For the first time in 635 days, the Cleveland Browns found a way to win, and Baker Mayfield showed them how.

The No1 overall pick in this year’s draft replaced injured starter Tyrod Taylor and sparked the Browns as they beat the New York Jets 21-17 on Thursday night for their first win since 24 December 2016. Both Browns touchdowns came from one-yard runs from Carlos Hyde.

And so ends Cleveland’s 19-game winless streak, the NFL’s second-longest since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. The Browns (1-1-1) trailed 14-0 in the first half before Mayfield came in for Taylor and led four scoring drives while winning an unexpected match-up against Jets rookie quarterback Sam Darnold. Cleveland passed on taking Darnold in the draft and instead chose Mayfield, the Heisman Trophy winner from Oklahoma.

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Mayfield finished 17 of 23 for 201 yards in a little more than a half after coming in after Taylor suffered a concussion. Darnold had one last chance, but was intercepted by Terrence Mitchell with 11 seconds left. When the final seconds ticked off the clock, Cleveland fans, who had endured a 0-16 season and waited nearly two years to see their Browns win, erupted in celebration.

Browns coach Hue Jackson got just his second win in 35 games since being hired by owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam, and this win will ease some of the pressure he’s been feeling to get Cleveland turned around. Jackson could also be faced with a difficult choice either stick with Mayfield or go back to Taylor when he’s healthy. The decision may not be as tough now.

</s>It was hardly a one-man show in Cleveland, though. Landry had a strong connection with Mayfield and finished the day with eight catches for 103 yards, including a circus grab at the goal line that helped set up the Browns’ first touchdown. Carlos Hyde rumbled for 98 rushing yards and two touchdowns, and the Browns’ defense, led by Myles Garrett and Denzel Ward, flustered the Jets into enough mistakes to get Cleveland back into a game that at one point seemed like it would be a blowout in New York’s favor.

Darnold, who last week became the youngest quarterback ever to pass for 300 yards in a game, could not do nearly as much against Cleveland’s upstart defense. He completed 15 of 31 passes for 169 yards but did not throw a touchdown and threw two interceptions in the game’s final two minutes. Isaiah Crowell, the former Brown, accounted for the bulk of the Jets’ scoring with two touchdown runs, punctuating one with a lewd celebration that angered the fans in Cleveland.

The Browns’ futility since the franchise’s resurrection in 1999 has been well documented. In 19 seasons, Cleveland had a winning record just twice and made the playoffs just once. Their quarterbacks had the staying power of a drummer for Spinal Tap, their acquisitions nearly always seemed to fail and their castoffs too often found success elsewhere.

But in the first two years under Jackson, they had somehow found a lower level than the N.F.L.’s basement. Coming into Thursday night’s game, the team had gone 1-32-1 for Jackson, including an 0-16 finish in 2017 that resulted in fans holding a parade to celebrate their shortcomings.

Despite some optimism surrounding the team’s off-season moves, the Browns had low enough expectations for the season that Bud Light engineered a promotion in which fridges filled with beer were distributed to bars in the Cleveland area with a promise that they would be opened the next time the Browns won.

It only took three games for Browns fans to drink for free.

“Everyone wants to make this a big moment,” Jackson said in an attempt to play down the significance of the victory. “Winning is outstanding, but we plan on doing this more.”</s>CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Cleveland Browns have won their first regular season game since December 2016, and if that seems like a long time ago, it was. Barack Obama was still President. After the win, Browns fans took to the streets to celebrate the first win for the franchise in nearly two years.

Browns' defensive end Myles Garrett got the party started inside FirstEnergy Stadium as he high-fived fans in post-game celebration.

Meanwhile, Cavaliers player J.R. Smith was shirtless in the stands celebrating with fellow Cleveland fans.

Bud Light unlocked the victory fridges and told all of Cleveland to "go celebrate with a Bud Light. You've earned it."

The Cleveland Police Department even offered their praise to the Browns, while also reminding Cleveland to "stay calm" and "drive sober. Or uber. Or RTA/public transit home to celebrate."

