Joe Flacco Passes For 374 Yards, Rallies Banged-up Browns To 20-17 Win Over Bears – News18

CLEVELAND: Joe Flacco handed for 374 yards and led Cleveland to 13 factors within the fourth quarter, together with Dustin Hopkins’ go-forward 34-yard area aim with 32 seconds left, and the Browns withstood a Hail Mary on the ultimate play to beat the Chicago Bears 20-17 on Sunday.

Flacco was intercepted thrice however made some sensible throws within the closing minutes to rally the Browns, together with a 51-yard landing go to Amari Cooper with 3:08 left that tied it at 17-all.

The Browns (9-5) obtained the ball again with 1:50 left and the 38-yr-outdated Flacco, who was signed on Nov. 20 and made his third begin for Cleveland, accomplished two passes to tight finish David Njoku for 65 yards to arrange Hopkins’ kick.

After blowing a 17-7, fourth-quarter lead, the Bears (5-9) almost pulled off a surprising end.

With no time left, Chicago quarterback Justin Fields lofted a go from the 45-yard line to the tip zone right into a pack of gamers. Two Browns defenders batted it down, nevertheless it went on to Bears extensive receiver Darnell Mooney, who was mendacity on his again.

The ball bounced out and in of Mooney’s palms and he kicked it into the air, permitting Browns security D’Anthony Bell to intercept it and keep away from catastrophic ending for Cleveland.

The Browns, who’ve been battered by accidents all season, stayed within the No. 5 playoff spot within the AFC.

Tremaine Edmunds intercepted Flacco and returned it 45 yards for a landing proper after halftime because the Bears constructed their 10-level lead.

Fields completed 19 of 40 for 166 yards, however couldn’t include sufficient large performs within the fourth quarter.

Njoku had 10 catches for 104 yards, together with a 2-yard landing within the second quarter. Cooper had 4 receptions for 109 yards.

BRUISED BROWNS

The Browns misplaced 5 extra key gamers to accidents this week, a recurring downside this season. Starting offensive tackles Jedrick Wills Jr. (knee), Dawand Jones (knee), security Grant Delpit (groin), defensive finish Ogbo Okoronkwo (pectoral) and defensive deal with Maurice Hurst (pectoral) didn’t play.

Things obtained worse as All-Pro left guard Joel Bitonio went out within the first quarter with a again damage.

INJURIES

Bears: LG Teven Jenkins (concussion) was carted off to the locker room within the second quarter.

Browns: LB Anthony Walker Jr. (knee) was inactive after getting harm in follow this week. He got here in listed as questionable. … CB Mike Ford Jr. (sickness) went to the locker room within the first quarter.

UP NEXT

Bears: Host Arizona on Dec. 24.

Browns: Visit Houston on Dec. 24.

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