Not that anyone should be surprised about it at this point, but Las Vegas Raiders punter AJ Cole was in his bag on Sunday during the team's Week 4 win over the Cleveland Browns.
Cole punted the ball four times to the tune of a whopping 58 yards per attempt, with a long of 67. He also dropped two punts inside the 20, playing a huge role in the field position battle in what was a relatively low-scoring game.
Arguably his best punt of the game was early in the fourth quarter, when Cole dropped a 54-yard dime at the Browns' five-yard line, which set Cleveland's struggling offense up with a long field it couldn't overcome.
After his sensational punt, Cole, who once again proved how valuable he is, had an excellent celebration.
AJ Cole is hitting cellys we have never seen before 😂 pic.twitter.com/9beHWBwQKj
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) September 29, 2024
Cole's 67-yard punt was returned 13 yards, but that only put the Browns at the 31-yard line. His 45-yard punt forced a fair catch at the 10-yard line, and his first punt of the game that went for 66 yards saw a 17-yard return that set Cleveland up near midfield.
Cole is off to another sensational start to the season. He entered Week 4 with 50.3 gross average yards per punt and 44.4 net yards per punt, ranking ninth and sixth in the NFL, respectively. Those averages will almost certainly go up after this game.
Following their ugly Week 3 loss to the Carolina Panthers, the Raiders earned a nice bounce-back win over the Browns in Week 4, 20-16. Las Vegas will look to build on that when they hit the road to take on the Denver Broncos in Week 5.
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