In a pivotal matchup of the 2023 NFL season, the Cleveland Browns host the New York Jets, with significant playoff implications on the line. The Browns, currently positioned for a playoff berth, can secure their spot with a victory. Star running back Nick Chubb is sidelined due to injury, leading to Jerome Ford stepping up as the primary ball-carrier. Quarterback Joe Flacco, who has revitalized his career after a brief period of uncertainty, has been instrumental for the Jets, winning three of his last four games and throwing ten touchdowns despite seven interceptions during that stretch. The matchup features key players such as Amari Cooper, who recently set a franchise record with 265 receiving yards, and tight end David Njoku, who has emerged as a reliable target in the absence of Cooper.

As the regular season nears its conclusion, both teams are focused on their respective goals. The Browns need to win not only to clinch a playoff spot but also to keep their hopes alive for the AFC North title, contingent on the outcomes of other teams. Meanwhile, the Jets are looking to continue their momentum and solidify their position in the playoff race, relying on Flacco’s experience and the offensive contributions from players like Elijah Moore and Garrett Wilson.

In terms of roster changes, the absence of Chubb is a significant blow for the Browns, necessitating a shift in their offensive strategy. On the coaching front, Kevin Stefanski for the Browns and Robert Saleh for the Jets bring distinct philosophies to their teams, with Stefanski emphasizing a balanced attack and Saleh focusing on a strong defensive front. Both teams will need to leverage their strengths while addressing weaknesses, particularly in the passing game and defensive schemes, as they prepare for this crucial encounter.

The

following

presentation

of

the

National

Football

League.

yards.

As

we

go

to

the

field,

Check

in

with

Kaylee

Harton.

Kaylee.

Who

could

pose

unusual

threats

to

rush

the

quarterback.

This

feature

It

combines

in-air

tracking

data

from

over

historical

plays.

With

the

help

of

expert

knowledge,

it

creates

a

first-of-its-kind

machine

learning

model.

These

red

orbs

will

help

take

you

inside

the

mind

of

the

quarterback

before

the

snap.

Just

as

he

tries

to

identify

potential

blitzers.

You

won't

see

defensive

linemen

or

edge

rushers

highlighted

because

the

quarterback

expects

them

to

rush.

And

you

won't

see

these

red

orbs

pop

up

on

every

play.

But

as

both

defenses

try

to

disguise

what

they're

doing,

These

alerts

will

provide

unique

insight

into

the

challenges

on

the

field.

Nothing

like

a

camera

right

in

the

middle

of

the

scene

set

there

for

you.

Nick

Chubb.

As

is

tradition

here,

breaking

the

guitar

in

the

home

of

the

Rock

and

Roll

Hall

of

Fame.

Robert

Saleh.

Kevin

Stefanski.

The

two

coaches.

He

breaks

the

guitar.

You

and

I

can

drop

the

mic

at

the

end

of

the

game.

Hopefully.

No

doubt.

They

can

clinch

a

playoff

spot

tonight.

The

Browns

do

with

a

win.

and

They

can

win

the

North

if

they

win

both

of

their

remaining

games.

They

also

need

two

Baltimore

losses.

The

Ravens

have

two

home

games

left

against

Miami

and

Pittsburgh.

Meanwhile,

The

Browns,

They

have

one

game

left

after

tonight.

That's

a

week

from

Sunday

in

Cincinnati.

Jets

deferred

after

winning

the

toss.

Greg

Zuerlein,

Last

week's

hero,

kicking

off

toward

Pierre

Strong.

And

off

we

go

on

this

night

in

Cleveland.

And

Joe

Flacco

is

sitting

at

home.

Until

a

little

over

a

month

ago,

he

thought

his

career

was

probably

over.

His

phone

wasn't

ringing.

He's

three

and

one

in

his

last

four

games.

He's

won

his

last

three.

Ten

touchdowns.

The

only

bugaboo

has

been

the

interceptions.

Seven

interceptions

in

those

four

games.

Look

at

how

many

yards

of

production

he's

had

in

his

last

three

games

in

his

three-game

win

streak.

It's

been

incredible.

So

a

man

who

was

with

the

Jets

in

a

backup

role

for

three

years

starts

off

here

tonight.

They

run

it

to

the

right

side.

It's

a

gain

of

five

yards

for

Jerome

Ford.

He

has

taken

over

in

the

absence

of

Chubb

after

Week

Two

as

the

number

one

running

back.

There's

Amari

Cooper

coming

off

a

sensational

game.

He

set

the

all-time

Cleveland

Browns

record,

And

that's

saying

something

with

this

franchise.

He

had

receiving

yards

at

Houston.

He

had

his

heel

on

his

out,

and

they

go

no-huddle

on

second-and-five.

Flacco

is

terrific

on

play

action.

He

throws.

Bullseye.

Flag

comes

in

at

the

line;

that's

Elijah

Moore

making

the

catch.

The

referee

is

Alex

Kemp.

It's

going

to

go

against

Cleveland

to

the

displeasure

of

this

crowd

of

Offense,

number

eight.

It's

a

penalty.

Still

second

down.

Well,

The

reason

he

got

such

separation

on

D.J.

Reid

is

at

the

top

of

his

route.

He

extends

his

arms,

And

there's

a

little

push.

On

the

official

replay,

It's

a

good,

clean

route

until

the

end

right

there.

Just

a

little

push

to

the

back.

He

had

returned.

And,

You

know,

From

that

angle,

It's

really

hard

to

see,

but

in

fact,

The

hands

got

up,

They

touched.

They

made

contact.

That's

why

they

made

the

call.

Blacko

knows

more.

Moore

came

over

from

the

Jets

as

well.

A

little

screen

there,

And

it

wasn't

going

anywhere

anyway.

Jerome

LaForge

drops

it

there.

So

it's

incomplete.

It'll

be

third

down

and

They

haven't

been

able

to

really

do

that

these

last

three

games.

But

the

play-action

pass

game.

And

they've

been

going

to

Amari

Cooper.

A

lot

of

those

big

plays

last

week

were

off

that

play-action

look.

So

with

Cooper

down

tonight.

You've

got

to

think

Cedric

Tillman

will

get

more

opportunities.

Elijah

Moore,

who

we

already

saw.

Others

will

have

to

step

up.

Obviously.

With

Cooper

down.

They

go

empty

here.

Third

and

That's

caught

at

the

Picking

up

a

lot

more.

Getting

the

first

down.

Taking

it

into

Jets

territory.

David

Njoku.

The

tight

end.

So

they

needed

He

got

David

Njoku.

He's

right

here.

And

the

Jets,

A

lot

of

times,

When

he's

third

down

and

long,

They're

going

to

rely

on

the

front.

Little

twist

game.

But

look

at

this.

This

is

yards

after

the

catch.

With

Njoku,

He's

as

good

as

there

is

in

the

NFL

at

this

tight

end

position.

He

really

seems

to

be

playing

with

more

and

more

confidence,

playing

with

Joe

Flacco

and

getting

these

opportunities

in

space.

And

you

can

see

when

he

has

room

to

run,

The

big

fella

can

go.

catches

on

the

year

for

him.

That's

Nick

Harris

as

the

fullback

in

this

set.

Running

back

is

Ford.

He

swings

to

the

outside.

He

has

room.

He

cuts

it

back.

He

picks

up

very

close

to

a

first

down.

DJ

Reed

makes

the

stop

there.

Boy,

This

crowd

is,

They

can't

wait

to

celebrate.

No

doubt

about

it.

And

I

think

this

run

game

gets

this

crowd

excited.

This

is

an

old

school

football

town.

And

as

much

as

they're

enjoying

watching

Joe

Flacco,

They

know

if

they're

going

to

make

a

run,

If

they

do

get

into

the

postseason,

They

need

balance.

And

they

need

to

be

able

to

run

the

ball

to

take

some

of

the

pressure

off

of

Joe

Flacco

and

not

be

one

dimensional.

Well,

You

think

running?

You

think

Cleveland?

What

do

you

think

about

Jim

Brown?

That's

right.

To

the

outside

again.

Now

trying

to

cut

it

back,

But

the

Jets

are

there

to

smother

him

at

the

line

of

scrimmage.

Ford

is

tackled

there

by

Tony

Adams.

Second

down

and

As

much

as

we're

talking

about

the

Browns,

Anybody

who

has

watched

the

New

York

Jets,

I

think

you

especially

had

to

learn

to

appreciate

what

the

Jets

have

faced

on

this

side

of

the

ball

defensively.

I

mean,

They're

as

good

as

there

is

in

this

league,

And

they

have

been

handed

a

pretty

tough

set

of

circumstances

this

year

every

week.

They're

out

here

playing

hard

every

week.

They're

not

pointing

fingers.

They're

playing

with

a

lot

of

pride.

And

every

week,

The

consistency

has

been

remarkable.

Yeah,

Robert

Saleh

already

told,

along

with

his

GM,

Joe

Douglas,

they're

As

Flacco

rolls

to

his

left,

fires

another

strike.

That

is

Njoku.

Setting

up

a

first

down

and

goal.

So

his

short

passes

for

and

on

this

opening

drive.

He's

on

the

back

side

right

here.

It's

play

action.

You're

going

to

move

him.

Just

move

that

launch

point

a

little

bit;

he's

a

big

receiver,

a

big

target,

but

he's

got

these

big

targets

downfield.

He

can

go

up

and

over

the

linebackers.

Look

at

that

rotation.

Gets

good

snap

on

the

football

and

just

clears

C.J.

Mosley

is

there

over

the

top

of

that

zone

coverage

for

a

nice

completion.

And

doing

it

against

one

of

the

best

defenses

in

the

league.

The

Jets

rank

near

the

top

in

almost

every

category.

Flacco

throws.

Caught.

Can

he

get

into

the

end

zone?

It

is

a

touchdown

for

Jerome

Ford.

And

it's

seconds.

Picked

right

up

where

they

left

off

last

week

and

they

got

in

Houston.

And

it's

And

we

wondered

who

would

step

up.

And

Njoku

gets

it

downfield.

But

watch

this

matchup

right

here.

Adams

trying

to

stay

in

man-to-man.

He

runs

into

traffic.

Because

of

that

route

by

Njoku,

man-to-man

coverage

down

in

that

tight,

low-red

area.

It

opens

up

nicely

for

Flacco

to

make

that

throw

to

Ford.

It

will

be

with

a

new

kicker.

Riley

Patterson,

booting

it

through

as

Justin

Hopkins

is

hurt.

So

his

first

kick

as

a

Cleveland

Brown

is

an

extra

point.

Downtown

Cleveland.

A

little

rain

yesterday

and

today.

Clear

skies

though

tonight.

Temperature

right

now

degrees.

There's

Deshaun

Watson.

Had

shoulder

surgery

out

in

LA.

Rehabbed

out

there.

Gone

after

week

Opening

the

door

for

Flacco.

Patterson

kicks

off,

and

the

Jets

will

come

out

to

the

line.

Take

a

look

at

a

Browns

defense

that

right

now

is

first

in

the

league

in

total

yardage

allowed

first

in

pass

yardage,

in

points,

against

the

rush,

and

especially

dangerous

at

home

in

their

eight

games

here;

they've

been

the

best

in

the

league

in

that

category

as

well,

tough

to

move

the

ball

on

them,

and

this

Jets

offense

has

struggled

to

move

the

ball

against

most

teams,

Trevor

Siemian,

Their

fourth

starting

quarterback

of

the

year.

Stopped

for

a

three-yard

gain.

That

is

Breece

Hall

coming

off

of

a

game

last

week

against

Washington

where

he

had

more

than

yards

both

rushing

and

receiving.

Well,

If

the

Jets

are

going

to

hang

in

this

game

and

move

the

ball,

it's

two

guys

who

are

going

to

have

to

make

plays

and

win

some

one-on-one

battles.

As

much

man-to-man

as

we'll

see

tonight.

Garrett

Wilson,

obviously,

on

the

outside.

And

as

you

talked

about,

Breece

Hall,

not

just

running

the

ball,

but

catching

the

ball

out

of

the

backfield.

Second

and

eight

for

Siemian.

He

gets

rid

of

it

quickly

and

puts

it

right

on

the

money

to

Garrett

Wilson.

He

threw

it

over

the

top

that

time;

Owusu-Koramoah

put

the

pressure

on,

and

Garrett

Wilson

made

the

catch.

Defensive

number

was

lined

up

in

the

neutral

zone.

That

penalty

was

declined.

The

result

of

the

play

is

a

first

down.

That's

Miles

Garrett.

He

lined

up

in

the

neutral

zone.

Of

course,

the

penalty

is

declined

again

on

a

gain.

And

there

are

two

things

here.

Number

one,

Garrett

Wilson

against

Emerson

is

a

matchup

the

Jets

want.

They

want

to

hit

that

when

they

get

one-on-one

without

a

safety

over

the

top.

Wilson

will

win

that

battle

more

often

than

not.

Second

thing

is,

which

is

big

tonight

for

Siemian,

The

ball

got

out

fast.

He

does

not

have

time

to

hold

the

ball

against

Miles

Garrett

and

the

Browns'

pass

rush.

On

the

ground,

looking

to

get

into

Cleveland

territory,

and

he

does

with

a

lot

more.

A

good

run

there

as

Thornhill

finally

runs

Breece

Hall

down

after

he

picks

up

yards.

This

is

a

really

nice

job

of

running.

We

just

talked

about

Breece

Hall

and

what

he

can

do.

Watch

the

block

by

Laken

Tomlinson.

He

works

the

double

team,

then

climbs

up

to

the

linebacker.

Really

good

job

there.

And

with

a

back

like

Breece

Hall,

and

I

think

the

league

is

still

learning

about

No.

and

how

good

he

can

be,

Garrett

goes

out

wide,

which

allows

him

to

get

underneath

that.

He

is

very

sudden

for

a

big

back

at

pounds

Two

carries

for

already.

Little

toss

back

to

him,

touch

it

back.

Finds

a

little

bit

of

an

opening.

Takes

the

ball

down

to

the

line.

I

tell

you

what,

Curry.

You

look

at

these

two

opening

drives.

You

think,

Wait

a

minute.

These

are

the

best

defenses

in

the

league,

Huh?

Right.

Right.

And

the

fact

that

Simeon

is

able

to

hit

a

nice

pass.

Get

his

confidence

going

a

little

bit.

The

athletic

Browns

defense.

Then

you

get

Breece

Hall

going

back-to-back

runs

where

you

really

see

his

patience,

vision,

ability

to

accelerate

and

break

through

those

arm

tackles.

He

gets

a

rest.

Bonaconda

is

in

there

as

the

running

back.

They

give

it

to

him,

and

he

is

stuck

at

the

line

of

scrimmage.

It's

Miles

Garrett.

Great

career,

seventh

year.

He

was

the

number

one

pick

overall

back

in

And

like

so

many

of

these

defensive

ends

that

are

known

for

their

ability

to

rush

the

quarterback,

I

always

point

to

the

elite

ones.

Miles

Garrett

shows

what

they

do

against

the

run

on

early

downs.

This

is

a

mismatch

against

Becton.

He's

going

to

win

this

battle

all

night.

And

that

time

he

just

is

able

to

separate,

keeps

his

eyes

in

the

backfield,

and

uses

leverage

and

power

to

get

off

that

block.

Third-and-five.

They

go

empty,

five

wide;

the

quarterback

drops

back,

moves

a

bit

inside,

throws

over

the

middle

to

him

inside

the

to

the

end

zone:

touchdown

Garrett

Wilson,

yards,

with

a

nice

block

to

lead

the

way.

Unbelievable.

And

another

man-to-man

beater.

This

time

we

saw

it

with

the

Browns

when

they

scored,

and

this

time

we

see

it.

Look

at

the

offensive

line.

This

is

a

tough

thing

to

do

against

that

group.

But

we

talked

about

Breece

Hall,

what

he

can

do

out

of

the

backfield.

Nice,

soft

hands.

Obviously,

when

he

gets

out

in

space,

he

just

bounces

off

those

would-be

tacklers.

