Cleveland Browns vs. Jacksonville Jaguars -- Live Game Thread
The Cleveland Browns (7-3) travel down to Florida to faceoff against the Jacksonville Jaguars (1-9). The Browns are currently sitting at the sixth playoff seed and a win can help separate themselves from the rest of the pack. This however will be no easy task as the Browns defense is missing it's two best players in Myles Garrett and Denzel Ward.
Head coach Kevin Stefanski will look to his offensive to step up for the lack of star power on his defense. QB Baker Mayfield has pedestrian production in his last three outings and he gets a favorable matchup to flip the script. The run game has exploded since the return of Nick Chubb but the passing game must find it's footing to continue a late season playoff push.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are in obvious tank-mode as they battle with the New York Jets for the top overall pick in next year's draft. A win this week would indefinitely hurt those chances but it could help raise players stock across the roster as the front office looks to rebuild. This matchup should highlight Joe Schobert's first game against the Browns since leaving for free agency.
While Gardner Minshew and his famous mustache continue to rehab a finger injury, longtime journeyman QB Mike Glennon will make the start. This is Glennon's first start in over three years since being the season starter for the Chicago Bears. The offense will be undermanned with several starters out and the defense is even further depleted with numerous players going on injured reserve this week.
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First Quarter
Browns win the toss and defer to second half. Jaguars will receive
1st & 10, Jaguars first play of the game is a handoff to RB James Robinson for a four yard carry.
2nd & 6, Mike Glennon drops back to pass and connects with WR Laviska Shenault on a tough contested catch with CB Kevin Johnson in coverage.
1st & 10, Jaguars flagged for illegal formation, five yard penalty.
1st & 15, James Robinson takes his second carry and runs for six yards.
3rd & 9, Glennon drops back to pass and checks the ball down to Robinson for almost no gain.
4th & 8, Logan Cooke comes in to punt and pins the Browns inside the ten yard line.
1st & 10, Baker Mayfield in an empty shotgun formation drops to pass and Mayfield is sacked for a six yard loss.
2nd & 16, Mayfield hands the ball to Nick Chubb and Chubb barely makes it out of the endzone on his first carry.
3rd & 17, Kareem Hunt takes his first carry breaking the first initial attack and rumbles forward for 8 yards.
4th & 8, Jamie Gillan in to punt from the endzone and punts it to the JAX 43 yard line and a short return.
Injury Update: SS Ronnie Harrison questionable to return with a shoulder injury.
1st & 10, James Robinson takes an inside carry and runs strong for a five yard gain.
2nd & 5, Robinson takes another carry and rumbles forward for six yards and a first down.
1st & 10, Mike Glennon takes his first shot downfield into the endzone to Keelan Cole and the pass is broken up Andrew Sendejo.
3rd & 9, LT Cam Robinson flagged for false start.
3rd & 14, Mike Glennon checks down to the flat to TE Tyler Eifert and he is tackled quickly after a nine yard gain.
4th & 5, Rosas comes in and converts a 54 yard field goal. Jaguars first team on the board.
Jaguars 3 - Browns 0
The Jaguars special teams have helped the team take an early lead after a great punt after their first series pinning the Browns against their endzone. Good field goal position lead to a long field goal attempt. Browns defense keeping everything in front thus far.
1st & 10, Mayfield rolls out to his left off the playaction fake and tosses it Jarvis Landry underneath for a 21 yard gain.
1st & 10, Mayfield drops backs and dumps it off to Nick Chubb on a slip screen for a 20+ yard gain.
1st & 10, Mayfield drops back to pass and finds TE Stephen Carlson on the near sideline for a 10 yard gain and another first down.
1st & Goal, Nick Chubb gets his first redzone carry and runs for a five yard gain.
2nd & Goal, Mayfield uses playaction and finds Jarvis Landry in the endzone with great touch. Landry has his first TD of the season!
Browns 7 - Jaguars 3
The Browns march down the field with little resistance from the Jaguars defense. It all started with great field postion due to a huge kickoff return from D'Ernest Johnson. The kickoff return unit has been lackluster and the return provided a nice spark.
1st & 10, James Robinson starts off the drive with a 15 yard run to get ahead of the chains.
1st & 10, Robinson takes another carry and rips off a 13 yard gain.
1st & 10, Robinson's third straight carry and gains four yards.
2nd & 6, Mike Glennon drops back to pass and finds WR Collin Johnson over the middle for a first down.
1st & 10, CB Terrance Mitchell flagged for holding and automatic first down.
1st & 10, Robinson takes a carry and is met with a wall of Browns defenders for a short two yard gain.
2nd & 8, Mike Glennon rolls to his right and completes a pass on the near sideline to Laviska Shenault short of the first down.
2nd Quarter
3rd & 1, Robinson punches through the line for the first down.
1st & Goal, Robinson takes an outside carry to the far sideline and is tripped up for a short gain.
3rd & Goal, Glennon drops back to pass surveying the field and B.J. Goodson swats the ball down to force and incompletion.
