OAKLAND, Calif. -Phil Dawson’s last-second kick and an instant replay reversal were enough to give rookie Charlie Frye his first NFL win.

Dawson kicked a 37-yard field goal two plays after Reuben Droughns’ apparent fumble was overturned by replay, giving the Cleveland Browns a 9-7 victory over the Oakland Raiders.

Frye, a third-round pick out of Akron, calmly engineered the last-minute drive that helped Cleveland (5-9) snap a three-game skid, but spent the key moments waiting to see if he had done enough.

After Droughns lost the ball at the Oakland 19 with less than a minute left, it appeared the Raiders (4-10) would escape with the win. But after a long replay review, referee Mike Carey ruled Droughns was down before the ball came loose, giving the Browns another chance.

Coach Romeo Crennel played it safe, having Frye take a knee to let the clock run down. Dawson then kicked his third field goal of the game to win it.

Frye went 4-for-5 for 32 yards on the drive that started after Alvin McKinley blocked Sebastian Janikowski’s 46-yard field goal attempt with 3:15 to play. The drive was aided by a personal foul facemask penalty against Derrick Burgess after he sacked Frye on third-and-3.

Frye’s comeback spoiled Kerry Collins’ return as Oakland’s starting quarterback. Benched after throwing seven interceptions in a four-game span, Collins was given the job back after Marques Tuiasosopo turned the ball over four times in last week’s 26-10 loss to the New York Jets.

Collins struggled against the Browns, going 14-for-30 for 132 yards and an interception as Oakland lost its fourth straight. He did throw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Randy Moss late in the first half for Oakland’s only score.

Frye finished 21-for-32 for 198 yards and an interception in his third career start.

With the crowd thinned by the Raiders’ poor record and heavy rain that fell early in the day, Collins didn’t have to deal with as many of the angry fans who booed him during his last two home starts. But Collins still heard it from the crowd after throwing a low pass on third down to Courtney Anderson to end Oakland’s first drive and many times after that.

Collins did get some cheers on his final drive of the opening half, an 89-yard drive that ended with the first score of the game. Collins completed five straight passes and also converted on a fourth-and-1 sneak. After throwing a ball away under pressure, Collins threw a perfect strike in between three defenders to Moss for the score with 1:16 left in the half.

The Browns answered after Joshua Cribbs returned the ensuing kick 46 yards to the Cleveland 49. Frye completed three passes to move the ball to the Oakland 27, leading to a 44-yard field goal by Dawson on the final play of the half to make it 7-3.

The Browns missed an opportunity to score earlier in the half when Frye led them down to the 1. But Jarrod Cooper stopped Droughns on fourth-and-goal from the 1, keeping the game scoreless.

Cleveland was stopped again inside the 10 late in the third quarter, settling for a 24-yard field goal by Dawson that made it 7-6.

LaMont Jordan ran for 132 yards to give him 1,025 yards on the season for Oakland.

AP-ES-12-18-05 1923EST