Tag: Jerry Jeudy

Broncos beat Browns 41-32 in ‘Monday Night Football’ thriller

What a wild ‘Monday Night Football’ game! The Broncos now go into their bye week with an 8-5 record following Monday’s win.

The Denver Broncos improved to 8-5 with a 41-32 victory in a Monday Night Football thriller against the Cleveland Browns in Week 13 of the 2024 NFL season.

After the Broncos punted on their opening drive, Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins missed a 47-yard field goal attempt on Cleveland’s first possession of the game. Nix then led a 12-play, 63-yard drive that was capped off by a two-yard touchdown run from Javonte Williams to take a 7-0 lead.

With Denver cornerback Riley Moss (knee) sidelined, the Browns attacked fill-in cornerback Levi Wallace on their next drive as quarterback Jameis Winston connected on an eight-yard touchdown pass to tight end David Njoku to tie the game at 7-7 late in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Browns cornerback Denzel Ward tipped a Nix pass intended for Troy Franklin into the air and it was intercepted by Greg Newsome. Cleveland capitalized off that takeaway with a 45-yard Hopkins field goal to take a 10-7 lead.

Later in the second quarter, the Broncos went 67 yards on six plays and fullback Michael Burton scored on a one-yard run to make it 14-10. Shortly thereafter, Denver pass rusher Nik Bonitto made a game-changing play with a 71-yard pick-six to extend the lead to 21-10.

The Browns bounced back after that pick-six as Winston led an 11-play, 70-yard drive that ended with a four-yard touchdown pass to Njoku to cut the deficit to 21-17 just before halftime.

In the third quarter, Nix threw a 93-yard touchdown pass to receiver Marvin Mims to make it 28-17.

Winston matched that score with a 70-yard touchdown pass to Jerry Jeudy. After a successful two-point conversion thrown to Jeudy, Cleveland made it a field goal game, 28-25. Broncos kicker Wil Litz later converted a 36-yard field goal to increase the lead to 31-25.

In the fourth quarter, Nix was intercepted by Ward when he threw a deep pass intended for Mims. The Browns capitalized on that takeaway as Winston later threw a five-yard touchdown pass to running back Nick Chubb to give Cleveland a 32-31 lead with just under nine minutes remaining in the game.

Denver then used up just over six minutes on a 61-yard drive that ended with a 27-yard Lutz field goal to retake a 34-32 lead. Broncos cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian then grabbed a 46-yard pick-six to make it 41-32.

Denver linebacker Cody Barton then sealed the game with an interception on the final drive of the game.

Winston threw for 497 yards and four touchdowns, but his three interceptions proved to be costly. Nix totaled 294 passing yards with one touchdown pass and two interceptions.

Up next for the Broncos is a bye in Week 14 followed by a home game against the Indianapolis Colts at Empower Field at Mile High in Week 15.

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Quick strike back: Jerry Jeudy revenge game is in full effect

Jerry Jeudy, after a massive 70-yard touchdown, is now up to 167 yards on his former team.

After giving up a 93-yard touchdown, the Cleveland Browns struck right back against the Denver Broncos as quarterback Jameis Winston found wide receiver Jerry Jeudy for a 70-yard touchdown against this former team.

The Browns responded immediately with a 70-yard touchdown from Jeudy on a one-play drive. Cleveland opted for the two-point conversion, and Jeudy delivered again to cut the lead to 28-25 with just under 10 minutes left in the third quarter. Winston is now up to 355 yards passing on the night.

Jeudy continues his dominant revenge game in Denver, recording six catches for 167 yards and a touchdown. It could have been even more if Winston had connected with him on a wide-open 90-yard opportunity. Winston has impressed once again, completing 22 of 37 passes for 336 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception with plenty of game left to play. Alongside Jeudy’s stellar performance, receiver Elijah Moore has added 97 yards on seven receptions, while David Njoku has hauled in two touchdowns.

This has been an intense, high-scoring, back-and-forth affair. The Browns will need to tighten up on defense and establish a more effective run game to secure back-to-back primetime wins.

Bo Nix throws 93-yard TD pass; Jameis Winston counters with 70-yarder

The Broncos and Browns traded long TD passes

The MNF broadcast mentioned how Bo Nix wasn’t seeing the field. How rookie QBs were 8-18-1 against Jim Schwartz’s defenses.

Good thing the Denver Broncos rookie QB couldn’t hear it. He stepped back into the end zone on third-and-11 and delivered a beautiful pass down the middle to Marvin Mims.

Mims took off after catching the throw and was gone. The play covered 93 yards and after Wil Lutz’s PAT, the Broncos led 28-17.

The Browns took the next kickoff at their 30 and Jameis Winston fired to ex-Bronco WR Jerry Jeudy.

Jeudy caught the pass in his revenge game and 70 yards later was in the end zone.

Jeudy also caught the two-point conversion pass and it was a 28-25 game.

Pat Surtain responds to Jerry Jeudy’s comments about the Broncos

Jerry Jeudy said he wants to whip the Broncos in the buttock on Monday. This is how Pat Surtain responded to those comments.

Jerry Jeudy wants to prove a point when he returns to Empower Field at Mile High on Monday.