4th & Goal, Rosas knocks in the chip shot field goal and is 2-for-2.
Browns 7 - Jaguars 6
1st & 10, Nick Chubb takes the outside handoff and gains four yards.
2nd & 6, Chubb back-to-back carry and is pushed forward for a 7 yard gain.
1st & 10, Mayfield under center and Taywaan Taylor drops the pass from Mayfield on the near sideline.
2nd & 10, Mayfield drops back to pass and escapes the quick pressure and scrambles out of bounds.
3rd & 10, Mayfield rolls right to avoid incoming blitzers and connects with KhaDarel Hodge for 12 yards.
1st & 10, Chubb takes a carry and runs for 4 yards after making the first defender miss.
2nd & 6, Mayfield off playaction finds Jarvis Landry down the field for a 28 yard gain.
1st & 10, Chubb gets another carry and patiently runs for a seven yard gain.
3rd & 3, Mayfield on a designed speed roll finds WR KhaDarel Hodge at the first down marker.
1st & Goal, Mayfield misses a wide open Rashard Higgins and huge blown touchdown opportunity.
2nd & Goal, Kareem Hunt tackled quickly behind the line of scrimmage for a one yard loss.
3rd & Goal, Mayfield rolling to his left and misses another receiver high in the redzone.
4th & Goal, Parkey on the fields and hits the 24 yard chip shot.
Browns 10 - Jaguars 6
Baker Mayfield is continuing his struggles throwing catchable passes to open receivers in the redzone. Now back-to-back games where the Browns don't score a touchdown because of bad passes by Mayfield.
1st & 10, Mike Glennon uses playaction and finds Keelan Cole for a 18 yard gain.
2nd & 7, Laviska Shenault takes a reverse end around cutting inside near the sideline for extra yards.
3rd & 1, Glennon lounges forward on a qb sneak for a first down.
1st & 10, Glennon off playaction throws a perfect ball over the top to Collin Johnson and he runs down the sideline for a 46 yard touchdown.
Jaguars 13 - Browns 10
Browns defense having trouble getting after the quarterback. Mike Glennon doing a good job of getting the ball out before the pressure gets to him.
1st & 10, Jaguars defense flagged for offsides.
1st & 5, Nick Chubb gets first carry of the drive and runs for five yards.
1st & 10, Chubb gets another carry and shows his excellent vision finding cutback lanes for a nine yard run.
2nd & 1, Mayfield off playaction finds Jarvis Landry down the field and Landry makes a great catch reaching out for a big gain.
1st & 10, Kareem Hunt gets a carry and powers forward for a four yard gain. Two minute warning.
2nd & 6, Mayfield sells playaction very well and throws the ball too hard and misses Jarvis Landry.
3rd & 6, Mayfield drops backs and connects with Landry again for a first down.
1st & 10, Hunt carries the ball ripping off a 13 yard run.
1st & Goal, Mayfield off playaction finds a wide open Austin Hooper in the back off the endzone to regain the lead.
Browns 17 - Jaguars 13
1st & 10, Mike Glennon drops back and puts great tough on a pass to Keelan Cole for a nice gain and a first down.
1st & 10, Glennon check down to James Robinson for six yard gain and stopping the clock.
3rd & 4, Glennon in an empty backfield completes a pass to Tyler Eifert for six yards.
3rd & 10, Glennon checks the ball down underneath to James Robinson for a short gain and spiking the ball.
4th Down, Rosas 54-yard field goal attempt is wide right. Browns receiving second half kickoff.
Halftime
3rd Quarter
1st & 10, Mayfield off playaction find TE Harrison Bryant and Joe Schobert forces a fumble recovered by Jacksonville.
1st & 10, James Robinson takes a carry and is contained to a three yard gain
3rd & 6, Glennon scrambles and slides short off the first for a five yard gain.
4th & 1, HC Doug Marrone goes for it on fourth down. Glennon uses playaction fake with a free release to James Robinson in the flat for a big gain.
1st & Goal, Robinson gets his number called again and carries for a short gain.
2nd & Goal, Glennon lobs a pass to TE Tyler Eifert with Karl Joseph in coverage for a touchdown.
Jaguars score off a turnover and Harrison Bryant having fumbling issues during run after the catch.
Jaguars going for two point conversion after the Browns flagged for being offsides.
Glennon targeting Keelan Cole is incomplete and the conversion is no good.
Jaguars 19 - Browns 17
1st & 10, Mayfield dumps the ball off to Austin Hooper on a TE screen for a short gain.
2nd & 6, Nick Chubb gets a carry and runs forward for a 7 yard gain.
1st & 10, Mayfield pressure quickly off playaction is flagged intentional grounding.
2nd & 21, Mayfield drops back to pass and checks it down to Nick Chubb for a five yard gain.
3rd & 16, Mayfield throwing the ball and finds Higgins just short of the first down for 15 yards.
4th & 1, Mayfield off playaction to Hunt finds KhaDarel Hodge on the far sideline for a first down.
1st & 10, Chubb takes the carry forward for a six yard gain.
