DENVER — Jaquan McMillian returned an interception 44 yards for a game-clinching touchdown with 1:48 left, and the Denver Broncos suffered career-best performances from Cleveland quarterback Jameis Winston and wide receiver Jerry Jeudy. and defeated the Browns 41-32. Monday night.
Winston had a franchise-record 497 yards and four touchdowns, and Jeudy had nine catches for 235 yards (the most by a former receiver in NFL history) and one TD.
Jeudy played his first four seasons in Denver after an offseason trade, but was booed every time he caught the ball.
Winston's electric night included three picks, two of which were returned for TDs.
Late in the second quarter, Nick Bonitto ran home 71 yards.
He became the first NFL quarterback to throw for over 400 yards with four TD passes and two pick-sixes.
Bo Nix completed 294 yards passing, including a nice deep ball from his own end zone to Marvin Mims Jr. for a 93-yard touchdown. The Knicks also threw two picks.
The Broncos (8-5) enter their bye week in the seventh and final spot of the playoffs. According to NFL.com, Denver has a 76% chance of making the postseason.
The team has not played in the postseason since winning the Super Bowl after the 2015 season.
Winston surpassed the Browns record of 457 yards set by Josh McCown in 2015 against Baltimore. He started for the Browns (3-9) in place of the injured Deshaun Watson, throwing a 70-yard TD pass to Jeudy and scoring twice to tight end David Njoku to improve to 2-3. fell into.
Jeudy, a 2020 first-round draft pick, was traded to Cleveland this spring after four eventful seasons in Denver.
