CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns suffered a 27-20 loss to the New York Jets, moving them to 2-7 on the season.
Rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel completed 53.1% of his passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns.
4Q, 0:00 - End of game: Jets 27, Browns 20
Browns move to 2-7 on the season.
4Q, 0:58
Schwesinger and Devin Bush stopped Hall on a run and forced a fourth-and-5.
Instead of setting up for a punt, they looked to get a Cleveland defender offsides, and succeeded.
Cameron Thomas is called for a neutral zone infraction, giving New York a fresh set of downs, and the game.
4Q, 2:57 - Field Goal: Jets 27, Browns 20
Andre Szmyt’s 29-yarder helps Cleveland close in on the gap.
4Q, 6:01
It’s a field day for this Jets defense.
Johnson earns his second sack on the day. Make that six times Gabriel has been sacked.
Browns pushed back to their own 25-yard line.
4Q, 6:13 - Field Goal: Jets 27, Browns 17
Folk’s 37-yarder extends the lead.
If there anytime for the Browns offense to show a pulse, it’s now.
4Q, 10:15
On a fourth-and-1, Gabriel dropped back for the pass, but couldn’t get if off before being sacked by McDonald for a fourth time today.
Judkins was stopped for no gain on the previous play, but the he’d be more likely to get the first down, than Gabriel in the shotgun...right?
Anyway, Jets takeover on their own 40-yard line.
4Q, 14:12 - Touchdown: Jets 24, Browns 17
Despite six guys all heading towards the pocket, Fields got rid of the ball and found Breece Hall, who put on the speed with substantial blocking in front of him.
Hall took off, and neither Myles Harden or Denzel Ward could catch up to him as he dove into the endzone for the 42-yard score.
And technically, this is the first Jets’ offensive touchdown on the day.
3Q, 0:00 - End of third quarter: Jets 17, Browns 17
All tied up with one more to go.
3Q, 6:00
Quincy Williams with the sack on Gabriel for a loss of eight.
Gabriel has been sacked four times and counting. And his comfort level in the pocket has visibly decreased.
Browns approach a second-and-18 from their own 11-yard line.
3Q, 11:12
Gabriel’s pass was kind of high for Jeudy, but he stayed with it and caught it before taking it a little more downfield for 12 yards.
Browns sit on their own 35-yard line.
3Q, 13:24
Schwesinger and Maliek Collins split the sack on Fields to force a fourth-down punt.
Browns takeover on their own 10-yard line.
3Q, 14:12
Grant Delpit breaks up Fields’ pass to Mason Taylor.
Jets approach a third-and-11 from their won 44-yard line.
2Q, 0:00 - End of first half: Jets 17, Browns 17.
Quite the end to the first half.
McDonald earned another sack on Gabriel, this time for a loss of five yards.
With the clock ticking and no timeouts left, on a fourth-and-17, Cleveland’s field goal unit rushed onto the field and sets up in time ahead of Andre Szmyt‘s 45-yarder.
It’s all tied up going into halftime.
2Q, 0:27
Gabriel with really good ball placement on consecutive plays.
A 24-yarder to Fannin placed just over Fannin’s right shoulder, then a 15-yard connection on the hands of Jeudy.
Browns sit 22 yards away from the endzone.
2Q, 0:45
Despite Fields rolling right, he halted his movement once seeing Alex Wright waiting for him. This gave Myles Garrett time to catch up to him for his 11th sack on the season.
This forces a Jets punt. Browns offense will takeover on their own 39-yard line.
2Q, 3:51 - Field Goal: Jets 17, Browns 14
Nick Folk knocks down the 26-yarder to give New York the lead.
2Q, 5:00
Cameron Thomas sacks Fields for a loss of two yards.
Jets approach third-and-goal from their own 11-yard line.
2Q, 6:16
Fields escaped Cleveland’s pressure and used his legs for the 13-yard scramble.
Carson Schwesinger was penalized for unnecessary roughness, and a loss of eight yards.
That pushes New York only eight yards away from the endzone with a fresh set of downs.
2Q, 10:34 - Touchdown: Jets 14, Browns 14
Gabriel dropped back and delivered the 22-yard score to Jeudy in the endzone.
The Browns find some life again.
Talk about defense creating offense.
2Q, 10:41
Cleveland’s defense makes the play.
Ronnie Hickman Jr. read Fields’ telegraphed pass for Garrett Wilson, and intercepted it.
Browns sit 22 yards away from the endzone.
2Q, 10:50
Cleveland O-Line didn’t do their job that time, and allow Will McDonald IV to sack Gabriel for a loss of 11 yards.
And if it wasn’t McDonald, it could’ve been Jermaine Johnson, who wasn’t far out either.
This forces a Browns punt, Jets takeover on their own 20-yard line.
2Q, 12:50
Judkins with another productive run, this time for nine yards.
Browns get a fresh set of downs and sit 44 yards away from the endzone.
2Q, 14:25
On a third-and-1, Cleveland turns to the ol’ reliable for the first down.
Bring in Adin Huntington, and give it Judkins.
He gains two yards on the ground, the series continues.
Browns sit on their own 37-yard line.
1Q, 0:00 - End of first quarter: Jets 14, Browns 7
Browns trail after one.
1Q, 1:44
On a third-and-17, Gabriel found Harold Fannin Jr. for 15 yards downfield.
They approached a fourth-and-2 from their own 44-yard line, until Fannin was called for a false start.
This forced a Browns punt, and this time, the Jets special teams left the field with no points scored.
Williams tried it and went left end, but Cameron Thomas and Christopher Edmonds made sure to stop him.
Jets takeover from their own 22-yard line.
1Q, 5:45 - Touchdown: Jets 14, Browns 7
Who needs the offense when your special teams unit will score for you?
No pun intended, Jets’ returner Isaiah Williams turned on the Jets and darted through Cleveland for the 74-yard score.
What’s the likelihood special teams coordinator Bubba Ventrone makes his guys run laps all day next practice?
1Q, 6:21- Touchdown: Browns 7, Jets 7
Well, that was quite the rebuttal.
On the kickoff return, Kene Nwangwu found his angles and took it to the house for 99 yards.
Thirteen seconds later and it’s a tie game.
1Q, 6:34 - Touchdown: Browns 7, Jets 0
Play action is the way to go for Cleveland.
Gabriel slightly rolls out right and got rid of it as the pressure came to him, and finds an open David Njoku for the score.
1Q, 9:10
A couple productive plays for consecutive first downs.
Malachi Corley was used going left tackle for a 16-yard run, then Gabriel found Jerry Jeudy in the bootleg for 13 yards.
Browns set up 31 yards away from the endzone.
1Q, 10:06
Dillon Gabriel threw a deep shot to Cedric Tillman, who was unable to make the one-handed catch.
Despite that forcing fourth down, the Browns get a new fresh set of downs thanks to a defensive PI on New York’s Azareye’h Thomas.
Browns continue from their own 40-yard line.
1Q, 11:36
Carson Schwesinger had the red carpet runway to Justin Fields.
Cleveland responds well and forces a Jets punt.
Browns offense will takeover on their own five-yard line.
1Q, 13:32
And just like that, Cleveland is forced to punt after three unproductive plays.
We’ll never know how the series could’ve gone if not for the holding call on the opening play.
1Q, 14:43
Quinshon Judkins’ 15 yard run is called back thanks to an offensive holding call on Cam Robinson.
Bad habits from the offensive line continue.
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