After being traded from the Denver Broncos to the Cleveland Browns this spring, Jeudy is now set to face his old team on Monday Night Football on Dec. 2. Ahead of the Week 13 showdown, Jeudy said in an interview, “I just want to go back up there and whip their ass.”

“That sounds like my dawg,” Broncos receiver Courtland Sutton said with a smile when told about Jeudy’s comment. “He’s a competitor, man.”

It remains to be seen if Denver will have star cornerback Pat Surtain follow Jeudy on Monday, but the two should face off for at least some of the game. Surtain was asked about Jeudy’s comments ahead of the showdown.

“I think he’s going to be fired up, obviously this was his past team,” Surtain said. “I think he’s going to have a lot of juice going, a lot of juice flowing. That’s just the type of player he is. He’s very competitive and he’s going to be looking to get after it. I’m looking forward to the matchup. It’s going to be a great matchup.”

Jeudy clearly has beef with the organization, but not necessarily his former teammates. He spoke glowingly about Surtain during his media availability in Cleveland last week. Jeudy praised Surtain for his smarts, length and speed, and he said Monday will be a fun matchup.

“I know Pat since [inaudible], been competing against him my whole life,” Jeudy said. “So if I’m going to get the opportunity to go against him on this big stage, it’s going to be fun.”

Monday’s game will be nationally televised on ESPN. Playing at home, the Broncos are considered favorites in Week 13.

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Jerry Jeudy’s revenge game will have the national spotlight

Jerry Jeudy is looking forward to his return to Denver

The lights will be bright for Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy when he returns to Denver to face his former team on Monday Night Football.

With a chance at revenge, Jeudy has made his feelings clear ahead of the prime-time matchup on Monday Night Football. He continued with a lighter tone saying, “You always want to beat the opposing team that you used to play for, you know, that’s just the competitive nature of us athletes.”

Jeudy had a turbulent stint with his original team and admitted that it was his request to be traded.

The former first-round draft pick got his wish and was moved to the Browns this off-season for fourth and sixth-round draft picks. Shortly after he was rewarded with a contract extension for $58m over three years before playing a snap for his new team.

His frustration with his former team makes plenty of sense. In his four years with the Broncos, he played with three different starting quarterbacks, three head coaches, and three offensive coordinators, leaving little room for continuity or growth. His final year with them was with Sean Payton, who refused to trade him before last season hoping he could become a big part of the new offense. After another disappointing season, the Broncos would finally trade him to the Browns.

Initially, the new environment didn’t help Jeudy as the Browns offense struggled with DeShaun Watson at quarterback. Now with Jameis Winston starting, Jeudy has begun to find his stride, clearing 70+ yards in each of his last four games.

Against the Saints, Jeudy crossed 100 yards receiving for the first time as a Brown and the first time since week 18 of the 2022 season. Last week against the rival Steelers, Jeudy came up clutch with 85 more yards and a third down conversion late in the game that would help seal the win.

Now he’ll face his toughest test yet since joining the Browns as he’ll be expected to face off against Broncos elite cornerback Patrick Surtain II who’s been the key component of a staunch Denver pass defense.

Despite a slow start, Jeudy only needs 22 receptions and 328 yards over the final six games of the season to set new career highs. His production against Denver will be crucial if the Browns want to upset yet another AFC playoff hopeful.

Browns WR Jerry Jeudy says trade from Broncos ‘didn’t hurt at all’

Jerry Jeudy said being traded from the Broncos “didn’t hurt at all” because it’s what he wanted to happen.

Jerry Jeudy is set to face his old team in Week 13.

The Denver Broncos traded the former first-round draft pick to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for fifth- and sixth-round draft picks this spring.

Jeudy is now set to return to Empower Field at Mile High when the Broncos host the Browns on Monday Night Football on Dec. 2.

“I’m ready to go over there and win a football game,” Jeudy told Cleveland reporters on Friday when asked what his emotions were like ahead of his return to Denver. “You always want to beat the opposing team that you used to play for, you know, that’s just the competitive nature of us athletes.”

Jeudy later said he did not circle the game on his schedule, but he was “very excited” when it was announced.

The receiver said the trade “didn’t hurt at all” because it’s what he wanted. Jeudy was looking for a fresh start and a new atmosphere. He also said he needed to go somewhere else to get more opportunities on offense.

Jeudy also praised Broncos star cornerback Pat Surtain and he said he expects PS2 to follow him in coverage on Monday.

Earlier this week, in an exclusive interview with Tony Grossi, Jeudy said, “I just want to go back up there and whip their ass.”

Jeudy, 25, is on pace to post career highs in receptions (69) and receiving yards (997) this season. He has recorded 45 catches for 645 yards and two touchdowns through his first 11 games in Cleveland. All three of those totals would rank second among Denver receivers in 2024.

After joining the Browns this spring, Jeudy signed a three-year, $52.5 million contract extension. The Broncos would not have paid that, so the trade seems to have worked out well for all parties.

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What Sean Payton had to say on former Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy

Sean Payton was asked about the former Denver Bronco, here is what he had to say:

As the Cleveland Browns travel to take on the Denver Broncos on Monday night, it will be a homecoming of sorts for wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, who is taking on his former team and head coach Sean Payton.

