Watch Joe Thomas breakdown two big plays from Thursday Night Football

Browns great Joe Thomas does a great job breaking down a couple of big plays from Johnson and Johnson from Thursday Night Football:

The Cleveland Browns have Sunday off after taking care of their business on Thursday Night Football against the Denver Broncos. While the 17 – 14 victory may not inspire a lot of future confidence from the fans, the team found a way to get a victory after a tumultuous week full of injuries and worry.

The star of the show was running back D’Ernest Johnson. Johnson stepped in for starter Nick Chubb and his primary backup Kareem Hunt and showed no drop-off. After a total of three carries this season, and only 33 all of last year, Johnson had 22 rushes for 146 yards and a touchdown.

On the other side of the ball, John Johnson III made the biggest play for the defense with his endzone interception. Johnson, brought over in free agency, hasn’t lived up to high expectations so far but made some good plays in this game.

Browns great Joe Thomas joined Nathan Zegura to break down D. Johnson’s first touchdown run and J. Johnson III’s interception:

The little details that former players can pick out always make these videos worth watching. Thomas is obviously passionate about Cleveland and is hopeful for their success. It shows in his presentation.

Denver Broncos vs. Cleveland Browns live stream, odds, TV channel, start time, how to watch Thursday Night Football

The Denver Broncos will meet the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night from FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Denver Broncos will meet the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night from FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Broncos have won two of their last three games, knocking off the Steelers then losing to the Raiders at home. This is a bounce-back game for them and will look for Tedd Bridgewater to keep slinging the ball. As for the Browns, they are coming off a 37-14 loss to the Cardinals and will be without Baker Mayfield due to his shoulder injury that happened last week. Can Case Keenum lead the Browns to their fourth win?

This will be a great Thursday of NFL football here is everything you need to know to stream the action on Thursday.

Denver Broncos vs. Cleveland Browns

  • When: Thursday, October 21
  • Time: 8:20 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: FOX/NFL Network, FOX 4K
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

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O/U: 39.5

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Many questions for the Browns to answer on Thursday Night Football

A few questions around the Browns going into Thursday Night Football.

The Cleveland Browns face-off with the Denver Broncos on Thursday Night Football with a chance to get above a .500 record. With the offseason expectations much higher, “a chance to get above a .500 record” is a disappointing statement of reality.

In Week 1, the Cleveland defense couldn’t stop Kansas City but the offense was humming. The “moral victory” wasn’t real but hope came out of the game.

In Week 2, the Browns defense couldn’t stop Tyrod Taylor but shut down his rookie replacement, Davis Mills, and the offense did enough to get the victory.

Week 3 saw another rookie quarterback, Justin Fields, and the defense really came alive versus him. The offense once again did enough to get the victory.

Against Minnesota in Week 4, the rushing attack led the offense to victory while the defense shut down a very good offensive attack on the road. The quality win moved the team to 3 – 1.

The Los Angeles Chargers welcomed the Browns in and the game followed much like the first week against the Chiefs where the defense couldn’t make stops and the offense was able to be explosive.

Week 6 was the worst combination of the earlier games where the defense couldn’t get stops but the offense couldn’t get going with Nick Chubb out for the game.

Now comes a short week and a lot of questions that the Browns need to answer. Despite all of the injuries, the team still has to compete on Thursday Night Football.

A few questions going into the game:

Behind Enemy Lines: Perspective on the important Broncos questions from Broncos Wire

Checking in on all things Broncos with our sister site, Broncos Wire. How has Teddy looked? Is he using his weapons? Is Von Miller “back” after last year’s injury and more:

To prepare for Thursday Night Football where the Cleveland Browns take on the Denver Broncos, we talked with Jon Heath from Broncos Wire. With both teams 3 – 3, what can we learn about how the visitors have fared this season?

Teddy Bridgewater has had an interesting career, has his time in Denver been seen as a resurrection or just another pit stop locally?

Three games into the season, it seemed after if Bridgewater might be more than just a holdover QB. After the last three losses, though, I think it has become clear that he’s just a short-term solution. Denver will likely trade for, draft or sign another QB next offseason. Bridgewater is a good game manager and the Broncos can win with him, but they’ll probably want to bring in a younger QB with more long-term upside in 2022.


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Between Sutton, Jeudy and Fant, the Broncos have some great weapons, are they being used to their fullest?

Jeudy has unfortunately been injured the last few weeks but he looked excellent before his ankle injury. He’s very iffy for Thursday and if he doesn’t play, Jeudy should be back in Week 8. That’s big news for the Broncos’ offense because he has been greatly missed. Sutton is the team’s No. 1 target but Bridgewater hasn’t had a great connection with the talented WR in recent weeks. Perhaps that will improve over time. Fant’s performances have been up and down, but that seems to fall primarily on him. Denver could certainly get more out of that trio than it has been.

Von Miller is returning from injury, has he been explosive as always and able to back up his “kill him” threat?

He looks completely recovered, thankfully it wasn’t the kind of injury that has lingering problems — once it’s healed, it’s healed, and Miller had all of last season and the full offseason to recover. Miller has been a little quiet in the team’s last two games but he does face a lot of double teams and chips, so it’s not as if his production has slipped because of a lack of explosiveness. He’ll be looking for a bounceback performance this week after two games without a sack, and he’s made it quite clear that he believes a big game is in store for him.

Nationally, Vic Fangio is viewed mostly as lukewarm, how is he viewed locally?

Most fans were willing to give Fangio patience because he didn’t pick his QB in 2019 and the 2020 season was impacted by many circumstances out of his control. Entering his third season, though, Fangio has to deliver. Denver started well this year but after three straight losses (and terrible performances), it seems that a majority of fans are ready to move on. Unless the Broncos can turn things around and make a legitimate push for the playoffs, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Fangio’s time in Denver come to an end before next season.

What is your prediction for Thursday night?

Under normal circumstances, I would definitely pick the Browns to win this game. But without their starting QB and top two RBs (plus several other big injuries), Cleveland could struggle on Thursday evening. Broncos, 20-13.


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Browns Vs Broncos Week 7: How to watch, listen and stream

How to watch, listen and stream Thursday Night Football as the injured Cleveland Browns take on the visiting Denver Broncos:

The Cleveland Browns season has not started the way the team or fanbase would have liked. A promising 3 – 1 start has quickly fallen to a .500 record entering Week 7. A short week coming off a late Sunday game going into Thursday Night Football was going to be tough no matter what but injuries will make it even more difficult versus the Denver Broncos.

For the Browns, Baker Mayfield, Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt and Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah will miss the game. A number of other starters or key contributors on both sides of the ball will be questionable for the matchup at home.

The Broncos had a similar start to their season with three easy games leading to a 3 – 0 start. More difficult opponents led to three straight losses to match Cleveland’s 3 – 3 record.

In a game that the Browns just need to find a way to win, Thursday Night Football versus Denver could be very challenging. Below are important game details about this Week 7 matchup. If you have questions about the game, reach out to us on Twitter @TheBrownsWire.

Game information:

Who: Cleveland Browns vs. Denver Broncos

When: Thursday, October 21st, 8:20 p.m. ET.

Where: First Energy Stadium, Cleveland, OH

Streaming:

In-market live stream: Amazon Prime, fuboTV (try it for free)

Broadcasts:

TV: FOX, NFL Network

Radio: ESPN 850 WKNR, 92.3 The Fan WKRK & 98.5 WNCX

Broadcasters:

TV: Joe Buck and Troy Aikman

Radio: Jim Donovan, Doug Dieken and Nathan Zegura

Referee:

Adrian Hill

Opponent wire site:

Broncos Wire