How far did Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy run to get to the end zone on his 89-yard touchdown reception against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday?
The answer is not 89 yards.
According to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats, Jeudy ran 114.4 yards on the play, more than 10 yards farther than any other play during the NFL’s Week 11 games. On a 98-yard reception in the Tennessee Titans’ 23-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine ran 104 yards.
Jeudy’s distance is the eighth-longest for any play in the NFL this season. Former Alabama teammate Patrick Surtain II is among those with a longer play in 2024. The Denver Broncos cornerback ran 116.8 yards on a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown in a 34-18 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Oct. 6.
Jeudy reached a top speed of 20.74 mph on his 89-yard touchdown. That made him the sixth-fastest ballcarrier in the NFL during Week 11 games.
Other former Crimson Tide players among the fastest ball-carriers included Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who was No. 2 on the list at 21.8 mph on a 54-yard reception, and wide receiver Jameson Williams, at No. 14 at 20.15 mph on a 64-yard touchdown reception.
Jeudy and the Browns will be back in action against the Pittsburgh Steelers at 7:15 p.m. CST Thursday at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland. Prime Video will televise the game.
Jeudy’s touchdown reception from quarterback Jameis Winston against the Saints was the fifth-longest for an Alabama alumnus in the NFL.
The touchdown receptions by former Crimson Tide players in the NFL that have been longer are:
- Don Hutson caught a 92-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Arnie Herber in the Green Bay Packers’ 27-20 victory over the Chicago Cardinals on Oct. 8, 1939.
- Tommy Brooker caught a 92-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Len Dawson in the Dallas Texans’ 24-3 victory over the Broncos on Nov. 18, 1962.
- Amari Cooper caught a 90-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Dak Prescott in the Dallas Cowboys’ 31-23 victory over the Washington Redskins on Nov. 22, 2018.
