The Browns had a real chance to get their first win Sunday, and they had a 20-7 halftime lead.
Then the Jets woke up. And reality set in.
After completing just three passes in the first half, Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick got going. Quincy Enunwa was his favorite target, and the after building that halftime lead the Browns didn’t score again until they were down by 11 in the final seconds.
The Jets won, 31-28. They led 31-20 into the final seconds.
Enunwa caught four passes for 93 yards and a touchdown. He had a 57-yard reception on the drive that ended in Matt Forte’s go-ahead touchdown. Fitzpatrick threw for 198 yards in the second half after throwing for just 30 in the first half.
Forte ran 25 times for 82 yards and two scores. The Browns were held to 68 yards rushing and after having six catches for 101 yards on Darrelle Revis in the first half, Terrelle Pryor caught only a two-point pass in the second half.
Josh McCown returned for the Browns and threw for 341 yards. He was intercepted twice, and Lorenzo Maudlin’s interception on a deflected pass in the fourth quarter allowed the Jets to make it a two-score game.
The Jets won for the first time in franchise history after trailing by 13 or more at halftime on the road. They were previously 0-69.
The Jets improve to 3-5 and are at Miami next week in what’s essentially an elimination game.
The 0-8 Browns host the Cowboys next week.
