Denver Broncos 14 vs Cleveland Browns 17 summary: score, highlights | NFL Week 7
The Cleveland Browns overcame a handful of injuries on the offensive end to defeat the Denver Broncos at FirstEnergy Stadium. Third string running back D’Ernest Johnson exploded for 146 yards and a touchdown in the 17-14 home victory.
Cleveland offense was depleted by injury
The Browns were without their top two running backs, and starting quarter back, but still managed to top the Broncos. Johnson stepped in for Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt and Case Keenum took Baker Mayfield’s place under center for Cleveland.
Keenum led the Browns on a five play, 75 yard opening possession that was capped off by a Johnson four yard touchdown run.
Just two first downs for Denver in first half
The Broncos could not get anything going on the offensive end in the first half. They only had two first down in the first half, and went to half time down 10-0 after a Chase McLaughlin field goal late in the first quarter.
Teddy Bridgewater led the Broncos, who had lost their previous three games, on 13 play touchdown drive on the first possession of the third quarter, and things started to look up for Denver in the third quarter.
Keenum and Johnson step in for injured stars
Right after the Broncos scored, Cleveland responded with a long drive of their own. Keenum and Johnson marched the Browns down the field and punched back with a 13 play touchdown drive of their own.
The Broncos could only manage one more touchdown with five minutes to go in the game to cut the Cleveland lead to 17-14, but Bridgewater and the Broncos would not get the ball back.
Denver drops fourth straight
Johnson ran out the clock by getting first down after first down in route to his first 100 yard game in the NFL. Keenum passed for 199 yards and a touchdown in his first start since 2019.
Cleveland moves to 4-3 on the year with the win, while Denver moves to 3-4 on the season after their fourth straight loss in October.
The Cleveland Browns overcame a handful of injuries on the offensive end to defeat the Denver Broncos at FirstEnergy Stadium. Third string running back D’Ernest Johnson exploded for 146 yards and a touchdown in the 17-14 home victory.
Cleveland offense was depleted by injury
The Browns were without their top two running backs, and starting quarter back, but still managed to top the Broncos. Johnson stepped in for Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt and Case Keenum took Baker Mayfield’s place under center for Cleveland.
Keenum led the Browns on a five play, 75 yard opening possession that was capped off by a Johnson four yard touchdown run.
Just two first downs for Denver in first half
The Broncos could not get anything going on the offensive end in the first half. They only had two first down in the first half, and went to half time down 10-0 after a Chase McLaughlin field goal late in the first quarter.
Teddy Bridgewater led the Broncos, who had lost their previous three games, on 13 play touchdown drive on the first possession of the third quarter, and things started to look up for Denver in the third quarter.
Keenum and Johnson step in for injured stars
Right after the Broncos scored, Cleveland responded with a long drive of their own. Keenum and Johnson marched the Browns down the field and punched back with a 13 play touchdown drive of their own.
The Broncos could only manage one more touchdown with five minutes to go in the game to cut the Cleveland lead to 17-14, but Bridgewater and the Broncos would not get the ball back.
Denver drops fourth straight
Johnson ran out the clock by getting first down after first down in route to his first 100 yard game in the NFL. Keenum passed for 199 yards and a touchdown in his first start since 2019.
Cleveland moves to 4-3 on the year with the win, while Denver moves to 3-4 on the season after their fourth straight loss in October.
Cleveland takes a knee and winds out the clock to secure the win. The Browns move to 4-3 on the year, and the Broncos lose their fourth straight.
Johnson runs left and picks up just enough to move the chains and call it a night. The Broncos have no timeouts left.
Johnson bursts up the middle for a 9 yard gain, but an illegal motion on Njoku will bring the run back. 3rd and 7 after the five yard penalty.
Timeout CLE after trying to draw the defense offside.
Johnson runs left and picks up 5 yards. 3rd and 2 from the CLE 15
Johnson runs right and gains three. That will take us to the Two Minute Warning. 2nd and 7 after the break.
Johnson driving the pile four yards for the first down. What a night for Johnson!!
Timeout DEN with 2:27 to go in the fourth.
Johnson runs right for a gain of 3. 2nd and 8 from the DEN 33.
Play action Keenum, who hits Landry on the slant pattern. 1st down and 10 from the DEN 33.
Timeout Broncos with 3:30 to go in the fourth quarter.
