushing scores of the season as host Indianapolis (2-5) snapped a four-game losing streak and finally got its 300th win since moving from Baltimore in 1984. Adam Vinatieri scored five points to move within five of breaking Morten Andersen’s NFL career record (2,544). Buffalo (2-5) lost its second straight, playing this one without injured starting quarterback Josh Allen. Buffalo’s Derek Anderson made his first start since December 2016 and the 35-year-old quarterback was 20-for-31 for 175 yards, with three interceptions. He also lost a fumble.