FLASH RECAP:
Phil Dawson kicks a 37-yard field goal two plays after a fumble is overturned by video replay, lifting visiting Cleveland to a comeback victory over Oakland before an announced crowd of 41,862 at
McAfee Coliseum on Dec. 18, 2005.
The game turns in Cleveland's favor when referee Mike Carey reverses an apparent lost fumble by the Browns’ Reuben Droughns at the Oakland 19-yard line with 43 seconds remaining. Carey rules that Droughns is down before the fumble occurs.
After a kneel-down by quarterback Charlie Frye on the next play, the Browns let the clock wind down to five seconds remaining before calling timeout.
Dawson, whom the Raiders cut in their 1998 training camp, then kicks the game winner after holder Kyle Richardson handles a low snap.
"Every time the Raiders have an opportunity to change the whole situation around, it goes against us,” linebacker Danny Clark tells reporters after Oakland suffers its sixth loss in the past seven games. “It was a huge play for us to get the ball turned over to our offense and essentially win the football game. For it to get overturned, it was one of biggest disappointments of the year.”
Droughns said: "It was tense. Even though I knew I was down, they might not have been able to see I was down because there were so many people around me."
Oakland (4-10) drops its fourth straight game despite not allowing a touchdown and holding Cleveland (5-9) to 255 total yards. The Browns end a three-game losing streak and win on the road for only the second time this season.
As they have done all season long, the Raiders self-destruct with penalties. Defensive end Derrick Burgess prolongs Cleveland's final drive with a 15-yard facemask penalty as he sacks Frye for a 9-yard loss on third-and-3 from the Oakland 43.
Five of Oakland's seven penalties are false starts by receivers or running backs. The Browns have only one penalty for 15 yards.
While Dawson is perfect on three field goal attempts, the Raiders’ Sebastien Janikowski misses from 51 yards and has a 46-yard attempt blocked.
Oakland builds a 7-0 lead on a 28-yard touchdown catch by Randy Moss late in the second quarter. It's Moss' only reception of the game and his first TD in five games.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
K Phil Dawson — Is 3-for-3 on field goal attempts, including the game winner from 37 yards as time expires. He also makes kicks from 44 and 24 yards.
QB Charlie Frye — Is 21-of-32 passing for 198 yards with one
interception.
On the Browns’ final drive, the rookie from Akron completes four of five passes
for 32
yards to help set up Phil Dawson’s decisive field goal.
Browns defense — The unit allows only seven points and 132 passing
yards. Cleveland also sacks Kerry Collins three times and intercepts him once.
DE Alvin McKinnley — Blocks a Sebastian Janikowski field goal with 3:15
left. He also has one of the Browns’ three sacks.
WR Frisman Jackson — Has two catches (for 21 yards) for first downs on
the
Browns’ game-winning drive.
RB LaMont Jordan — Has a career-high 132 yards (5.3 yards per rush) on
25
carries. He also has five catches for 40 yards, but drops a pass near
the
sideline in the second quarter.
WR Randy Moss — His 28-yard touchdown catch with 1:16 left in the first half breaks a scoreless deadlock.
CB Stanford Routt — Has his first NFL sack in the second quarter. He
deflects a long pass in the first quarter and another in the third
quarter.
S Renaldo Hill — His fourth-quarter interception is only the fourth
interception by the Raiders this season.
TURNING POINT:
After Cleveland’s Alvin McKinley blocks a 46-yard field goal attempt
with
3:15 remaining, the Browns drive 43 yards in 11 plays to set up Phil
Dawson’s game-winning 37-yard kick.
KEY STAT(S):
With two missed field goal attempts against the Browns, Raiders kicker
Sebastien Janikowski is 19-of-29 (66.5 percent) for the season. Against
Cleveland, Janikowski is wide right from 51 yards and his 46-yard
attempt in
the fourth quarter is blocked.
BY THE NUMBERS:
2: Raiders home victories this season in seven games. Oakland is 5-10
at
McAfee Coliseum the past two seasons.
3: Cleveland sacks on Kerry Collins. The Browns had a league-low 16
sacks
through 13 games.
3: Oakland sacks allowed, increasing its total to 19 the past four
games.
1037: Raiders penalty yards for the 2006 seasson. Oakland has seven penalties for 45 yards against Cleveland.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders OT Barry Sims
“This is a bottom-line business. It’s all about winning. We’re not
winning.
So, everybody’s job is in jeopardy.”
"I thought it would be inconclusive. There was nothing to do but stand there and pray."
Browns OT Ryan Tucker on referee Mike Carey
reviewing a Reuben Droughns’
fumble with
43
seconds left.
DID YOU KNOW?:
With 132 rushing yards against the Browns, LaMont Jordan reaches the 1,000-yard plateau for the first time in his
five-year NFL career. The former Jets back has 1,025 rushing yards with two games remaining this season. Jordan is the first Raider to rush for 1,000 or more yards since Tyrone Wheatley's 1,046 yards in 2000.
The Browns earn only their second win over the Raiders in Oakland in six regular-season meetings. Cleveland also beat the Raiders 7-3 at the Coliseum in 1973.
Raiders S Jarrod Cooper (40)
chases Browns QB Charlie Frye (9).
