In his second start with the Cleveland Browns, Joe Flacco led the team to their first victory in three games with a 31-27 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
Hired by the Browns (8-5) three weeks ago as an emergency solution when quarterback Deshaun Watson suffered a season-ending shoulder injury, Flacco could guide his club to to the playoffs after being unemployed at the start of the campaign.
This afternoon, he earned his 100th victory in the NFL by throwing for 311 yards and three touchdowns, against an interception at his expense by Darious Williams, who leads his team in this chapter (4). He completed 26 of his 45 passes.
“It’s incredible to be on the field,” Flacco said after signing his 100th victory as a starter. It is truly a unique experience. Have kids who are old enough to understand what’s going on, and I’ll remember these things forever.
“I just try to stay in the moment, be as grateful as possible and continue to improve.” »
Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski quickly confirmed that he will continue with Flacco for the remainder of the campaign.
“He’s one of us,” defensive end Myles Garrett said. And as long as he continues what he does, he will remain one of us. The guy does everything. He gives everything for this team and he also has the respect of the rest of the team. »
Two Flacco touchdown passes to David Njoku gave the Browns a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter.
After a quarterback sneak on fourth down by Flacco to extend the offensive sequence, Kareem Hunt increased the gap to 28-7 at the start of the third quarter after a 5-yard run.
Then Flacco connected with David Bell for his third touchdown pass of the day for 41 yards.
The Jaguars also had trouble at quarterback, but avoided the worst in the case of Trevor Lawrence, who was finally at his position. He suffered an ankle injury last week, and the Jags feared he would miss a few weeks while fighting for the playoffs.
Lawrence had a shaky first half completing only half of his passes and being intercepted twice out of a total of three.
Jacksonville’s first major was initiated by safety Andrew Wingard, who made Amari Cooper lose the ball deep in Browns territory. Lawrence capitalized on the turnover by throwing a touchdown pass to Evan Engram to cut the deficit in half, to 14-7.
Travis Etienne also scored a rushing touchdown after a video replay that overturned the initial decision on a close play. Parker Washington and got the other majors.
Evan Engram brought the Jaguars within four points on their final possession, but they failed to make the two-point conversion when Trevor Lawrence was taken down.
Jake Browning makes Joe Burrow forget
Quarterback Jake Browning helped the Cincinnati Bengals keep their playoff hopes alive by leading his team to a 34-14 win over the Indianapolis Colts.
Browning, who was making his third start replacing Joe Burrow, earned his second straight victory by completing 18 of 24 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns.
The quarterback also added a rushing touchdown to keep Cincinnati identical to the Colts at 7-6.
Browning briefly left the game due to a cramping injury in his right hand. He was replaced by AJ McCarron late in the match.
Rookie Chase Brown scored the first touchdown of the game on a 54-yard play. Brown reached a speed of 22.05 mph on the play. This is the second-fastest speed recorded by a player carrying the ball after DK Metcalf’s 22.23 mph earlier in the season .
Joe Mixon also scored a major, in addition to collecting 79 yards on 21 carries.
For the Colts, Gardner Minshew and his attack were unable to score a single point in the 2nd half. The quarterback completed 26 of his 39 pass attempts for 240 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
Without Jonathan Taylor due to injury, the Indianapolis ground game was completely neutralized. Zack Moss was limited to 28 yards on 13 carries.
A dramatic victory for the Ravens
The Ravens needed all their little change, but Baltimore got the better of the Los Angeles Rams by a score of 37-31 in overtime.
After the Ravens defense stopped the Rams, Tylan Wallace returned a punt 76 yards to end the contest in spectacular fashion. Wallace made some great feints to escape the Rams’ tackles and managed to maintain his balance to play the hero.
The Ravens have now won their last three games and improved their record to 10 wins against three losses this season, to remain comfortably atop the AFC North Division.
The Ravens fell behind five different times in the game, but they managed to come back each time.
