The Cleveland Browns are off to a 1-1 begin after their Week 2 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, and it’s considerably promising, particularly contemplating their issues.
Quarterback Deshaun Watson continues to confound individuals by enjoying effectively beneath the Professional Bowl stage he was constantly at as a member of the Houston Texans, and star working Nick Chubb remains to be out after final 12 months’s disastrous knee harm.
The Browns solely scored 18 factors in Sunday’s win, however working again Jerome Ford feels that they had an ideal stability between their floor recreation and their air assault.
struck an ideal offensive stability this week@JeromeFord | #DawgPound pic.twitter.com/x9Wnvom5RK
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) September 16, 2024
On Sunday, Ford had seven carries and gained 64 yards to assist his crew’s trigger.
The sport was an oddity as none of Cleveland’s talent gamers scored a single landing — their solely landing got here on a one-yard run by Watson late within the first quarter.
The Jaguars got here to inside three factors halfway by means of the fourth quarter, however Alex Wright’s security on Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence with 1:48 left helped seal the victory for the Browns.
They might have an actual alternative to ascertain a stable report by early October, as they’ll face the New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders and Washington Commanders over the following three weeks earlier than they go to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 6.
As was the case final season, protection saved the day for Cleveland versus the Jaguars — they compelled Lawrence into a nasty efficiency during which he went 14 of 30 and had no passing touchdowns.
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