Cleveland ? The second Phil Dawson’s game-winning field goal split the uprights in overtime, a few of the Cleveland Browns sprinted to the far end of the field and renewed a local custom.

Dawg Pound diving was back in style.

“It was like old Browns Stadium,” wide receiver and Cleveland native Joe Jurevicius said. “That’s the stuff I remember. That’s what I came home for.”

For one of the rare Sundays in recent memory, all was right again on the chilly shores of Lake Erie.

One week after a demoralizing loss, the Browns, playing with heart – and their backup quarterback – rallied for an improbable 31-28 victory over the stunned Kansas City Chiefs.

“This was a good team win,” Browns coach Romeo Crennel said. “Good for the fans, good for Cleveland, good for the organization. And we needed it.”

So, so badly.

Derek Anderson, subbing for injured starter Charlie Frye, threw two touchdown passes to Steve Heiden in the final 8:55 of regulation and then scrambled 33 yards in overtime to set up Dawson’s 33-yard kick.

Before replacing Frye, who may have broken his right wrist, Anderson had never thrown an NFL pass and had taken only one snap. However, the 23-year-old calmly rallied the Browns (4-8), who capped a dysfunctional week with their best game of the season.

“This was a big win for our team,” Anderson said. “Last week was such a mess for us. For us to come back here at home and get a win for these fans is huge.”

Dawson’s kick with 7:25 remaining in OT after the gangly, 6-foot-6 Anderson sprinted right, broke a tackle near the sideline and lumbered his way down to the Chiefs 12.

“He looked like Forrest Gump,” Jurevicius said.

After completing a 26-yard pass to Winslow – his only reception – and an eight-yard shovel pass to Reuben Droughns, Anderson rolled out on second down, and with no one open, he took off on his memorable jaunt.

“I knew he could play like that,” Browns running back Jason Wright said. “I believe in him. I wasn’t surprised, but I’m sure a lot of people are.”

Especially the Chiefs.

Trent Green threw four TD passes – two to Tony Gonzalez – for Kansas City, which had its AFC playoff hopes severely damaged. The Chiefs (7-5) led 28-14 with 8:55 to play in regulation after Green hooked up with Gonzalez on a 23-yard strike.

But Anderson, Cleveland’s third-string QB a year ago, brought the Browns back to cap a bizarre week.

“The season isn’t over, but we just made it a lot tougher,” said Gonzalez, who had nine catches for 105 yards. “We played well, we just didn’t finish. We let one slip away.”

Green, making his third start after missing eight games with a concussion, was 24-of-32 for 297 yards.