“I pray the Lord delivers me from pick-sixes.”

Jameis Winston set a Cleveland Browns record with 497 passing yards in Monday night’s 41-32 loss to the Denver Broncos.

But even though he also threw four touchdown passes, it was the two interceptions he threw that were returned for touchdowns — and three picks overall — that stuck in the quarterback’s mind.

“I know I’m better than this,” Winston said of the turnovers in a postgame press conference. “I just pray that the Lord delivers me from pick-sixes.”

Winston’s first interception against the Broncos came in the second quarter when his pass intended for tight end Jordan Akins was caught by edge rusher Nik Bonitto and returned 71 yards, giving Denver a 21-10 lead. His second score ended any hope of a Cleveland comeback from a 34-32 deficit in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter, when Broncos cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian leaped to jump over Elijah Moore and throw the interception 44 yards, after he got back to his feet, intercepted. On the ensuing drive, Winston was picked off in the end zone by Broncos linebacker Cody Barton after two long passes and a pass interference brought the Browns to the 2-yard line.

The turnovers marred a productive night for Cleveland’s offense, which set a season high in scoring. Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy had 235 receiving yards, setting an all-time high for a player playing against his former team.

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Winston said he apologized to his teammates for the pick-sixes.

“It’s hard to win when you have two defensive touchdowns that the quarterback gave to (the other team),” Winston said. “The defense played well. The offense played well. I didn’t do a good job.”

Inconsistent play was the hallmark of Winston’s 10-year NFL career. The No. 1 pick in the 2015 NFL Draft set the record for pick-sixes in a season with seven in 2019. His 30 interceptions this year represent the seventh-most in NFL history and are the only time since 1989 that a quarterback has achieved this mark. Still, he also led the league with 5,109 passing yards and recorded a career-high 33 touchdown passes.

The Buccaneers brought Tom Brady on board the following season and Winston signed with the New Orleans Saints. Winston started just 10 games in four years after a knee injury in 2021 wiped out his second shot as a first-stringer. He joined the Browns as a backup this offseason before taking over after Deshaun Watson was ruled out for the season with a torn Achilles tendon in October.

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“I pray the Lord delivers me from pick-sixes.”

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