Even former Cavaliers player LeBron James congratulated the Browns Thursday evening.

Professional wrestler Johnny Gargano also congratulated the city this evening saying,

"After everything us Browns fans have been through these past few seasons.. Cleveland definitely deserved tonight. I've said since day one that Baker Mayfield is the type of guy we've needed to change our luck around. He's just a special dude. He showed the world that tonight!"

Some fans even argue that the Browns have their own rally animal and that the possum one fan caught in the stands Thursday night needs to be at every game from now on.

Fans were double-taking the win since the Browns hadn't seen a regular season victory since December 2016.

Whether you were in the press box, at the stadium or in the bar, every true Cleveland fan was reminded Thursday night that an ice cold beer is served best with a win.

Oh, and in case you didn't know, Bud Light has declared Baker Mayfield the "breaker of chains."

With their win, the Cleveland Browns are currently in 2nd place in the AFC North.</s>The Cleveland Browns made a rare visit to the win column Thursday night, ending a streak of frustration and futility by beating another NFL team for the first time since Christmas Eve of 2016. The win set off celebrations – including a promotion campaign that offered free beer if the team won a game in 2018.

The Browns beat the New York Jets, 21-17, bringing their record to .500. Three games into the 2018 season, the Browns are 1-1, with one tie.

"We WON!!!" the Cleveland Police Department tweeted last night, before adding, "Wait....Oh God. The free beer thing...Ok Cleveland. Stay calm. GO BROWNS!!!"

The free beer came in the form of Bud Light – Anheuser-Busch had promised to give Browns fans a cold beer if their team could win a game, installing orange "Victory Fridges" refrigerators in bars in Cleveland and surrounding areas that were synched to unlock in the event of a Browns win.

Others celebrating the win included Ohio native LeBron James, who tweeted, "Congratulations Browns!!!!!"

The win was accompanied by another unusual sight, as a fan decked out in orange and white managed to catch a possum at Cleveland's FirstEnergy Stadium. The man gingerly — but confidently, we must add — held the possum by its tail as a stadium worker came to help, and fans cheered as the animal was lowered into a cardboard box.

The team later said of the game's unsolicited mascot, "Shout out to this guy ... RallyPossum."

A lot had happened in the 635 days leading up to last night — but a Cleveland win was not one of them. Along the way, there were agonizing near-misses, including a mind-numbing 12-9 overtime loss at home to the Tennessee Titans, in which the Browns' stalwart left tackle Joe Thomas also suffered an injury that effectively ended his NFL career.

"This crowd deserved to see that first win at home," said rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield, who entered the game after starter Tyrod Taylor was injured late in the second quarter. "That's the thing I'm most proud of is we put it together for the fans at home."

Mayfield hadn't practiced with the No. 1 starters this week, and he came into the game with his team down by two touchdowns. When asked how he was able to perform at a high level – completing 17 of 23 passes – he said the daunting circumstances were nothing new.

"As corny as it sounds, it's kind of how my whole life's gone," Mayfield said. "I've had a backup role and had to fight through some things and always had to be mentally ready, and ready to go."

Led by Mayfield, the Browns got a field goal just before halftime and outscored the Jets in the second half, 18-3. The crowd had roared as he entered the game, a No. 1 draft pick and Heisman Trophy winner whom the fans have seen as the latest hope for a winning team.

Mayfield's highlight reel for the game included catching a pass on a two-point conversion. In that play, the quarterback lined up outside the pocket as the Browns ran a wide receiver reverse. Mayfield ran wide to the end zone, turned — and gathered in a pass from Jarvis Landry.

For a week at least, Browns fans can walk around being proud of this win, which its defense sealed with a pair of interceptions in the game's closing minutes. Those plays ended the Jets' chances and set off pandemonium in and outside of the stadium.

"I felt the energy, it was an unbelievable feeling," Mayfield said of the fans' reactions during a game that gave them, finally, something to cheer about.

