Brady, Bucs Can’t Close Out Browns
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Jacoby Brissett wasn't seeking sympathy and he didn't want any ceremonial sendoff.
After all, he's not leaving.
The Browns gave him one anyway.
Nick Chubb scored on a 3-yard touchdown run with 19 seconds left in overtime and Cleveland rallied Sunday to stun Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-17 in Brissett's final start before Deshaun Watson returns from his 11-game suspension.
Chubb powered through a pile of bodies at the goal line as the Browns (4-7) sent Brissett off with a win as they transition to Watson, who was banned by the NFL for sexual misconduct allegations. He'll start next week in Houston, which traded him to Cleveland in March.
So this was a special one for Brissett, who has been invaluable to the Browns during another turbulent season.
"I'm obviously grateful for this opportunity and grateful for those men in that room," said Brissett, who also threw a key block on receiver Anthony Schwartz's 31-yard TD run. "This was a great game to kind of end it on, but we have to stack them."
Chubb's short TD was set up when Brissett connected on a 45-yard pass to wide receiver Amari Cooper, who found himself wide open when Bucs cornerback Carlton Davis III slipped and fell.
The Browns forced OT on tight end David Njoku's remarkable, one-handed TD catch with 32 seconds left in regulation. Njoku extended his left arm to haul in Brissett's 12-yard scoring strike in the back of the end zone.
"I threw it, and I thought I threw it too high and I was about to start crying," Brissett said. "I saw him pull it down, and I was like, 'I could have ran up and kissed him.' Clearly I didn't."
Brady threw two touchdown passes, but couldn't get anything going in the 10-minute OT as the Bucs (5-6) were unable to keep their momentum going following a bye.
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CHARGERS 25, CARDINALS 24
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BENGALS 20, TITANS 16
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JETS 31, BEARS 10
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DOLPHINS 30, TEXANS 15
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COMMANDERS 19, FALCONS 13
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49ERS 13, SAINTS 0
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PANTHERS 23, BRONCOS 10
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