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Kendell Beckwith Jersey White , Fla. (AP) — Hue Jackson figured there was no way the Cleveland Browns were going to lose.Not on a 59-yard field goal in
overtime.The coach was surprised the Tampa Bay Buccaneers even gave Chandler
Catanzaro the opportunity, risking giving his team a shot to win with time
running down in the extra period. "I said there was no way he'd make that, and
he did," Jackson said Sunday. "So they won."The longest ever kick in OT barely
cleared the cross bar, ending Tampa Bay's three-game losing streak.Catanzaro
missed an extra point in the first half and watched a potential game-winning
40-yard field goal sail wide right on the final play of regulation."I stuck to
my same routine. The most important thing is not to try to change things too
much," Catanzaro said. "I know I just left the first kick out there a little bit
to the right, and I just needed to trust it. So, that's what I told myself."The
Bucs recovered Jabrill Peppers‘ fumble on a punt return near midfield, and
Jameis Winston shrugged off sacks on consecutive plays before throwing 14 yards
to DeSean Jackson to give Catanzaro a chance to win it.The kicker 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," 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."Baker Mayfield rallied the Browns (2-4-1) from a 14-point deficit, using
Nick Chubb's 1-yard TD and a 16-yard scoring throw to Jarvis Landry to pull
even.The No. 1 overall draft pick completed 23 of 34 passes for 215 yards, two
TDs and no interceptions.The Browns defense scored a safety
Brent Grimes Jersey White , forced four turnovers and sacked Winston four times.It wasn't quite enough to get Cleveland over the hump in its fourth
overtime game of the season."It's very frustrating any time you lose, especially
because you could have done a lot of things better. That seems to be the moral
of the season," Mayfield said, adding that he also was surprised the Bucs went
for the 59-yarder at the end."I'm thinking if he doesn't make it, we're getting
the ball at midfield, we have less than 20 yards until our kicker is in
comfortable reaching distance," the 2017 Heisman Trophy winner said. "That's a
great kick. You don't see that very often."Some things to know about the Browns
and Buccaneers:WORKING OTCleveland 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. The record is five in a season, set by Green Bay in
1983.The Browns, 1-2-1 in OT this year, don't have a road victory since winning
in overtime at Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2015.The Detroit Lions also dropped 24 in a
row away from home from 2001-03.The next opportunity to end the skid is next
Sunday at Pittsburgh.BETTER ‘DTampa Bay stopped a three-game losing streak that
cost former defensive coordinator Mike Smith his job last week. The Bucs entered
Sunday allowing a league-worst 34.6 points per game, ranked 31st in total
defense, and dead last against the pass. They sacked Mayfield five times and
allowed a season-low 305 yards in their debut under Smith's
replacement
Ryan Smith Jersey , former linebackers coach Mark Duffner."Every win is different, but this one felt good," defensive end Carl Nassib said.INCREASED
WORKLOADCleveland's decision to trade leading rusher Carolos Hyde to
Jacksonville for a fifth-round draft choice was driven by a desire to give
rookie Nick Chubb more touches and also get Duke Johnson, one of the team's top
playmakers, more involved.Chubb, who came in averaging 10.8 yards per carry,
finished with 80 yards rushing on 18 attempts. He was targeted twice on passes,
but did not have a catch."I thought he did well," Jackson said, noting the
rookie also had one big gainer called back because of one of 14 penalties
assessed the Browns."We had way too many penalties … offensively and
defensively," the coach said. "We have got to get that squared away."FAMOUS
JAMEISWinston completed 32 of 52 passes for 365 yards, no touchdowns and two
interceptions in his first home start since returning from serving a three-game
suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct penalty. He also led the
Bucs in rushing with 55 yards on 10 attempts, including a 14-yard TD run to make
it 16-2 midway through the second quarter."It's huge to get a big win,
especially here (at home)
Caleb Benenoch Jersey ," Winston said. "This is a tough league, so you get a win any way you possibly can get it. We can play better, especially
myself. But when you win, everything is better." One of the running themes of
the Buccaneers’ offseason program was positive reviews of the work being done by
running back Ronald Jones.Jones turned in a disappointing rookie year after
being selected in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft, but there were glowing
notices about him throughout the offseason as the Bucs prepared for their first
season under head coach Bruce Arians. Arians continued that trend after
Tuesday’s training camp practice, which was the first to feature live
contact.“He’s an explosive player,” Arians said, via the . “He’s going to be a
heck of a player for us. He’s going to make big plays for us. . . . He’s
probably best between the tackles, but he took that one around the end and
nobody could catch him. He’s got that breakaway speed and the size. His best
runs have been tackle to tackle until that one.”Peyton Barber was the top back
in Tampa last year and Arians predicted his pairing with Jones is “going to be a
heck of a 1-2 punch,” although he left open the question which player would fill
each spot on the depth chart come September.
