Canal Street Chronicles
What went down in the Week 11 matchup.
On Sunday, a Jameis Winston led Cleveland Browns team visited the New Orleans Saints. In what some considered a revenge game for Winston; he was unable to come away with the W.
Cleveland would receive the ball to begin the game. They would immediately give it off to Nick Chubb, who would carry for six yards. An incomplete pass and a one-yard run would come next. The Browns went for it on fourth and one but failed to convert.
Taysom Hill would be featured on the Saints first drive, and pretty much every drive afterwards. After two runs by Alvin Kamara - that totaled 18 yards - Hill would be featured in a trick play, that saw him complete an 18-yard pass to wide receiver Kevin Austin. He would then receive a pass from Derek Carr for three yards, and capped the drive off with a 10-yard rushing touchdown.
The Browns would go three-and-out on their next drive. It started out with an unnecessary roughness penalty against Safety Will Harris, but thankfully no other flags were thrown.
Unfortunately, the New Orleans offense would also punt on their next drive. Getting all the way into field goal range, they would go for it on fourth and one. Carr would complete a ball to tight end Foster Moreau, but it would be nullified due to a holding penalty.
Matthew Hayball executed a near perfect punt, pinning Cleveland within the 10-yard line. But, wide receiver Jerry Jeudy would burn cornerback Alontae Taylor, and get a 89-yard receiving touchdown on the drives first play. They would on a two-point conversion, making it 6-7 Saints over the Browns.
Taysom Hill would be back to receive the kickoff. Returning it for 42 yards, he would put the Saints in great field position. Offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak would then dial up another passing play for Hill, but it didn’t go the way he wanted. On the first play of the drive, Hill would be intercepted on a deep ball.
That would be the last full drive of the first quarter.
Cleveland would end the rise quarter and start the second. Starting out strong, tight end David Njoku would get a 17-yard reception. Two-time Super Bowl champion Kadarius Toney would then get the ball, but lose seven yards. Luckily for the Browns, Winston would get the lost yardage back on an eight yard scramble. On third and nine, he would complete a pass to Elijah Moore for one yard.
New Orleans would respond with the longest passing touchdown of the season. After two runs by Kamara, Carr would find Marquez Valdes-Scantling for a 71-yard touchdown.
Jameis Winston would start to catch fire his next time out. First, on a pass to Moore, then on a pass to tight end Jordan Akins. After the drive stalls for a bit, Winston would put them in field goal range with two more completions. Luckily for the Saints,...
