LONDON — Heading into Dillon Gabriel’s first start, his Browns teammates raved about his poise, his confidence and his moxie.
He didn’t disappoint, but he was unable to close out the victory Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Browns lost 21-17 to the Vikings to fall to 1-4 after on a come-from-behind touchdown pass from Carson Wentz to Jordan Addison with 25 seconds remaining.
The Browns had taken the lead in the third quarter, 17-14, on a 9-yard TD pass from Gabriel to David Njoku. But they couldn’t buy a first down in their barren offensive wasteland of the fourth quarter.
As a result, the Browns slipped to 1-4, and first-time Browns starting quarterbacks slipped to 0-17 since their return in 1999.
For much of the game, Gabriel brought some life to the Browns offense and wok