CLEVELAND — Shayne Graham’s 31-yard field goal — set up by Carson Palmer’s 15-yard run on fourth down — on the last play of overtime gave the Cincinnati Bengals a 23-20 victory over the winless Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
Not wanting to settle for a tie, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis gambled and decided to go for it on fourth-and-11 from the Cleveland 41 with 1:04 remaining. Palmer dropped back to pass and then tucked it away and scampered up the middle for the first down.
Cincinnati ran two plays to get Graham in position, and the kicker, who had an extra point and field goal blocked, drilled it through the uprights as the Browns (0-4) lost their 10th straight dating to last season.
Quarterback Derek Anderson sparked Cleveland in his first start this season, throwing one TD pass and running for another.
The Bengals found themselves trailing 20-14 in the fourth quarter. Palmer then drove the Bengals 70 yards before throwing a 2-yard TD pass to Chad Ochocinco with 1:55 left to tie it 20-20.
The Bengals were seemingly on the verge of another dramatic win, but Graham’s extra point was low and blocked by nose tackle Shaun Rogers, who deflected a 23-yard attempt in the first quarter.