NFL fans are notorious for dreaming big early in the season — a two-game streak in either direction can spark talk of either going to the Super Bowl, or of firing an entire team. After Thursday's win, Mayfield said that if the Browns can emerge from the first four games with a winning record and stay focused, "you can come out and you can have a home playoff game."

He later clarified, "That's the goal."

For Browns fans who have sustained their passion despite not seeing their team win the AFC North in almost 30 years, a home playoff game would likely be even more welcome than a free beer.

As member station WCPN Ideastream reports: "Browns head coach Hue Jackson moves to 2-32-1 in 35 games. The Browns were 4-50-1 in their last 55 games heading into Thursday night, stretching back to the Mike Pettine coached Browns in 2014."</s>Winning in the National Football League is not easy. Players are move faster, hit harder and the window of opportunity is slow too. There are very few teams who have been in the winning ways for a long time. New England Patriots are one of them. Every season they keep winning games and keep making it to the Playoffs.

Then there is Cleveland Browns, whose last win came around 635 days ago. They have been the laughing stock of the league for the longest time. They have had the highest number of starting quarterbacks in the modern ear of the American Football. Over the last two years, they have won just one game. They have had regime change again. They are trying to make the team with winning mentally and belief.

During the first two weeks of the season, they have been nothing but the browns of the past. Making mistakes that would cost them the game. Even though their defense has been the most dominant during this season’s two games, However, their offense has yet to show up. Tyrod Taylor, who is known for his conservative approach to the game has been the starting quarterback. Browns Offence has not been able to convert the possession recovered by their defensive units. This has been the story of Cleveland Browns.

Bud lite which is known for their promotion around, started a promotion around the Cleveland area by locking a fridge full of beers with “We will open this when browns win a game.”

On Thursday night Browns went on to beat New Your Jets 21-17. A game which was supposed to be showing off 3rd overall pick (Sam Darnold) turned out to be out coming party for the 1st overall pick (Baker Mayfield). During the second quarter of the game, Tyrod Taylor went down with the concussion and was ruled out of for the rest of the game. Browns queued Baker Mayfield into the game when Browns were trailing by two touchdowns to Jets.

Baker Mayfield stepped in the game and quickly settled into the game. He rallied browns offense within a field goal range, Brown who was considered the down bottom of the NFL pit started to brew some magic behind Baker Mayfield. They put up 3 points on board before halftime. The team continued to move forward with each play and made a sessional come back to win the game 21-17.

Before the game, everyone was arguing whether Browns should start Baker Mayfield or not. After the game, everyone was sure why Browns took Baker Mayfield over Sam Darnold. Brown now has a quarterback controversy at their hand Hue Jackson has to make all import decision about his starting quarterback for week 4 and beyond that.

No matter what they deiced to do, there is one thing that Cleveland can be sure of, that this Season’s Browns' team is not a loser. Even though it took them three weeks to get their first win, they came to a kick away from being an unbeaten team in this season.

Bud lite fridge if finally unlocked and as rest of the world wakes up, Cleveland will rejoice and celebrate the victory of their beloved Browns.</s>The Cleveland Browns won their first NFL game in nearly two years Thursday night, defeating the New York Jets 21-17.

Rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield made his NFL debut late in the first half with the Browns down 14-0 and led the comeback. He stepped in for the injured Tyrod Taylor.

It's the Browns' first win since Dec. 24, 2016, a span lasting 635 days.</s>The Cleveland Browns have won their first game in 635 days and end the 19-game winless streak!! This also means those Cleveland Browns Budlight Fridges will open (see below.)

Also, don’t forget to check out the video (below) of the Browns fan catching a possum at the game lol!

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• Oh No! Steve Harvey’s Lost Long-Running Talk Show Just Got Cancelled</s>CLEVELAND -- For the first time in 635 days, the Cleveland Browns found a way to win. Baker Mayfield showed them how.

The No. 1 overall pick replaced injured starter Tyrod Taylor and sparked the Browns, who got two 1-yard touchdown runs from Carlos Hyde and beat the New York Jets 21-17 on Thursday night for their first win since Dec. 24, 2016.