But

what

an

answer

by

Nathaniel

Hackett

in

this

Jets

offense.

Yeah,

scrimmage

yards

for...

Paul

on

that

drive.

Here's

Zuerlein

for

the

extra

point.

That's

good.

And

so

we

played

a

little

bit

less

than

seven

minutes.

We've

got

a

shootout.

Totally.

We're

in

Cleveland.

You

figure

the

two

really

good

defenses

each

getting

shredded

on

the

opening

drives.

Here's

your

rotating

cast

of

characters

as

we

come

back

to

Cleveland.

About

halfway

through

the

first

quarter.

We'll

take

a

look

at

the

four

guys

who

have

started.

at

quarterback

for

each

team

this

year,

and

the

backup

quarterbacks

for

several

of

the

teams.

The

Jets

to

kick

off

here.

Greg

Zuerlein

sends

it

down

through

the

end

zone.

This

is

what

we're

talking

about

in

terms

of

these

two

teams'

starting

quarterbacks

this

season.

First

off

for

the

Jets,

Four

snaps

for

Rodgers.

Then

Zach

Wilson

was

four

and

seven.

Tim

Boyle

came

in.

Saw

him

in

that

Black

Friday

game.

Released

him

Trevor

Siemian

after

last

week.

Meanwhile,

Watson

was

playing

well.

He

was

Thompson-Robinson

now

on

IR

again.

P.J.

Walker's

the

backup

tonight

for

Flacco,

who

is

They

bring

Ford

back

into

the

backfield

as

they

start

this

drive.

Flacco

rolling

out,

throwing

on

the

run,

and

almost

picked.

Tony

Adams

was

right

there.

Might

have

been

out

of

bounds

had

he

held

on

to

it,

trying

to

get

it

to

Harrison

Bryant.

the

backup

tight

end,

Second

and

ten.

Quentin

Williams,

with

great

pressure

up

the

middle,

forces

him

off

his

spot.

And

that's

what

you've

got

to

do,

Right?

You

cannot

give

up

the

big

play

against

Flacco

in

this

offense.

Make

him

drive

and

be

consistent.

Look

how

powerful

Quentin

Williams

is,

able

to

get

through

Postnick

right

there

and

flush

him

out.

And

Flacco's

been

in

this

zone

the

last

three

weeks.

And

the

Jets

are

trying

to

come

up

with

a

way

to

get

him

out

of

it.

Big

with

a

great

play

there

to

disrupt

things.

Second

and

ten.

Inside

handoff.

There's

Ford

again.

Room

to

roam.

Gain

of

Run

down

by

Quincy

Williams.

So

Ford,

of

course,

he...

He's

in

the

spotlight,

has

been

since

early

in

the

season.

After

that

shoulder

injury,

he's

already

carried

yards

tonight

on

four

totes.

And

when

you

get

upfield

like

this,

it

really

gives

the

Browns,

that's

John

Franklin-Myers,

it

gives

the

Browns

some

nice

blocking

angles.

It

allows

them

to

climb

up

to

get

to

C.J.

mostly.

So

the

defensive

end,

you

know,

they're

trying

to

get

upfield,

trying

to

think

about

rushing

a

quarterback

on

second

and

ten.

A

good

call

there

by

the

Browns

to

run

it.

Ford

again.

Nice

run

again.

First

down

again.

Ethan

Pocic,

the

center,

leading

the

way.

Jerome

Ford,

first

two

years

in

college

at

Alabama,

and

then

wrapped

up

his

career

in

Cincinnati.

Fifth-round

draft

pick.

Man,

it's

the

year

of

the

fifth

round

draft

choices

as

well.

Yeah,

and

I

think

what

you

saw

is

he

has

some

lateral

quickness.

If

there's

a

strength

of

his,

at

times

he

sets

up

his

blocks

perfectly

with

good

patience,

and

then

he

had

that

jump

cut

out

to

the

left.

He's

averaging

eight

yards

a

carry.

That's

more

like

Cleveland

football.

That's

who

they

want

to

be

because

that

sets

up

their

play-action

game.

Pierre

Strong

is

now

the

running

back.

Play-action.

Flacco

falls

down.

Ball

is

out.

He's

able

to

recover

it.

Through

the

years,

it's

been

one

of

his

trademarks.

He

is

so

good.

Not

particularly

on

that

play.

Obviously

not.

But

so

good

with

play-action.

Yeah.

The

mechanics

that

he

has.

You

can

just

see

he's

very

comfortable

here.

Comes

through

the

fake

cleanly.

He

just

loses

his

footing.

And

there's

the

rookie

right

there

who's

been

playing

a

little

bit

more.

Will

McDonald

almost

gets

in

there

and

has

a

chance

to

take

away

the

football.

So

Browns

get

behind

the

sticks.

This

is

where

the

Jets

can

really

apply

some

pressure

with

that

front.

Loss

of

eight

yards.

Second

and

Four-man

rush.

Pass

caught.

On

the

clearing

side

of

the

taking

it

right

to

the

midfield.

Strip

is

Njoku.

C.J.

Mosley

making

the

tackle.

So

for

the

tight

end,

already

three

grabs

tonight.

total

receiving

yards.

If

you

remember

on

that

opening

drive,

they

got

behind

the

sticks

on

that

drive

as

well.

They

were

at

a

third

and

And

remember,

they

hit

Njoku

for

that

big

catch

and

the

yards

after

the

catch.

And

then

in

second

and

on

that

first

drive,

they

hit

Njoku

as

well.

So

he

is

really

stepping

up

with

Amari

Cooper

down.

Kareem

Hunt,

the

third

down

back.

He

flanks

Flacco,

stays

in

to

block.

Pass

is

caught.

And

Njoku

is

off

to

the

races

again.

Inside

the

inside

the

out

of

bounds,

inside

the

line.

David

Njoku

is

having

a

Pro

Bowl

performance

in

one

quarter.

yards.

He's

already...

Gained

receiving

yards.

And

that

was

another

third

down,

this

time

third

and

And

C.J.

Mosley

actually

turned,

almost

anticipating

that

Njoku

was

going

to

be

coming

to

him.

Watch

him

right

here.

I

Got

him.

And

then

he

just

loses

his

footing

again.

Njoku

has

that

speed

to

just

run

right

by

him.

First

and

goal

just

inside

the

seven-yard

line.

Through

the

middle,

Into

the

end

zone.

Kareem

Hunt.

Pushes

up

for

the

touchdown.

His

ninth

rushing

touchdown

of

the

season.

I

don't

know

if

the

execution

could

be

any

better

up

front

for

this

offensive

line.

They

have

not

been

able

to

run

the

football.

They've

heard

about

it

from

a

lot

of

people.

They're

down

to

their

fourth

and

fifth

offensive

tackles.

Watch

this

block

by

Tony,

What

he's

able

to

do

on

that

trap

it

was

a

quick

hitter,

downhill

in

a

hurry.

But

that

block

there

opened

that

up

and

got

Hunt

downhill

for

that

touchdown.

Point

after.

And

that

one

is

no

good.

Hopkins

is

hurt.

He's

not

active

tonight.

Patterson

comes

in.

It's

This

was

supposed

to

be

like

so

many

of

the

games

we've

been

doing

recently.

Low

scoring.

Instead,

It

is

wild

and

we're

live

in

Cleveland

on

this

Thursday

night.

We

see

two

of

the

best

defenses.

These

offenses

would

struggle.

First

possession.

Flacco

and

the

Browns

go

right

down

the

field.

Throws

for

a

touchdown.

But

the

Jets,

How

would

they

respond

early

in

this

game?

Breece

Hall

had

a

great

opening

drive,

running

and

receiving.

And

then

Hunt

finishes

off

this

second

drive

for

the

Browns,

overcoming

some

third

down

conversions.

And

they

were

able

to

punch

it

in

for

another

touchdown,

Two

for

two.

The

field

is

a

little

damp,

so

some

of

the

guys

are

getting

their

cleats

changed.

Meanwhile,

This

kick

is

fielded

at

the

three-yard

line

by

Israel

Abanikanda.

He

loses

it!

And

the

Browns

are

there,

The

Browns

think

they

have

it.

And

they

do.

Mike

Ford

Jr.

comes

away

with

it.

Abanikanda,

the

rookie

out

of

Pittsburgh,

dropped

it.

It

looked

like

No.

Matthew

Adams

may

have

got

his

left

hand

on

that

to

knock

it

out.

In

fact,

He

did.

The

ball

is

loose.

He

got

all

those

white

jerseys

around

it,

And

they're

able

to

secure

it

and

get

the

ball.

Inside

the

red

zone.

What

an

effort

by

Adams.

Loses

his

footing.

Gets

back

up.

Gets

his

left

arm

on

the

ball

and

knocks

it

loose.

is

eligible.

So

this

drive

starts

at

the

We've

had

three

drives

in

the

game

so

far.

All

yards.

All

resulting

in

touchdowns.

Now

from

the

Flacco.

Play

fake.

Fires.

Caught

at

the

then

gang-tackled

with

a

flag

coming

in.

Cedric

Tillman.

Makes

that

grab.

Rookie

out

of

Tennessee.

They

may

get

the

big

tight

end

here

for

offensive

pass

interference.

Harrison

Bryant.

They've

had

a

couple

rubs

that

have

worked

in

their

favor.

Good

routes

that

ended

up

being

picked.

This

time

they

may

get

him

and

push

the

Browns

back.

There

is

no

flag

on

the

play.

Second

down.

Alex

Kemp.

This

is

what

they

were

discussing

anyway.

No.

Harrison

Bryant

on

the

inside

to

our

right.

Just

trying

to

run

a

route,

Affect

the

coverage,

And

they

end

up

picking

up

the

flag,

Not

calling

an

illegal

pick

there.

So

a

gain

of

eight.

Kareem

Hunt

is

now

in.

He

already

has

one

touchdown

tonight.

And

on

the

second

and

two,

the

fake

to

him.

Flacco

looks

one

way,

Comes

back

the

other

way

out

of

the

end

zone.

Intended

that

time

for

Tillman;

it'll

be

third

down

and

two

with

To

play

in

the

opening

quarter.

I

think

the

thing

that

has

stood

out

to

a

lot

of

us

watching

this

Browns

team

with

Joe

Flacco

is

the

confidence

Kevin

Stefanski

has

in

him.

It

doesn't

matter

the

situation.

You've

got

a

veteran

guy

who's

been

there

and

done

that.

They

call

him

a

kind

of

a

calming

influence

on

the

entire

team.

They

just

believe

that

will

make

the

plays,

And

so

they

trust

him

with

the

play

calls,

Regardless

of

where

they

are

on

the

field.

Very

much

the

demeanor

he

had

in

all

those

successful

years

with

Baltimore.

Whoa!

Stuffed

in

the

backfield

that

time.

Kareem

Hunt.

Glennon

Williams,

Number

Got

him

in

his

tracks.

Fourth

down.

And

he's

going

against

Petonio,

Who's

one

of

the

best

guards,

If

not

the

top

guard

in

the

game.

He's

been

dealing

with

some

injuries.

But

that

is

a

great

battle

in

the

middle

right

here.

It

goes

back

and

forth,

But

that's

the

power

and

the

quickness

to

be

able

to

get

off

that

block

and

get

into

the

backfield

to

get

Hunt.

Remember,

they've

been

running

the

ball

well.

They

go

backwards.

And

the

crowd

loves

it

on

fourth

and

four.

They're

going

to

go

for

it.

Coming

out

five

wide

here.

Including

Hunt

to

the

outside.

Flacco

throws.

And

that

is

incomplete.

Intended

for

Tillman.

DJ

Reed

covering

on

the

play.

So

they

had

a

first

down

at

the

they

had

a

second-and-two,

but

came

away

empty.

And

the

Jets

dodged

that

bullet.

Step

up.

Here's

the

rookie

Cedric

Tillman

with

a

chance

down

in

the

red

area.

He's

got

inside

leverage.

He's

just

got

to

finish

that

route.

This

is

part

of

Joe

Flacco

and

his

receivers

still

growing

together.

They've

only

been

around

for

five

weeks.

And

you

can

see

how

frustrated

the

veteran

quarterback

is,

not

afraid

to

state

his

case

and

what

he

wants.

But

a

big

stop

by

the

Jets.

They

had

a

fourth-and-four

and

went

for

it;

now

they

start

this

drive.

Nice

run

here.

Breece

Hall

powers

his

way

for

close

to

nine

yards.

To

set

up

a

second-and-short.

Running

down

to

about

three

minutes

to

go

in

the

opening

quarter.

The

Jets

having

the

ball

for

the

second

time.

Their

first

drive,

six-play

drive.

Jim

Schwartz,

the

Browns'

defensive

coordinator,

has

brought

a

lot

of

energy

to

this

defense.

One

of

the

things

he

prides

his

defense

on

is

running

to

the

football.

What

they're

seeing

here

early

is

the

importance

of

the

backside

hustling

because

Breece

Hall's

liable

to

take

that

football

anywhere

with

the

vision

and

instincts

he

has

as

a

runner.

Second-and-one.

Siemian

gets

out

of

trouble

and

picks

up

the

first

down.

Gets

to

the

line.

Got

away

from

Miles

Garrett.

For

Miles

Garrett,

who's

been

a

sackmeister

throughout

his

career,

doesn't

have

a

sack

in

five

weeks.

And

that

has

a

lot

to

do

with

all

these

quarterbacks

getting

rid

of

the

ball

in

seconds.

That

and

a

tight

end;

Conklin

tried

to

chip

him,

but

he's

just

too

quick.

He

goes

right

around

him

with

the

speed.

But

I

tell

you,

it

was

impressive.

It's

Trevor

Siemian

feeling

that,

sensing

that,

and

realizing

he

had

enough

yards

up

the

middle

to

get

that

first

down.

So

he

got

out

of

harm's

way;

on

play-action

the

pass

was

picked

off

at

the

line

by

Ronnie

Hickman,

the

Ohio

State

rookie,

with

the

pick

and

the

score.

The

Jets

got

away

with

their

first

turnover,

but

not

this

one,

and

it's

what

a

job

by

Ronnie

Hickman,

that's

the

one

spot

we've

talked

a

lot

about

with

the

Browns

and

the

injuries,

but

talking

to

Jim

Schwartz

this

week,

He

said,

Boy,

I've

lost

some

leaders.

Grant

Delpit,

Rodney

McLeod

in

that

back

end

that

have

really

affected

us.

We've

got

Thornhill;

he's

back

tonight.

He's

missed

three

games

himself.

And

Ronnie

Hickman

has

had

to

emerge.

Extra

point

this

time

is

good

by

Patterson.

First

pick

of

rookie

Hickman's

NFL

career.

to

play

in

the

first.

So

you've

got

Ronnie

Hickman,

He's

from

Ohio

State,

He's

got

his

eyes

on

another

Buckeye,

That's

Garrett

Wilson.

The

Jets

are

trying

to

get

him

the

football.

So

Hickman

knows

he

needs

to

cheat

that

way

and

read

the

eyes

of

the

quarterback.

Ball's

going

to

come

out

fast

because

of

Garrett.

So

a

really

good

job

of

just

using

his

instincts

and

feel.

The

thing

that

really

impresses

me

is

when

that

ball

is

intercepted,

the

effort

to

take

it

to

the

end

zone.

But

how

about

the

Browns

defense

sensing

an

opportunity

to

put

that

into

the

end

zone,

picking

up

some

big

blocks.

To

lead

him

to

that

goal

line,

well

here

we

go

again

from

the

five-yard

line

this

is

Xavier

Gipson

as

they

change

runback

men

after

the

earlier

fumble

to

the

line;

he

goes

and

the

Jets

will

take

over

at

that

spot,

and

you

always

like

to

see

how

a

quarterback

will

respond

to

a

mistake

like

that,

especially

a

guy

that's

still

trying

to

show

his

teammates

"hey,

I

can

be

the

guy"

he

turns

it

over,

Not

only

a

turnover,

but

it's

a

pick-six.