Johnson through the pile for a gain of 6 yards. 2nd and 4 coming upfrom the DEN 40.
Johnson weaving through the defense for a gain of 20, and he's over 100 yards on the night. 1st and 10 from the DEN 46.
Keenum to Hooper on the left side for a gain of 8. 2nd and 10 from the CLE 34.
Schwartz brings it out of the endzone to the CLE 25 after a return of 26 yards.
TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS!!!
Screen pass to Williams who follows his blockers into the endzone for a 9 yard TD catch and run. PAT is good from McManus.
Back to a three point game, CLE still leads 17-14. 5:17 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Bridgewater scrambles left for gain of 1 after escaping pressure in the pocket. 3rd and Goal from the CLE 9.
Bridgewater looking to Patrick in the endzone, who made the catch, but couldn't get two feet down. 2nd and Goal from the 10.
Bridgewater on the QB sneak for just enough to move the chains. 1st and Goal from the CLE 10.
Fant was ruled to be a few inches short. 4th and inches coming up for the Broncos.
Fant with the short reception, and he stretches down the sideline for the first down, but the play will be reviewed. CLE wants to see if he was down before reaching over the first down marker.
6:18 to go in the fourth
Bridgewater looking for Cleveland on the slant, but the pass is batted away. 3rd and 10 from the CLE 20.
Bridgewater looking for Gordon, but the pass is incomplete. 2nd and 10 from the CLE 20.
Bridgewater rolls left and hits Patrick,who was right on the first down marker. 7 yard gain to move the chains. 1st and 10 from the CLE 20.
Timeout CLE with 7:19 to go in the fourth.
Bridgewater looks back to the right for Saubert who gains 3 yards. 2nd and 7 from the CLE 27.
Bridgewater on the right side to Sutton for 10 yards. 1st and 10 from the CLE 30.
Out pattern to Patrick for a 9 yard gain. 3rd and 1 coming up for the Broncos.
Bridgewater deep pass is too strong for Patrick. 2nd and 10 from the CLE 49.
Bridgewater on the QB sneak for the first down from the CLE 49.
Sutton with the catch, but is just short of the first down. 3rd and less than a yard from the DEN 49
Wililams runs left and picks up 7. 2nd and 3 from the DEN 47.
Williams with the catch out of the backfield for a gain of 5, but a personal foul facemask wil tack on 15 yards to the end of the play. 1st and 10 from the DEN 40.
Bridgewater's pass is incomplete to Williams. 2nd and 10 from the CLE 20.
Spencer with the fair catch on the 15. An illegal formation will give DEN five extra yards and the Broncos will take over with 11:24 to go in the fourth.
The call is reversed and that will bring up 4th down and 7 from the CLE 38.
Keenum to Landry on the sideline is ruled a catch for a first down, but DEN will challenge. Timeout from CLE with 11:36 to go in the fourth.
Schwartz on the reverse, but it's read by the Broncos who drop him for a loss of 2 yards. 3rd and 7 from the CLE 38.
Johnson runs left for a gain of 5 yards. 2nd and 5 coming up from the CLE 40.
Keenum finds Felton up the middle for a gain of 4 yards. 1st and 10 from the CLE 35.
JOhnson bouncing off tackles, and gets 9 yards. 3rd and 1 from the CLE 31.
Keenum's pass incomplete to Njoku looking for the screen pass. 2nd and 10 from the CLE 22.
The punt rolls all the way down to the CLE 22. 1st and 10 Browns with 14:27 to go in the 4th quarter.
Bridgewater dropped in the backfield by Clowney for a loss of 5. The holding penalty on DEN is declined. 4th down and 7 from the DEN 28.
Williams on the pass out of the backfield for a gain of 8. 2nd and 2 coming up from the DEN 33 when we come back from the quarter change.
Slant pattern by Patrick, but the pass is incomplete. 2nd and 10 coming up from the DEN 25.
Spencer returns the kick 21 yards to the DEN 25.
TOUCHDOWN CLEVELAND!!!
Keenum on the play action, finds Stanton for the 1 yard TD pass on the left side. PAT from McLaughlin is good.
Browns lead by double digits again. 17-7 Cleveland.
Browns go for it, and Keenum tucks and runs up the middle, breaking tackles and picking up the first down. He fumbled at the 1 yard line, and it was recovered in the endzone by the Browns which will bring the Browns back to the 1 yard line.
