Ex-teammates Jerry Jeudy, Courtland Sutton are on hot streaks as Browns visit Broncos Monday night

Cleveland (3-8) at Denver (7-5)

Monday, 8:15 EST, ESPN.

BetMGM NFL Odds: Broncos by 5 1/2.

Against the spread: Browns 4-7; Broncos 9-3.

Series record: Broncos lead 25-7.

Last meeting: Broncos beat Browns 29-12 on Nov. 26, 2023, in Denver.

Last week: Browns beat Steelers 24-19; Broncos beat Raiders 29-19.

Browns offense: overall (29), rush (29)), pass (21), scoring (30)

Browns defense: overall (21), rush (24), pass (T-15), scoring (22)

Broncos offense: overall (23), rush (23), pass (22), scoring (22)

Broncos defense: overall (3), rush (6), pass (9), scoring (3)

Turnover differential: Browns minus-7 ; Broncos plus-2.

WR Jerry Jeudy. He returns to Denver, where he was a first-round draft pick in 2020 and mostly a disappointment before being traded to the Browns in March and signing a three-year, $58 million extension. Jeudy’s been on a nice roll, catching 19 passes in his past three games while developing chemistry with QB Jameis Winston. Jeudy is averaging 94.8 yards per game since Week 8.

WR Courtland Sutton. He's come on strong with five consecutive games of 70-plus receiving yards and last week posted his first career game with multiple touchdown catches when he caught a pair of TD throws from surging rookie QB Bo Nix. Rookie wide receivers Devaughn Vele and Troy Franklin are also coming on strong, but Sutton is Nix's safety valve whenever Denver needs a big play.

Browns CB Denzel Ward vs. Sutton. A three-time Pro Bowler, Ward may be having his best season as a pro and leads the league with 17 passes defensed. As always, he'll be given the toughest assignment and this week's that's Sutton, who has 36 catches and 467 yards in his past five games.

Browns: WR Cedric Tillman is still in concussion protocol after getting hurt against the Steelers. ... LT Jedrick Wills Jr. (knee) has missed the past two games and didn't practice through Friday. ... LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (neck) has another week on injured reserve before he's eligible to return. The team has given no specifics on a timeline. ... S Juan Thornhill (calf) got hurt in practice on Monday and could be limited or out.

Broncos: DE Zach Allen is dealing with a heel injury that kept him out last week and CB Riley Moss is dealing with a knee injury he sustained against the Raiders last week.

The Broncos have dominated the series and delivered two of Cleveland’s most painful sports moments with “The Fumble” and “The Drive” in consecutive AFC championship games in the late 80s. ... The Browns are 1-7 in their past eight visits to the Mile High City. ... Denver won 11 straight regular-season games over Cleveland from 1991-2015.

The Browns are coming in well rested after having not played since beating the Steelers in the snow last Thursday. ... While Cleveland's playoff hopes are infinitesimal, the team has a chance to play spoiler down the stretch. ... Winston has gone 2-2 as a starter since replacing Deshaun Watson, who suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon tear on Oct. 20. ... Winston has averaged 295.8 yards passing since Week 8, second only to Cincinnati's Joe Burrow (317.3). ... Winston credits his time with Broncos coach Sean Payton in New Orleans as pivotal in his growth as a player. ... RB Nick Chubb had two short TD runs in his first game against the Steelers since injuring his knee in Pittsburgh last season. ... DE Myles Garrett boosted his chances of repeating as the AP Defensive Player of the Year after a dominant performance against the Steelers — three sacks, including a strip-sack while outplaying friendly rival T.J. Watt. ... Garrett is just 1 1/2 sacks shy of 100 for his career. ... Garrett is the only NFL player to have at least 10 sacks in each of the past seven seasons. He's also on an illustrious list of players to do it, joining Lawrence Taylor (1984-90) Reggie White (1985-93), Bruce Smith (1992-98), John Randle (1992-99) DeMarcus Ware (2006-12) and Jared Allen (2007-13). All but Allen are Hall of Famers. ... Ward leads the NFL with 17 passes defensed. ... Cleveland is 18-19 on Monday night. ... The Broncos are two games above .500 for the first time since starting out the 2021 season with three victories under Vic Fangio. ... QB Bo Nix's 16 touchdown throws are a team rookie record. ... Last weekend Nix became the 14th rookie in NFL history to have three consecutive games with more than 200 yards passing and multiple touchdown throws. Texans QB CJ Stroud accomplished the feat last season. ... K Wil Lutz scored a career-high 17 points in Denver’s 29-19 win at Las Vegas last week, nailing all five of his field goals (a career best) and both extra points. He kicked two 50-plus-yard field goals in a game for the first time in his nine-year career. ... Lutz became the fifth Denver player to be AFC player of the week. He also won the special teams honor in Week 3. ... The Broncos' 44 sacks are the most by the team through 12 games since 1986 (47 sacks). ... DE Nik Bonitto has 10 sacks, making him the first Denver defender to have double digits in QB takedowns since Bradley Chubb (12) and Von Miller (14 1/2) did it in 2018.

