Despite historic performances from Jameis Winston and Jerry Jeudy, the Cleveland Browns came up short in what was a thrilling game against the Denver Broncos on “Monday Night Football.”
Winston set the Broncos’ franchise record for most passing yards in a single game. He also threw a pair of pick sixes, the second one courtesy of cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian with 1:46 left that sealed Denver’s 41-32 win. Denver had regained the lead moments earlier on Wil Lutz’s 27-yard field goal.
The Broncos’ second-ranked scoring defense was torched for most of the night by Winston and Jeudy. Winston threw for a career-high 497 yards in addition to his four touchdown passes. Jeudy’s 235 receiving yards is the most-ever against a former team. Still, the Broncos’ two defensive scores was ultimately the difference in what was otherwise an evenly matched game.
Broncos standout linebacker Nik Bonitto’s pick six gave Denver a double-digit lead late in the first half. But Winston and Co. refused to go away and eventually took the lead on Jeudy’s 70-yard touchdown catch that occurred mere moments after Marvin Mims Jr. opened the second half with a 93-yard score on a pass thrown by Broncos quarterback Bo Nix.
Denver, though, received clutch plays down the stretch by its defense. The Broncos’ offense also received another solid game from Nix, who threw for 294 yards. Mims and fellow wideout Courtland Sutton both went over 100 yards receiving. Running back Jaleel McLaughlin came up big in the second half and finished with 84 yards on 14 carries.
We’ll have a full breakdown of the game shortly. In the meantime, check out our live blog below to relive the madness that was Monday night’s game in real time.
