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SPORTS Saturday 22 September 2018

Won, won and won! Browns beat Jets for first win since 2016

By TOM WITHERS party” several times.
AP Sports Writer Mayfield made his NFL de-
CLEVELAND (AP) — For the but with 1:42 left in the sec-
first time in 635 days, the ond quarter, replacing an
Cleveland Browns won. injured Taylor after Cleve-
Baker Mayfield showed land’s starter was sacked
them how. for the third time. Taylor
The No. 1 overall pick re- struggled getting to his
placed injured starter Ty- feet after being dragged
rod Taylor and sparked the down by linebacker Avery
Browns, who got two 1-yard Williamson, but he had ab-
touchdown runs from Car- sorbed several hard blows
los Hyde and beat the New before that — and had
York Jets 21-17 on Thursday been ineffective.
night for their first win since With Cleveland’s crowd
Dec. 24, 2016. roaring, Mayfield complet-
“I’ve just been waiting for ed a 14-yard pass to Jar-
my moment,” Mayfield vis Landry on his first pass
said. “I’m just getting start- as a pro and then found
ed.” tight end David Njoku for
And so ends Cleveland’s 17 yards. Mayfield drove
19-game winless streak, the Cleveland into field-goal
NFL’s second-longest since position and Joseph, who
the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. signed with the team on
The Browns (1-1-1) trailed Monday following a tryout,
14-0 in the first half before drilled a low line drive to
Mayfield came in for Taylor pull the Browns within 14-3.
and led four scoring drives Cleveland’s plan was to
while winning an unexpect- have Mayfield watch and
ed matchup against Jets learn this season.
rookie quarterback Sam Taylor’s injury may change
Darnold. Cleveland passed everything.
on taking Darnold in the For Darnold, a promising
draft and instead chose start ended with his sec-
Mayfield, the Heisman Tro- ond loss in three games. He
phy winner from Oklahoma. completed 15 of 31 passes
Mayfield finished 17 of 23 for 169 yards, but threw two
for 201 yards in a little more picks late in the fourth as he
than a half after coming in tried to rally the Jets.
after Taylor suffered a con- “I feel like I’ve got to play
cussion. better and make better
Darnold had one last reads,” Darnold said. “I
chance, but was intercept- need to be more decisive.
ed by Terrence Mitchell We’ve got to make them
with 11 seconds left. pay and put the ball in our
When the final seconds playmakers’ hands.”
ticked off the clock, Cleve- Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield throws a pass against the New York Jets during the Hyde’s 1-yard TD run pulled
land fans, who had en- first half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, in Cleveland. Associated Press the Browns within 14-12 and
dured a 0-16 season and Cleveland tied it with a trick
waited nearly two years to because of Mayfield. Newly signed Browns kicker to get Cleveland turned 2-point play .
see their Browns win, erupt- “Dilly, dilly to the Cleveland Greg Joseph made field around. Jackson could also Mayfield shifted to the left
ed in celebration. fans,” Mayfield said, using goals of 45 and 27 yards af- be faced with a difficult and the ball was snapped
Refrigerators around the the beer’s commercial slo- ter being signed just three choice — either stick with directly to running back
city stocked with Bud Lights gan. “It’s not the only win days ago. Mayfield or go back to Tay- Duke Johnson, who ran
were finally unlocked, and we’re going to celebrate.” Browns coach Hue Jack- lor when he’s healthy. right and gave the ball to
there figured to be more Isaiah Crowell had two son got just his second win The decision might not be Landry on a reverse. Landry
than a few beverages con- touchdown runs for the Jets in 35 games since being as tough now. then lofted a pass into
sumed in the hours ahead. (1-2), who seemed in con- hired by owners Dee and Jackson wouldn’t commit the end zone to Mayfield,
This was just one win, and trol when they took a 14-0 Jimmy Haslam, and this to staying with Mayfield, whose conversion tied it
while it was an ending, it lead and knocked Taylor win will ease some of the but referred to the perfor- and sent Cleveland fans
also felt like a beginning — from the game. pressure he’s been feeling mance as “his coming out into a frenzy.q