LANDOVER, Md. — For 2 1/2 quarters, the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns produced lots of punts and no points.
Then Clinton Portis really started piling up the yards. Santana Moss starting doing spin moves after catching the ball. London Fletcher led a huge goal-line stand. The Browns, not to be outdone, made things interesting with a late touchdown, a 2-point conversion, and a field-goal attempt that was wide right with 25 seconds to play.
After nearly putting the fans to sleep, two teams packed a lot into a little bit of time Sunday. Portis broke the scoreless tie with a 3-yard run in the third quarter and rushed for 175 yards on 27 carries, and Moss spun his way to an 18-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter as the Redskins beat the Browns 14-11.
The Browns nearly recovered from a 14-3 deficit, scoring on Joshua Cribbs’ 1-yard catch and Braylon Edwards’ 2-point conversion reception with 2:44 to play. Cleveland then forced Washington to punt and drove to the Redskins’ 36 in the final minute, but Phil Dawson missed what would have been a career-long 54-yard field goal with 25 seconds to play.
The Redskins (5-2) have won five of six.