Landry was wide open, but Keenum got hit on the release. 4th and 3 from the DEN 6.
Johnson this time stuffed for a one yard gain. 3rd and 3 from the DEN 6.
Johnson runs right, cuts back and picks up 6. 2nd and 4 from the DEN 7.
Keenum on the QB sneek for a yard and picks up the first down. 1st and 10 from the DEN 13.
Johnson up the middle for a gain of 9. 3rd and 1 from the DEN 14.
Dangerous pass from Keenum into the middle by the line of scrimmage, but Bryant was surrounded by defenders. Pass incomplete, 2nd and 10 from the CLE 18
Johnson on the short reception and Johnson runs for the first down. 18 yard pick up to the DEN 23. 1st and 10 Browns.
Johnson runs left, gets maybe a yard. 2nd and 9 from the DEN 40.
Keenum over the middle finding Schwartz for a gain of 16 to the DEN 41. 1st and 10 CLE.
Keenum looks left and finds OBJ on the out route to the left side for a gain of 17. 1st and 10 from the CLE 43.
Keenum finds Beckham who reels it in for the 6 yard gain. 2nd and 9 from the CLE 26.
JOhnson runs left, for 3 yards, but an illegal formation will bring the run back, 1st and 15 coming up from the CLE 20.
CLE takes over form the 25 after the touchback.
TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS!!!
Bridgewater finds Gordon on the left side, and he stretches over the pylon for the 8 yard TD. The Broncos are on the board finally. PAT from McManus is good.
10-7 Browns lead with 7:48 to go in the 3rd.
Gordon stuffed for no gain on the run to the left. 3rd and Goal coming up from the CLE 8.
Pass to Fant in the endzone is incomplete. 2nd and Goal from the CLE 8.
Bridgewater looks left for a gain of 9 yards. 1st and Goal from the CLE 8.
Gordon up the middle for a gain of 2 yards. 2nd and 7 from the CLE 17.
Bridgewater back to Hinton for a gain of 11. 1st and 10 from the CLE 19.
Bridgewater rolls to the right and finds Hinton on the for 4 yards. 1st and 10 from the CLE 30
Back to Gordon for a gain of 5 on the run to the left. 3rd and 2 from teh CLE 34.
Gordon piocks up 3 yards on first down. 2nd and 7 from the CLE 39.
Back to Sutton this time on the rigth side for a 13 yard gain this time. 1st and 10 from the CLE 42.
Bridgewater to Sutton on a pass to theleft for a gain of 12. 1st and 10 from the DEN 45.
Gordon gets 3 for the first down. 1st and 10 from the DEN 33.
Bridgewater to Fant for a gain of 9 on first down. 2nd and 1 from the DEN 30
The Broncos will take over from the 21 yard line to start the second half
Williams runs 7 for the final play of the first half at least.
Bridgewater deep down the sideline for Sutton but it's incomplete, and an offensive pass interference will essentially end the half.
Spencer returns the punt for 13 yards to the DEN 30 with 23 seconds to go in the second quarter.
Beckham couldn't reel in the catch on 2nd down, and 3rd and 12 is coming up from the CLE 18.
Vonn Miller is walking over to the sideline after after taking a knock last game. 2nd and 12 coming up
Felton calls for a fair catch after the punt fron DEN. Browns take over fro the
Still plenty of time to try a last minute drive in the first half. 1:02 left for Keenum and the Browns.
Bridgewater escapes a coulpe takles in the backfield, but can't complete the pass and 4th down is coming up.
Bridgewater rolls right and throws it away. 3rd and 8 coming up from the DEN 33.
Gordon up the gut for a gain of two. 2nd and 8 from the DEN 32.
CLE FIELD GOAL BLOCKED!!!
McClaughlin's kick is blocked!!!
DEN takes over from their own 31.
Keenum was lucky not to be picked off after a throw on an outroune to OBJ. 4th down coming up
Johnson runs left, and picks up a gain of two in traffic. 3rd and 13 coming up after the Two Minute Warning.
Keenum sacked for a loss of 5 by Harris. 2nd and 15 from the CLE 25.
Keenum to Njoku on the screen pass for a gain of 12. 1st and 10 from the DEN 20.
Keeny hit's Schwartz for 6 yards, bringing up 3rd and 9 from the DEN 20.
