{"id":16384,"date":"2023-12-25T01:04:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T22:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/16384\/amari-cooper-sets-browns-receiving\/"},"modified":"2023-12-25T01:04:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T22:04:22","slug":"amari-cooper-sets-browns-receiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=16384","title":{"rendered":"Amari Cooper sets Browns&#8217; receiving record with 265 yards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amari Cooper sets Browns&#8217; receiving record with 265 yards\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Jake Trotter, ESPN editor<span class=\"timestamp \">December 24, 2023, 9:33 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<ul>Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN.  He joined ESPN in 2011 to cover college <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">football<\/a>.  Before that, he worked for The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal.  You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>HOUSTON \u2014 Receiver Amari Cooper made history Sunday.  And behind his monster performance in a 36-22 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a> over the Houston Texans, the Cleveland Browns are on the brink of their first playoff appearance since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper caught 11 passes for 265 yards, surpassing the Browns passing record previously held by Josh Gordon (261 in 2013).  After a brief absence, he returned to the game in the fourth quarter after a late Texans rally, catching a 13-yard pass on fourth-and-7 to break the lead.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Amari-Cooper-sets-Browns-receiving-record-with-265-yards.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Cooper now has four 200-yard receiving games in his career \u2013 one outside the NFL record shared by Calvin Johnson and Lance Alworth \u2013 and he became the second NFL player to reach that milestone with three different franchises.  Cooper also accomplished the feat for the Raiders and Cowboys, joining Terrell Owens (49ers, Cowboys and Bengals) as the only other players to do so.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-with-table float-r\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-text-contract=\"-\" data-text-expand=\"+\" data-fix-cols=\"0\" data-behavior=\"responsive_table\" class=\"inline-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>200 yard recreation.  Games<\/th>\n<th>No.<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Calvin Johnson<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Lance Alworth<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Amari Cooper<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Jerry Rice<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Charley Hennigan<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Don Hutson<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Cooper also surpassed 1,000 yards passing during the season, becoming the first Cleveland player to reach that mark in back-to-back years.  Cooper finished with 1,160 receiving yards in 2022, his first year with the Browns, and he now has 1,250 this season with two games remaining.<\/p>\n<p>The Browns (10-6) are expected to play for the playoffs in their final two games.  According to ESPN Stats &#038; Information, Cleveland now has a better than 99% chance of making the playoffs, although the Browns can&#39;t clinch a playoff spot until next <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/week\/\"   title=\"week\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">week<\/a>, with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills all winning two Saturdays.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland was alone among the top 5 seeds in the AFC playoffs this weekend.  The Browns are also still alive for the AFC North title, trailing the Baltimore Ravens (11-3) by just 1\u00bd games.  The Ravens will face the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-with-table float-r\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-text-contract=\"-\" data-text-expand=\"+\" data-fix-cols=\"0\" data-behavior=\"responsive_table\" class=\"inline-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Year<\/th>\n<th>Browns receiver<\/th>\n<th>Yds.<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Sun.<\/td>\n<td>Amari Cooper<\/td>\n<td>265<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>2013<\/td>\n<td>Josh Gordon<\/td>\n<td>261<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>2013<\/td>\n<td>Josh Gordon<\/td>\n<td>237<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>1984<\/td>\n<td>Ozzie Newsome<\/td>\n<td>191<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Cooper set the tone early Sunday with a 53-yard reception from quarterback Joe Flacco on the opening drive to set up Cleveland&#39;s first score.  In the second quarter, he completed a 75-yard touchdown pass down the sideline despite a defensive pass interference call, marking the Browns&#39; longest field goal grab since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper then had a 7-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and added a two-score reception early in the fourth quarter for a 36-7 lead.<\/p>\n<p>He sat out most of the fourth quarter, but returned after the Texans scored consecutive touchdowns, including one after an onside kick, to cut Cleveland&#39;s lead to 14 points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amari Cooper sets Browns&#8217; receiving record with 265 yards\u060c Jake Trotter, ESPN editorDecember 24, 2023, 9:33 p.m. Close Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 to cover college football. Before that, he worked for The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter. 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