Jerry Jeudy’s Response To Ravens Question Turns Heads
The Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens both enter Week 2 searching for their first win after disappointing season openers.
Both AFC North rivals stumbled in their debuts despite high expectations heading into the campaign.
Cleveland fell to Cincinnati in their opener, though the defeat came more from self-inflicted wounds than dominant play from the Bengals.
Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy didn’t mince words when reporters asked him Wednesday about the challenges Baltimore’s secondary presents.
“No challenges,” Jeudy said, via Daniel Oyefusi.
The veteran receiver has shown both talent and swagger since joining Cleveland, traits that extend to his faith in his teammates.
Ravens fans might consider his comments premature, but recent evidence supports Jeudy’s boldness.
Baltimore’s secondary allowed Josh Allen to throw for nearly 400 yards, with 250 of those coming in the final frame alone.
Jeudy will test that secondary against defenders like Kyle Hamilton and Marlon Humphrey.
Cleveland’s offense struggled with execution against Cincinnati but showed flashes of potential.
The Browns’ defense delivered an impressive performance in the opener, limiting Joe Burrow to just 113 passing yards.
Tee Higgins managed only 33 yards while Ja’Marr Chase was held to 26.
Cincinnati’s rushing attack generated just 46 yards against Cleveland’s front seven.
After containing one of the league’s premier quarterbacks, the Browns will attempt to apply similar pressure against Lamar Jackson and force Baltimore into predictable situations.
Patrick Mahomes opens up about Chiefs losing Super Bowl to Eagles
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes entered the ongoing season on a so-called "revenge tour" after the Chiefs suffered a 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX this past February.
While speaking with reporters on Wednesday, Mahomes opened up about that defeat as he and the Chiefs prepare to host the 1-0 Eagles this coming Sunday.
Has Patrick Mahomes rewatched Super Bowl loss to Philadelphia Eagles?
"Yeah, I mean, I’ll watch every game after, so you have to learn from it," Mahomes responded when asked if he has reviewed the game film from the Super Bowl loss to the Eagles, per Myles Simmons of Pro Football Talk. "I mean, it sucks that you lose the game, but in order to progress and to be better next time, you have to watch and learn from it. And so, I don’t know the exact amount of times, but you watch it, and then you watch it in the offseason with the team and with the coaches, and then you watch it obviously this week as well."
Mahomes tossed a pair of interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown, as the Eagles established a 34-0 lead in what became a Super Bowl blowout. More recently, he completed 24-of-39 passes for 258 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions during Kansas City's 27-21 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Brazil on Sept. 5. Pro Football Reference stats show that Mahomes ended Week 1 ranked eighth in the NFL with an 81.8 adjusted QBR.
"...At the end of the day, you’re going to have failures in this league," Mahomes continued. "It’s about how you respond from those failures. And that’s something that’s important to anyone’s career. But for me, I got to continue to push to be even better so that I don’t make those same mistakes whenever I get the opportunity to again."
Why Kansas City Chiefs-Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl rematch has "extra juice"
According to Christopher Boan of RotoWire, nine of 128 teams that dropped their first two regular-season contests from 2015 to 2024 reached the playoffs for that campaign. Thus, one could say that Sunday's showdown at Arrowhead Stadium means more to the Chiefs than the Eagles for multiple reasons.
"I think if you’re playing your first game at Arrowhead against the reigning Super Bowl champions, there’s got to be some extra juice," Mahomes acknowledged. "I mean, it’s our first home game, I’m sure there will be a cool flyover, you know, you get everything you need. So, there’s no reason you should come out flat this game."
As of Thursday morning, ESPN BET had the Eagles as 1.5-point road favorites for Sunday's game. Perhaps such information will give Mahomes some additional bulletin-board material heading into the weekend.