Keenum looing for Landry on the right sideline, but the pass is incomlete. 2nd and 15 coming up from th CLE 38
Johnson runs rigth, for a big chunk, but an illegal formation will scratch Johnson's run. 1st and 15 coming up forn the Browns
Keenum hits Bryant for the sliding catch and a 15 yard gane. 1st and 10 Browns.
Pass to the sideline is incomplete in serch for Higgs. 2nd and 10 from the CLE 35
Back to Stanton to the right side, for a gain of 3. 1st and 1o from the CLE 43.
Keenum floats it to the left, finding Njoku for a for 6 yards.
Johnson runs right and picks up 3. 2nd and 7 from the CLE 34.
Felton gains 10 yards after the punt. Browns ball with 8:37 to go in the second quarter.
Bridgewater hits Fant on a short pass to the right side. 4th and 3 coming up after the gain of 6.
Gordon on the screen is sniffed out after a gain of 6. 3rd and 9 fro the DEN 14.
Pass to the flat for Williams on the left side is stopped for no gain. 2nd and 15 from the DEN 8.
False Start on DEN's Fant, 5 yard penalty. 1st and 15 from the DEN 8.
Spencer returns the punt for a 3 yards to the DEN 13. 1st and 10 coming up with 10:52 to go in the second quarter.
Keenum goes deep, but his pass is overthrown to Schwartz inside the 10. 4th and 13 coming up.
Pass to OBJ is incomplete, after the drop on the slant pattern.
False start on Bitonio will take the Browns back to the CLE 37. 2nd and 13 coming up.
Kelly stopped after a gain of a couple yards. 2nd and 8 from the DEN 48
This time it's Kelly with the run good for 11 yards. 1st and 10 from the 50
Johnson gets 10 yards on the run up the gut. 1st and 10 from the CLE 39
Back to Johnson for a gain of 5. 3rd and 1 from the CLE 29
Johnson breaking tackles on the run to the right for a gain of 4. 2nd and 6 from the CLE 24.
INTERCEPTION BROWNS!!!
Bridgewater going to the endzone, but his pass is picked by Johnson!!
CLE takes over from their own 20 after the turnover
Williams wrapped up in the backfield for a loss of 1. 3rd and 10 from the CLE 32 coming up after the quarter change.
CLE in command 10-0 but the Broncos are driving.
Short pass to Willimas is cut out for a gain of just 2. 2nd and 8 from the CLE 31.
One handed snag by Sutton on a 31 yard pass play. The catch was beautiful, but the pass couldn't have been more perfect. 1st and 10 from the CLE 32.
Back to Williams this time on the ground, gets 6 on his run to the left. 2nd and 4 from the DEN 37.
Screen pass to Williams is good for 8 yards. 1st and 10 from the DEN 31.
Offside on McDowell with bring up 1st and 5 from the DEN 23
Spencer takes the kick off from the 1 and takes it to the DEN 18 after a 17 yard return.
FIELD GOAL BROWNS!!!
McLaughlin nails the 52 yard field goal from the left hash!!!
Great start for the Browns who lead 10-0
Keenum tucks and runs under pressure but stopped after a gain of 2 yards. 4th and 9 from the DEN 34.
Keenum looks to Felton on the left side for a gain of 8. 3rd and 11 coming up.
Felton on the hand off stopped for no gain, but a holding call on Tretter will back the Browns up to 2nd and 10 from the DEN 44.
Felton stopped after a one yard pick up on first down. 2nd and 9 from the DEN 34.
Stanton runs left for 2 yards to move the chains. 1st and 10 from the DEN 35.
Keenum looking for OBJ but he was almost intercepted by Simmons. 3rd and 1 from the DEN 37.
Johnson runs right and cuts back for a gain of 9. 2nd and 1 from the DEN 37.
Keenum with a deep shot over the middle to Landry who juggled it, but finally wrapped it up for a gain of 14. 1st and 10 from the DEN 46.
Johnson stopped for no gain on his run to the right. 3rd and 5 coming up for the Browns.
Slant pass to Landry over the middle for 5 yards. 2nd and 5 from the CLE 39.
Keenum to Landry on the out route for 3 yards. 1st and 10 from the 34.
Felton with a pick up of 12 after the run to the right side. 2nd and 3 from the Browns, who are running all over the Broncos.
False start on Stanton will back the Browns up to the 18 after a 5 yard penalty. 1st and 15 coming up
Felton returns the punt for 3 yards to the CLE 20. 1st and 10 coming with 10:13 to go in the first quarter.
