Josh Gordon caught eight passes for 120 yards in his season debut after serving a 10-game suspension for the Browns (7-4). Isaiah Crowell rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns for Cleveland, which has won four of its last five to remain a half-game behind Cincinnati in the AFC North.
Matt Ryan went 27-of-43 for 273 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for the Falcons (4-7), who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Roddy White caught nine passes for 96 yards and Julio Jones added five receptions for 68 yards and a score.
Hoyer threw interceptions on consecutive possessions in the fourth quarter, the second of which set up Matt Bryant's 53-yard field goal that put Atlanta ahead 24-23 with 44 seconds left. He bounced back to complete four passes on the winning drive, moving the Browns into position for Cundiff's 37-yard kick to win it.
Ryan's shovel pass to Jacquizz Rodgers for an 8-yard TD gave the Falcons a 14-13 lead at the half before Cundiff's 32-yard field goal and Crowell's 26-yard TD run in the third quarter gave Cleveland a 23-14 advantage. Steven Jackson capped a 14-play drive with a 1-yard TD to cut it to 23-21 before Hoyer's third pick led to Bryant's go-ahead kick.
GAME NOTEBOOK: White has a reception in a franchise-record 122 consecutive games while Ryan has thrown a TD pass in 16 straight. … Browns S Tashaun Gipson was carted off with a knee injury in the fourth quarter after colliding with CB Joe Haden while trying to make a play on a pass to Jones. … Crowell's 26-yard TD run is the Browns' longest rushing touchdown since Week 8 in 2012.
Cleveland | Atlanta | |
Isaiah Crowell | Player | Steven Jackson |
12 | Attempts | 13 |
88 | Yards | 34 |
7.3 | Avg Yards | 2.6 |
2 | Touchdowns | 1 |
26 | Long | 7 |
Cleveland | Atlanta | |
Josh Gordon | Player | Roddy White |
8 | Receptions | 9 |
120 | Yards | 96 |
15.0 | Avg Yards | 10.7 |
0 | Touchdowns | 0 |
24 | Long | 32 |
Yards | Scoring | Defense | ||||||
Team | Tot | Rus | Pas | TD | FG | INT | Sck | FF |
Cleveland | 475 | 162 | 313 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 |
Atlanta | 315 | 63 | 252 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 |