He's

got

some

moxie

and

some

confidence

for

a

guy

that's,

He's

been

through

what

he's

been

through

in

his

career.

He's

been

in

a

lot

of

different

systems,

He's

played

for

a

lot

of

teams.

He

has

some

confidence

about

him,

In

the

way

he

carries

himself.

The

And

that's

blown

dead

right

from

the

get-go.

Who's

first?

Each

side,

Of

course,

points

to

the

other.

Ultimate

arbiter

here

is

Alex

Kemp,

who

confers

with

four

other

colleagues.

Defense

number

It's

a

five-yard

penalty.

Still

first

down.

Call

that

one

on

Dalvin

Tomlin's

film.

You

know

the

big

fella,

Dalvin

Tomlin?

Of

course.

He

went

to

Alabama.

You

know

the

two

schools

he

was

down

to?

Alabama

and

Harvard.

He's

an

intellectual.

He's

got

his

master's

in

finance.

He

went

back

to

Alabama.

Not

only

his

undergraduate

degree,

but

he

got

his

master's

as

well.

Really

an

interesting

guy

and

part

of...

They're

doing

a

really

good

job

of

rebuilding

that

defensive

line

with

a

lot

of

pickups.

They

picked

up

about

five

guys

up

front

this

year.

Nick

Saban

knew

how

to

whisper

sweet

nothings.

Here's

another

flag.

And

that's

caught.

Gibson

gets

away

and

takes

it

for

what

would

be

a

first

down.

Who

ran

that

kick

back.

Who

will

get

the

call

from

Kemp.

And

Alex

will

tell

us

that.

Illegal

formation.

Offense.

No

receiver

on

the

end

of

the

line

of

scrimmage.

A

five-yard

penalty.

First

down.

Okay.

It

was

the

rookie,

Jason

Brownlee,

who

moved

and

shifted.

This

is

an

offense

that

cannot

afford

to

get

behind

the

sticks

because

of

the

pass

rush

of

Smith,

number

on

one

side,

and

obviously

Garrett

on

the

other.

They're

trying

to

tell

him,

You

know,

try

to

get

him

up

on

the

line

of

scrimmage.

They

knew

right

away.

Everybody

knew.

Now

this

is

a

snap

that's

going

to

be

taken

here

by

Wilson.

And

cutting

through

what

would

have

been

blocking

is

Jeremiah

Owosakoromoa.

Third

year

out

of

Notre

Dame.

So

they

try

a

little

trickery

here.

Wilson

had

a

blocker

out

in

front

but

to

no

avail.

He

went

right

around

Yeboah,

the

tight

end.

Yeboah

is

really

known

more

for

his

ability

to

catch

the

ball.

He's

just

trying

to

make

a

block

out

in

space.

And

that

is

a

really

difficult

thing

to

do

against

Owosakoromoa

with

his

speed.

Nathaniel

Hackett

is

calling

the

plays.

Simeon,

the

fourth

starting

quarterback

of

the

season,

fires

over

the

middle

and

that's

incomplete;

on

third-and-long,

you

look

at

Simeon

he

was

a

seventh-round

draft

choice

by

Denver

the

year

after

the...

In

and

He

was

actually

and

in

those

two

years

as

a

starter.

men

in

the

huddle.

Offense.

Five-yard

penalty.

Third

down.

Obviously,

That

kind

of

year

for

Robert

Saleh.

This

offense,

with

the

revolving

door

of

players

due

to

injuries,

It's

just

hard

to

have

that

continuity.

Especially

when

the

quarterbacks,

different

rhythm,

different

cadence.

The

operation

of

the

whole

thing

after

the

fourth

quarterback

this

season

has

just

been

a

disaster

after

Aaron

Rodgers

went

down.

Yeah,

Rodgers'

old

mate

Randall

Cobb

is

in

the

game,

split

him

out.

Third

down

and

Banging

the

drums

crowd

already

going

crazy.

Thrown

underneath

and

caught

by

Hall.

Nice

move

to

the

outside;

he

gets

up

to

the

line

before

he's

taken

down.

It'll

be

fourth

down.

Ronnie

Hickman,

who

had

the

interception

in

the

pick-six,

makes

the

tackle

fourth

and

five.

So

that'll

take

us

close

to

the

end

of

the

first

quarter.

Big

quarter

for

Njoku.

Four

catches

for

yards

for

Cleveland.

Meanwhile,

Hall

has

scrimmage

yards

in

that

quarter.

With

points

in

the

first

quarter,

tied

for

the

most

in

a

Browns

home

game

since

you

go

back

to

against

the

Cowboys

and

against

the

Ravens.

Thomas

Morse

did.

He

punched.

James

Proche

will

let

it

bounce.

And

it's

going

to

get

to

the

goal

line

for

a

touchback.

Everything's

going

right

for

the

Browns.

They

take

it

to

the

It's

the

end

of

the

first

quarter,

And

it's

Browns

on

Thursday

Night

Football.

Back

in

Cleveland,

our

final

Thursday

night

telecast

of

the

season.

Big

first

quarter

for

the

Browns.

They

lead

Start

this

drive

from

their

own

line.

Nice

lead

block

out

in

front.

Ford

picks

up

five.

Let's

take

a

look

at

our

Next

Gen

stats,

Again,

One

of

the

best

in

the

entire

league

this

year

at

making

these

plays

and

getting

off

the

tackle.

You

see

yards,

yards

after

the

catch,

over

expected.

That's

the

third

most

by

a

tight

end

in

a

season

since

So

I

don't

think

he's

close

to

being

done

with

Amari

Cooper

out

tonight.

catches,

or

more

yards.

Here's

Ford.

Escapes

the

tackle,

picks

up

the

first

down,

picks

up

some

Jets

with

him,

gets

to

the

line,

got

away

from

Solomon

Thomas.

You

almost

feel

like

Stump

Mitchell,

the

running

back

coach,

and

his

entire

offensive

staff

had

to

really

challenge

this

offensive

line

and

these

backs.

Jerome

Ford,

Look

at

this.

I

mean,

they've

had

some

moments

when

there's

been

some

good

blocks,

but

that

was

Jerome

Ford

making

a

great

play,

showing

you

some...

outstanding

balance

to

be

able

to

shake

off

that

would-be

tackler

and

then

get

upfield

for

the

first

down.

There's

Stump

Mitchell

right

there.

Great

back

in

his

own

right.

Pierre

Strong

is

now

the

running

back

here.

And

that's

Solomon

Thomas,

who

is

the

man

who

missed

the

tackle

on

the

last

run.

Officials

get

together

and

the

call

is

against...

Still

first

down.

That

running

game,

you

know,

gaining

a

lot

of

yards

to

the

outside.

Of

course,

on

the

inside,

you

talk

about

your

guard,

center,

guard,

trio.

You've

got

Bitonio

and

Pocic

and

Teller,

and

that's

about

as

good

as

it

gets

in

the

NFL.

And

I

think

with

Jeff

Albrecht,

that's

his

biggest

fear

coming

into

tonight.

You

know,

with

Quentin

Jefferson

down,

Al

Woods,

he

lost

to

an

Achilles

in

week

six.

They

just

don't

have

depth

in

the

interior.

First

and

five.

Flacco

rolls,

throws,

caught,

and

Njoku!

There

he

goes

again.

He

loses

the

ball

at

the

line.

Scramble

for

it

at

the

The

Jets

think

they

have

it.

They

do.

Yeah,

C.J.

Mosley

knocked

that

ball

out.

I

think

he's

tired

of

seeing

run

all

over

the

field.

The

leader

from

the

Jets'

defense

catches

up

to

him

and

brings

the

hammer

with

him.

Ball

gets

a

little

bit

loose.

Watch

right

there.

C.J.

Mosley

Mosley

has

had

about

enough

of

seeing

out

in

the

open

field.

That

is

a

great

job

of

running

to

the

football

and

a

nice

job

by

the

Jets

of

eventually

getting

on

top

of

that.

I

don't

know.

Maybe

Mosley

got

on

top

of

it

as

well.

Ball

bounced

around.

He's

chasing

it.

He

eventually

got

it.

Yeah.

He

did.

He

did.

gets

it.

Meanwhile,

That

was

more

yards

before

the

fumble.

So

yards

for

him

in

the

quarter

in

less

than

two

minutes.

So

the

Jets

get

a

break.

Can

they

make

it

pay

off?

Breece

Hall

to

the

outside.

Takes

it

down

after

a

gain

of

a

couple.

It's

the

only

one

making

the

stop

there.

It's

second

and

eight.

When

we

talked

to

Debrake

after

their

first

drive,

it

was,

we

said

in

the

open,

for

them

to

score,

Garrett

Wilson's

going

to

have

to

win

one-on-one

and

Breece

Hall's

going

to

have

to

make

plays.

And

that's

what

we

saw

on

that

first

drive.

They've

kind

of

lost

that

rhythm.

I

wouldn't

be

surprised

to

see

them

try

to

find

those

one-on-one

chances

if

they

can

get

Wilson

loose.

Short

drop.

Quick

throw.

And

there

is

Wilson.

The

ball

is

coming

out

at

the

end,

but

now

they

say

incomplete.

He

never

had

it

in

the

first

place.

So

it'll

be

third

down

and

eight.

You've

got

Ronnie

Hickman

in

there.

He's

been

involved

in

a

lot

of

stuff.

A

lot

of

guys

coming

up

with

grass

in

their

face

masks.

And

there's

that

matchup

again

with

Emerson.

And

even

though

he's

covered,

he's

in

pretty

good

position.

You're

talking

about

Garrett

Wilson.

He's

got

great

ability

to

elevate,

incredible

body

control,

and

he

has

the

ball

skills

to

make

that

catch

normally.

But

that

time

Emerson

just

never

gave

up

on

the

football.

You

could

see

it

come

out.

Third

down

and

eight.

To

the

outside

goes

the

pass.

And

he

cannot

get

away.

Garrett

Wilson

neck-tied

there

by

Greg

Newsome.

Fourth

and

five.

I

think

you

could

make

a

strong

argument

that

Greg

Newsome,

Denzel

Ward

and

Martin

Emerson

as

a

trio

might

be

the

best

on

one

team

in

the

NFL.

The

slot

has

really

taken

over.

He

has

the

length

and

the

instincts.

You

know,

He

moved

there

last

year

permanently.

And

this

year

he's

starting

to

really

become

one

of

the

top

slot

corners,

I

think,

in

the

league.

Morris,

That

first

punt

was

yards.

This

is

a

line

drive

kick.

That

goes

out

of

bounds;

they

will

mark

this

one

at

the

line.

to

go

in

the

opening

camp

in

Cleveland.

Joe

Flacco

a

very

interesting

ride

over

the

last

month

and

a

half.

He

was

a

starter

in

three

seasons

with

the

Jets.

He

was

a

backup

there

and

spent

the

first

three

months

of

the

season

at

home

with

five

kids.

On

November

he

was

signed

to

the

Browns'

practice

squad.

He

has

the

third-most

passing

yards

in

the

NFL

over

the

last

four

weeks.

So

here

he

is.

And

he

was,

You

know,

As

you

look

at

his

dad

right

there,

Steve

Flacco.

We

talked

about

the

fact

that

he

was

throwing

to

Steve

and

his

brother.

But

he

was

just

keeping

in

shape.

He

says

the

gym

has

become

a

major

part

of

his

routine.

So

he

was

in

shape

when

the

call

came.

Looks

right,

Looks

left,

Looks

right

again.

Throw

caught

at

the

line

by

Elijah

Moore.

Tackle

there

by

Sauce

Gardner.

Normally,

a

guy

they

avoid,

and

a

guy

who

has

to

keep

his

mind

in

the

game

because

nobody

throws

his

way.

That's

right.

I

think

this

is

one

of

the

great

stories

this

year.

Joe

Flacco.

You

talk

about

a

comeback

story.

He's

hanging

out

with

the

kids,

running

his

Uber,

running

the

kids

around

and

doing

whatever

you

do

as

a

dad.

And

then

he

gets

the

call.

He

said

he

was

anxious.

He

was

waiting

with

all

the

injuries,

The

quarterbacks.

He

thought

he

might

get

a

call.

And

then

he

gets

that

call,

And,

Boy,

Has

he

taken

advantage

of

it

in

this

offense.

That

pass

to

Moore

again.

Let's

go

to

Kaylee.

Guys,

Joe

and

his

brother

Tom,

who's

sitting

up

there

in

the

stands

right

in

front

of

their

dad,

Steve,

they

were

going

out

to

this

turf

field

a

couple

of

miles

from

their

home

in

New

Jersey

twice

a

week

for

an

hour

to

toss

the

ball

around.

Steve

was

telling

us,

Yeah,

He

would

run

to

partial

routes

as

his

boys

threw

him

the

ball.

He

said,

when

the

balls

come

in

yards

at

you

from

Joe

Flacco's

arm,

Yeah,

it

hurts.

He

had

to

start

wearing

gloves

to

catch

him;

his

hands

were

getting

torn

up.

Still

third

Down

and

three

now.

Flacco

throws

into

traffic.

They

get

a

lucky

break

here.

Moore

makes

the

catch

after

Carter

almost

had

the

interception.

Al

Carter

put

himself

in

position.

Right?

I

mean,

That's

right

in

the

hands.

He

played

it

perfectly.

Couldn't

be

in

a

better

position

in

man

coverage.

He

was

unable

to

finish

on

the

play;

give

more

credit

to

the

receiver

for

working

back

to

the

football

to

make

that

catch.

Going

to

Moore

three

times

in

a

row.

Pierre

Strong

is

the

back

now.

From

the

great

play

fake—open

to

the

line

goes

Jordan

Akins.

The

No.

tight

end

thinks

he

wasn't

tackled

and

goes

to

the

end

zone,

but

the

officials

will

mark

the

ball

at

the

line.

Akins,

the

No.

tight

end,

gets

into

the

action.

You're

killing

it

with

the

tight

ends.

Yeah,

You

called

it.

What

a

great

play

fake

there.

And

again,

We

always

brag

about

Flacco

and

how

good

he

is

with

play

action.

This

is

in

personnel,

meaning

one

running

back,

three

tight

ends.

That's

a

run

formation.

Great

early-down

play-action

to

sneak

the

third

tight

end.

Akins

out

to

get

the

defense

with

their

eyes

in

the

backfield,

expecting

Ford

to

run

the

ball.

Strong.

Breaks

a

couple

of

tackles.

You

know,

It's

not

the

exact

parallel,

But

when

you

think

of

Flacco,

and

let's

say,

you

know,

the

dream

comes

true,

and

somehow,

someway,

they

get

to

Las

Vegas

in

February.

Again,

It's

not

the

exact

parallel,

but,

you

know,

you

think

back

to

when

Carson

Wentz

got

hurt

in

and

Nick

Foles

took

over.

And

the

next

thing

you

know,

of

course,

Foles

had

a

postseason

for

the

ages,

as

Flacco

did

in

when

he

was

with

Baltimore.

Yeah.

A

little

bit

of

the

same.

Yeah,

yeah.

You

know,

We've

got

a

lot

of

work

to

do,

but

it's

fun

to

start

to

dream

about

that

and

think

about

it.

Right.

Second

down

and

six.

Pass

is

caught,

Fighting

his

way

to

the

first

down

mark

is

Harrison

Bryant.

So

the

tight

ends,

and

that's

Bryant

making

his

catch

First

catch

of

the

night.

And

Joko

scored

five

for

We

just

saw

Akins.

And

they're

going

to

mark

it

a

little

shy.

Third

and

inches.

I'm

just

so

impressed

with

the

versatility

of

what

this

offense

can

do.

Amari

Cooper

had

the

big

game

last

week.

They

couldn't

run

the

football.

So

what

do

they

do?

They're

running

the

football.

They're

getting

their

tight

ends

involved.

Elijah

Moore

is

getting

more

involved.

So

great

job

of

adapting

by

Kevin

Stefanski

and

his

staff.

Here's

your

personnel

again.

Who

needs

the

push?

Flacco

still

has

enough

in

those

legs

to

do

it

by

himself.