Bridgewater hits Fant over the middle for a pick up of 6, but they are a yard short of the marker. 4th and 1 from the 34.
Gordon again, and he may have got 2 yards. 3rd and 7 coming up from the CLE 28
Gordon up the middle for a short gain of 2 yards. 2nd and 8 from the CLE 27
DEN will start their drive from their own 25 after the touchback.
TOUCHDOWN BROWNS!!!
Johnson in to the endzone on a 4 yard TD run!!! What a drive for the Browns!!! What injuries??? I haven't seen a team drive down the field that easily all year. PAT from McLaughin is good.
7-0 Cleveland with 12:20 to go in the first.
Johnson runs left cuts back and picks up 10. 1st and Goal from the DEN 4
Johnson on his first run gets inside the 15 on a 21 yard run!!! 1st and 10 from the DEN 14.
Hooper on the TE screen good for 34 yards after some perfect blocks. 1st and 10 from the DEN 34.
Keenum to Landry who is back after missing four games!! 7 yard pass play to start the game. 2nd and 3 from the CLE 32.
The Browns receive first and will let it go out of the endzone for a touchback. CLE takes over at their own 25.
We are just moments away from kickoff in Cleveland!!
Accroding to Jay Glazer Mayfield has a broken humurous bone as well as a recovering dislocated shoulder. Meaning he's going to be out a little longer than expected.
D'Ernest Johnson will be starting in the backfield for the Browns. He is the third string RB
Not a whole lot of points are expected in tonight's game accoriding to Vegas... Which makes me think there will be a whole lot of points scored at FirstEnergy Stadium tonight.
According to Bet365.com the Browns are 2 point favorites over the Broncos with the Over/Under set at 40.
OBJ looks like he's playing tonight after being listed as questionable.
The Teddy Bridgewater era started perfectly, but it has hit a rough patch. Can they get back to their winning ways today??
The month of October has been rough for the Broncos. Games against the Ravens, Steelers and Raiders have humbled the Broncos after a sky high start.
The Broncos have lost their last three games after winning their opening three games.
Case Keenum will be under center for the Brown tonight, This will be Keenum's first start since 2019 when he was a starter with the Washington Redskins.
The Browns have been decimated by injuries over the last two weeks. NIck Chubb, Kareem Hunt, and Baker Mayfield are scratched from the lineup today.
Hello everyone and welcome to FirstEnergy Stadium! It's the Broncos and the Browns kicking off Week 7 in an AFC battle of 3-3 teams
The battered and bruised Cleveland Browns will host the slumping Denver Broncos to begin Week 7 of the NFL. AS English will be keeping you up to the minute with live, scores, stats, highlights and updates of tonights action from FirstEnergy Stadium.
The Cleveland Browns are coming off of loss at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals in which they were beaten down both on the scoreboard and physically. Nick Chubb was already out with a calf injury, but then Baker Mayfield, Odell Beckham Jr. and Kareem Hunt all went to the sideline with injury. Hunt was the only one who wouldn’t return to the game.
Niether Hunt, nor Chubb will suit up for tonight’s game as both are nursing calf injuries. Mayfield said earlier in the week that he would be under center against the Browns after dislocating his shoulder for a second time this season against the Cardinals.
Despite Mayfield’s proclamations, the Browns announced it will be Case Keenum getting the start against Denver tonight. Beckham is listed as questionable with a bummed shoulder to add to insult to injury .
The Browns were Dark Horses in the AFC coming into the season with a beefed up run game, ODB healthy, and Mayfield with another year of experience, including a playoff win over Pittsburgh last year, but injuries could throw a speed bump into the Browns playoff plans.
Cleveland is the best rushing team in the league, averaging 168.5 yards a game. We will see if they can keep up their league leading form with out their two best running backs. With Keenum getting his first start of the season, he would love to see OBJ lined up out wide.
The Denver Broncos are desperate for a win after dropping their last three. It must be said, they had a cupcake of a schedule in the opening three weeks of the season. They took care of business as expected against the Giants, Jags, and Jets.
The Teddy Bridgewater era got off to a perfect start, but Denver got thrown into the meat grinder after Week 3, having to play the Ravens, Steelers and Raiders. Three straight losses dropped them to 3-3 on the year and leaving the Broncos chasing the Las Vegas and Los Angeles in the AFC West.