CLEVELAND - The Falcons have found a new flyer.
Defensive end Kroy Biermann's spectacular diving interception and return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter sent the Falcons to a 20-10 win over the gimpy Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
Pressuring Browns quarterback Jake Delhomme on a third-and-seven play at the 47, Biermann leaped to deflect the pass and then made a headfirst catch like a seasoned wide receiver, squeezing the ball just above the turf. Knowing he had not been touched, Biermann then scrambled to his feet and rumbled 31 yards on a twisting, turning effort to give the Falcons a 20-10 lead with 4:01 left.
Following his first career interception, the 6-foot-3, 260-pound Biermann, a third-year pro from Montana, was mobbed by his teammates as he laid breathless in the end zone.
Matt Ryan threw a 45-yard TD pass to Roddy White as the Falcons (4-1) won their fourth straight. Michael Turner rushed for 140 yards, including a season-long 55-yarder in the second.
The Browns (1-4) lost starting quarterback Seneca Wallace just before half with an ankle injury. Wallace made his fourth straight start for Delhomme, who has been out since Week 1 with a severely sprained ankle. The team had no details on Wallace's injury.
Cleveland picked up just 48 rushing yards. Running back Peyton Hillis, nursing a thigh injury, was held to 28 on 10 carries. He had rushed for more than 100 yards in Cleveland's previous two games.