Browns Clinch Playoff Spot, Defeat Jets 37-20

Browns Clinch Playoff Spot, Defeat Jets 37-20

The Cleveland Browns are on their way to the 2023 NFL playoffs. On Thursday, they officially reached the playoffs for the first time since the 2020 season after defeating the Jets 37-20 on Thursday Night Football. The Browns have struggled this season, dealing with a number of season-ending injuries to key players since Week 1. The Browns have relied on the next guy all season.

mindset and incorporated the mantra on all three sides of the ball. Since 1961, one of the eight teams to have at least four quarterbacks win games as starters in a season has lost three tackles, star players and secondary players. And overall, they are 11-5 with one game remaining in the regular season and making their second appearance in the playoffs. Key moments:

The Browns played the offense against the Jets during the first half, but then struggled to find success during the second half. The third quarter was held scoreless and a critical turnover was given up in the fourth quarter. The Browns put the points on the board in the fourth quarter when K Riley Patterson hit a 33-yard field goal to officially put the game away.

It was the first time the Browns scored in the second half, but it didn’t matter as their 34 point first half offense was more than enough tonight. The defense strengthened significantly in the second half. After Pierre Strong’s fumble in the fourth quarter, the Browns were able to hold the Jets offense to just one field goal.

They also got a critical defensive stop on the Jets’ next drive when QB Trevor Siemian held the ball and ran for a first down, but the Browns forced him off the field before the first down and the Jets turned the ball over. on tickets. On the Jets’ opening drive of the third quarter, DT Shelby Harris raised his arm and blocked their field goal attempt, keeping the score off the board.

DE Zaand#039;Darius Smith also made a critical tackle with 2:20 left in the third quarter to force the Jets to punt. However, the Browns’ first half performance set them up for the win. They ended the first half with a 50-yard pass from QB Joe Flacco to RB Jerome Ford, who rushed for a touchdown. That gave the Browns a 34-14 lead with 1:25 left in the first half. It was the team’s highest-scoring first half in four years.

Their offensive dominance began on the opening drive of the game, when Flacco connected with TE David Njoku twice for 64 yards on the opening drive, then found Ford for a 7-yard touchdown pass. Flacco marched the offense down and RB Kareem Hunt scored the second touchdown of the first quarter on a 7-yard run. Defensively, the Browns also made a key play in the first quarter when S Ronnie Hickman picked off Siemianand#039;s pass and returned the ball 30 yards.