A two-point try decides it
New Orleans beat Cleveland 23-22 in overtime this afternoon, and the margin came down to one incomplete pass. Tyler Shough hit Juwan Johnson from 15 yards on the Saints’ first overtime possession. Shedeur Sanders answered with a 39-yard touchdown to Harold Fannin Jr., but the Browns’ two-point attempt fell incomplete.
Shough finished with 265 passing yards for the Saints, who moved to 3-5. Sanders was starting in place of Deshaun Watson, who is out with a concussion, and he threw for 297 yards and two touchdowns as Cleveland slipped to 5-4.
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Late drama in regulation
The game had already swung more than once. Sanders connected with KC Concepcion on a 64-yard touchdown to put Cleveland up 13-9. Audric Estime then ran in from two yards to give the Saints a 16-13 lead with 58 seconds left. Sanders took the Browns downfield and Andre Szmyt kicked a 51-yard field goal with eight seconds on the clock to force overtime.
Both teams wasted chances early. Saints rookie Jordyn Tyson, the first-round pick making his debut after a hamstring injury, caught his first NFL pass for nine yards but fumbled at the Cleveland 1. Later, Quinshon Judkins was stopped on fourth-and-goal from the 1, which left the game tied 3-3 at halftime.
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