3rd & 3, Mayfield targets Kareem Hunt on a wheel route out of the backfield and the pass is incomplete.
4th & 3, Parkey attempts a 42 yard field goal and his kick is good. Browns up by one!
Browns 20 - Jaguars 19
2nd & 9, Glennon quickly finds Keelan Cole in the flat for a seven yard gain.
3rd & 2, Glennon connecting with Collin Johnson throwing past the outstretched arms of B.J. Goodson for a first down.
1st & 10, Robinson gets another carry for a short two yard gain.
2nd & 8, Glennon checks down to Robinson for a four yard gain after a bad angle by Mack Wilson.
3rd & 4, Glennon pass is incomplete to Collin Johnson with Tavierre Thomas in coverage to force a punt.
4th & 4, Cooke punts the ball inside the ten yard line with a short return by Donovan Peoples-Jones.
1st & 10, Chubb starts the drive with a carry for 13 yards to get ahead of the chains.
1st & 10, Chubb rips off a 29 yard run from a huge cutback lane.
2nd & 10, Mayfield throws a laser to Jarvis Landry on the near sideline for a first down.
1st & 10, Kareem Hunt takes a misdirection handoff and bursts through for 27 yards.
1st & Goal, Aaron Lynch flagged for a neutral zone infraction.
Fourth Quarter
1st & Goal, Quick snap by Mayfield handoff to Nick Chubb for a short gain.
2nd & Goal, Mayfield throws a bullet to Harrison Bryant who may have celebrated a touchdown before fully possessing the ball.
Challenge flag thrown by Kevin Stefanski, incomplete pass call on the field.
3rd & Goal, Austin Hooper flexes into the slot and Chubb takes the pitch for a rushing touchdown.
Browns 27 - Jaguars 19
1st & 10, Glennon throws a quick screen to Laviska Shenault for a 13 yard gain.
1st & 10, James Robinson patiently runs cutting inside for a first down run.
1st & 10, Robinson gets another carry for a short gain tackled by Richardson.
3rd & 7, Glennon targeting Collin Johnson and the pass is incomplete.
4th & 7, Logan Cooke on to punt and pins the Browns at the two yard line.
1st & 10, Kareem Hunt takes carry and barely makes it out of the endzone.
2nd & 11, JC Tretter flagged for holding.
2nd & 11, Mayfield throws an excellent ball to Jarvis Landry in tight double coverage for a first down.
2nd & 9, Mayfield finds Landry again at the sticks and Landry runs for 20 yard gain.
1st & 10, Nick Chubb take first carry of drive for 6 yard gain.
2nd & 4, Chubb cuts back against the line and gets to the outside for 22 yard run.
1st & 10, Kareem Hunt takes a carry and burst through for an 8 yard gain.
2nd & 2, Hunt is met at the line of scrimmage and marked down early before lung forward. Stefanksi challenging the field position.
3rd & inches, Mayfield misses Hunt wide open with a pass behind Kareem Hunt.
4th & inches, Kareem Hunt is short of the first down by mere inches. Turnover on downs.
The referees definitely stalled this drive with an incorrect call on the initial Hunt run which was challenged. Mayfield missed a wide open receiver throwing the ball too hard and out of reach.
2nd & 10, Glennon drops back to pass and finds TE James O'Shaughnessy for a first right at the marker.
2nd & 10, Glennon gets the ball out before the pressure arrive to Collin Johnson for another first down.
1st & 10, James Robinson takes a carry and rips off a 27 yard gain.
1st & 10, Glennon in an empty backfield throws a high ball to Tyler Eifert and it is dropped in the endzone.
3rd & 10, Glennon drops back to pass and misses James O'Shaughnessy whom was wide open.
4th & 10, Glennon is sacked by Vernon and Clayborn but a flag is thrown for roughing the passer.
1st & 10, TE James O'Shaughnessy takes a TE screen underneath for a seven yard gain.
2nd & 3, Jaguars flagged for false start.
2nd & 8, James Robinson takes a delayed handoff and powers forward for 7 yard carry.
3rd & 1, James Robinson takes a goalline carry and is pushed into the endzone for touchdown by his offensive linemen.
Jaguars go for two point conversion, Glennon moves out of the pocket and Andrew Sendejo intercepts the ball out of bounds.
Browns 27 - Jaguars 25
1st & 10, Nick Chubb carries the ball for a first down with a 13 yard run.
Two minute warning.
1st & 10, Nick Chubb carries for four yards as the Jags stop the clock.
2nd & 6, Baker Mayfield off the playaction fake rolls out to the near sideline for a 5 yard scramble.
3rd & 1, Nick Chubb takes the carry for a first down but Tretter is flagged for holding.
3rd & 12, Mayfield dumps off a RB screen to Nick Chubb and he gains 13 yards behind a big block by Joel Bitonio.
1st & 10, Baker Mayfield kneels to kill the clock.
2nd & 11, Mayfield kneeling again and the Browns will end the game in victory formation.
Browns move to 8-3 winning 27 to 25.