First

and

goal.

Yeah,

He's

a

large

man

at

pounds.

I

think

the

mobility

is

what

has

taken

a

lot

of

people

aback

about

how

good

he's

looked.

You

mentioned

how

he

has

a

personal

trainer.

It's

just

part

of

his

lifestyle.

He's

always

working

out.

He's

not

a

guy

that

has

to

get

into

shape.

He

just

stays

in

shape.

But

still,

Just

adjusting

to

new

players,

New

teammates,

New

scheme,

And

to

be

in

command

the

way

he

is

is

impressive.

First

and

goal.

Rolling

and

throwing,

And

that

pass

is

incomplete,

intended

for

Elijah

Moore.

So

Flacco

is

now

of

He's

thrown

for

or

more

yards

in

the

last

three

games

of

the

night.

Well

on

that

pace

of

Yeah,

You

can

just

tell

that

he

continues

to

settle

in

and

get

more

and

more

comfortable.

I

thought

last

week

against

Houston

was...

In

his

four

games,

The

first

time

that

it

just

seemed

like,

Okay,

The

light

has

flipped.

The

switch

has

flipped

for

him.

He

is

making

some

plays

and

feeling

good

with

the

reads.

It

looks

like

Nick

Harris

is

in

that

backfield

again,

Lined

up

there

as

a

fullback,

Offset

to

the

left.

Second

and

goal.

On

the

ground,

proving

nothing.

Jerome

Ford

stopped

there

by

Jermaine

Johnson.

So

the

Browns,

They're

doing

this

against

the

defense.

That,

right

now,

would

be

third

in

the

league,

allowing

yards

per

game.

And

the

Browns

tonight

have

already

run

up

yards.

Yeah,

I

mean,

That's

the

thing.

I

mean,

As

frustrating

as

this

year

has

been,

Obviously,

For

the

Jets

and

their

fans,

the

defense

is

the

thing

that

makes

you

get

excited

about

what

they

can

become

next

year

when

Aaron

Rodgers

gets

healthy

and

they

build

some

pieces,

Add

some

pieces

around

him.

Flacco

on

third

and

goal.

Throwing.

Caught.

Moore

for

the

score.

So

Moore

becomes

the

main

man

on

the

X.

Catching

a

touchdown

pass.

And

here

he

is

matched

up

one-on-one.

He's

got

the

cushion.

Watch

Flacco

work

to

the

left

and

just

kind

of

fall

off

that

throw.

Gets

it

out

early

enough

to

give

Moore

room

to

work

toward

that

left

boundary.

Great

job

of

setting

up.

He's

a

very

athletic

corner,

But

the

route

by

Moore

and

the

on-time

throw

by

Flacco,

There

was

nothing

he

could

do

to

defend

that.

Patterson,

Extra

point

is

good.

So

against

one

of

the

best

defenses

in

the

league

and

with

an

offense

that's

missing

Amari

Cooper,

It's

Back

in

Cleveland,

down

there

at

the

dog

pound.

Behind

the

end

zone.

I

always

thought

that

should

be

section

Oh,

Yeah,

I

know

that's

weak.

Yeah,

Maybe

what

was

it?

It

should

have

been

this

Dog

Pound

you

could

feel

it

the

last

two

days

just

being

in

town;

there

is

a

buzz

in

the

air

about

this

Browns

team,

especially

with

Joe

Flacco

taking

over

what

they've

seen

in

these

last

few

weeks.

They've

won

three

in

a

row,

coming

into

tonight's

game.

Cam

Cameron

helps

us

out.

Obviously,

as

an

offensive

coordinator

when

he

was

in

Baltimore,

and

they

took

him

out

to

work

with

Tom

House.

Tom

House

works

with

thousands

of

quarterbacks.

He

said

he's

the

most

efficient

with

his

mechanics

other

than

Nolan

Ryan.

Tom

House

works

with

pitchers,

he

works

with

quarterbacks,

he

works

with

everybody,

and

he

works.

With

Joe

Flacco,

he

looked

at

Cam

and

said,

I

don't

know

what

to

tell

you.

This

guy's

as

good

as

I've

seen.

Meanwhile,

Simeon

gets

sacked

back

at

the

line.

You

know

who?

Well,

Garrett

is

right

there.

So

he

hasn't

had

a

sack

in

five

games.

And

here

he

comes.

And

when

you

leave

him

one-on-one,

this

is

what's

going

to

happen.

He's

right

in

front

of

you.

Watch

this

Move

to

the

outside.

Stutter

step.

This

guy

is

as

big

as

you

can

think

he

is.

He's

pounds.

And

moves

like

he's

pounds.

Just

a

mismatch.

And

you

know

how

excited

he

is

to

finally

get

another

sack.

Not

going

to

keep

that

forever.

Second

and

Deflected.

It

falls

incomplete.

Newsom

put

the

pressure

on

that

time

and

got

a

hand

on

it.

Third

and

Simeon

is

starting

to

feel

the

pressure

from

this

Browns

team

with

his

big

lead.

They're

just

coming

after

him;

they

know

it.

They

are

in

a

mode

to

get

the

ball

out.

Watch

him

this

time.

He

keeps

working

him

out.

Now

he

goes

back

inside.

That

blitz

from

Newsom

allows

him

to

get

his

hands

on

him.

Here

he

comes

late.

He

disguises

it.

You

think

Jim

Schwartz

is

dialing

a

few

things

up

right

now.

Jim

Schwartz,

the

defensive

coordinator

for

the

Browns.

Out

to

the

line.

Xavier

Gibson

takes

it

there,

short

of

the

first

down.

Simeon

right

now

is

catching

the

snap

and

getting

the

ball

out.

It's

a

good

decision

to

get

it

to

Gibson.

But

it's

going

to

come

up

short.

Since

that

opening

drive

where

they

scored

a

touchdown,

I

think

they

had

an

interception,

And

they

have

gone

three

and

out,

three

and

out,

And

three

and

out.

And

in

danger

now

of

falling

even

farther

behind

the

way

things

are

going

for

that

Cleveland

offense.

Here's

Morstead.

Prochet

sets

up

at

his

own

line.

Prochet

waiting

for

it.

Colesford

makes

the

fair

catch

at

the

line

with

four

and

a

half

to

go

in

the

half.

What

a

story.

Blackwell

and

the

Browns.

On

the

shores

of

Lake

Erie,

Cleveland,

Ohio.

A

little

cloud

cover

tonight,

But

dry.

Flacco's

going

to

work

here.

Flacco

Throwing

to

an

open

man

at

the

line.

And

about

a

or

pickup

there

by

Harrison

Bryant.

T.J.

Mosley

makes

the

tackle.

Second

down

and

a

yard.

Just

one

more

thought

on

Kevin

Stefanski.

His

ability

to

adjust

to

his

quarterback.

You

know,

You

had

Deshaun

Watson.

They

were

more

spread

out,

More

empty,

More

trying

to

create

space,

Use

his

legs,

Use

his

arm.

And

then,

You

know,

You

had

other

quarterbacks

like

P.J.

Walker.

He

had

adjusted

at

DTR,

Dorian

Thompson-Robinson.

And

now

Joe

Flacco,

More

under

center,

More

run-oriented

football,

More

play

action.

To

the

outside,

Hunt.

And...

He

picks

up

a

first

down.

Tackled

there

by

Mosley

and

Williams.

So

that

right

now

puts

Cleveland

at

total

yards.

I

just

think

when

you

look

at

NFL

offensive

coordinators

and

schemes,

I

think

at

any

level,

That's

the

mark

of

a

great

offensive

mind

is

the

ability

to

adjust

on

the

fly

to

the

personnel

that

you

have

to

work

with.

And

it

could

change

week

to

week.

It

could

change

tonight.

I

mean,

You

just

have

to

be

ready.

To

adjust

to

what

you

have

to

work

with

and

put

your

guys

in

the

best

position

to

succeed.

And

he's

done

that

as

well

as

any

coach,

In

my

opinion,

With

all

these

injuries,

as

anybody.

He's

right

up

there

in

the

conversation

for

Coach

of

the

Year,

The

job

he's

done.

Meanwhile,

You've

got

a

necktie

tackle

there,

Like

putting

Williams,

Getting

his

arms

around

the

ball

carrier,

Hunt,

And

a

flag.

First

little

foul,

Face

mask,

Defense

number

It's

a

penalty,

First

down.

And

that

is...

Quinton

Williams.

He

and

his

brother,

playing

on

the

defense.

You're

pretty

clear

right

there.

He

turned

his

head

around.

Cost

him

yards.

So

that

moves

the

ball

out

to

midfield,

right

at

the

line.

So

the

Jets

have

given

up

about

as

many

yards

tonight

in

the

first

half.

As

I

mentioned

before,

They've

given

up

per

game

this

season.

This

is

going

to

kill

their

defensive

rankings.

From

the

to

the

outside

goes

Ford.

He's

talking

about

playing

for

pride

and

playing

for

their

jobs

next

year.

One

thing

you

can

say

about

the

team

is

their

defense.

They

turned

in

a

stellar

performance

tonight.

Maybe

you

jump

over

the

Browns

in

some

of

those

categories.

Uh-uh.

Not

after

this.

Not

after

Joe

Flacco

and

this

offense

putting

up

these

numbers.

And

I

don't

think

anybody

really

expected

that.

Especially

with

Amari

Cooper

down.

I

think

we

all

expected

that,

maybe.

You

never

know

in

the

NFL.

Right?

You'd

think

the

Jets

would

be

in

trouble

offensively

against

this

Browns

defense.

But

maybe

a

low-scoring

game.

The

Browns'

offense

continues

to

shine.

On

play-action,

A

little

flip

there.

And

then

it's

picked

off.

That's

Jermaine

Johnson;

he's

going

to

take

it

all

the

way

to

the

end

zone.

So,

in

dire

need

of

something

great

to

happen,

The

Jets

get

just

that.

Just

before

the

two-minute

warning.

As

Johnson,

the

second-year

guy

out

of

Florida

State,

one

of

the

first-round

picks

last

year,

takes

it

to

the

end

zone.

Watch

him

elevate.

Come

down.

and

then

get

back

up

and

knock

that

ball

into

the

air.

What

an

athletic

play

by

Jermaine

Johnson

at

pounds.

pounds.

And

then

the

speed

to

run

away

from

Njoku.

So

just

when

we

start

celebrating

what

the

Browns

are

doing

to

this

defense,

Jermaine

Johnson

with

an

answer

to

get

them

back

into

the

game.

Gets

them

really

back

into

this

game.

First

interception

of

his

career,

first

touchdown

of

his

career

return.

Extra

point

is

good.

We

can

put

the

kibosh

on

any

day.

These

defensive

linemen

have

been

making

plays

all

year.

Jermaine

Johnson

is

really

known

for

his

ability

to

set

the

edge.

They

brag

about

what

he

did

after

his

rookie

year.

He

went

to

another

level

with

his

nutrition

and

his

prep,

really

becoming

a

pro.

And

it's

paid

off

for

him

this

year.

Very

physical.

But

you

can

see

the

athletic

ability

and

a

very

costly

mistake

that

time

by

Joe

Flacco.

And

the

interceptions

have

been

showing

up

for

him

these

last

three

or

four

weeks.

I'll

tell

you

what.

We've

been

doing

a

bunch

of

games

recently.

Which

figured

to

be

defensive

struggles.

Here

we

go

again.

points

in

the

first

half.

In

the

first

half.

Is

that

already

taken

care

of

business?

Of

course

it

has.

That's

us

it

doesn't

matter

what

game

we

do.

First

half?

Yeah.

Bring

us

to

town

and

away

we

go

we

have

a

track

meet.

Everybody

can

relax

at

this

point

based

on

that.

Here's

the

kick

into

the

end

zone.

Two

seconds

until

the

two-minute

warning.

A

flawless

first

half

until

that

mistake

by

Flacco

and

the

Browns.

He

has

seven

interceptions

in

just

four

games.

that's

the

one

area

that

Joe

would

be

the

first

one

to

tell

you.

That's

part

of

the

game.

he's

a

guy

that's

going

to

put

the

ball

into

coverage,

and

you're

going

to

have

some

of

those

interceptions.

And

that

one

was

just

a

really

good

play.

It

was

by

the

edge

player.

Jermaine

Johnson.

And

this

will

take

us

to

the

two-minute

warning

on

the

four-yard

pickup

by

Jerome

Ford.

This

is

the

two-minute

warning.

Thursday

Night

Football

from

Cleveland.

and

the

Browns

are

up

by

seven.

Ryan

Fitzpatrick.

You

realize

that

Ryan

Fitzpatrick

holds

the

New

York

Jets

record

for

most

touchdowns

in

a

season,

Most

touchdown

passes?

I

learned

that

on

the

way

over

here.

I

did

too.

Nine

teams.

On

second

down

and

seven,

Flacco

throws.

That's

caught

by

Moore

for

a

gain

to

the

line.

He

goes.

T.J.

Mosley.

Mosley

makes

the

tackle.

He's

now

caught

five

on

six

targets

for

yards,

and

he

needs

a

little

extra

time.

Timeout

for

an

injured

player,

by

rule.

Cleveland

has

charged

their

first

timeout

of

the

half.

So

Flacco

now

has

yards.

Through

the

air.

With

Cooper

already

down.

The

other

tight

ends

have

done

well.

His

main

man

has

become

Moore

now,

and

he

goes

down.

We

saw

Mosley

with

another

hustle

play.

He

dislodged

the

football

earlier.

We

have

Moore

down.

Injury

timeout.

Face

mask

first

into

the

grass.

But

he

gets

up

and

comes

away.

They'll

examine

him,

of

course.

the

Browns

were

all

there.

and

a

lot

of

the

Jets

were

kneeling

as

well

because

he

was

a

Jet

for

the

last

couple

of

years

He

played

with

New

York,

So

a

lot

of

buddies

over

there.

and

they'll

check

him

out

in

the

blue

tent.

Here's

Amari

Cooper.

So

he's

in

civvies

tonight.

Amari

is

now

out;

Marquise

Goodwin

comes

in

as

the

wideout.

And

Flacco

almost

gets

sacked.

There

he

goes.

Throws

on

the

run.

Caught

inside

the

Inside

the

goes

Jerome

Ford.

Still

on

his

feet.

Ford's

looking

for

the

end

zone.

He

gets

there.

Joe

Flacco

somehow

escaped.

He

gets

rid

of

it.

Throws.

And

then

broken

tackles

all

over

the

place.

yards.

Joe

Flacco

is

looked

at

as

a

big

quarterback

who

sits

in

the

pocket.

I

think

what

he's

proving

to

everybody

is

that

he

is

much

more

athletic

than

he

gets

credit

for.

And

he

really

has

throughout

his

whole

career.

But

these

last

two

weeks.

He's

reminding

everybody

what

he's

capable

of

doing.

He

took

a

club

to

the

forehead

from

Quincy

Williams,

shook

it

off

and

kept

that

play

alive.

Patterson

for

the

extra

point.

And

Flacco

will

be

years

old

next

month.

Watch

this

pressure

that

he

gets.

He

has

yards.

That's

the

most

yards

in

the

first

half

of

his

entire

career.

You'll

see

man

coverage

on

the

back

end,

so

to

the

left,

You've

got

that.

Running

back

Jerome

Ford

is

matched

up

and

now

he's

in

no

man's

land

because

there's

separation.

Quincy

Williams

loses

him

in

that

man-to-man

coverage,

and

what

a

job

keeping

that

play

alive,

taking

that

hit

right

there.

And

that's

Quincy

Williams.

He

shakes

that

off

and

now,

instead

of

running,

he

keeps

his

eyes

downfield,

sees

Ford

get

away

from

Williams

and

just

takes

it

to

the

end

zone.

Everybody,

remember,

they

had

their

backs

turned,

But

what

an

effort

by

Ford

to

fight

to

get

it

into

the

end

zone.

Flacco's

having

a

time

of

his

life.

Quincy

Williams

is

like,

Man,

I

tell

you

what,

There

have

been

some

amazing

stories

this

year.

