Andre Szmyt's 55-yard field goal as time expires rallies Browns to 13-10 victory over Packers

CLEVELAND (AP) — Andre Szmyt has gone from being nearly run of town to being one of the most popular Browns players in Cleveland.

The rookie kicker booted 55-yard field goal as time expired to give the Browns an improbable 13-10 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

“It was exciting. It was good to pull through for my teammates,” Szmyt said. “Obviously a couple of weeks back, that’s in the past. It’s good to do it for them.”

Cleveland (1-2) scored all of its points in the final 3:38 to snap an eight-game losing streak dating to last season.

According to Sportradar, it's the first time in franchise history the Browns have won a game in which they had scored no points and trailed by at least 10 with four minutes remaining.

The last time it happened in the NFL was when Denver rallied to beat Chicago on Dec. 11, 2011.

Supplying the winning points was Szmyt, who took the blame after he missed an extra point and field goal in the Browns' 17-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1.

“I’m really proud of that young man. I’m happy for that young man,” Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said of Szmyt, whose mother Lala died from a brain aneurysm on July 10. “He’s been through a lot in his life, I would tell you. And the kid’s come through.”

The Browns ended up winning with the type of complementary football that Stefanski has been stressing.

The defense sacked Jordan Love four times before coming up with a crucial turnover.

Cleveland got its first takeaway of the season with 3:18 remaining when Grant Delpit picked off Love’s pass and returned it 25 yards to the Packers 4. It was also the first turnover this year for Green Bay (2-1) and marked the first time in 10 regular-season starts dating to last season that Love had been picked off.

The offense struggled, but came up with the big plays when needed. Quinshon Judkins had 94 yards on 18 carries, including his first NFL touchdown on a 1-yard run up the middle to tie it at 10 with 3:02 remaining in the fourth quarter.

“I think today, as tough as it can be, we won a football game, and it was hard,” said Joe Flacco, who completed 21 of 36 passes for 142 yards and an interception. "It’s hard when you’re in your own stadium and you can’t put points on the board and everybody feels it and you feel it, but you've got to keep going out there and doing your job and having faith that, you know, something’s going to happen and we’re going to get it done.”

Special teams not only got two field goals from Szmyt, but Shelby Harris blocked a potential game-winning 43-yard field goal attempt from Brandon McManus after Judkins' TD and Greg Newsome II recovered at the 47. That gave the Browns a shot of not having to go into overtime.

Harris and Maliek Collins were able to get penetration over the guard, which led to the block.

“Well, I have a 6 foot-10 1/2 wingspan, so that kind of helps out, too," Harris said. "But, you know, it’s just I have a knack for it. It’s instinct, but also it’s a little bit of skill, too, but also it’s the guys around you.”

Cleveland took over and went 16 yards in five plays. Flacco had an 8-yard completion to David Njoku on third-and-2 to get the ball to the Packers 35. Flacco then spiked the ball, bringing Szmyt on with 2 seconds remaining.

Szmyt ended up being mobbed by teammates after his kick before running near the bleachers and doing a leap into Cleveland's infamous Dawg Pound, which was celebrating its 40th anniversary Sunday. Browns greats Hanford Dixon and Frank Minnifield — who came up with the nickname — were in attendance.

“Man, what a kick. Something made out of a movie, man,” Delpit said.

For as much elation Cleveland felt, it was a gut punch for Green Bay.

The last time it had a similar collapse was on Nov. 5, 1967, at Baltimore. The Packers led 10-0 before Johnny Unitas threw a pair of TD passes in the last three minutes to give the Colts a 13-10 victory.

“That was extremely disappointing, obviously. To have an opportunity to win the game and have them flip the script late is tough to deal with," Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. "We played well enough defensively to win the game, but we didn’t do a good enough job on offense and special teams.”

Love completed 18 of 25 passes for 183 yards, including a 3-yard TD to John FitzPatrick with 3:23 remaining in the third quarter to put the Packers up 10-0.

“It’s a tough loss, for sure," Love said. “Adversity is going to strike us at some point this season — and it struck today.”

Packers: RT Zach Tom, who missed last week's game against Washington due to an oblique strain, aggravated the injury on the first offensive play. ... OG Aaron Banks (groin) was injured late in the first half. ... S Javon Bullard went off in the fourth quarter after appearing to be temporarily knocked out after taking a hit to his helmet.

Browns: RT Dewand Jones suffered a knee injury on the first series and did not return.

Packers: at Dallas next Sunday night. The game will take place one month after Micah Parsons was traded from the Cowboys to the Packers.

Browns: at Detroit next Sunday.

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Celeveland Browns' Quinshon Judkins reacts after running for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Green Bay Packers' Xavier McKinney intercepts a pass in front of Cleveland Browns' Jerry Jeudy during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Cleveland Browns' Andre Szmyt celebrates his game-winning field goal with Corey Bojorquez during the second half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)

Green Bay Packers' Jordan Love walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)

Cleveland Browns' Andre Szmyt celebrates his game-winning field goal during the second half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

HAVANA (AP) — Trumpets and drums played solemnly at Havana's airport Thursday as white-gloved Cuban soldiers marched out of a plane carrying urns with remains of the 32 Cuban officers killed during a stunning U.S. attack on Venezuela.

Nearby, thousands of Cubans lined one of Havana’s most iconic streets to await the bodies as the island remained under threat by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

The soldiers' shoes clacked as they marched stiff-legged into the headquarters of the Ministry of the Armed Forces and placed the urns on a long table next to the pictures of those killed. Tens of thousands of people paid their respects, saluting the urns or holding their hand over their heart, many of them drenched from standing outside in a heavy downpour.

