LONDON — The script was right there for the Browns .

There was 3:05 remaining and Cleveland had a three-point lead . Not only that, but the Minnesota Vikings had 80 yards to go to take the lead.

Exactly where the Browns top-ranked defense is expected to come in and slam the door shut. Except, that is, when it does, as was the case in their 21-17 loss to the Vikings in London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Buy Cleveland Browns tickets

"Yeah, that's on us as a defense," cornerback Greg Newsome II said in the locker room. "We got the lead, last drive, that's what we asked for and we didn't hold up our end of the bargain. So definitely sucks to play such a good game to not finish it at the end."

The final dagger came with 25 seconds remaining, when quarterback Carson Wentz found wi

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