Backup

quarterbacks

and

all

the

rest,

But

this

could

wind

up

topping

the

list.

So

Like

we

mentioned

at

the

very

outset,

Yeah,

well,

Garrett

came

across

the

line,

and

that'll

end

that

play.

And

they

said

his

workout,

from

what

Kevin

Stefanski

said,

was

very

impressive.

Offside,

defense

number

was

offside

at

the

snap.

That's

a

five-yard

penalty,

still

first

down.

And

to

Kaley.

Well,

guys,

Simeon

Throne's

caught.

Second

and

four

for

the

Simeon

throws.

It's

caught

up

at

the

line.

Garrett

Wilson

makes

the

catch

and

is

brought

down

by

Martin

Emerson.

So

under

a

minute

to

go

now

in

the

half.

So

Week

trudges

on

over

the

weekend.

You've

got

Detroit

against

Dallas.

It's

a

Saturday

game

on

ABC

and

ESPN.

Lions-Cowboys;

Miami

meets

Baltimore.

Big

one

at

Baltimore.

Ravens

have

two

home

games

left.

Cincinnati

at

Kansas

City

is

the

late

Sunday

affair.

And

the

Sunday

night

game

is

Green

Bay

at

Minnesota.

Those

teams

vying

for

a

spot

in

the

playoffs.

There

you

go.

So

from

the

line

now,

as

you

look

down

upon

Cleveland

Browns'

stadium,

The

Browns

were

without

a

team

in

the

late

and

came

back

as

an

expansion

team.

The

Ball

at

the

line.

That

short

pass

is

caught

here

by

Tyler

Conklin.

Browns

are

doing

a

really

good

job

with

Jim

Schwartz

mixing

up

coverage

from

man

to

zone,

just

trying

to

disrupt

the

timing.

of

Trevor

Siemian

and

his

receivers.

Second

and

four.

Siemian

keeps

his

eyes

downfield,

And

that's

Conklin

making

the

grab

at

the

line,

Timeout,

taken

by

the

New

York

Jets,

as

Elijah

Moore

is

walked

back

to

the

locker

room.

Timeout,

Jets.

Good

to

see

him

up

and

walking

off

the

field.

He'll

get

a

chance

to

be

evaluated.

What

a

play.

On

that

last

play

by

Trevor

Siemian.

He

sensed

that

Miles

Garrett

had

another

inside

move.

And

when

he

went

inside,

he

realized

I

can

get

outside.

I

can

run

away

from

this

pressure.

And

then

he

throws

the

ball,

bringing

his

tight

end

back

to

it;

Conklin

was

running

down

that

left

sideline,

but

the

football

brought

him

towards

the

boundary.

So

great

job

of

keeping

the

play

alive

Number

one,

to

avoid

the

pressure,

and

then

the

location

of

that

football

on

the

run.

Siemian

of

yards.

Four-man

rush.

Flag

thrown.

And

we'll

get

the

call

from

Alex

Kemp

with

seconds.

As

the

hold

started

to

slip

down.

In

fact,

it

would

be

ruled

a

holding.

He's

having

a

hard

time

when

he's

one-on-one

against

Miles

Garrett.

He

leads

the

league

in

a

category

you

don't

want

to

lead:

penalties.

Fourteen.

You

hear

that

crowd

reaction.

Garrett,

sometimes

he

doesn't

get

the

sack,

but

he

draws

the

hold.

It's

basically

like

a

sack.

He

still

got

to

the

quarterback.

Look

at

the

bend.

Look

at

that

bend

by

Miles

Garrett.

It's

pounds.

Tough

year

for

Becton.

He's

allowed

sacks,

and

has

taken

those

penalties.

That

is

Gibson

who

makes

the

grab

here,

cutting

across

the

field,

gets

it

inside

the

is

tackled

inbounds,

and

now

with

one

timeout

They

have

to

take

it

sooner

than

later

to

at

least

set

up

a

field

goal

attempt,

and

they

take

it

with

three

seconds.

Timeout

Jets.

Their

third

and

final

timeout.

seconds.

So

that'll

bring

in

Zuerlein.

It

was

funny.

It

was

a

great

headline

in

one

of

the

New

York

papers

last

week.

Remember

the

Jets

had

that

lead

and

then

all

of

a

sudden

Washington

came

back

and

looked

like

Washington

was

going

to

win

the

game.

Another

terrible

day

for

the

Jets...

until

Zuerlein

came

in

and

saved

the

day.

There

was

a

headline

that

said

'Heimlich

maneuver'.

Oh,

Man,

the

way

their

season

has

gone,

Wouldn't

you

think?

That

would

have

been

some

choke

job

last

week.

But

Zuerlein,

who

kicked

the

Rams

into

the

Super

Bowl

with

a

long

field

goal

in

the

NFC

Championship

game

against

New

Orleans

in

the

season,

He

tries

to

put

this

one

through

from

yards.

And

he

does.

So

that

will

have

the

lead,

I

guess,

in

a

manner

of

speaking.

I'm

no

math

major,

But

I

know

it's

This

team

is

minutes

away

from

securing

a

playoff

spot.

Throws,

Caught.

Touchdown

for

Jerome

Ford.

He's

always

swinging

for

the

Super

Bowl.

You're

in

the

middle,

Into

the

end

zone.

Kareem

going,

tackles

all

over

the

place.

It

is

wild

and

wacky

in

Cleveland

on

this

Thursday

night.

And

back

at

Cleveland

Browns

Stadium.

Cleveland,

home

of

the

Rock

and

Roll

Hall

of

Fame.

And

that's

what

the

Browns

have

been

doing

tonight.

Rocking

and

rolling.

points.

yards.

And

Flacco

with

yards

already.

The

Jets

only

wish

it

was

Down

by

they're

going

to

get

the

ball

to

start

the

second

half.

Rodney

Patterson

sends

this

one

down

to

the

five-yard

line.

Xavier

Gipson

out

past

the

and

out

of

bounds

at

around

the

line.

Career

high

in

the

first

half

for

Flacco.

Second

most

by

any

quarterback

in

the

first

half

of

the

season.

That's

the

highest-scoring

first

half

in

the

last

four

years.

Of

any

game.

From

the

line.

Jets

with

Hall.

To

the

and

here's

what

you

missed:

it's

points

second

most

in

a

first

half

at

home

in

the

history

of

this

team.

Go

back

to

the

NFL

championship

team;

they

got

against

the

Lions,

well

before

the

Super

Bowl

era.

And

of

course

they

clinch

a

playoff

spot

with

a

win

tonight,

and

if

they

win

next

week

in

Cincinnati

and

somehow

Baltimore

loses

the

next

two

against

Miami

and

against

Pittsburgh,

both

in

Baltimore,

They

would

win

the

North.

From

the

line,

Second

down

and

six.

Nice

opening.

Hall

again,

down

the

sideline.

He's

having

a

nice

night.

So

for

him

tonight,

He's

carried

the

ball

a

total

of

seven

times

for

yards.

He

has

receiving

yards

as

well.

Nice

job

there

on

the

right

side

of

that

offensive

line,

winning

those

one-on-one

matchups.

Owusu-Koramoah

got

to

the

outside.

He

just

opened

up

a

nice

vertical

seam

for

Hall

to

get

upfield

again

and

a

big

gain.

He's

averaging

about

nine

yards

a

carry.

Exactly.

Seven

for

Give

it

to

him

again.

Touch

it

back.

Nice

moves.

Picks

up

about

seven

yards.

It

looked

like

he'd

be

stuffed

behind

the

line

of

scrimmage,

tackled

there

by

D'Anthony

Bell.

Watch

him

again.

We

saw

him

do

this

in

the

first

half;

the

play

is

designed

to

go

to

the

right.

He

senses

the

defense

overflowing.

Bang,

He

immediately

aborts

it.

He

saw

Darius

Smith

right

in

his

face.

He

wasn't

blocked.

So

he's

able

to

cut

back

and

get

away

from

that

traffic,

showing

his

vision

and

strength.

That's

what

they

want

to

see

from

him

taking

that

next

step

and

showing

the

power

he

can

run

with.

He

gets

a

breather

here

and

the

ball

off

this

time

to

Abana

County.

You

know,

a

lot

of

people

don't

know

that

much

about

Breece

Hall;

he

just

doesn't

play

that

much

on

national

television.

But

when

you

saw

him

in

college...

He

played

at

Iowa

State

with

Brock

Purdy.

Yeah,

Yeah,

imagine

what

those

two

did

together

in

Ames,

Iowa.

They

took

a

program

where

they

were

really

trying

to

build

a

winner;

they

were

a

doormat

in

the

Big

and

they

became

a

champion.

And

it

had

a

lot

to

do

with

his

ability,

What

he

could

do,

catching

the

ball

in

the

backfield,

running

the

ball,

And

obviously

what

Brock

Purdy

can

do

leading

a

team.

Back

in

the

game,

Third-and-inches.

and

we

have

a...

Timeout.

Jets,

their

first

of

the

half.

This

will

be

a

timeout.

So

Aaron

Rodgers,

of

course,

is

here

tonight.

Done

for

the

season,

obviously.

He

hoped

to

maybe

get

back

by...

At

the

end

of

the

season,

You

don't

want

to

take

a

timeout

in

this

situation

when

they

don't

have

to,

especially

on

third-and-inches

when

they're

down

by

points.

Yeah,

Down

every

timeout

matters.

If

you

are

able

to

put

points

up

on

the

board

here,

you

can

get

back

into

this

game.

You

need

those

timeouts

as

you

get

into

that

fourth

quarter.

If

they

do

cut

into

this

lead

and

make

this

a

close

game,

We'll

remember

with

to

go

in

the

third

that

they

wasted

one.

Third-and-inches.

Breaking

a

tackle

in

the

backfield.

There

goes

Hall

again.

He

got

away

that

time

from

Myles

Garrett.

Garrett

coming

across

the

line

with

all

those

moves.

Picks

up

a

first

down

on

a

gain

of

You

imagine

being

Gibson

and

trying

to

make

this

block

right

here.

That's

a

tough

block

for

a

wide

receiver

for

anybody

to

try

to

do.

But

it's

good

to

be

pounds

as

a

running

back

and

be

able

to

pull

out

of

the

grasp

of

Myles

Garrett.

And

he

is

just

a

glider.

He

is

a

beautiful

runner.

Yeah,

pounds.

You

don't

want

to

see

Garrett

coming.

No.

From

the

Play

action.

A

little

dump

off

here.

Call.

Short

game.

Well,

that

could

be

the

theme

of

the

season.

Yeah,

and

tonight

it

doesn't

change.

The

ball

needs

to

be

in

the

hands

of

the

difference

makers,

which

is

Breece

Hall

and

Garrett

Wilson.

Second

to

nine.

Fired

over

the

middle.

Making

the

catch

at

the

line,

Jason

Brownlee.

And

he'll

set

up

a

first

down

and

goal.

Back

there

by

Thornhill.

This

is

a

young

undrafted

free

agent.

pounds,

from

Southern

Miss.

They

have

a

lot

of

promise

for

what

he

can

become.

How

about

going

up

against

Denzel

Ward,

one

of

the

top

corners

in

the

game.

And

it's

soft

coverage,

man-to-man

coverage.

He's

able

to

get

to

the

inside,

and

that

is

a

perfectly

thrown

football

on

time

by

Trevor

Siemian.

Brownlee

had

a

touchdown

last

week

against

the

Commanders.

First

down

and

goal

now.

Couldn't

get

his

footing

that

time

on

the

ball.

Bell

is

there

for

the

tackle.

It'll

be

second

down

and

goal.

They're

rotating

all

four

safeties

with

Delpit

injured.

He's

not

available

with

that

groin

injury.

So

you're

seeing

Bell

and

Harmon

when

it's

more

about

defending

the

run.

And

they'll

rotate

Thornhill

and

Ronnie

Hickman

in

when

they're

expecting

more

of

the

pass.

Jets

in

the

red

zone.

As

you

see,

they

get

inside

the

Not

good.

Dead

last.

They

only

get

in

about

a

third

of

the

time.

Throws.

Incomplete.

That's

Gibson,

the

intended

receiver.

Covered

by

Martin

Emerson.

So

Hackett

will

send

in

the

play

against

Jim

Schwartz's

defense

on

a

third

down

and

goal.

And

Miles

Garrett

again

against

Becton

one-on-one.

There's

the

bend

we

talk

about

when

he

goes

to

the

outside.

It's

so

tough

on

a

big

offensive

lineman,

let

alone

a

guy

trying

to

get

down

there

as

he

gets

that

low

and

still

impacts

without

the

sack,

still

affects

the

quarterback.

Third

and

goal.

Siemian

fires

and

not

caught

at

the

goal

line.

Wilson

looked

like

he

might

have

a

chance

to

pull

it

in.

Thornhill

covering

on

the

play.

Rodgers

expresses

his

dismay.

Fourth

and

goal.

That's

not

a

surprise

that

they

tried

to

get

this

ball

in.

But

you'll

see

Ronnie

Hickman,

who's

going

to

try

to

come

over

and

help

out.

So

you

had

outside

leverage

by

the

corner,

Newsome,

because

he

knew

he

had

help

from

Hickman.

That

is

a

tight

window

for

Trevor

Siemian.

It

had

to

be

a

perfect

throw

to

get

that

in

there.

So

now

it's

fourth

down

and

goal.

Looking

over

toward

the

bench.

The

play

clock

goes

all

the

way

down.

The

layup

game.

Offense.

Five-yard

penalty.

That's

better

than

taking

a

timeout

at

this

point.

You've

already

got

the

field

goal

unit

in,

so

it's

going

to

cost

you

five.

It's

still

pretty

much

a

chip

shot

field

goal.

Yeah,

they

only

had

ten

guys

out

on

the

field.

So

it's

like

Carter

Warren

ended

up

coming

out

to

give

them

after

the

penalty.

So

a

attempt

for

Greg

Zuerlein.

His

season

in

the

league.

Thomas

Moore

set

it

to

hold.

So

the

Jets

come

away

with

absolutely

nothing

on

a

kick

that

would

have

made

it

a

two-possession

lead.

Instead,

it

remains

One

more

ping.

That

time,

it's

Shelby

Harris.

We've

seen

miscues

all

year

for

the

Jets,

and

that

continues

tonight.

This

is

a

fumble

early

in

the

game

that

the

Browns

were

able

to

jump

on

top

of.

The

defense

actually

held

up.

Here's

a

pick

that

ends

up

being

returned

for

a

touchdown

and

then

a

blocked

field

goal

attempt.

The

ball

never

really

seemed

to

get

up

into

the

air;

this

is

a

low

kick.

It

looked

like

he

hit

the

ground

as

much

as

the

football.

He

took

a

divot.

Shelby

Harris,

That's

the

fifth

blocked

kick

of

his

career.

Maybe

the

easiest

one

ever

because

that

was

low;

he

barely

had

to

get

it

off

the

ground.

But

five

blocked

kicks

for

that

man.

This

Jets

defense

had

not

allowed

a

passer

in

the

last

games.

Pretty

good

odds

that

Joe

Flacco

will

end

that

streak.

He

needs

four

yards.

I

think

he'll

get

them.

I

think

he

will.

I

think

he's

got

a

shot

here.

Maybe

right

here.

No,

not

quite.

Denied.

Denied.

David

Bell

makes

the

catch,

stops

at

the

line

of

scrimmage.

That

means.

Look

at

this.

The

Browns

are

down

their

top

two

wide

receivers.

Elijah

Moore

and

Amari

Cooper.

A

lot

of

productivity

right

there.

You

see

Amari

on

the

sideline.

But

again,

Because

Elijah

has

been

diagnosed

with

that

concussion.

We

won't

even

see

him

back

on

the

sidelines.

They're

out.

But

right

now

you've

got

a

little

toss

to

the

outside,

And

Ford

is

only

getting

a

yard

or

two.

And

now

the

ball

is

out.

They

are

going

to

say

that...

Jordan

Whitehead

ripped

that

ball

out

of

his

hands.

