BEREA, Ohio – Spencer Lanning made some modern football history Sunday, but it didn’t stop the man with the strong right leg from poking fun at his weak right arm.

The NFL confirmed that Lanning became the first player since Sam Baker in 1968 with a punt, extra point and touchdown pass in the same game. It was all part of the Browns’ 31-27 win over the Minnesota Vikings.

Pretty rare stuff, yet the Browns' versatile special-teams contributor said critiques on his 11-yard TD pass to Jordan Cameron off a fake field goal were not flattering.

“First of all, I wasn’t very excited about how it came out, it had a little duck-tail to it,” said Lanning, who threw the ball to an uncovered Cameron along the right sideline and watched him run the final eight yards to the end zone.

“I’ve (had) some guys around the league texting me saying I threw it like a girl. No offense to all the women out there. As soon as I threw it, it did seem like the ball hung up. ... I just didn't want to overthrow (Cameron).”

The trick play, called on a fourth-and-4, gave the Browns a 24-14 lead in the second quarter. Lanning added to his heroics by kicking the last extra point with 51 seconds remaining after Billy Cundiff was sidelined with a quad injury. Lanning is the normal holder, so quarterback Brian Hoyer took his place while the South Carolina product booted the ball through the uprights. The conversion proved crucial as it extended the lead to four points and forced the Vikings to drive the length of the field for a TD.

In Monday’s team meeting, coach Rob Chudzinski posted a picture of the kick taken from the end zone, spotlighting the contributions of Lanning and Hoyer.

“I put the caption underneath it to show the team, we talked about the theme of the week was, ’Do a little bit more,’” Chudzinski said. “That’s really what it ended up being at the end of the game, for those guys especially.”

The coach joked that Lanning might have been a former “punt, pass and kick” champion. Not the case, said the 25-year-old, who also kicked a game-winning field goal in the final exhibition against Chicago.

“The most training I’ve had throwing a ball is with my dad out in the yard,” Lanning said. “As kickers and punters, we have a lot of time on our hands. In college especially we got some passes in and whatnot. But I have no background playing quarterback, never played pee-wee football or anything like that. Coaches just drew up a play and we went out there and executed it.”

Cundiff said he’s optimistic about playing against Cincinnati while Chudzinski added that any decision on signing another kicker won’t be made until later in the week.

What about “Slash” Lanning, who punted and kicked for the Gamecocks like so many old-time NFL specialists such as Don Cockroft and Baker?

“If I had to I think I could,” Lanning said. “It would come down trying to figure out how to split the reps (during practice). I’m here as a punter. I’m trying to help my team win some ballgames.”