Phil Dawson kicked a 56-yard field goal with 1:44 remaining to lift the Cleveland Browns to a 29-27 win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday.
Bills kicker Ryan Lindell had a chance to win the National Football League game for Buffalo but his shot from 47 yards sailed wide right with 43 second left on the clock.
Buffalo took over at its own 44 with 1:33 to play and got into position for a potential game-winning field goal but Lindell pushed it wide.
Marshawn Lynch ran for over 100 yards and had 10 receptions and quarterback Trent Edwards overcame three early interceptions with a late touchdown run that gave Buffalo 27-26 lead.
Brady Quinn then completed a pair of passes for 12 and 16 yards on Cleveland’s ensuing possession to set up Dawson’s winning kick.
“This means lot right now,” Quinn said. “I made a lot of mistakes. It is bittersweet because I knew I could play better.”
Quinn was not particularly sharp but made a couple of accurate throws when called upon.
“We had rely on our defense at the end but it was a win and that’s what counts,” Quinn said.
He completed 14-of-36 passes for 185 yards. He did not throw a TD pass, but did not throw in interception either, which is more than could be said for Edwards.
After Edwards scored on a one-yard plunge to give the Bills the lead, Cleveland took over on its 33.
Quinn threw to Braylon Edwards for 12 yards and hit Kellen Winslow for 16 yards down the Buffalo 39.
Three incompletions later, Dawson came on and drilled the kick, his fifth field goal of the night, with a few yards to spare.
Edwards had thrown two interceptions before the game was four minutes old, but the Browns cold only turn them into three points, a 40-yard field goal by Dawson.
Cleveland was up 13-0 in the second quarter after a two-yard run by Joshua Cribbs, but Buffalo scored the final 10 points of the half to close within 13-10.
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