Jeudy has been the Browns’ best receiver since the trade of Amari Cooper and since Jameis Winston took over at the quarterback position. In the four games since Winston has been under center, Jeudy has racked up 24 catches for 379 yards and a touchdown.

This game against the team that drafted him in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft will certainly bring him more motivation. Payton is well aware of the connection that his two former players, Winston and Jeudy, have formed over the past month. Asked about what Jeudy brings to the table, Payton gave his take:

“He’s explosive, he separates—and I know Jameis. I’ve coached both of them. Jameis’s personality is infectious. He’ll tell somebody, ‘Hey, go get open and I’m going to find you.’ So that’s what a receiver wants. Those guys have had a—I would say—a good connection. You see it just in the limited games that Jameis has played.  From a talent standpoint, he has great hips, great transition, and he has great football IQ.”

Can Jeudy make his former head coach and his former team pay with his fifth strong outing in a row as the Browns look to stack back-to-back wins for the first time this season? They are massive underdogs, so a strong game from Jeudy will be a necessity offensively.

Sean Payton gives his take on ex-Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy

“He’s explosive, he separates … he has great hips, great transition, and he has great football IQ,” Sean Payton said of Jerry Jeudy.

The Denver Broncos will battle a familiar face in Week 13.

Jerry Jeudy is set to return to Empower Field at Mile High when the Broncos host the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football on Dec. 2.

Jeudy, of course, played in Denver from 2020-2023 before being traded to the Browns for a pair of late-round draft picks this spring. Broncos coach Sean Payton knows exactly what kind of receiver they’ll be facing.

“He’s explosive, he separates — and I know Jameis [Winston],” Payton said Wednesday. “I’ve coached both of them. Jameis’s personality is infectious. He’ll tell somebody, ‘Hey, go get open and I’m going to find you.’ So that’s what a receiver wants.

“Those guys have had a — I would say — a good connection. You see it just in the limited games that Jameis has played. From a talent standpoint, he has great hips, great transition, and he has great football IQ.”

Since Winston took over as Cleveland’s starting quarterback, Jeudy has totaled 24 receptions for 379 yards and one touchdown over the last four games.

Jeudy signed a big contract extension after joining the Browns, and Payton said at the time that he was happy for the receiver to get paid. There seems to be no beef between Payton and Jeudy, at least not on the coach’s part.

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Jerry Jeudy isn’t the only ex-Bronco returning to Denver this week

Jerry Jeudy is one of three ex-Broncos players set to return to Denver on ‘Monday Night Football’ in Week 13.

The Denver Broncos are set to host the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football in Week 13 in a game that will feature three players returning to Empower Field at Mile High.

Perhaps most notable, wide receiver Jerry Jeudy will be playing against his former team for the first time since being traded to the Browns this spring. Jeudy, 25, was picked by the Broncos in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft out of Alabama.

Jeudy showed flashes of potential but never quite lived up to his pre-draft hype in Denver, hauling in 211 receptions for 3,053 yards and 11 touchdowns in four seasons (57 games) with the Broncos.

Jeudy’s not the only ex-Bronco returning to Denver. The Browns also have defensive lineman Shelby Harris, who played for the Broncos from 2017-2021 before being traded to the Seattle Seahawks as part of the Russell Wilson trade. After one season in Seattle, Harris signed with Cleveland in 2023.

Finally, the Browns also have ex-Denver cornerback and special teams ace Mike Ford, who played for the Broncos in 2021. Ford has played for five NFL teams. This is his second stint in Cleveland.

Monday’s game will be nationally televised on ESPN, which is available to stream on fuboTV (try it free). Unfortunately, there’s no ManningCast scheduled for the Broncos-Browns matchup in Week 13.

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Report: Jets tried to trade a WR to Broncos this spring

The Jets offered Allen Lazard and a “Day 2 draft pick” to the Broncos for Jerry Jeudy, but Woody Johnson nixed the deal, per The Athletic.

Before the Denver Broncos agreed to trade wide receiver Jerry Jeudy to the Cleveland Browns this spring, they received a better offer (in terms of draft picks) from another AFC team.

Former New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas — who was fired this week — offered the Broncos a “Day 2 draft pick” and wide receiver Allen Lazard in exchange for Jeudy, according to a report from Zack Rosenblatt and Dianna Russini of The Athletic.

The second day of the draft features the second and third rounds, so that would have been better compensation for Jeudy than what the Broncos ended up getting from the Browns (fifth- and sixth-round picks).

The Jets deal was vetoed by New York co-owner Woody Johnson, according to the Rosenblatt and Russini report.

Getting a higher draft pick for Jeudy would have been nice, but Denver also would have inherited Lazard’s contract. The receiver, turning 29 next month, is scheduled to have base salaries of $11 million in 2025 and 2026.

After Johnson nixed the trade, the Broncos later traded Troy Franklin and Devaughn Vele in the NFL draft. Those receivers will have team-friendly contracts over the next four years with the highest cap hit among them being Franklin’s $1.4 million charge in 2027.

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