Jerry Jeudy had a recreation for the ages towards his former crew on “Monday Night Football.” Jeudy, the Browns wideout who was traded from Denver this previous offseason, torched the Broncos’ protection to the tune of 235 yards and a landing on 9 catches.
Jeudy broke Hall of Fame receiver Terrell Owens’ 16-year-old file for essentially the most yards receiving gained towards his former crew. Owens, who performed for the Cowboys on the time, went for 213 yards towards the 49ers, the crew he broke into the NFL with in 1996.
Browns followers have been loving his efficiency, however the Mile High crowd, crammed with followers who used to chant his title, was now echoing with “boos.” The 25-year-old he inspired his former house crowd after his sequence of huge performs, egging on the opposing followers for extra.
Jeudy’s efforts might have made historical past and been some revenge towards his former crew, however the large receiver did not get the final word revenge of a win. The Browns misplaced 41-32 in an offensive shootout that got here all the way down to the very finish.
After the defeat, Jeudy was requested concerning the noise coming from the gang and he shook it off, reminding everybody of what he produced on the sector.
“I heard it. That was a number of boos, huh? … That was a number of catches, too,” Jeudy stated, very matter of reality, including later that he would commerce all his catches and yards for a win.
He stated taking part in towards his crew introduced up “excessive feelings,” noting that you just “all the time wish to beat the crew that you just used to play for.”
Jeudy stated the Browns “got here up brief” and they should discover methods to complete out video games and win. The loss would not eradicate them from the playoffs, however definitely makes the highway much more tough, as they’re the No. 12 seed proper now within the AFC, with simply the highest seven making the minimize. Their present playoff likelihood is lower than one p.c.
Playoff likelihood is one thing Jeudy talked about after the loss as a purpose he would’ve most popular a examine within the win column over placing particular person stats within the historical past books.
The signature play by Jeudy on Monday evening was his 70-yard landing that occurred simply moments after the Broncos had taken a 10-point lead on 93-yard landing go from Bo Nix to Marvin Mims.
After the lengthy landing, Jeudy added a two-point conversion after which had some enjoyable together with his former fanbase:
A 2020 first-round choose, Jeudy did not notice his potential in Denver, however the former Alabama standout has loved a profession rebirth with the Browns since Jameis Winston entered the beginning lineup at quarterback.
In Cleveland’s earlier 4 video games, Jeudy caught 25 passes for 379 yards for the Browns, who break up these video games after shedding their earlier 5 contests. Not dangerous for a participant that the Broncos had beforehand deemed expendable.
On Monday evening, two pick-sixes thrown by Winston (who additionally made historical past by throwing for a Browns single-game file 497 yards) was in the end the distinction in what was an exciting solution to cap off Week 13.
