He was ready for it and obviously made a lot of those plays. Talking to Donovan, he lives for those moments. A lot of those were huge plays that we needed at the right time, and he came up for us. No catch was bigger than his 13-yard catch to move the ball to the Carolina 49 on the Browns' final drive. Of those six catches, half of them helped to give the Browns a first down. Peoples-Jones finished with a team-high 60 receiving yards on those six catches. "Just making plays, you have to know what's around you. "I think it's a different mentality," Peoples-Jones said of going across the middle. The team said he will have an MRI on Monday.īrowns: host the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.īengals: host the AFC South-leading Tennessee Titans on Sunday.Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones (11) makes a catch in front of Chicago Bears cornerback Davontae Harris (16) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. hurt his knee in the first quarter and did not return. He was not made available for interviews after the game.īrowns: WR Odell Beckham Jr. Soon after the game, he tweeted that he was putting his 6,000-square-foot apartment up for sale, noting helpfully that he’ll sell it furnished or unfurnished. ![]() The trade rumors have been rampant and after getting on the field sparingly Sunday, he apparently had enough. Tackle Bobby Hart also left with an injury but there was no update.īengals veteran defensive end Carlos Dunlap has been vocal about his reduced role, even while the rest of the defensive line has been affected by injuries. Their offensive line took another blow when they lost more starters to injuries in Sunday’s game: OT Jonah Williams (neck) and C Trey Hopkins (concussion) in the second quarter. The Bengals had lost Mixon and cornerback William Jackson III (concussion) to injuries during the week. The reported attendance was 9,732 with fans spread out through all the decks of Paul Brown Stadium with plenty of social distancing. This was the first game the Bengals were permitted by the state of Ohio to have a slightly larger crowd. “To me, football is about letters, not numbers - you know: ‘W’ and ‘L,’” he said. Tyler Boyd had 11 catches for 101 yards and a touchdown for the Bengals (1-5-1).Īnother big day statistically didn’t matter to Burrow. Cincinnati managed only 81 yards on the ground, and that included 34 from Burrow. With running back Joe Mixon out with an injured foot, the Bengals relied on Burrow, who has thrown for more than 300 yards in five of the seven games of his rookie year. Rashard Higgins had six catches for 110 yards, and tight end Harrison Bryant had two touchdown catches. ![]() The top overall draft pick in 2018 was 22 for 28 for 297 yards. “We got on the field and everyone was saying, ‘We’ve got to get to the 30 for a field goal,’ and I told the guys, ‘Screw that, we’re going to win it,’” Mayfield said. On the first play of the drive Mayfield slipped out of a near sack to complete a 13-yard pass to Peoples-Jones. He hit 35 of 47 passes for a season-high 406 yards and three touchdowns, including a 3-yard scoring pass to Giovani Bernard on fourth-and-1 to give the Bengals a 34-31 lead with 1:06 left.īut the Bengals’ defense couldn’t stop Mayfield, and Browns receivers who made some great catches as they worked down the field. Mayfield, roundly slammed after a poor performance in Cleveland’s loss to Pittsburgh last week, engineered the win without injured running back Nick Chubb, tight end Austin Hooper and receiver Odell Beckham, who left Sunday’s game early with a knee injury and didn’t return.Ĭincinnati rookie Joe Burrow turned in another terrific game, but again it wasn’t enough. He didn’t back down, and every time I looked at him on the sideline he had that steely look in his eyes.” That first throw, we wanted to take a shot there, and they made a nice play. ![]() “He’s such a competitor,” Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said.
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