This game is destined to be a quirky piece in the history of both the Ravens and of this rivalry, much like Joe Pisarcik’s fumble is to the Giants and Eagles.

We Ravens fans will remember it fondly until and unless it results in the Browns making the draft pick that turns around the franchise.

I believe there is also a small minority of Browns fans (much like Cubs fans) who actually enjoy being able to embrace the futility of events that don’t cost them championships (like The Fumble or The Drive). Such fans will be able to make lemonade from Monday’s loss if the Browns draft a Hall of Famer with their first pick in 2016.

Obviously the cost in draft value for this win will be high for the Ravens. However, on the game-deciding play, Chris Canty drove back Cam Erving (the 19^th overall selection in 2015), so that Brent Urban had room to swim by Danny Shelton (the 12^th overall pick in 2015) for the block.

Notes (all snaps counts exclude penalties and will be equal or lower than other published sources):

–Brent Urban made his NFL debut. He played 11 snaps on defense, the last of which was McCown’s 10-yard TD pass to Moore (Q2, 4:46). He received tackle credit on each of his first 2 NFL snaps. He assisted Hill to take down Crowell for a gain of 4 (Q1, 8:35). He then worked off Erving to tackle Crowell for a gain of 1 (Q1, 4:01). He rushed the passer 5 times without generating any pressure events, but he came close on the TD pass (Q2, 4:46) when he moved to contain McCown’s scramble, then tripped on Guy’s foot. The Ravens were in the nickel or dime for all but 8 plays in the second half, which effectively precluded the possibility of more snaps.

–Urban’s debut will go down among the most spectacular in team history with:

*Ray Lewis: AFC Defensive Player of the Week vs. Oakland in 1996

*Jameel McClain: Sacked JaMarcus Russell for a safety on his first NFL snap versus Oakland in 2008

*Rashaan Melvin: Shut down Cecil Shorts in his debut versus Jacksonville in 2014

*Dan Cody: Played the first 14 snaps of a 15-snap career versus Atlanta in 2006 on which the Falcons gained -22 yards.

*Terrell Suggs: Had a sack versus the Steelers on his 4^th NFL snap in 2003.

–The division of snaps by defensive lineman:

Davis (first time this season) and Lewis-Moore (5^th consecutive week) were both inactive. Davis remains a close 5^th in snaps (202) among defensive linemen for the season, but his playing time has decreased steadily since his high of 33 snaps at Pittsburgh in Week 4.

–Zach Orr’s snaps increased to a career-high 27. He was used in a broader set of circumstances than just 3^rd and long. Those included 4 plays on the last drive of the half and the last 8 snaps of the game (spanning 3 drives). Orr played the last 2 snaps of the game versus the Rams, providing an indication that he might receive an expanded role. He made 2 significant tackles, a 3^rd down stop negated by Upshaw’s illegal use of hands, and a trip up of Hartline (Q4, 0:50) which resulted in the clock running down to 0:18 before the ball was again snapped. I did not score him with a pass rush event, and he appeared to have some trouble collapsing on the target in zone coverage. It seems clear he’ll be in for Daryl Smith in passing situations going forward.

–The Orr/Smith shift in roles could be an organization-driven decision based on the desire to shed some large contracts in 2016. It would be a classic “80% of the player at 20% of the price” move.

–Arthur Brown did not see action, although Pees employed the 3-ILB set (Mosley, Orr, and Smith) on 8 snaps.

–Shareece Wright had a fine game with a single bad coverage that will be most remembered. Here are my notes:

–(Q1, 7:49) Wright had tight coverage of Bowe 15 yards down the right sideline, the ball sailed out of bounds with pressure from Guy.

–(Q2, 1:12) He knocked away a ball intended for Moore between the numbers and right hash.

–(Q3, 2:35) He executed a clean strip of Barnidge between the numbers and right hash, but the Browns TE had already started to drop the ball.

–(Q3, 2:31) He was unable to convert a diving interception opportunity in coverage of Benjamin, but the ball fell incomplete.

