CLEVELAND: The question seemed innocuous enough, but the response said it all about how much the Browns put into Sunday's 33-30 overtime victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

Asked if this game was as sweet as he has had as a pro, tight end Kellen Winslow put his head down and cried.

''I'm proud of us, man. We fought as a team,'' he said after taking a minute to compose himself. ''We deserve this.''

Phil Dawson kicked a 25-yard field goal with 9:19 left in the extra period as Cleveland (5-3) rallied from a 21-6 second-quarter deficit and took another step toward legitimacy. The Browns won their third consecutive game for the first time since 2001 and stand two games above .500 for the first time since the end of a 9-7 playoff season in 2002.

''It's a beautiful thing. God is definitely smiling on us right now,'' linebacker Andra Davis said.

''It feels good that we played for each
other, fought for each other and pulled for each other,'' coach Romeo Crennel said.

Seattle (4-4), two years removed from a Super Bowl appearance, got a 318-yard passing performance from Matt Hasselbeck, but was held without a touchdown in the second half.

The Browns faced two huge defensive plays in overtime and instant replay figured prominently on both.

Hasselbeck scrambled and slid 8 yards for a first down on third and 8, but an official review of the spot overturned the call, saying Hasselbeck was a half-yard short.

''I thought he did (get the first down),'' Seattle coach Mike Holmgren said. ''They really have to see something pretty decisive to overturn it. We are looking at the same replay in our box as they are, I think. I just don't think you overturn it if it's close, unless they saw something we didn't.''

On fourth down, Holmgren sent running back Maurice Morris over left guard. Strong safety Sean Jones came off the edge to hit Morris in the backfield. Davis got there second to stop Morris' surge and the Browns took over at their 44.

''I thought they were going to try to make us jump offsides,'' Jones said. ''Coach (Crennel) made a good call. We'd been working on that all season, but this was the first time we ran it.''

Dawson said the Browns hoped to get to at least the Seattle 37 for a field-goal try, and offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski found the perfect play to make that work. On second down, running back Jamal Lewis picked up 34 yards on a screen pass to the Seattle 21. After three running plays, Dawson hit the game-winner.

Lewis scored a career-high four touchdowns on the day Minnesota's Adrian Peterson broke his NFL single-game rushing record.

Browns quarterback Derek Anderson set career-highs by completing 29-of-48 passes for 364 yards.