3 sequences that led to Browns Week 2 win over Jaguars

Corey Bojorquez and the perfectly placed punt

Punters are not often among the most celebrated players after a win, but P Corey Bojorquez made his mark on Sunday’s game. Bojorquez landed three of five punts inside the 10-yard line, all in the fourth quarter.

His second-to-last punt painted a beautiful picture of complimentary football, landing the ball inside the 2-yard line to set up a safety on the next play from DE Alex Wright.

“When you know you have a punter like Corey, it works in our favor and he showed up big for us again on Sunday,” S Rodney McLeod Jr. said. “I think he called it one of the best punts of his life and of his career, where he set us up for a very timely punt – and we know what happened after that.”

After the offense stalled at the Jacksonville 41-yard line, McLeod went up to CB and special teams player Mike Ford Jr., telling him to make a play. As it turns out, Ford didn’t need to, as Bojorquez’s punt landed right at the goal line and bounced to the right to force Jacksonville to play from their own end zone.

“Corey took it upon himself, he must have felt some type of way and said, ‘You know, I’m just gonna get it done myself,'” McLeod said. ‘But, man, great guy. It doesn’t surprise me because the way he shows up and works every day.”

The Browns pass rush, led by a pressure from DE Myles Garrett and Wright’s follow-through on the sack, earned a two-point cushion that proved to seal the game for Cleveland.

Jacksonville had the ball with 1:27 remaining in the game, once again starting from behind their own 10-yard line after another strong punt from Bojorquez.

The Jaguars drove to the Cleveland 33-yard line after QB Trevor Lawrence connected with receivers Gabe Davis and Brian Thomas Jr. Without the safety, Cleveland would have had a three-point lead, and the Jaguars would have likely attempted the 50-yard field goal to tie the game.

Instead, they were forced to attempt a Hail Mary that was well defended by Cleveland, who secured the win once the ball hit the ground.

“It made it a little entertaining, I guess you would say, what transpired,” McLeod said of the Hail Mary attempt. “But we did our job. Did what we needed to do.”