Shedeur Sanders' Comeback Falls Short in Browns-Saints, Box Score Stats, Highlights for Shough, More
Shedeur Sanders and the Cleveland Browns came up short in overtime against Tyler Shough and the New Orleans Saints.
Shedeur Sanders and the Cleveland Browns came up short in overtime against Tyler Shough and the New Orleans Saints.
New Orleans stopped the Browns on a two-point conversion in overtime to claim a 23-22 win over the Deshaun Watson-less Browns.
Forty-three of the game's 55 points were scored in the fourth quarter and overtime. Sanders engineered a game-tying drive to send the contest to overtime. However, the Browns couldn't make one final play in the extra period to grab the win.
New Orleans won the game with a stop on a two-point conversion on the second possession of overtime.
The Browns scored their touchdown in overtime on an incredible individual effort from Harold Fannin Jr.
Unfortunately for the Browns, they were unable to add two more points to finish off a wild fourth quarter and overtime.
New Orleans scored first in overtime on a Shough pass to Juwan Johnson.
The majority of regulation didn't feature much offensive excitement.
The game finally came to life with five minutes left in the fourth quarter, when Sanders hit K.C. Concepcion on a 64-yard touchdown pass.
Shough and the Saints answered right back with a six-play, 55-yard drive that concluded in an Audric Estime touchdown run.
Sanders rallied the Browns on a game-tying drive that sent the game to overtime.
Sanders hit Jerry Jeudy on a 30-yard pass down the left sideline to get the Browns close to field goal range.
Andre Szmyt knocked in a 51-yard field goal a few plays later to add an extra period to the game.
The loss dropped the Browns to 5-4. Three of their four defeats this season have come in the last five weeks. They face the Houston Texans in Week 10.
New Orleans moved to 3-5 and it plays the Carolina Panthers next week in a NFC South battle.
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