Well, that figures: Browns boot the Bengals at the gun

Browns 20 Bengals 18

Well, doesn’t that just figure?

Browns QB Shedeur Sanders marched the Browns 10 plays, 40 yards to set up a game-winning 49-yard field goal at the gun by rookie Andre Szmyt.

The Bengals had taken an 18-17 lead with 89 seconds remaining on Joe Burrow’s four-yard TD pass to Ja’Marr Chase. They failed on the two point conversion.

Evan McPherson missed two PAT’s. The loss snaps a three game win streak as they finish 6-11.

Myles Garrett got his NFL record 23rd sack with 5:04 left in the game. He beat Orlando Brown Jr. Teammates rushed from the sidelines to celebrate.

Flow: 6-0 Bengals 1st, 7-6 Browns 1st, 14-6 Browns 2nd, 17-12 3rd, 18-17 Bengals 4th, 20-18 Browns.

Offense:

3 TD, allowed 2 TD.

In about a two minute span in the 1st quarter, Joe Burrow threw a Pick 6 and Noah Fant fumbled into a 47-yard scoop & score TD. That’s 9 TD by opponents: 6 Pick 6/3 fumble returns.

Burrow: 3 TD. 97-yard Pick-6 tipped at line. Played all but one snap. Completions to 8 different. 9-yard scramble...longest season.

Fant: 1st first non-QB since at least 1978 w/ 3 lost fumbles for TD in a season, per ESPN Research/Ben Baby.

Took delay of game 4th & inches Browns 44 and punted?

Brown: 13-72, topped 1,000 yards. TD catch. 11th TD.

Perine: 8-42, 13-yard run

Higgins: 6-67, 11th TD,

Chase: 8-96, 1-hand beauty.

Joe Flacco came in for a QB sneak on 3rd & 1.

False start: Risner, Brown Jr., Fant

Brown Jr.leads team w/ 10 penalties/7 false starts

Pick 6 ended streak of TD on 12 straight red zone trips.

Defense:

Allowed 6 points, 11 1st downs, 200 yards, 6 sacks FF.

Forced punt w/ 2:50 left.

1st half: 2 first downs, 40 yards on 18 total plays

Cam Sample strip sack/Howard Cross recovery

Sacks: 2 Sample, BJ Hill, 2 Knight Jr., Ced Johnson.

Geno Stone dropped 2 INT, missed 3rd & 2 tackle

Demetrius Knight Jr. 3rd down sack Sanders at 9 forced FG

Stewart big 3rd & 5 pressure forced punt.

Special Teams:

Rehkow 58-yarder/4 of 5 inside the 20.

McPherson 2 PAT missed. 3 missed last 2 weeks.

Browns made 2 48-yard PAT after penalties.

Szmyt had missed a go-ahead 36-yarder with 2:25 left vs the Bengals in Week 1.