Ravens lose late after Browns’ Second-Half Surge

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On Sunday afternoon in Baltimore, two AFC North squads battled in a game that seen the Ravens jump out an early lead thanks to an interception returned for a touchdown on the second snap of game by safety Kyle Hamilton.

The Ravens remained in control for the majority of the contest and took a 17-9 lead into halftime.

The second half was a different story for the Cleveland Browns, as quarterback Deshaun Watson put together one of his best halves of football for the Browns yet, going 14/14 passing with 134 yards, 16 rushing yards and a touchdown in total, and even though the defense gave up more points then they may be accustomed too, the Browns defense showed up down the stretch to help the Browns offense get themselves into a position to have a chance to win the game.

After falling down 31-17 with about eleven minutes to go in the fourth quarter, Watson completed a touchdown to WR Elijah Moore to cut the Ravens lead to 31-24.

Just two plays later, the Browns defense was able to pressure Ravens QB Lamar Jackson and force a ball to be tipped up into the air that eventually came down into the arms of a Browns defender, as cornerback Greg Newsome took the interception all the way back to the end zone to tie the game at 31-31.

The Ravens were not able to move the football much at all after getting it back, they eventually would be forced to give the Browns the football back after a good stand by Cleveland’s defense, and the Browns would find their way into field goal range of their kicker Dustin Hopkins who would effectively end the Ravens day by kicking a field goal as time expired. This is a tough loss for the Ravens to swallow, as they were up two scores with about ten minutes to go and could not finish the job. Whereas for Cleveland, what an impressive win on the road against the leader of the AFC North.

The Browns are feeling great coming off of this big comeback victory in Baltimore on Sunday.