Tag: Jerome Ford

Browns Injury Report: Joel Bitonio, Kareem Hunt banged up on Wednesday

The Browns’ injury report was quite long, but featured two returning to practice.

The Cleveland Browns have the opportunity to advance to 3-1 this season as the Baltimore Ravens travel to Cleveland Browns Stadium for this Week 4 matchup. For the Browns, however, they have a few injuries to overcome, including both guard Joel Bitonio and running back Kareem Hunt who sat out with some nagging soreness.

They did, however, get two players back at practice after they missed the Week 3 win against the Tennessee Titans. Both cornerback Greg Newsome II and offensive lineman James Hudson III returned to the practice field for the Browns as they get set to take on their AFC North rival. Getting Newsome II back on the defensive side of the football would be a massive boost to an already stellar defense.

Here is the full injury list released by the Browns as they get ready to take on the Ravens this Sunday at home. With a unique opportunity to enter the bye with a 2-1 record in the AFC North, the Browns need to get healthy.

Studs and Duds: Stars shine brightly in Browns win over Titans

The Cleveland Browns stars shined bright in this installment of studs and duds.

The Cleveland Browns showed their resilience as the defense, led by defensive end Myles Garrett, dominated the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. Last week, the Browns’ season seemed lost after the Nick Chubb injury, but today the team is riding high off a 27-3 win. The offense had a hard time getting started but found its footing in the second quarter.

Deshaun Watson looked accurate and in rhythm for the first time in a Browns uniform. He had the offense humming both through the air and on the ground. In some respects, he finally looked like the player the Browns sacrificed so much for. The Browns will need to keep Watson confident to build upon the recent success. Watson still has streaks of reckless plays when trying to play hero ball.

His attempt to avoid a sack by throwing a backward pass to Elijah Moore was one of the dumbest things I’ve seen a Browns quarterback do during a game. The Browns cannot have their quarterback lose composure like that again.

On defense, the Browns continued to lock down opposing offenses. The Titans scored 3 points but had the most sustained success of any of the Browns’ opponents. The Titans were able to get into the red zone multiple times on Sunday. The Browns had not given up a red zone possession before the game. So while the Titans left the field with only three points, that’s more points than the Bengals or Steelers got from the red zone. The Browns’ defense has been outstanding to start the season.

Every week they make up the majority of the stud list, and this week is no different. The stars on this team are playing like stars.

4 Downs: Deshaun Watson, offense shows signs of life in Browns’ win vs. Titans

The Browns are now 2-1. What are the biggest takeaways?

I still do not know what to make of the Cleveland Browns. They have won two games in blowouts, but have lost one game in an ugly offensive performance. In this 27-3 win against the Tennessee Titans, however, quarterback Deshaun Watson and the offense found sustained success and signs of life to build upon. The defense, led by Myles Garrett again, continued their absolutely stunning start to the 2023 season, giving up just 18 points on the season.

Watson finished this game with a passing line of 27-of-33 for 289 yards and two touchdowns. This was a massive uptick in production from the first two weeks, and easily his best performance as a member of the Browns.

In their first game without running back Nick Chubb, the Browns struggled to find anything on the ground against Tennessee’s dominant defensive interior. Jerome Ford and Kareem Hunt combined for just 31 yards on 15 carries on the day. Both, however, made plays through the air as receivers, including a receiving touchdown to Ford.

Browns asserting their will as Jerome Ford scores touchdown no. 2 vs. Titans

Jerome Ford is collecting touchdowns both through the air and on the ground!

After catching a long touchdown in the first half of this matchup against the Tennessee Titans, the Cleveland Browns have gotten Jerome Ford back in the endzone for the second time today. This time, the newly anointed starting running back has found the endzone on the ground after a long, sustained drive by the Cleveland offense from three yards out.

While Ford has just 23 yards on the ground, and with most of them coming on this touchdown drive (the Browns are finally creating creases thanks to a successful passing attack), he has also added another 33 yards and a score on two catches.

Doing his best to fill the large shoes of Nick Chubb in his first career start, Ford is showing the Browns that he is capable of finding success in a variety of ways. The Browns now lead 20-3 in the third quarter as they look to advance to 2-1 on the season.

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WATCH: Deshaun Watson and the Browns’ offense finally scores a touchdown vs. Titans

The Browns take back the lead!

The Cleveland Browns finally find the endzone against the Tennessee Titans in their first game without running back Nick Chubb. While the offense has looked much cleaner today minus an Elijah Moore fumble and a singular bad decision from quarterback Deshaun Watson, they had been unable to sustain a drive. Until the beginning of the second quarter when Watson connected down the field to running back Jerome Ford.