Jordan

Whitehead,

who

started

the

season

with...

Three

interceptions

on

opening

day

as

he

goes

to

the

sideline.

Down

goes

Ford.

And

the

question

now

is,

Was

it

a

touchdown

when

he

had

control?

It

doesn't

have

to

be

challenged

because

all

turnovers

are

reviewed.

They

will

take

a

look

at

this.

The

Jets

are

waiting

on

the

sideline

to

see

what's

going

to

happen.

On

the

field,

It

is

ruled

a

fumble.

Previous

play

is

under

further

review.

Close.

Very

close.

Very

close.

McCauley

makes

the

big

bucks.

He'll

have

to

examine

this

one.

Yeah.

We

haven't

heard

from

Terry

in

about

three

weeks.

Let's

get

him

in

the

ball

game.

After

review,

the

ball

carrier

was

down

before

the

ball

came

out.

It'll

be

third

down.

And

here

it

is

once

more.

Terry,

Take

us

through

it.

What

do

you

see?

Al,

It

looks

to

me

like

the

ball

starts

to

move

just

before

the

rear

end

and

the

calf

hit.

But

New

York,

They

tell

us

they

believe

that

rear

end

and

the

calf

hit

before

it

became

loose.

They

reversed

this

to

down

by

contact.

Quick

review

as

well.

Alex

Kent

is

making

the

call

rapidly.

Third

down

and

nine

now.

Flacco

goes

back

to

work

and

cannot

break

the

tackle

and

does

not

pick

up

the

first

down.

So

David

Bell

made

the

catch.

Tackle

made

there

by

Tony

Adams.

And

that

creates

a

punting

situation.

Yeah,

With

the

injury

to

Moore,

And

we

talked

about

Cooper

all

night,

He's

not

playing

tonight.

You're

going

to

see

more

of

Goodwin

and

Bell.

They're

going

to

have

to

step

up

and

make

some

plays.

So,

fourth

down

now,

Matt

Haack,

who

they

just

signed

because

Corey

Bojorquez,

he's

also

hurt.

So

the

placekicker

and

the

punter

both

got

hurt

last

week.

New

guys.

For

both

disciplines

this

week.

And

Haack's

kick

is

out

of

bounds

at

about

the

line.

That's

where

the

Jets

will

take

over.

Down

by

A

little

less

than

eight

to

play.

The

Jets

got

it

back

after

a

three

and

out.

They

remember

they

had

a

first

and

goal

at

the

six;

the

field

goal

got

blocked.

Now

they

have

it

again

down

by

This

drive

starts

at

the

line.

Simeon

rolling,

throwing,

that's

caught.

Spinning,

tackled

at

the

line.

Xavier

Gibson.

You've

seen

these

defensive

alerts

pop

up,

and

for

people

that

are

not

familiar

with

you,

the

red

orbs

that

are

circled,

that

doesn't

identify

somebody

that's

automatically

going

to

blitz.

What

it

does

is

it

gives

you

an

idea

of

the

fan

at

home

to

see

what

the

quarterback

and

the

offensive

line,

what

they

think

are

the

most

immediate

threats

to

attack

the

line

of

scrimmage

and

potentially

blitz,

whether

it's

against

a

run

or

the

pass.

Second

down

and

four

here,

That

tackle

is

made

in

the

backfield.

Ron

Harmon

owns

three

Super

Bowl

rings

as

a

member

of

New

England's

championship

teams;

on

third

down

he's

a

veteran

we

had

last

year

when

he

was

with

the

Raiders

he

has

bounced

around,

they

picked

him

up

because

of

injuries

on

the

back

end,

and

he

plays

with

clean

eyes

as

you

saw

on

that

quick

reaction;

we'll

be

hearing

that

all

night.

There's

the

culprit

right

there

call

the

gendarme.

Third

and

six.

That's

caught.

Can

he

get

the

first?

Yes,

he

can.

That's

Nick

Borden.

He's

playing

the

fullback

role.

He's

the

guy,

of

course,

who

last

week

was

going

to

lose

his

job.

They

threw

him

back

on

the

practice

squad

because

they

were

going

to

activate

Aaron

Rodgers.

It

turned

out

to

be

just

fine

for

him.

And

a

really

good

call

just

to

get

the

ball

out

quickly.

The

defense

does

not

adjust.

You

kind

of

lulled

him

to

sleep

because

Bowden

just

hadn't

been

out

there

getting

very

many

opportunities.

That

time

on

a

third

down,

a

critical

third

down,

he

slips

out

into

that

left

flat

and

the

corner

had

slipped

inside.

Nice,

Easy,

Quick

throw.

Roger

said

he

wanted

to

make

sure

that

Barton

was

taken

care

of.

They

activated

him.

He

doesn't

lose

any

money.

Grease

Hall

is

right

there.

Gain

of

two.

It'll

be

second

down

and

eight.

You've

got

Simeon

of

yards.

The

tough

thing

in

getting

yards

downfield

is

that

the

rush

gets

in

so

quickly.

It

puts

a

lot

of

pressure

on

the

receivers

and

the

tight

ends

to

be

able

to

win

against

man

coverage

and

get

downfield.

So

it's

a

lot

of

quick

throws.

Through

the

middle.

Nice

run.

Breece

Hall.

Not

a

lot

of

space

there.

Yeah.

He's

almost

half

the

team's

total

tonight.

Third

down

and

inches.

Keeper.

Should

be

enough.

Simeon,

unaided.

First

down.

Helped

up

by

Garrett.

Kaylee.

Well,

guys,

False

start.

Offense,

number

five-yard

penalty.

That's

Irvin

Charles

who's

barely

played

tonight.

They'll

take

him

out

right

off

the

bat.

And

again,

The

red

orbs

give

you

that

alert.

The

AI

flagged

that

blitz

as

the

immediate

threat.

Again,

It's

not

predicting

who's

going

to

blitz.

It's

just

saying

that's

the

most

immediate

threat.

That's

the

threat

the

quarterback

should

be

aware

of,

and

that

time

he

ended

up

coming.

Yeah.

So

a

little

flinch

there.

That

was

just

enough.

First

down

and

to

the

outside.

Nice

move.

But

again,

The

field

does

him

in,

Jason

Brownlee.

Not

a

lot

of

slipping

and

sliding

tonight.

But

enough

rain

here

yesterday.

Field's

covered

and

all

that.

But

the

field's

a

little

damp.

He's

going

up

against

Denzel

Ward.

Don't

know

if

I've

ever

heard

him

more

excited

about

this

defense

and

its

potential

despite

all

the

injuries.

And

he

said:

Denzel

Ward,

In

all

the

years

I've

been

a

coach

as

an

assistant

head

coach

or

a

coordinator,

He's

the

best

corner

that

I've

had.

And

I

think

that

tells

you

kind

of

a

big

statement

of

his

potential.

Second

down

and

Siemian

to

the

outside.

Not

caught

there

by

Garrett

Wilson.

Had

to

lunge

for

it.

Couldn't

handle

it.

A

little

less

than

a

second

left.

Three

minutes

to

play

here

in

the

third.

And

that

time

they

showed

what

they've

been

doing

a

lot:

showed

man

pre-snap,

just

trying

to

affect

the

mind

of

the

quarterback

Trevor

Siemian.

And

they

dropped

into

a

zone.

And

that

time

Thornhill

almost

got

out

underneath

that

route.

A

lot

of

barking.

A

lot

of

noise.

A

lot

of

banging

in

the

middle.

Third

and

Siemian

has

that

knocked

back

to

him

by

Za'Darius

Smith.

Who's

had

a

quiet

night

until

now.

'Feed

me,'

he

says.

We've

seen

Za'Darius

Smith

on

the

offense's

right.

We've

seen

Miles

Garrett

on

the

left.

We've

seen

that

matchup.

against

Now

it's

against

and

he

is

also

able

to

win.

Reacting

quickly

to

the

quarterback

stepping

up

in

the

pocket.

Two

big

sacks

last

week

in

Houston.

So

it'll

be

fourth

down.

He's

telling

us

it

is

a

clock

problem.

So,

For

the

moment,

Time

is

standing

still

at

Cleveland

Browns

Stadium.

Maybe

he'll

keep

it

on

this

time.

The

crowd

doesn't

like

it.

They

want

to

start

celebrating.

Right,

They're

ready.

Again,

Win,

And

they're

in

the

playoffs.

We're

going

for

the

second

time

in

seasons,

And

this

is

what

they're

talking

about.

So

the

clock

never

started.

The

play

clock,

Of

course,

It

starts

after

the

play

is

over.

They're

going

to

reset

the

play

clock.

on

the

game

clock.

I'd

say

we're

in

Tin

Pan

Alley.

The

game

clock

never

started.

Except

Kelly

Hayes.

Fourth

and

ten.

With

Thomas

Morstead.

Longtime

New

Orleans

Saint.

Kicker.

It's

a

little

backspin

on

it,

and

it's

fair

caught

at

the

ten-yard

line.

So

Cleveland

takes

over

there.

A

little

pushing

and

shoving

going

on

with

to

play

in

the

third.

Browns

up

at

home.

Well,

What

a

job

by

this

offensive

line

for

the

Browns,

getting

the

running

game

going

so

they

can

get

their

play-action.

You

can

see

they're

pulling,

getting

a

hat

on

a

hat

there.

Jerome

Ford's

had

a

lot

more

room

to

run.

That's

for

sure.

You

can

see

what

he

can

do

when

he's

got

a

little

bit

of

room.

It's

a

heck

of

a

trap

here

by

the

left

guard,

Bitonio.

He

was

able

to

open

that

up

downhill

for

the

run

into

the

end

zone.

They've

done

a

good

job

of

giving

Joe

Flacco

enough

time

to

throw

the

football.

But,

man,

it

all

starts

up

front

for

any

team.

And

tonight,

the

big

boys

up

front

for

the

Browns

are

playing

great.

Drive

starting

at

the

Play-action.

Flacco

throwing

into

a

lot

of

traffic.

It's

incomplete.

The

crowd

looks

for

a

flag.

There

is

none.

Pass

intended

that

time

for

Njoku,

who

had

that

gigantic

first

or

minutes

of

the

game.

Pretty

quiet

since.

Second

down.

And

watch

how

tight

this

coverage

is.

This

gives

an

example

of

Joe

Flacco

and

the

trust

that

he

has

in

his

arm.

C.J.

Mosley,

Number

turns.

He's

expecting

this

ball

to

be

thrown.

You

got

Sauce

Gardner

out

there.

Two

different

defenders.

Even

Quincy

Williams

trying

to

get

in

on

the

act.

But

he

still

tries

to

squeeze

that

in

there.

The

crowd

is

reacting,

saying

Sauce

Gardner

came

in

over

the

top

there.

But

that

is

a

good

no

call.

Second

and

ten.

Flacco

throws.

Little

back-shoulder

action

is

incomplete

here.

Reid

had

coverage

on

the

play

intended

for

Cedric

Tillman.

It'll

be

third

and

ten.

These

defensive

backs

for

the

Jets,

without

Cooper

and

now

Moore

out

there.

They

are

really

getting

tight

and

really

challenging

these

backup

receivers,

these

younger

receivers.

How

about

that

left

hand

by

Reid?

That

time,

at

the

last

second,

getting

in

there

to

knock

that

ball

away.

Great

timing

and

great

coverage.

By

D.J.

Reid.

He's

down

to

the

rookie,

Cedric

Tillman.

Marquis

Goodwin's

been

around.

Haven't

thrown

to

him

yet.

David

Bell

is

a

second-year

guy.

Go

empty

here.

You've

got

Flacco

retreating

to

the

end

zone.

Throwing

too

high.

Flacco

thrown.

Though.

That

pass

was

intended

for

Tillman.

And,

Of

course,

if

it's

against

the

Jets,

and

it

appears

to

be

an

automatic

first.

Holding.

Defense,

number

four.

That's

a

five-yard

penalty

and

an

automatic

first

down

for

Cleveland.

That's

Reid,

So

on

a

third-and-ten,

The

flag

and

a

big

call

against

New

York.

Actually,

At

the

top

of

the

route,

he's

in

a

good

position,

grabs

him

there,

grabs

him

there.

The

reaction,

The

retaliation

from

Tillman

was

after

he

was

already

held

and

the

penalty

had

already

been

called.

There's

Quentin

Williams

getting

in.

Flacco

right

away

saw

that

defensive

holding

call.

So

it's

an

automatic

first.

Yeah,

Reid

is

trying

to

make

it

look

like

offensive

interference.

Meanwhile,

To

the

line

here

goes

Jerome

Ford

for

a

pickup

of

about

five.

So

Ford

tonight,

he's

carried

the

ball

times

for

yards.

Those

guards,

They

get

around.

Again,

I

think

if

you

study

the

NFL

offensive

lines

that

are

out

there,

you

look

at

Bitonio

and

what

he

can

do,

and

Posick

at

center,

Teller

at

right

guard,

when

they're

healthy,

they've

all

been

banged

up.

But

when

they're

healthy,

that's

as

good

of

a

trio

as

you'll

find

in

this

league.

They've

just

been

trying

to

deal

with

it.

They're

playing

with

their

fourth

and

fifth

offensive

tackle

with

the

injuries

they've

had

to

Wills

and

Conklin

and

now

DeJuan

Jones.

Second

down

and

five.

Court

again.

He

dropped

it,

picked

it

back

up

and

got

smothered.

And

the

crowd

now

wants

a

flag

for

a

little

extracurricular.

It's

Bruce

Hector,

number

who

came

in

and

stopped

him.

No

flag.

They

keep

going

to

that

pole

lead

play

with

those

guards.

They're

running

it

to

the

right

and

to

the

left.

That

ball

was

in.

It

just

looked

like

Ford

maybe

somehow

lost

his

focus.

And

that

ball

came

out.

That

hit

there

by

Johnson

got

the

reaction.

So

third

down

and

seven.

Half

a

minute

to

go

in

the

third.

Flacco.

Pumping.

Throwing.

And

that's

incomplete.

So

what

started

out

as

an

off-the-charts

night.

Has

cooled

down.

But

the

defense

has

done

enough

good

work

to

hold

the

Jets

scoreless

in

this

quarter.

Yeah.

They

tried

to

move

him

away

from

some

of

that

pressure.

They're

just

not

getting

any

separation

at

all

in

the

back

end

against

the

coverage

of

the

Jets.

Nowhere

to

go

with

the

football.

Matt

Haack

into

punt.

Punted

for

the

Colts

last

year.

Xavier

Gipson

standing

at

his

own

line.

Good

kick.

Gipson

from

the

line.

Finds

a

little

bit

of

room.

Finds

a

lot

of

room.

Takes

it

back

near

midfield.

Four

seconds

remaining

in

the

third.

To

Kaylee.

Guys,

You're

going

to

love

this.

There

were

big

cheers

and

even

some

tears

at

this

pep

rally

at

a

middle

school

here

in

Northeast

Ohio.

As

the

Browns

Stay

in

the

Game

initiative,

Celebrated

students

at

Johnny

Wilson

for

their

good

attendance.

And

look

at

that.

Linebacker

Anthony

Walker

had

the

honor

of

surprising

principal

Nicole

Barfield

Davis

with

two

tickets

to

Super

Bowl

You

gotta

love

the

celebration.

Fantastic.

Oh,

It's

great.

The

Browns

are

such

a

part

of

the

fabric

of

this

community

and

have

been

for

over

half

a

century.

Meanwhile...

On

what

will

be

the

final

play

of

the

quarter.

You've

got

Gipson

taking

it

for

a

gain

of

nine,

And

that

will

take

us

to

the

fourth.

after

a

scoreless

third.

They

do

renegade,

And

in

Cleveland

they

do

this.

Start

the

fourth,

Al

Michaels

with

Kirk

Herbstreit,

Kaylee

Hartung,

Reese

Hall.

Picking

up

what

should

be

a

first

down;

his

grand

finale

might

have

been

better

than

anything.

Yeah,

the

Jets

had

a

lot

of

opportunities.

