It wasn't pretty, but for at least one more night, the Browns are still in the playoff hunt
Channel: احلم وشاهد
Date: 2018-12-16

It wasn't pretty, but for at least one more night, the Browns are still in the playoff hunt
DENVER -- The Cleveland Browns don't care how it happened, they just care that it did.

When Jabrill Peppers sacked Denver Broncos QB Case Keenum on fourth down with 43 seconds left and the Broncos at midfield and down one, the visiting sideline erupted.

The Browns somehow had slogged through for a 17-16 win, their fourth in five games.
And they had somehow kept their flickering playoff hopes alive.

“Right now for these young guys in there, every game is important,” said interim coach Gregg Williams, who improved to 4-2 since he took over for Hue Jackson. “We’ve been playing each and every week like it’s a playoff. So they’re pretty experienced right now.”

The Browns will need help on Sunday. According to ESPN Stats and Information, if Pittsburgh (vs. New England), Indianapolis (vs. Dallas) and Tennessee (at the Giants) all win, the Browns are eliminated regardless of Saturday’s win.

Which means the Browns will be fans of the Patriots, Cowboys and Giants -- the Browns only need one of the three to win keep the postseason alive heading into a Dec. 23 game against the Bengals.

Saturday’s game was a struggle -- for both teams. But the Browns got a fourth quarter touchdown pass from Baker Mayfield and some big runs from Nick Chubb (100 yards on 20 carries) as they beat the Broncos for the first time since 1990.

“No it definitely wasn’t our best game, starting with myself,” Mayfield said. “But coming out with a win on the road is hard. And we did that.”

Mayfield was nowhere near as effective as he had been the previous four games, but when it mattered most, he came through. After a T.J. Carrie fourth-quarter interception, Mayfield hit Jarvis Landry for 12, Rashard Higgins for 16, Landry for six and then found Antonio Callaway for the two-yard touchdown that provided the winning points.

Denver would get a field goal to cut the lead to one, but Chubb broke a 40-yard run and the Browns were able to keep the ball until 1:49 remained. On fourth-and-one from the 10, Williams bypassed a field goal and went for the win. Chubb was stopped for a two yard loss.

“The easy thing to say is yeah, you can kick a field goal and make them score a touchdown, but if you get the first down nobody is going to say a thing,” Mayfield said. “We’re aggressive