Cleveland Browns running back Carlos Hyde leaps into the end zone for a touchdown past New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis during the second half of Sunday’s game in New Orleans.NEW ORLEANS – Wil Lutz kicked a 44-yard field goal for New Orleans with 21 seconds left, Cleveland kicker Zane Gonzalez pushed the second of his two missed field goals wide right in the final seconds, and the Saints held on for a 21-18 victory that extended the Browns’ winless streak to 19 games.
Gonzalez also missed two extra points, one week after his potential winning field goal was blocked in a season-opening tie with Pittsburgh.
Cleveland (0-1-1) carried a two-score lead into the final nine minutes before its latest collapse.
Receiver Michael Thomas had two fourth-quarter touchdowns for the Saints (1-1), who scored 40 points in an opening loss to Tampa Bay, but didn’t find the end zone against Cleveland until 8:41 remained.
Thomas’s 2-yard catch cut Cleveland’s lead to 12-10.