Brady rallies Pats to defeat Browns

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - This was one impressive comeback, even for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

Brady threw two touchdown passes in the final 61 seconds, helping the Pats rally for a 27-26 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

The Patriots (10-3) cut the deficit to 26-21 on Brady's 2-yard touchdown pass to Julian Edelman with 1 minute, 1 second left. Then Kyle Arrington recovered the onside kick at the Cleveland 40-yard line.

The successful recovery was set up by an unnecessary roughness penalty for a hit on Edelman. That allowed the Patriots to kick off from the 50-yard line rather than their 35. Arrington recovered after Cleveland's Fozzy Whitaker touched, but couldn't control, the ball.

Brady completed a 10-yard pass to Danny Amendola. Then Leon McFadden was called for defensive pass interference against Josh Boyce in the end zone. That put the ball at the 1 where Brady connected with Amendola again.

The Browns (4-9) then moved the ball to the Patriots 40 with 1 second left, but Billy Cundiff missed a 58-yard field goal.

Cleveland's Josh Gordon had seven catches for 151 yards and set an NFL record of 774 yards receiving in four consecutive games. Detroit's Calvin Johnson set the previous mark of 746 this season.

Patriots 27, Browns 26

Cleveland 3 3 13 7 - 26

New England 0 0 11 16 - 27

First quarter

Cle-FG Cundiff 43, 9:18.

Second quarter

Cle-FG Cundiff 37, 14:45.

Third quarter

Cle-Barnidge 40 pass from Campbell (run failed), 10:15.

NE-FG Gostkowski 33, 1:37.

Cle-Gordon 80 pass from Campbell (Cundiff kick), 1:25.

NE-Vereen 6 run (Edelman pass from Brady), :06.

Fourth quarter

NE-FG Gostkowski 50, 5:43.

Cle-Cameron 4 pass from Campbell (Cundiff kick), 2:39.

NE-Edelman 2 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 1:01.

NE-Amendola 1 pass from Brady (run failed), :31.

A: 68,756.

Cle   NE

First downs 24   30

Total Net Yards 494   484

Rushes-yards 25-108   21-87

Passing 386   397

Punt Returns 1-(-1)   2-7

Kickoff Returns 3-62   3-46

Interceptions Ret. 1-0   0-0

Comp-Att-Int 29-44-0   32-52-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 1-5   4-21

Punts 6-43.2   5-40.0

Fumbles-Lost 0-0   1-1

Penalties-Yards 7-75   6-41

Time of Possession 31:40   28:20

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: Cle, Gordon 1-34, McGahee 14-33, Campbell 2-27, Ogbonnaya 4-8, Whittaker 4-6. NE, Blount 8-42, Ridley 8-35, Vereen 3-9, Brady 2-1.

Passing: Cle, Campbell 29-44-0-391. NE, Brady 32-52-1-418.

Receiving: Cle, Cameron 9-121, Gordon 7-151, Ogbonnaya 3-25, Whittaker 3-18, Barnidge 2-49, Little 2-14, Bess 1-10, Gray 1-3, McGahee 1-0. NE, Vereen 12-153, Edelman 6-64, Amendola 4-36, Boyce 3-49, Gronkowski 2-32, Blount 1-32, Develin 1-31, Mulligan 1-15, Collie 1-4, Ridley 1-2.

Missed Field Goals: Cleveland, Cundiff 58 (SH).