Browns Star Has Perfect Retort To Booing Broncos Fans

After being traded by the Denver Broncos back in March, Cleveland Browns wideout Jerry Jeudy put together a record-setting performance in 42-31 to his former team

Dec 2, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (3) reacts following his touchdown reception in the third quarter against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images / Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

Jerry Jeudy's revenge game lived up to the hype.

After more than a week of anticipation leading up to Jeudy making a return trip to Denver for the first time since the Broncos shipped him to the Cleveland Browns back in March, the 25-year-old wideout put on an absolute show on Monday Night Football.

Nine receptions. 235 yards. One, explosive, 70-yard touchdown. All of it came to the soundtrack of boos from the Broncos faithful, who voiced their displeasure with the former No. 10 overall pick throughout the night.

"I heard it," Jeudy said after the game. "There was a lot of boos huh? What that means? A lot of catches too."

In an effort to embrace his role as the "villain" in the eyes of Broncos fans, Jeudy made a point in stirring the pot. Catch after catch, Jeudy would cup the ear hole of his helmet with his hand to signal to the crowd that he couldn't quite hear them.

It made for great theater, but the Broncos got the last laugh in the form of a win.

“High emotions," said Jeudy. "Like I said before, you always want to beat the team that you used to play for, but we came up short. We have to find a way to finish, find a way to win.”

Despite the loss, Jeudy's memorable performance was one for the history books. The 235 yards receiving is the most by a player against his former team in NFL history. That's on top of becoming just the fourth Browns wideout ever to post a 200-yard game. Only Amari Cooper's 265 yard effort against the Texans last season, and Josh Gordon's 261 and 237 yard performances from the 2013 campaign had better outings.

As good as it felt, Jeudy would have traded his memorable night for a win.

"Hell yeah," he said. "Yes I would. I need that W. I mean, that was just one step closer to getting to the playoffs. We needed that."

The offense played well enough to put Cleveland in position to win. Jeudy may have been the headliner, but Jameis Winston was superb at spreading the ball around throughout the game. Elijah Moore – who saw an increased role due to Cedric Tillman's absence – delivered his best outing as a member of the Browns, with eight receptions for 111 yards. Tight end David Njoku contributed with nine catches of his own, including two touchdowns as well.

It became obvious immediately that Jeudy was poised for a big game, after Winston found his top target for a 44-yard gain on the first play from scrimmage. Together, they went on to provide plenty of fireworks for the prime time stage.

"He’s phenomenal, man,” Winston said of Jeudy. “We knew at the beginning of the week what time it was. He was hungry. He was preparing. He was ready to get back here and show up and show out and he did that. It’s important. It’s unfortunate that we didn’t get this win for him, but I’m happy that he had a career day. I’m happy that he did amazing. But he’s an amazing receiver.”

The connection between the duo is real. Since Winston took over under center in Week 8, Jeudy is leading the league in receiving yards with 614. He's also now ranks fifth in the league in total receiving yards for the season.

Unfortunately, Winston's nearly 500-yard night was spoiled by his three interceptions, two of which Denver returned for touchdowns. Now at 3-9, any glimmer of hope the Browns had for magical run back to the postseason has all but evaporated into the Rocky Mountain air. On the bright side though, Cleveland appears to have their No. 1 wide receiver settled for the foreseeable future.