NFL

Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars

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1-1, 1-0 Away
Final
18 - 13
0-2, 0-1 Home

Watson runs for a TD as the Browns shut down Lawrence and the Jaguars for an 18-13 win

The Browns (1-1) dominated much of the rainy day, sacking Trevor Lawrence four times and holding Jacksonville in check for nearly three quarters.

The Jaguars (0-2) woke up late, with Lawrence finding rookie Brian Thomas Jr. for 66 yards to set up a touchdown and then adding a field goal to make it a one-score game.

Cleveland had a chance to put it away, but three penalties left the Browns facing a third-and-36 from midfield. Corey Bojorquez dropped a punt inside the 2-yard line, and Alex Wright sacked Lawrence in the end zone on the ensuing play.

The Jags got a chance in the final minute and mustered a threat with 8 seconds left. But Lawrence's pass to the end zone fell to the ground.

Lawrence was a non-factor most of the afternoon, and “TrEverBank Stadium” was a bust.

The Jaguars changed signage at EverBank Stadium to “TrEverBank” as part of a marketing promotion designed to highlight a collaboration between the popular quarterback and the Jacksonville-based financial services company.

The Browns bankrupted the gimmick and frustrated Lawrence so often that TV cameras caught him arguing with coach Doug Pederson on the sideline.

“Right now, we’ve just got to stop kind of the nonsense that we’re creating for ourselves,” Pederson told CBS at halftime.

Lawrence completed 14 of 30 passes for 220 yards as the Jaguars lost for the seventh time in their last eight games.

Watson was 22-of-34 passing for 186 yards, with 73 of those going to Jerry Jeudy. Jerome Ford ran for 64 yards.

Moving up Jacksonville running back Travis Etienne rushed for 52 yards and surpassed quarterback Mark Brunell (2,219) for fifth on the team’s career list. Etienne reached the milestone in 36 games. Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew rank first and second, respectively, on the list.

Etienne could pass Leonard Fournette (2,631) and James Stewart (2,951) to get to the third spot this season.

Key injuries Browns: WR David Bell (hip) was carted off the field in the third quarter with a trainer holding his leg in a raised position and immediately ruled out. RB Pierre Strong Jr. (hamstring) also was ruled out. RT Dawand Jones left the game and headed to the locker room with cramps but later returned.

Jaguars: Pro Bowl TE Evan Engram strained a hamstring during pregame warmups and was ruled out an hour before kickoff. Backup RB Tank Bigsby injured a shoulder when he was hammered during a kickoff return. He fumbled, and the Browns recovered, but the play was negated by a penalty. RT Anton Harrison injured a leg and briefly left the game late.

Up next Browns: Cleveland hosts the New York Giants next Sunday.

Jaguars: Jacksonville plays at Buffalo on Monday night.

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Matchup Prediction

Jaguars: 55.6%
Browns: 44.1%
*According to ESPN's Football Power Index

Scoring Summary

CLE TD 1st Period 2:29 Deshaun Watson 1 Yd Run (Dustin Hopkins Kick)
CLE FG 2nd Period 9:52 Dustin Hopkins 53 Yd Field Goal
JAX FG 2nd Period 4:44 Cam Little 22 Yd Field Goal
CLE FG 2nd Period 0:27 Dustin Hopkins 38 Yd Field Goal
CLE FG 3rd Period 10:20 Dustin Hopkins 44 Yd Field Goal
JAX TD 3rd Period 1:11 Travis Etienne Jr. 4 Yd Run (Cam Little Kick)
JAX FG 4th Period 7:32 Cam Little 25 Yd Field Goal
CLE SF 4th Period 1:44 Trevor Lawrence sacked in end zone by Alex Wright for a Safety

Statistics

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17 1st Downs 18
7 Passing 1st downs 9
7 Rushing 1st downs 7
3 1st downs from penalties 2
2-14 3rd down efficiency 3-9
3-3 4th down efficiency 0-0
65 Total Plays 55
297 Total Yards 323
4.6 Yards per Play 5.9
9 Total Drives 10
172 Passing 196
22/34 Comp/Att 14/30
4.8 Yards per pass 5.8
0 Interceptions thrown 0
2-14 Sacks-Yards Lost 4-24
125 Rushing 127
29 Rushing Attempts 21
4.3 Yards per rush 6.0
1-1 Red Zone (Made-Att) 1-4
13-100 Penalties 6-52
0 Turnovers 0
0 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 0
0 Defensive / Special Teams TDs 0
34:23 Possession 25:37

Game Information

EverBank Stadium

Location: Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 60,105 · Capacity:

2024 AFC North Standings

TEAM W L PCT T PF PA
Pittsburgh 10 5 .667 0 353 299
Baltimore 10 5 .667 0 452 349
Cincinnati 7 8 .467 0 423 393
Cleveland 3 12 .200 0 245 380

2024 AFC South Standings

TEAM W L PCT T PF PA
Houston 9 6 .600 0 347 327
Indianapolis 7 8 .467 0 318 359
Jacksonville 3 12 .200 0 277 396
Tennessee 3 12 .200 0 284 417
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