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The Cleveland Browns fell back down to earth Sunday afternoon in a sloppy 17-12 loss to the New York Jets.
Braelon Allen ran 22 yards for the go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter and the Jets ended a three-game skid with a 17-12 victory over the Browns on a rain-soaked Sunday.
Geno Smith, Garrett Wilson and the New York Jets took advantage of a late Cleveland Browns error to pick up a 17-12 win in miserable conditions at MetLife Stadium.
Braelon Allen rushed for 116 yards and the go-ahead touchdown on 24 carries as the New York Jets dampened the hot Cleveland Browns with a 17-12 win on a rainy Sunday afternoon in East Rutherford, N.J.
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Facing the Jets in a relentless Meadowlands rain, the Browns did indeed beat the Browns. The final score was Jets 17, Browns 12. The finger of blame will probably be pointed at Rex Sunahara. The Browns’ long snapper who fired the ball over the head of punter Corey Bojorquez in the middle of the fourth quarter.
Braelon Allen ran 22 yards for the go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter after New York recovered a fumbled punt snap and the New York Jets ended a three-game skid with a 17-12 victory over the Cleveland Browns on a rain-soaked Sunday.
Trailing 10-6 with under 11 minutes remaining the fourth quarter, QB Deshaun Watson led the Browns' first touchdown drive of the game. On second-and-11 from the Jets' 49-yard line, Watson evaded the pressure and scrambled for 20 yards to set up the Browns in scoring position.
The rain was falling all game, which meant that offense would be hard to come by for the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets. The Jets took advantage of a hot opening drive, before the Browns' defense shut them down the rest of the game.
New York snapped a three-game skid behind eight sacks of Deshaun Watson, with rookie David Bailey collecting three, while Geno Smith found Garrett Wilson for an opening-drive score to halt Cleveland's streak.
The Browns are 3-1 and hit the road this week to take on the 1-3 Jets. The Jets have been the favorite in this game all week despite their record. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe set up Sunday’s matchup by talking about the storylines they’re keeping an eye on this week.