CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield and the Browns couldn’t finish the job.
With a chance to tie Los Angeles in the final seconds, Mayfield threw three incompletions before being intercepted by Los Angeles safety John Johnson III with 27 seconds left as the Rams avoided an upset with a 20-13 win on Sunday night over the Browns, who gamely stayed with the defending NFC champions despite missing seven starters and their entire secondary.
Cooper Kupp caught two touchdown passes from Jared Goff for Los Angeles, which remained unbeaten and moved to 9-0 against AFC teams in the regular season under coach Sean McVay.