The Cleveland Browns defeated the New York Jets by a score of 23-3 at Metlife Stadium in a game that sent many Jets fans scurrying to bed early.
How did the two teams arrive at that score? Here’s the breakdown by the numbers…
-13 – Jets net passing yards in the first half, including yards lost to sacks
1 – Jets drive that made it to the Browns red zone. They did not score.
3 – sacks from DE Myles Garrett
3 – field goals from rookie Austin Seibert, and all 3 attempts were dead solid perfect
4 – scoring drives in 6 first-half possessions from the Browns offense. They got at least one first down on every drive.
5 – punt return yards for the Jets, on 6 Jamie Gillan punts. They only tried to return one of them. Five of his punts pinned deep inside the Jets’ 20-yard line.
6 – 3-and-out possessions from the Browns defense, including a run of 4 in 5 Jets drives at one point
7 – passes from Baker Mayfield which the Jets were credited with a PD
9 – Browns penalties, costing them 85 yards. They had 18 for 182 in Week 1.
13 – tackles from LB Joe Schobert to lead the team. He had 1 TFL and forced a fumble.
59 – number of offensive plays for each team
83.6 – Baker Mayfield’s QB Rating. He was 19-of-35 for 325 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT.
89 – yards on Odell Beckham’s career-long TD catch
161 – receiving yards for Beckham