Thursday’s mass funeral was only one of a handful that the Cuban government has organized over the past half-century.

The soldiers were part of the security detail of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during the Jan. 3 raid on his residence to seize the former leader and bring him to the U.S. to face drug trafficking charges.

State television also showed images of more than a dozen people it said were wounded combatants from the raid, accompanied by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez after arriving Wednesday night from Venezuela. Some were in wheelchairs.

Tensions between Cuba and the U.S. have spiked, with Trump recently demanding that the Caribbean country make a deal with him before it is “too late.” He did not explain what kind of deal.

Trump also has said that Cuba will no longer live off Venezuela's money and oil. Experts warn that the abrupt end of oil shipments could be catastrophic for Cuba, which is already struggling with serious blackouts and a crumbling power grid.

Officials unfurled a massive flag at Havana's airport as President Miguel Díaz-Canel, clad in military garb, stood silent next to former President Raúl Castro, with what appeared to be the relatives of those killed looking on nearby.

Cuban Interior Minister Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas called the slain soldiers “heroes” of an anti-imperialist struggle spanning both Cuba and Venezuela. In an apparent reference to the U.S., he said the “enemy” speaks of “high-precision operations, of troops, of elites, of supremacy.

“We, on the other hand, speak of faces, of families who have lost a father, a son, a husband, a brother,” Álvarez said.

The events demonstrate that “imperialism may possess more sophisticated weapons; it may have immense material wealth; it may buy the minds of the wavering; but there is one thing it will never be able to buy: the dignity of the Cuban people,” he said.

Carmen Gómez, a 58-year-old industrial designer, was among the thousands of Cubans who lined a street where motorcycles and military vehicles thundered by with the remains of those killed.

“They are people willing to defend their principles and values, and we must pay tribute to them,” Gómez said, adding that she hopes no one invades her country. “It’s because of the sense of patriotism that Cubans have, and that will always unite us.”

The 32 military personnel ranged in age from 26 to 60 and were part of protection agreements between the two countries.

Officials in Cuba have said they expect a massive demonstration Friday across from the U.S. Embassy to protest the deaths.

“People are upset and hurt ... many do believe that the dead are martyrs” of a historic struggle against the United States, analyst and former diplomat Carlos Alzugaray told The Associated Press.

In October 1976, then-President Fidel Castro led a massive demonstration to bid farewell to the 73 people killed in the bombing of a civilian flight financed by anti-revolutionary leaders in the U.S. Most of the victims were Cuban athletes.

In December 1989, officials organized a ceremony to honor the more than 2,000 Cuban combatants who died in Angola during Cuba’s participation in a war that defeated the South African army.

In October 1997, memorial services were held following the arrival of the remains of guerrilla commander Ernesto “Che” Guevara and six of his comrades, who died in 1967.

The latest mass burial is critical to honor those slain, said José Luis Piñeiro, a 60-year-old doctor who lived for four years in Venezuela.

“I don’t think Trump is crazy enough to come and enter a country like this, ours, and if he does, he’s going to have to take an aspirin or some painkiller to avoid the headache he’s going to get,” Piñeiro said. “These were 32 heroes who fought him. Can you imagine an entire nation? He’s going to lose.”

The remains arrived a day after the U.S. announced $3 million in additional aid to help the island recover from the catastrophic Hurricane Melissa. The first flight took off on Wednesday, and a second flight was scheduled for Friday. A commercial vessel also will deliver food and other supplies.

Cuba had said on Wednesday that any contributions will be channeled through the government.

But U.S. State Department foreign assistance official Jeremy Lewin said Thursday that the U.S. was working with Cuba’s Catholic Church to distribute aid, as part of Washington's efforts to give assistance directly to the Cuban people.

“There’s nothing political about cans of tuna and rice and beans and pasta,” he said Thursday, warning that the Cuban government should not intervene or divert supplies. “We will be watching, and we will hold them accountable.”

Lewin said the Cuban government has a choice to: “Step down or better provide towards people.” Lewin added that “if there was no regime,” the U.S. would provide “billions and billions of dollars” in assistance, as well as investment and development: “That’s what lies on the other side of the regime for the Cuban people.”

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said the U.S. government was “exploiting what appears to be a humanitarian gesture for opportunistic and politically manipulative purposes.”

Coto contributed from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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People line up outside the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces where the remains are on display of the Cuban officers who were killed during the U.S. operation in Venezuela that captured President Nicolas Maduro, as it sprinkles rain in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Military members line up outside the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces where the urns containing the remains of Cuban officers, killed during the U.S. operation in Venezuela that captured President Nicolas Maduro, are on display in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Military members pay their last respects to Cuban officers who were killed during the U.S. operation in Venezuela that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, at the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces where the urns containing the remains are displayed during a ceremony in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A motorcade transports urns containing the remains of Cuban officers, who were killed during the U.S. operation in Venezuela that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, through Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Soldiers carry urns containing the remains of Cuban officers, who were killed during the U.S. operation in Venezuela that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, at the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (Adalberto Roque /Pool Photo via AP)

A motorcade transports urns containing the remains of Cuban officers, who were killed during the U.S. operation in Venezuela that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, through Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A motorcade transports urns containing the remains of Cuban officers, who were killed during the U.S. operation in Venezuela that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, through Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

People line the streets of Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, to watch the motorcade carrying urns containing the remains of Cuban officers killed during the U.S. operation in Venezuela that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Workers fly the Cuban flag at half-staff at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune near the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in memory of Cubans who died two days before in Caracas, Venezuela during the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)