But

have

not

been

able

to

cash

in;

both

teams

scoreless

in

the

third

after

a

first

half,

and

that

pass

is

caught

a

little

short

of

the

first

down.

Garrett

Wilson

makes

the

catch.

Denzel

Ward

with

the

tackle.

The

reason

you're

seeing

Trevor

Siemian

get

the

ball

out

fast

is

because

of

No.

Whether

it's

against

the

run

or

the

pass.

They're

getting

penetration

and

getting

after

the

quarterback

to

the

outside.

And

to

the

inside.

Look

at

this.

seconds

time

to

pressure

as

a

team.

That's

the

third-fastest

average

as

a

team

the

entire

year.

Tells

you

about

the

Jets'

offensive

line.

Yes.

It

does.

Second

down

and

one

from

the

line;

no

play—false

start,

offense

number

Second

down.

Mekhi

Becton.

I

don't

know.

Here's

a

guy.

They

have

such

high

hopes

for

him

number

one

draft

pick

out

of

Louisville.

Fourth

year.

Tons

of

penalties.

Tons

of

sacks

allowed.

And

I

think

anybody

new

coming

in

tonight,

that

was

the

biggest

question.

What's

Nathaniel

Hackett

going

to

do

to

even

the

playing

field

with

the

tackles

that

he

has?

Especially

with

Mekhi

Becton

on

that

left

side

matched

up

against

Myles

Garrett.

So,

second

down

and

six.

Siemian.

He

throws

that

one

into

the

ground.

Too

much

pressure.

Nobody

was

open.

Third

and

six

forthcoming.

The

thing

that

is

really,

I

think,

It's

impressive

for

this

Browns

defense

their

defensive

line

is

so

good

for

Jim

Schwartz.

And

he

believes

in

turning

them

loose.

He

gives

them

freedom

to

be

creative.

And

I

think

because

of

that,

They've

been

able

to

overcome

some

injuries

on

the

back

end.

Especially

at

safety.

Third

and

six.

Pass,

Almost

picked

off,

but...

It's

fourth

down

now.

Martin

Emerson

had

it

in

his

hands,

Dropped

it.

He

has

four

interceptions

this

season,

And

I

think

the

reaction

from

Garrett

Wilson,

He

wants

P.I.

Watching

the

inside.

Newsom,

Number

zero.

Right

there.

I'm

just

surprised

that

we

didn't

see

a

call

on

that

play

right

there

to

give

them

the

first

down.

I

don't

know

how

that's

not

P.I.

So,

fourth

down.

Jets

and

a

half

to

go

and

they'll

go

for

it.

They

need

six.

Play

clock

at

zero.

Did

they

get

it

away?

Before

the

ball

was

snapped,

Delay

of

game.

Offense.

They

did

not.

That's

a

five-yard

penalty.

Still

fourth

down.

And

now

you've

got

a

fourth

and

So

they're

going

to

send

in

the

punt

team.

That

play

didn't

get

in

until

late.

I

think

they

were

trying

to

get

the

right

call

there

on

fourth

down.

And

by

the

time

they

broke

the

huddle,

They

were

down

around

five

seconds.

So

Morse,

That's

a

fairly

busy

night.

We'll

continue

with

his

fifth

punt.

Prochet

back

for

the

Browns.

Calls

for

the

fair

catch.

Makes

it

at

the

nine-yard

line.

to

go

in

the

fourth.

Browns

trying

to

clinch

a

spot

in

the

postseason.

You've

got

this

drive

beginning

here.

Pierre

Strong

gets

pushed

back.

If

you

go

back

to

the

beginning

of

the

season

and

you

say,

What

does

Cleveland

need

to

be

really

successful?

Nick

Chubb

has

to

have

another

great

year.

Deshaun

Watson

has

to

have

a

great

year.

Yeah.

Chubb

got

hurt

in

week

two.

Watson

only

played

in

six

games.

Kevin

Stefanski

has

done

a

heck

of

a

job

this

season.

Yeah,

I

mean,

He's

right

up

there.

He

has

to

be

considered

the

NFL

Coach

of

the

Year

because

of

what

they've

had

to

overcome.

It

was

a

kick

really

into

the

ribs

when

they

had

to

deal

with

that

injury

to

Nick

Chubb.

Honestly,

Talking

to

the

players.

And

the

coaches

this

week,

I

think

they

care

so

much

about

him

as

a

player

and

what

he's

meant

to

them.

You

know,

This

is

Pierre

Strong.

So

Strong

would

be

the

number

three

back.

Jerome

Ford

became

the

number

one

back.

Kareem

Hunt,

Third-down

back.

A

touchdown

maker,

He

scored

his

ninth

of

the

season

tonight.

And

then

this

guy

sees

some

live

action.

Yeah,

Yeah.

And

just

when

they

look

like,

OK,

we

got

over

the

Chubb

thing.

Now

we've

got

Deshaun

Watson

going.

He's

five.

And

when

he

comes

back

and

beats

Baltimore

in

an

amazing

game

on

the

road,

then

he's

been

dealing

with

his

shoulder.

Then

he's

out

for

the

year.

Then

you're

dealing

with

trying

to

figure

out,

Is

it

going

to

be

Dorian

Thompson-Robinson?

Is

it

going

to

be

P.J.

Walker?

You've

got

injuries

on

the

defense.

You

lose

both

your

starting

tackles.

And

they

just

keep

finding

ways

to

win

games.

And

then

Flacco

comes

over

and

gives

them

a

huge

spark

at

They've

won

three

in

a

row,

About

to

be

four

in

a

row.

And

the

ball

comes

out,

But

the

whistle

had

blown.

So

they're

going

to

rule

him

down

by

contact

there

for

a

gain

of

four.

It'll

be

second

down

and

six.

See

if

that

ball

came

out

before

he...

Yeah,

Ball's

out.

Yeah.

Ball

is

out.

Sure.

And

then

what

about

the

recovery

here?

Jets.

Jets.

So

you've

got

Quincy

Williams

with

the

pop

to

force

it

out.

And

then

Jermaine

Johnson,

who

scored

a

touchdown

earlier

on

an

interception.

And

now

he's

certainly

going

to

get

it

if

that

call

was

'he

was

down

by

contact'.

Challenge

for

sure.

Or

they'll

even

reverse

it

if...

Kemp

gets

the

call

from

upstairs.

After

discussion,

The

ruling

on

the

field

is

a

fumble

recovered

by

the

defense.

Okay,

There

you

go.

So

originally

they

were

calling

it

down.

Now

it's

clearly,

Clearly,

Without

question,

A

fumble

recovered

by

the

defense.

Well,

It's

a

good

job

of

getting

the

call

right.

The

Jets

get

great

field

position.

This

Jets

defense,

once

again,

finding

a

way

to

get

back

into

the

game

and

win.

They

already

had

an

interception

for

a

touchdown

by

Jermaine

Johnson.

Now

they

give

Trevor

Siemian

and

this

offense

the

ball

at

the

Browns'

line.

The

whistle

is

blown.

Otherwise,

they

could

have

had

a

recovery.

A

possible

touchdown

by

Jermaine

Johnson,

who

took

the

ball

into

the

end

zone.

Right.

Which

would

have

been

his

second

of

the

night.

Right.

Could

have,

would

have,

should

have.

They

have

the

ball

at

the

line,

first

down.

Simeon.

That

one

may

have

been

tipped.

It

is

complete.

Shelby

Harris

looked

like

he

may

have

gotten

his

hand

up

there.

We

already

saw

him

block

a

field

goal

attempt.

And

this

time

it

looks

like

he

got

his

hand

up

there.

But

still

the

ball

had

enough

on

it

to

get

out

to

the

receiver.

Wilson.

Harris.

Hands

up.

Good

job

sitting

right

in

that

zone

coverage

by

Garrett

Wilson.

Second

and

four

after

a

gain

of

six.

They

sent

five.

Pass

incomplete

to

the

line.

Intended

for

Gibson;

covered

that

time

by

Emerson.

Third

and

four.

They

can't

go

to

Wilson

every

time.

We've

seen

Conklin

get

some

opportunities.

Brownlee.

And

now

he's

trying

to

get

it

to

Gibson.

He

has

great

quickness.

Tries

to

set

him

up

to

the

outside.

The

ball's

thrown

a

little

bit

behind.

And

it

allows

the

length

of

Emerson,

at

to

be

able

to

get

in

there

and

knock

it

out

of

there.

Third

down

and

four.

Rush

four.

Pass

caught.

And

close

to

a

first

down

goes

Tyler

Conklin.

He's

right

there.

And

they're

going

to

mark

it

a

little

bit

short.

So

you've

got

another

fourth

down

coming

up.

Taki-taki

making

the

tackle.

Yeah,

once

again,

you

see

the

changeup

from

Jim

Schwartz

there

with

that

coverage.

And

you're

going

no

huddle,

come

right

to

the

line.

The

sneak,

and

no,

it

doesn't

look

like

he

got

it.

Jordan

Elliott,

is

right

there.

So

the

Jets

have

had

so

many

opportunities.

And

again,

come

up

with

zero.

Just

a

microcosm

of

their

season,

really,

for

this

offense.

Plenty

of

opportunities.

I

mean,

you

go

hurry

up.

You

try

to

catch

his

defensive

line

napping.

You

try

to

get

off

the

ball

quick.

And

instead,

look

at

the

direction.

This

line

of

scrimmage,

it

goes

backwards.

Good

job

of

penetrating

there

by

Jordan

Elliott.

Yep,

trying

to

catch

him.

Didn't

want

to

make

any

substitution.

Run,

a

sneak.

No

good.

Blow

another

opportunity

with

left

in

the

fourth.

And

if

one

picture

will

sum

up

the

season,

That's

it.

Says

it

all.

That

picture

helps

sum

up

the

Cleveland

season.

That's

another

picture

that,

You

know,

What

can

I

tell

you?

Team

that's

six

and

nine.

Such

high

hopes

on

opening

night.

Four

crazy

things.

Rodgers

gets

hurt.

They

still

win

the

game.

Right.

Beat

Buffalo

in

overtime.

They're

looking

at

the

play

again

upstairs,

but

we

didn't

see

anything

that

would

indicate

he

picked

up

the

first

down.

But

what

do

we

know?

The

highest-scoring

first

half

in

four

seasons.

Right.

And

zero

points

in

the

second

half.

They

might

be

looking

at...

The

runner

did

not

make

the

line

to

gain.

However,

There

were

men

on

the

field

on

defense.

Whoa.

That's

a

five-yard

penalty,

And

that's

enough

to

give

New

York

a

first

out.

Whoa.

So

as

they

were

hurrying

to

try

to

get

the

ball

snapped,

the

Browns

are

trying

to

get

off

the

field

and

it

ends

up

costing

them.

They

make

a

great

play.

It

looks

like

Darius

Smith

was

trying

to

get

off

the

field

there.

It

was.

So

they

still

have

some

life.

The

Browns

are

having

a

tough

time

salting

this

one

away.

It

looks

like

it's

an

all-time

rout

to

begin

with.

I

mean,

is

still

a

wide

margin,

but...

Simeon,

deep

drop,

throws,

caught.

Gibson,

stuck

before

he

gets

back

to

the

line

of

scrimmage.

Tackle

made

there

by

D'Anthony

Bell.

It'll

be

second

down

and

Bell

is

really

comfortable

coming

down

near

the

line

of

scrimmage.

Second-year

player

out

of

West

Florida.

Played

zone

that

time,

just

kept

the

ball

in

front

of

him,

chased

it

down.

There's

an

injured

Jet

down

right

now.

Meanwhile,

We'll

take

a

look

at

the

remaining

schedules

now

in

the

North.

So

you've

got

Cleveland

with

one

game

left.

You

go

to

Cincinnati.

And

you've

got

Baltimore

with

two

games

left,

with

Miami

and

Pittsburgh

both

in

Maryland.

It

is

remarkable

to

think

about

what

we

talked

about

earlier.

This

team

is

on

the

verge

of

clinching,

going

with

everything

they've

dealt

with.

So

you've

got

Xavier

Newman,

right

guard.

He

comes

off,

and

the

Jets

now

go

up

to

the

line

of

scrimmage

for

Billy

Turner,

He's

been

around

a

long

time

with

a

lot

of

teams,

is

in

there.

Flag

thrown,

stopping

the

play.

False

start,

offense

number

A

five-yard

penalty,

still

second

down.

That's

the

center,

That's

Joe

Tippmann.

Rookie

out

of

Wisconsin.

I

really

like

what

he's

done

stepping

in

for

Connor

McGovern.

You

know,

There

have

been

a

few

silver

linings

to

some

of

these

injuries

that

they've

dealt

with.

One

of

them

has

been

Joe

Tippmann.

Like

I

said,

He

is

a

rookie

and

has

had

to

learn

on

the

fly

this

year.

That

little

head

turn.

Yeah.

They're

calling

that

a

lot.

Yep.

So

it's

now.

Siemian

throws

over

the

middle.

Can

he

get

away?

Oh,

He

cannot.

Tackled

at

about

the

line

by

Sione

Takitaki.

Imagine

being

a

quarterback,

Trevor

Siemian,

when

the

average

rush

is

seconds.

And

you've

got

Miles

Garrett

in

the

backfield

almost

every

snap.

And

you're

Nathaniel

Hackett,

and

you're

trying

to

call

the

plays.

That

is

a

tough

ask

for

any

quarterback

or

any

offensive

coordinator.

And

now

he's

got

to

come

up

with

something

that

gets...

Not

all

of

It's

four-down

territory,

But

most

of

it,

anyway.

Simeon

starts

to

take

off.

He

gets

tripped

from

behind

by

Alex

Wright.

That'll

make

it

They

move

Za'Darius

Smith

inside

next

to

Miles

Garrett.

So

you're

going

to

get

a

chance

to

get

a

one-on-one

matchup

with

Alex

Wright.

And

this

guy

is

coming

on.

He

really

is.

You

think

about

three

outstanding

pass

rushers.

They

have

that

on

the

edge

with...

now

in

his

second

year

at

UAB.

Great

quickness

and

length.

His

fourth

sack

of

the

season.

Here's

a

attempt

by

Zuerlein,

whose

last

kick

was

blocked

after

he

took

a

divot

on

the

kick.

And

this

one

is

good.

So

the

Jets,

on

kick

for

three

to

turn

it

into

at

least

a

two-possession

deficit.

It's

movie

night.

Skating

going

on

downtown

in

Cleveland

on

this

Thursday

night,

where

this

crowd

is

looking

to

celebrate.

I

mean,

Even

if

they

lose

the

game,

they

still

have

a

great

chance

to

make

the

playoffs.

Yeah.

But

they

want

to

see

it

happen

at

home

tonight,

in

the

final

home

game

of

the

year.

And

there's

hardly

anyone

who's

left

this

stadium.

They

want

to

be

here

to

witness

it.

It's

only

the

second

time

in

seasons.

Touchback

here.

That

defense

has

been

spectacular

this

season

at

home.

This

team,

which

has

only

lost

once

here

this

year,

have

allowed

only

points

per

game.

Best

in

the

league,

and

it's

the

fewest

by

the

Browns

at

home

since

when

Bill

Belichick

was

the

head

coach.

passing

yards

allowed

per

game.

total

yards.

Both

would

be

the

lowest

at

home

since

in

the

National

Football

League.

From

the

line.

Flacco,

play

action.

Flacco

throws.

It's

incomplete.

So

Joe

had

passing

yards

in

the

first

half

and

seven

in

the

second

half.

And

on

that

throw

right

there,

they

get

aggressive.

They

go

play-action,

which

he

loves.

He's

got

his

rhythm.

That

time

he

just

airmails

Kareem

Hunt.

Went

right

over

top

of

him

there.

I

think

with

Kevin

Stefanski.

He's

looking

at.

You

don't

want

to

just

run

and

work

the

clock.

You're

up

by

a

couple

touchdowns.

He

still

wants

to

stay

aggressive.

He

still

wants

to

get

back

into

that

rhythm

they

had

in

the

first

half.

