Spokesman-Review
National Football League
Arizona 20, Cleveland 17
When: 4:15 PM ET, Sunday, December 18, 2011
Where: University of Phoenix Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Scott Green
Attendance: 60443

Jay Feely kicked a 22-yard field-goal to lift the Arizona Cardinals to a 20-17 overtime win over the visiting Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

The Cardinals (7-7) extended their winning streak to four and kept their slim playoff hopes alive as they remained two games behind Atlanta and Detroit for the final NFC wild card slot.

John Skelton connected with Larry Fitzgerald on a 32-yard bomb to the 4-yard line to set up Feely’s game-winning field goal.

Skelton was 28 of 46 for 313 yards and one TD and one interception.

Arizona finally got its offense untracked in the fourth quarter when Beanie Wells punched in a 2-yard run to cap off an 11-play, 87-yard drive.

Skelton had completions of 23 yards to Fitzgerald, 21 yards to Andre Roberts and 20 to Early Doucette on the scoring drive.

The Cardinals got the ball back when O’Brien Schofield forced Browns quarterback Seneca Wallace to fumble inside the five. But Arizona was forced to settle for Feely’s 33-yard field goal to tie the game at 17-17 with just over 5 ½ minutes to play.

Wallace, starting for the injured Colt McCoy, hit Greg Little down the sideline for a 76-yard TD reception with 3:21 left in the third quarter. It was the second third-down conversion on the six-play, 88-yard drive and gave Cleveland a 17-7 lead.

Peyton Hillis punched in a 1-yard TD to cap off a 76-yard opening drive and Phil Dawson kicked a 44-yard field goal to put the Browns up 10-0.

But with 90 seconds left in the first half, Skelton led a nine-play, 65-yard drive resulting in a 9-yard TD reception to Roberts to make it 10-7.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Cleveland   Arizona
Peyton Hillis Player Beanie Wells
26 Attempts 15
99 Yards 51
3.8 Avg Yards 3.4
1 Touchdowns 1
18 Long 8
Receiving
Cleveland   Arizona
Greg Little Player Todd Heap
5 Receptions 7
131 Yards 69
26.2 Avg Yards 9.9
1 Touchdowns 0
76 Long 18
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Cleveland 333 120 213 2 1 1 4.0 0
Arizona 363 74 289 2 2 0 2.0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Arizona will play their next game on the road against Cincinnati. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Baltimore. The Browns have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.