This gives the Browns a 10-3 lead over the Titans as their defense looks just as dominant this week as they have the first two weeks of the season. Constantly dominating upfront, this game could be a race to 17 between the Browns and Titans.

After two horrid offensive performances to start the season from Cleveland, it is nice to see them finding sustained success today. With still plenty of time to play, Watson and his unit cannot stop pushing the ball down the field.

The deep ball to Ford was an excellent cap to a long drive, however.

Fantasy Football: Running back starts and sits for Week 3

From Josh Jacobs to Jerome Ford we help fantasy managers make tough roster decisions at the running back position going into Week 3

Starts and sits is here to help fantasy managers make those all important last minute lineup decisions .While we won’t tell you about obvious starts such as Christian McCaffrey or Justin Jefferson, we will find players you may be waffling about and help you make a decision.

Let’s look at running backs for Week 3.

Fantasy football start ’em, sit ’em: Week 3

Check out our starts and sits in fantasy football for Week 3.

With the season in full swing, fantasy football managers enter Week 3 with some crucial start/sit decisions as injuries and performance trends continue to have major impacts on lineups.

Doing start/sit articles can be a little challenging. The players featured on the list below should not be taken as “must starts” or “must sits.” Instead, these are more suggestions on what we believe managers should do with fringe players heading into the weekend. The choice is ultimately up to the manager.

Just because a player is listed as a “start” doesn’t mean he should be put in the lineup over the secure, bona fide studs. Vice versa for the “sits.” If there’s no better option on the waiver wire or the bench, a manager shouldn’t automatically sit the player. That’s why these can be tricky waters to navigate.

Feel free to ask any specific start/sit questions via X, formerly Twitter, (@KevinHickey11) or check out our player projections for Week 2:

Stefanski: Jerome Ford will be Browns’ top running back despite Kareem Hunt signing

Ford will get the chance to prove himself as the top back

You cannot replace Nick Chubb but the Browns have to drive on and figure out who will carry the load. The team brought back former rushing champion Kareem Hunt to help fill the void left by Chubb. However, head coach Kevin Stefanski is standing by second-year player Jerome Ford as the starter.

“Jerome is the lead back, but we have to work through all of those types of things. And what Kareem’s ready to do this week you know, if he’s ready to go this week and what type of load he can carry and Pierre Strong. So I think we need to work through all of that. But, yes, Jerome is the starter.”

Having Kareem Hunt as a veteran leader on passing downs will help Ford by giving a competent backup. Against Pittsburgh Ford showed that his speed and acceleration can get the job done when he’s in the open field. Most of the burden will fall on Deshaun Watson to lead the offense but the combo of Ford and Hunt should be a competent pair in the running game.

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Browns surge as Pierre Strong Jr. finds the endzone after big Jerome Ford run

The running backs are stepping up in the absence of Nick Chubb

The Cleveland Browns are back in front of the Pittsburgh Steelers, thanks primarily to a massive run by running back Jerome Ford that got them all the way down to the one-yard line. The drive was capped off by a one-yard run by newly acquired running back Pierre Strong Jr. The Browns then went on to convert the two-point conversion to give them a three-point lead over the Steelers.

With still over a quarter and a half left to play in this game, the Browns are looking to advance to 2-0 on the season.

Can the Browns continue to step up in the absence of running back Nick Chubb? Even escaping Monday night against the Steelers is just the first step. However, this would also give them a fresh start to prepping for life without Chubb.

Strong and Ford are doing their best to keep the Browns afloat at the running back position in the meantime.

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Browns: Jerome Ford comes in for Nick Chubb; immediately score TD vs. Steelers

Jerome Ford makes the most of a bad situation.

The Cleveland Browns have bigger fish to fry beyond this Monday Night showdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers as they have lost their All-Pro running back Nick Chubb to a knee injury. However, making the most of the situation, backup running back Jerome Ford scored a touchdown to put the Browns on top in his first play in relief.

The Browns will need to ask much more of Ford after the injury to Chubb, one that looks serious on first look. This is a great start, but with 15 games to go, the second-year back will now be asked to carry the bulk of the workload.

Luckily, the Browns traded for Pierre Strong Jr. during cutdowns as well to address the running back position. Look for him to get some looks for the Browns moving forward as well.

It is a terrible situation for the Browns to be in, but hopefully, Ford is up for the challenge.

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