But

keep

in

mind,

Elijah

Moore

goes

down

with

that

injury.

Amari

Cooper

is

not

out

there.

This

offense

has

not

been

the

same

without

Elijah

Moore.

Run

a

draw.

They

stuffed

that

one

at

the

line

of

scrimmage.

Hunt

stopped

there

by

Jermaine

Johnson.

So,

third-and-ten.

Eight

and

a

half

to

go

in

the

fourth.

David

Njoku,

who

had

that

big

first

half

and

hasn't

been

heard

from

much

lately.

He's

got

five

receptions,

yards.

Like

I

said,

all

of

that

coming

in

the

first

half.

I

wouldn't

be

surprised

if

these

younger

receivers

try

to

get

him

matched

up

so

he

can

win.

He's

off

to

the

right.

Flexed

out

just

a

bit

for

Joe

Flacco.

He

had

receiving

yards

in

the

first

quarter

alone

tonight.

Flacco

throws,

cutting

across,

making

the

grab.

You

called

it

Njoku,

but

right

there

for

the

coverage

was

Tony

Adams.

He

had

such

a

great

first

quarter.

I

think

he

went

over

to

the

bench.

and

Amari

Cooper

said,

he

slowed

down.

Man,

I

set

the

record

for

the

team

last

week,

Let

me

have

it

a

little

bit

more

than

a

week.

And

that

time

the

Jets

were

anticipating

that

potential

shot.

Adams

was

in

really

good

position

in

man

coverage

to

allow

the

reception

but

make

the

tackle,

so

they

get

the

ball

back;

good

job

with

the

three-and-out

by

that

Jets

defense.

Matt

Haack

sets

up

at

his

own

the

punt

is

fielded

by

Gipson

at

the

and

returned

about

yards

to

the

with

to

go

in

the

fourth

at

the

home

of

the

Rock

and

Roll

Hall

of

Fame.

boot.

He

was

with

Aaron

Rodgers.

Benny

and

the

Jet.

Right

there.

Good

call.

He's

paying

us

a

visit

in

the

booth

as

the

Jets

go

to

work.

That's

Paul,

who

gets

stuck

behind

the

line

of

scrimmage.

Look

at

that

again.

And

we'll

show

Coromoa

right

there.

Taking

him

down

for

a

loss

of

four.

They

just

keep

coming

after

him.

They

keep

doing

a

good

job

of

creating

that

pressure.

Second

and

Reese

Hall

to

the

line.

They

didn't

give

the

defense

a

chance

to

match

up.

Re-snap

the

ball.

So

they're

going

to

re-snap

it

now

because

they

snapped

it

too

early.

They

didn't

give

the

defense

a

chance

to

get

set.

Third

down

and

nine

now.

Jets

from

their

own

line.

That

pass

is

caught.

Paul.

He

gets

done

in

by

the

grass.

So

fourth

down.

They

did

a

really

good

job

with

those

linebackers,

running

to

the

football

and

leveraging

him.

There's

really

nowhere

to

go

even

though

he

did

lose

his

footing.

They're

kind

of

compelled

at

this

point.

Got

to

do

it.

He's

in

his

own

territory;

he

still

needs

six.

Can

he

get

to

the

marker?

Very,

very

close.

Tackle

and

bounce

Fischl

comes

in.

Looks

like

we're

going

to

spot

it

a

little

bit

short

of

what

he

needs.

Jeremiah

Olson

for

a

moa

stops

him.

Officials

gather

at

that

spot

up

at

the

line.

Is

it

a

turnover

On

downs

does

he

get

it?

Oh,

close;

it's

right

there.

Oh,

much

closer

than

I

thought.

You

see

the

marker

right

there

it's

about

where

that

knee

touched

where

the

football

was.

They're

going

to

put

it

down,

bring

the

chain

gang

in,

and

he

does

not

get

it

by

that

much

a

couple

of

links.

There's

a

heck

of

an

effort

by

Simeon;

the

way

he's

been

pressured,

he

knew

he

had

to

pull

it

down

and

just

try

to

make

something

out

of

it.

I

think

that

knee

touching

right

there

prevents

him;

if

he

had

laid

out

and

gone

airborne,

he'd

have

been

able

to

come

up

with

that

first

down,

but

the

leg

ends

up

dragging

and

prevents

him

from

extending

across

the

first-down

marker.

He

is

short.

Unless

the

Browns

take

over

in

Jets

territory,

and

they

can

start

to

milk

the

clock

here

as

well

with

a

two-touchdown

advantage.

With

Benny

coming

in

as

the

third

guy

in

the

booth,

It

reminds

me:

the

first-ever

Monday

Night

Football

game

was

played

in

Cleveland

at

the

old

stadium

between

the

Jets.

And

the

Browns

in

with

a

three-man

booth.

Huge

action.

Howard

Cosell

and

Don

Meredith.

In

that

year.

And

we

have

video

of

everything.

You

go

back

to

And

Irving

said.

Primetime

football.

You

think

that

will

work?

Is

it

possible?

o'clock

Eastern

time.

And

Namath

in

the

game.

A

couple

of

years

after

the

Super

Bowl.

Howard.

This

is

Howard

Cosell

reporting

from

Cleveland.

That

was

Namath.

How

about

the

mic?

And

there's

Keith.

Keith

Jackson

in

the

middle.

Keith

was

there

for

one

year,

then

went

to

college

football.

Speaking

of

Keith,

Somewhere

behind

the

clouds

is

a

full

moon.

And

as

Keith

would

say,

a

possum-hut

moon.

The

great,

late

Keith

Jackson,

Second

down

and

two.

I

was

in

that

era

where

you

used

to

beg

your

parents

to

stay

up

until

halftime

of

the

Monday

Night

Football

game.

See

the

highlights

with...

Second

and

seven,

this

crowd

right

now,

they're

ready

to

let

it

loose.

We

got

the

Joe

Flacco

chant

going.

Come

a

long

way

from

driving

the

kids

around

six

weeks

ago.

One

regular

season

game

to

go

until

the

playoffs.

Third

down.

Joe

Flacco's

night.

That

first

half

was

insane.

He

ends

up

throwing

for

yards.

Everything

was

going

well.

It

was

really

an

extension

for

what

he

did

last

week

against

Houston.

He

was

just

making

every

throw.

Having

time.

They're

running

the

football.

Here

he

is

creating.

It's

six

sticks.

Two

feet

out

there.

He's

going

to

run

instead.

Keeps

his

eyes

downfield.

Throws

a

touchdown

pass

to

his

running

back,

Jerome

Ford.

About

as

good

of

a

first

half

as

you

could

hope

for.

They've

just

been

holding

on

here

in

the

second

half

offensively.

It's

just

hard

to

believe

to

see

him

in

that

uniform.

If

you're

an

AFC

North

fan,

you

look

at

Joe

Flacco,

you

think,

especially

as

a

Browns

fan,

all

those

losses.

piled

up

when

the

Ravens

and

Joe

Flacco

would

beat

the

Browns.

And

here

he

is

at

years

old

in

the

dog

pound

trying

to

clinch

a

chance

for

the

Browns

to

get

to

the

postseason.

On

top

of

the

fact

that

Cleveland

moved

to

Baltimore.

Right.

So

there's

animus

toward

Baltimore

to

begin

with.

Yeah.

Hunt.

Set

up

a

fourth

down.

Under

three

to

play,

timeout.

And

bangs

that

one

through.

And

that'll

just

about

cement

it.

is

our

score.

Final

two

action-packed

game

days.

Regular

season

next

Saturday

on

ESPN

and

ABC.

And

then

next

Sunday

on

CBS,

Fox

and

NBC.

Full

Week

schedule

to

be

announced

after

Sunday's

games.

They

just

played

Houston.

Who

knows

who's

going

to

end

up

winning

the

AFC

South

with

Indy,

Jacksonville,

and

Houston

all

fighting

it

out,

tied

there

at

eight

and

seven.

But

the

Browns

are

dangerous.

Like

we

talked

about

last

week

when

we

were

in

L.A.

About

the

Rams

and

the

NFC,

with

Stafford

and

the

way

they're

playing.

They

could

be

a

tough

out.

You're

going

to

be

playing

your

best

in

December.

The

Rams

certainly

are.

Backhanded

catch.

Grabbed

here.

Gain

of

about

nine

yards

by

Kenny

DeBoff.

His

first

catch

of

the

night

came

on

a

nice

second-and-short.

So

the

Jets

will

wrap

up

their

season.

They'll

be

in

Foxborough

against

New

England

next

weekend.

And

that's

incomplete.

And

for

the

Browns,

We

should

point

out,

Too.

They're

without

Cooper

and

Moore

tonight,

Both

guys

are

hurt.

But

they

do

have

the

extra

time

days

before

the

next

game.

Yes.

Yeah.

And

really,

For

the

Browns,

I

think

part

of

what

they

do

against

Cincinnati

will

depend

on

the

results

of

the

Miami-Baltimore

game.

You

know,

if

Baltimore

ends

up

winning

that

game,

there's

really

no

need

to

rest

up

against

Cincinnati.

It's

almost

like

anybody

that's

ailing,

you

rest

them

up,

get

ready

for

that

first

round.

Right.

Third

and

two.

False

start.

Offense

number

Five-yard

penalty,

Third

down.

Of

course,

if,

you

know,

you

win

the

division,

that's

huge

because

you

do

get

a

home

game.

If

you

don't,

I

mean,

Cleveland

right

now,

with

Baltimore

likely

to

win

the

division,

Yeah.

Cleveland

would

have

to

go

on

the

road.

But,

you

know,

the

one

time

that

they've

made

the

playoffs

in

the

last

two

decades,

they

went

on

the

road.

We

did

that

game

on

a

Sunday

night

in

Pittsburgh,

and

they

had

a

lead

at

the

end

of

the

first

quarter.

Pittsburgh

made

a

game

of

it

late,

but

that

was

during

the

COVID

years.

Then

they

went

to

Kansas

City

and

competed.

They

did.

The

following

week,

Third

down

and

seven.

That's

caught

at

the

line.

Conklin.

It

was

also

the

night

that...

Kevin

Stefanski

had

COVID

and

had

to

watch

the

game

on

television

from

his

basement

in

Cleveland.

It

was

strange

when

it

came

to

things

like

that,

Right?

Weird.

Dropped.

Two-minute

warning.

Right

now.

This

is

a

two-minute

warning.

Little

Thursday

night

football

talk

for

you

here.

Ravens

have

seven

wins

by

or

more

points

over

teams

with

winning

records

this

season.

What

a

win

last

week.

They've

been

blowing

people

out.

They've

been

blowing

people

out.

Made

a

statement.

They

did.

Lamar

Jackson,

I

think

he'll

win

the

MVP.

After

the

other

night,

I

mean,

Christian

McCaffrey,

I

mean,

It

seems

like

it

could

be

those

two.

with

the

win

that

he

had

last

week,

the

way

he's

playing,

the

way

he

continues

to

lead

after

that

big

contract.

It's

been

a

movable

feast,

as

it

normally

is.

I

mean,

at

one

point

it

looks

like

Prescott's

gonna

be

the

guy,

then

Brock

Purdy's

gonna

be

the

guy,

and

you

know,

who

gets

hot

at

the

end?

It's

always

important.

It's

a

big

one

with

Baltimore

and

Miami,

obviously

home-field

advantage

and

so

many

different

things,

right.

Oh,

Let's

end

the

night

with

a

little

bit

more

banging

on

metal.

It's

the

perfect

ending

second

and

ten

and

rolled

up

to

about

the

line

is

Ivana

Konda,

third

and

two.

Can

you

remember

a

ball

other

than

the

fade

early

to

Garrett

Wilson

where

they've

been

able

to

get

the

ball

thrown

downfield

successfully?

No.

And

whoever

plays

the

Browns,

That'll

be

the

challenge

with

the

press

man

coverage

with

their

three

corners

and

the

pass

rush

that

they

have.

Because,

I

mean,

you've

got

under

to

get

the

ball

out,

probably

with

a

good

offensive

line.

And

can

you

get

separation?

Can

you

get

downfield

to

be

able

to

get

away

from

these

corners

as

tough

as

they

are

in

tight

man

coverage?

Do

we

make

history

on

Thursday

nights

or

what?

or

more

combined

points

in

the

first

half.

No

touchdowns

in

the

second

half.

We're

down

to

seconds.

So

the

crowd

right

now,

I

mean,

this

is

just

like

the

perfect

moment

for

them.

You

know,

you

got

it

in

hand.

One

playoff

appearance.

In

two

decades

now,

comes

the

second.

A

little

tip

here,

Monteconda.

And

it's

got

to

be,

it's

the

greatest

feeling

in

the

world.

I

mean,

If

your

team's

going

to

do

something

special,

A

minute

or

a

couple

of

minutes

to

really

let

it

go,

And

there

they

go.

Turf

does

a

guy

in

again.

I

tell

you,

I've

lived

in

Ohio

most

of

my

life.

This

is

about

as

good

a

fan

base

as

I've

ever

encountered,

The

loyalty.

And

the

passion

of

the

Cleveland

Browns.

You've

got

an

injured

Browns

player

down.

They

stopped

it,

Otherwise

the

Jets

were

going

to

be

content

to

just

let

it

go.

This

is

a

player

under

the

two-minute

rule.

That's

Cleveland's

first

charged

timeout.

Officials

usually

set

the

game

clock

at

seconds.

So

they'll

run

one

more

play

trying

to

identify

the

injured

Browns

player

here.

Yeah,

I

think

it's

Z'Darrius

Smith.

Oh,

Boy.

He

got

hurt

last

week,

if

it

is

him.

But

he

was

able

to

come

back,

And

it

is.

Yeah,

But

he's

getting

up

right

now.

Again,

He's

an

edge

player,

But

they

move

him

inside

again

to

get

Alex

Wright

into

the

game,

To

give

him

those

three

pass

rushers.

And

he

just

went

down.

He's

walking

off

under

his

own

power

now.

Good

to

see

he's

got

days

to

rest

up

before

the

next

one.

A

little

bit

of

a

smile

here

too,

So

you

know

he's

going

to

be

all

right.

There's

Garrett.

And

they

can

enjoy

a

little

celebrating

tonight,

as

will

many

folks

in

northeastern

Ohio.

Tip

and

incomplete,

so

we

still

have

one

more

play,

Alex,

You

just

have

to

be

patient.

This

crowd

was

totally

into

it,

ready

from

the

get-go

tonight;

the

big

fellas

were

ready.

Yeah,

I

don't

know

what

he's

ready

for,

but

he's

ready.

Final

play

of

the

game

in

all

likelihood,

though

it's

Gonna

take

us

to

triple

zeros

and

take

the

Browns

to

the

playoffs.

Obviously

a

ball

where

he

said,

"I

can't

believe

it."

The

Browns

are

making

a

lifetime

memory

for

a

lot

of

people

tonight

a

special

scene

for

the

devoted

fans.

It's

awesome.

I

mean,

the

last

time

they

clinched

a

playoff

spot

was

during

COVID

with

very

few

fans.

Tonight

it's

packed

and

right

from

the

start,

this

is

the

kind

of

celebration

these

fans

deserve.

The

great

thing

about

the

NFL,

about

sports,

is

moments

like

this.

I

mean,

what

were

the

odds

of

a

crowd

chanting

"Flacco,

Flacco,

Flacco"?

Especially

in

this

city.

Yeah,

with

his

history

and

the

success

he

had

against

the

Browns,

and

now

look

at

all

these

signs

he's

their

guy.

A

woman

and

child

in

the

northeastern

part

of

Ohio

are

up

and

watching

and

fired

up.

They

will

not

forget

this.

They've

been

through

some

hard,

hard

times.

Yeah.

Again,

no

Super

Bowl

appearances.

No

division

titles

in

years.

Enjoying

every

second

of

it

right

now.

And

I'll

tell

you,

The

Cleveland

Browns

are

number

one.

Their

fans

are,

Like

I

said,

as

passionate

a

fan

base

as

I've

ever

come

across.

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