–(Q3, 2:28) For a third consecutive play, Shareece had tight coverage, this time of Benjamin at the goal line. Had the ball landed in bounds, Wright probably would have been flagged for pass interference, but it appeared the official determined the ball (which was several yards OOB) was uncatchable.

–(Q4, 9:05) McCown threw a short pass right to the fullback Johnson, who Wright dropped quickly for a gain of 1.

–(Q4, 8:33) Wright again had good coverage of Benjamin 15 yards down the right sideline, but McCown again threw out of bounds and was unable to continue. This was the 5^th consecutive play where Wright had coverage responsibility. Those plays resulted in 4 incompletes and a gain of 1.

–(Q4, 3:35) McCown threw a designed screen right to Johnson. The rookie RB reversed his field when contained by Smith, Guy, and Jernigan, but Wright chased him down for a loss of 9.

–(Q4, 1:55) Wright committed his first serious error of the night when he lost Benjamin inside (as he appeared to look into the backfield) on the game-tying, 42-yard touchdown. In fairness, Benjamin is nearly impossible to defend on such a route without safety help, and Will Hill bit on the wide-open Hartline who ran a 10-yard cross. Watching at the time, I wondered (with expletives) how Benjamin could get behind the defense at that point in the game. However, since Hartline should probably have otherwise been covered, Hill’s inability to help appeared to be a domino effect.

–(Q4, 1:12) Wright again had tight coverage of Benjamin 30 yards down the right sideline as the ball sailed out of bounds.

–Webb had a fine game despite a dropped interception (Q4, 1:23). He led the team with 7 tackles (all solo), several on quick takedowns after the catch in the open field. He drew a holding flag on Moore (Q1, 0:50) which was enforced from the incorrect spot. That cost the Ravens approximately 5 yards and the Browns would convert and eventually kick a field goal. Lardarius did not allow any completions behind him and made a contribution in the pass rush.

–I was surprised the Ravens decided to play soft on 3^rd and 19 (Q4, 2:51). Pees brought a plain 4-man rush and Davis completed a 14-yard pitch and catch to Hartline. Webb tackled Hartline short of the marker, but that’s a case where the Browns were playing 4-down football and the Ravens assumed they would punt. The Browns converted 4^th and 5 and went on to score the game-tying TD.

–Gruden saw fit to criticize the Ravens pass rush in the first half, but they knocked down McCown 11 times on 49 drop backs (Dumervil 5, Jernigan 3, Canty 2, Williams 1, Guy 1—those don’t add up to 11, because Doom and Jernigan each are credited with a full QH on their shared sack).

–Despite just 1 tackle, Canty had his best pass rush game as a Raven with 4 pressures and 2 QHs as I have it scored. He owes a steak dinner to 1^st-round pick Cam Erving, who he bullied all night culminating with the key penetration on the game ending kick-6. As he drove back Erving, Urban got room to swim by the Browns’ other 1^st-round selection, Danny Shelton, to the outside with an unobstructed sight line to block. Amusingly, Erving chased Hill into the end zone as the game ended.

Schematically, the Ravens had a few wrinkles defensively after the misery 7 weeks ago in Baltimore:

–The Ravens lined up for 5 snaps in the dime on 3^rd down distances of 10, 7, 10, 9 as well as a 4^th and 5. Kyle Arrington was inserted as a corner in the dime.

–Will Hill was removed for 4 plays when Webb was at safety. Webb also played several snaps at safety with the Ravens in their base nickel and Lewis covering the slot receiver.

–Since the bye, Pees has made a clear decision to play as many variations as possible on a plane Jane defense, including:

–3 ILBs

–Webb at safety

–an occasional dime

–some use of Arthur Brown

–a wider variety of blitz looks that involve the defensive backs and not just double-A gap ILB alignment pre-snap

That has resulted in 3 well-played defensive games.

One other quirky question that would be a difficult research project:

A few years ago I looked at 1 entire NFL season and the team that lost was intercepted on their final pass 35% of the time.

When was last time the winning team’s QB threw a pass on their final offensive play and had it intercepted? I don’t know the answer, but it may never have happened before.