Broncos defense. Denver is ranked in the top seven in four major defensive categories, and the Broncos have allowed fewer than 20 points eight times this season. The Browns have scored 20 points or more just twice this season.

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Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton (14) pulls in a touchdown pass against the Las Vegas Raiders during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (3) rushes in the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Over more than a century, the Texas-Texas A&M rivalry has had more than its share of great teams, great players and great games, close calls and blowouts.

With the grudge much rejoined after a 12-year breakup, and both teams now in the Southeastern Conference, Longhorns and Aggies fans will expect many more to come.

And Saturday night's reunion brings with it yet another chance for an instant classic: Either the No. 3 Longhorns (10-1, 7-1) or No. 20 Aggies (8-3, 6-2) will earn their first berth in the SEC title game.

Texas is also trying to hold on to its position as one of the top seeds in the College Football Playoff.

Some of the big games and moments in the rivalry's storied history.

The game launched the rivalry into what it would become as two powerhouse teams collided in front of an estimated crowd of 20,000, at that point the largest to watch a game in state history. Texas set up the winning touchdown with a reverse pass from Bill Berry to Tom Dennis, the only time the Longhorns used that play all season. On the next play, Texas' Francis Dominguez ran in for the TD, the first points the Aggies had surrendered in two years.

Texas had one of its worst teams in school history and the Aggies had one of their greatest players. Texas A&M's first win in Texas' Memorial Stadium came as John David Crow, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1957, scored a touchdown that helped finish off the Longhorns and coach Ed Price, who had already announced he would resign. Darrell Royal took over Texas the next year and the Longhorns won 17 of the next 18 meetings.

Undefeated Texas won its first national championship that season but struggled at muddy Kyle Field six days after President Kennedy was assassinated. Texas trailed at halftime in the slop when UT Regent Frank Erwin put out a statement: “The condition of the playing field is a disgrace and a reflection on A&M. No university with a pretense at having a major athletic program would permit any condition to exist.” Texas A&M President Earl Rudder apologized but noted someone, surely a Longhorns fan, had burned the word “Bevo," the name of the Longhorns mascot, into what grass was there, further damaging the field. Texas drove 80 yards for Duke Carlisle’s winning touchdown in the final two minutes and got some help when an apparent A&M interception was ruled out of bounds.

The Longhorns’ Ricky Williams wrapped up the Heisman Trophy and the NCAA career rushing record with his 60-yard touchdown run in the first quarter on his way to 259 yards on the day. The Aggies, who had already clinched the Big 12 South championship, roared back from a 23-7 deficit to take the lead before Texas won it on Kris Stockton's field goal.

Eight days after the collapse of Texas A&M’s traditional pregame bonfire that killed 12 people and injured dozens more, the teams finally took the field. Aggies players wore commemorative bonfire patches on their helmets. Texas led 16-6 before A&M rallied and won on Randy McCown's touchdown pass to Matt Bumgardner with 5 minutes left. “We had the thought and memory of those 12 in our hearts and minds every single play,” Aggie offensive lineman Chris Valletta said after the game.

Texas A&M had already announced it was leaving the Big 12 to join the SEC. The programs blamed each other for the pending breakup that would tear apart a century of tradition. Texas A&M took a 25-24 lead in the final two minutes. Texas quarterback Case McCoy, who was benched earlier in the season, scrambled 25 yards to set up Justin Tucker's winning field goal as time expired in front of a stunned Aggies home crowd.

“I had to run. It parted like the Red Sea,” McCoy said. “Thankfully it all worked out. I really don’t know what life would be like had it not.”

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FILE - Texas running back Ricky Williams breaks the all-time NCAA college rushing record as he runs past the Texas A&M bench for a 60-yard touchdown during the first quarter in Austin, Texas, Nov. 27, 1998. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)