Baker Mayfield rallies Cleveland to a 2117 win over the Jets
It finally happened. The 19-game winless streak is over. The Cleveland Browns have their first victory since December 2016, and their rookie quarterback led them to victory.
The Browns trailed 14-0 near halftime before first overall pick Baker Mayfield entered the game and rallied Cleveland to its first win in 635 days, 21-17 over the New York Jets.
Mayfield took over after Tyrod Taylor suffered a concussion.
The reigning Heisman Trophy winner finished 17 of 23 for 201 yards, leading four scoring drives and catching a pass for a two-point conversion.
Carlos Hyde had a pair of one-yard touchdown runs, the last giving the Browns the lead with 2:04 remaining.
Jarvis Landry caught eight passes for 103 yards and threw the conversion pass to Mayfield that tied the game 14-14 in the third quarter.
The winless skid was the league's second-longest since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. The Browns are 1-1-1.