Browns suffer another OT loss

TAMPA, FLA.— Chandler Catanzaro was confident he would redeem himself.

“I think it’s part of my DNA. I’ve always kind of found a way to bounce back,” the Tampa Bay kicker said Sunday after his 59yard field goal — the longest ever in overtime — gave the Buccaneers a 26-23 victory over the Cleveland Browns. “I rarely miss two in a row. Even if it’s from 59, I was just looking for a shot.”

Catanzaro missed an extra point in the first half, as well as a 40-yard field goal on the final play of regulation. Concerned the Bucs (3-3) might not get the ball back if they punted, coach Dirk Koetter didn’t hesitate to give his kicker a chance to end it with 1:50 remaining in the extra period.

“He hit it from 61 in practice this week, so I knew he had the distance in him,” Koetter said.

“With the10-minute overtime ... we weren’t going to get the ball back,” the coach added. “So go for the win or hope for the tie. And the way that game was going, we were going for the win.”

Tampa Bay, which recovered Jabrill Peppers’ fumble near midfield on a punt return to give itself a chance, ended a three-game skid and handed the Browns (2-4-1) an NFL record-tying 24th consecutive road loss.

Cleveland, which has 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 — doesn’t have a road win since winning in overtime at Baltimore Oct. 11, 2015. The Detroit Lions also dropped 24 in a row away from home from 2001-03.