A Zay Flowers touchdown run late in the fourth quarter put the Ravens up 31-28 with just over a minute left in the game, but the Rams sent the game into overtime on a 57-yard field goal by Lucas Havrisik.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson completed the game with 24 completions for 316 yards, in addition to throwing three touchdown passes. Jackson also amassed 70 yards on the ground.
Odell Beckham Jr., Isaiah Likely and Flowers were the three players to score offensive touchdowns for Baltimore in the game.
In the Rams camp, Matthews Stafford amassed 294 yards of aerial gains and he threw three touchdown passes, to Cooper Kupp, Davis Allen and Demarcus Robinson.
The Rams see their winning streak end at three and they will try to get back to winning ways next Sunday against the Washington Commanders. The Ravens will meet the Jacksonville Jaguars in the evening.
Victorious return of Derek Carr
In his return to action, Derek Carr guided the New Orleans Saints to a 28-6 victory over the Carolina Panthers.
Carr, who recovered from a concussion, threw touchdown passes to Chris Olave and Jimmy Graham.
Alvin Kamara ran 9 yards for the touchdown, and the Saints (6-7) ended a three-game losing streak. They joined Atlanta (6-7) and Tampa Bay (6-7) for first place in the AFC South division.
The Panthers (1-12) helped their rivals with some poorly executed plays on special teams. They have lost six games in a row for the second time this campaign.
Johnny Hekker was knocked down on a punt and D’Marco Jackson recovered the ball and raced 8 yards into the end zone to give the Saints a 14-3 lead.
The latter were not spared by their fans, frustrated with the recent unsuccessful streak, and expressed their discontent with boos at the Superdome when the attack was stopped at the 10 line and Blake Gruppe missed a field goal. 29 yards. They finally celebrated a first victory since November 5.
Bucs triumph after late game twists
Baker Mayfield completed an 11-yard touchdown pass to Cade Otton with 31 seconds left in the fourth quarter, guiding the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 29-25 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
The Falcons (6-7) took a 25-22 lead on a six-yard touchdown run from quarterback Desmond Ridder with 3:23 remaining in the final quarter.
Mayfield then orchestrated a 75-yard drive in 12 plays, including a 32-yard pass to Chris Godwin.
“(On the deciding game), we knew they were going to worry about Chris and Mike (Evans),” Mayfield said. So it was a one on one battle for Cade. »
“The pass was perfect,” added Otton. It’s a victory that is so satisfying. We continued to believe and we fought. »
The Buccaneers improved their record to 6-7. There is therefore a triple tie at the top in the southern section of the National, with the New Orleans Saints.
Atlanta had one last chance from the opposing 31 line. Drake London, however, was stopped three yards from the end zone, after catching a pass at midfield.
“We had a lot of chances in all three aspects of the game,” Falcons coach Arthur Smith said. It’s a frustrating setback. »
Mayfield had 144 air yards, with two touchdown passes. He also generated a 31-yard pass and run game for a touchdown in the third quarter, benefiting Rachaad White.
Mayfield also reached the pay zone via a one-yard run at the start of the second quarter.
Younghoe Koo of the Falcons missed from 50 and 52 yards in the first half.
Atlanta has had all sorts of issues on the offensive line. Center Drew Dalman (ankle) and right tackle Kaleb McGary (knee) did not play due to injuries. Left tackle Jake Matthews left the game with a knee injury in the first half. Matthews has made 156 consecutive starts, a team record, but that streak could be in jeopardy.
Right guard Chris Lindstrom also suffered an ankle problem, but was able to return to the game. He and left guard, Quebecer Matthew Bergeron, were the only regulars on a line where Ryan Neuzil made his second career start and two other players, Storm Norton and Tyler Vrabel, got their first starts. Vrabel had just been recalled from the practice squad.
The Falcons will play three of their final four games on the road, starting with a visit to Charlotte next Sunday. Atlanta beat the Panthers 24-10 in September.
2023-12-10 21:19:00
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