The officials announced that they would review the 4th down conversion two plays earlier and overturned it, giving the ball to the Jaguars.

Meanwhile, the team's beer sponsor, Miller Brewing Company, had introduced a new plastic bottle, marketing it as a safer alternative to the more traditional glass or aluminum.

Many concessions providers, including those of the Browns, eagerly adopted the bottles as an alternative to the practice of the time of pouring drinks either on tap at stands or from in-stadium sellers into lighter plastic cups to reduce both waste and labor costs.

[4] Trailing 15–10 with 1:08 remaining in regulation, the Browns were driving deep into Jaguars territory, looking for a potential go-ahead score.

Quarterback Tim Couch took the snap and passed it short to wide receiver Quincy Morgan, who caught the ball for a 3-yard gain and a first down but appeared to bobble it as he fell to the ground.

[5] Realizing the call was questionable, Couch wasted no time hurrying the offense to the line of scrimmage, starting the next play with only 0:50 left on the clock.

Instead, referee Terry McAulay announced that the replay booth had buzzed his headset for a review of Morgan's fourth-down catch.

As the Jaguars celebrated, Browns head coach Butch Davis angrily criticized the officials over the timing of the review.

Fearing for the teams' safety, referee McAulay announced "That is the end of the game" with 48 seconds left on the clock, something that has never been done before in the history of the NFL.

[9] Announcers Johnson and Jones told viewers that they saw an unspecified person fall to the ground after a thrown object, which they claimed was either a Sony Walkman or a CD player, "split his head wide open," and lamented the "ugly" actions of the Cleveland fans.

By the time all players and officials returned to the field, over 20 minutes had elapsed since the disputed fourth down play.

The win did not affect the Jaguars significantly, as they were already eliminated from postseason contention and would finish the 2001 season at 6–10, but for the Browns, the loss contributed to the team missing the playoffs.