DENVER — Ja’Quan McMillian returned an interception 44 yards for a game-sealing landing with 1:48 remaining, and the Denver Broncos spoiled career-best performances by Cleveland quarterback Jameis Winston and huge receiver Jerry Jeudy, beating the Browns 41-32 on Monday evening.
Winston threw for a franchise-record 497 yards and 4 touchdowns, and Jeudy had 9 catches for 235 yards — probably the most in NFL historical past by a receiver in opposition to his former group — and a TD.
Jeudy performed his first 4 seasons with Denver after an offseason commerce and was booed each time he caught the ball.
Winston’s electrical evening included three picks, two of which have been returned for TDs.
Nik Bonitto took one 71 yards to the home late within the second quarter.
He turned the primary NFL quarterback to throw for 400 or extra yards with 4 or extra TD passes and two pick-sixes.
Bo Nix completed with 294 yards passing, together with a beautiful deep ball from his personal finish zone that Marvin Mims Jr. hauled in for a 93-yard landing. Nix additionally threw two picks.
The Broncos (8-5) enter their bye week within the seventh and ultimate playoff spot. Denver has a 76% likelihood of creating the postseason, in accordance with NFL.com.
The group hasn’t been within the postseason since successful the Tremendous Bowl after the 2015 season.
Winston surpassed the Browns file of 457 yards set by Josh McCown in 2015 in opposition to Baltimore. He threw a 70-yard TD move to Jeudy and a pair of scores to tight finish David Njoku in falling to 2-3 as a starter for the Browns (3-9) since changing the injured Deshaun Watson.
Jeudy, a first-round draft choose in 2020, was traded to Cleveland this spring after an up-and-down 4 seasons with Denver.
