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 The lead changed hands twice in the fourth quarter before a 26-yard
field goal by Browns kicker Travis Coons with 1:30 to play tied the
score, 23-23.
Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to
wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders midway through the fourth quarter one
play after the Browns took the lead for the first time after being
down 10-0 at halftime.
The Browns scored three touchdowns in the second half and took a
20-16 lead with 8:07 to play on a 35-yard interception return by
linebacker Karlos Dansby.
The interception was the second of the game thrown by Manning, but
just when it seemed all the momentum was with the Browns, the
Broncos' 39-year-old quarterback hooked up with Sanders to
temporarily regain the lead for Denver.
A 29-yard field goal by McManus accounted for the only scoring of
the first quarter.
The Browns started a drive on their own 19 late in the first quarter
and advanced to the Denver 38 to start the second period. Running
back Isaiah Crowell lost two yards on a run to the right.
On second down, quarterback Josh McCown looked to his right for wide
receiver Travis Benjamin, but Denver cornerback Aqib Talib jumped
the route and sprinted 63 yards to the end zone with the Broncos'
eighth interception of the season.
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The Browns cut their 10-0 halftime deficit to a field goal with a
touchdown on their first possession of the third quarter when McCown
threw a 12-yard fade to tight end Gary Barnidge in the back right
corner of the end zone.
Twice in the third quarter after cutting the lead to 10-7 the Browns
got the ball back with good field position but each time the Broncos
refused to yield. One Cleveland possession beginning at the Browns
35 ended in a three-and-out and one that started at the Browns 48
ended with a strip sack by Broncos linebacker Shaq Barrett. Barrett
recovered the fumble to set up a 25-yard field goal by McManus.
McManus kicked his third field goal of the game for a 16-7 lead and
then the Browns cut it to 16-14 on a 14-yard touchdown pass to
Barnidge with 9:20 left.
(Editing by Steve Keating.)
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