And so ends Cleveland's 19-game winless streak, the NFL's second-longest since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.

The Browns (1-1-1) trailed 14-0 in the first half before Mayfield came in for Taylor and led four scoring drives while winning an unexpected matchup against Jets rookie quarterback Sam Darnold. Cleveland passed on taking Darnold in the draft and instead chose Mayfield, the Heisman Trophy winner from Oklahoma.

Mayfield finished 17 of 23 for 201 yards in a little more than a half after coming in after Taylor suffered a concussion.

Darnold had one last chance, but was intercepted by Terrence Mitchell with 11 seconds left.

When the final seconds ticked off the clock, Cleveland fans, who had endured a 0-16 season and waited nearly two years to see their Browns win, erupted in celebration.

Refrigerators around the city stocked with Bud Lights were finally unlocked, and there figured to be more than a few beverages consumed in the hours ahead.

This was just one win, and while it was an ending, it also felt like a beginning - because of Mayfield.

Isaiah Crowell had two touchdown runs for the Jets (1-2), who seemed in control when they took a 14-0 lead and knocked Taylor from the game.

Newly signed Browns kicker Greg Joseph made field goals of 45 and 27 yards after being signed just three days ago.

Browns coach Hue Jackson got just his second win in 35 games since being hired by owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam, and this win will ease some of the pressure he's been feeling to get Cleveland turned around. Jackson could also be faced with a difficult choice - either stick with Mayfield or go back to Taylor when he's healthy.

The decision might not be as tough now.

Mayfield made his NFL debut with 1:42 left in the second quarter, replacing an injured Taylor after Cleveland's starter was sacked for the third time. Taylor struggled getting to his feet after being dragged down by linebacker Avery Williamson, but he had absorbed several hard blows before that - and had been ineffective.

With Cleveland's crowd roaring, Mayfield completed a 14-yard pass to Jarvis Landry on his first pass as a pro and then found tight end David Njoku for 17 yards. Mayfield drove Cleveland into field-goal position and Joseph, who signed with the team on Monday following a tryout, drilled a low line drive to pull the Browns within 14-3.

Cleveland's plan was to have Mayfield watch and learn this season.

For Darnold, a promising start ended with his second loss in three games. He completed 15 of 31 passes for 169 yards, but threw two picks late in the fourth as he tried to rally the Jets.

Hyde's 1-yard TD run pulled the Browns within 14-12 and Cleveland tied it with a trick 2-point play.

Mayfield shifted to the left and the ball was snapped directly to running back Duke Johnson, who ran right and gave the ball to Landry on a reverse. Landry then lofted a pass into the end zone to Mayfield, whose conversion tied it and sent Cleveland fans into a frenzy.

Crowell scored his second TD with 7:54 left in the second quarter, and was flagged for excessive celebrating when he squatted and wiped the ball on his backside before flinging it into the crowd.

Crowell's untouched 7-yard run TD run came five plays after Jets linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis got a hand on Britton Colquitt's attempted punt and New York took over at Cleveland's 28.

On the first play of the second quarter, Crowell took an inside handoff and raced into the end zone before firing the ball into the stands in celebration. Crowell spent four seasons with the Browns before signing a three-year, $12 million free agent contract with New York as a free agent in March.

Joseph stayed on the field and kicked by himself during the opening coin toss, and each of his makes drew a rousing ovation from Cleveland fans. Just a few days ago, Joseph was relaxing in South Florida with friends while Gonzalez missed four kicks in New Orleans and then got booted by the Browns.

The Browns suspended radio reporter Nathan Zegura eight games for his conduct on the sideline during last Sunday's loss at New Orleans. Zegura, who also co-hosts the team's in-house radio broadcast, can't work a game until Nov. 25. He has also been removed from the team's afternoon show for two weeks.

Jets: CB Trumaine Johnson left in the first quarter with a suspected head injury, but returned. .... WR Charone Peake sustained a hamstring injury. ... CB Buster Skrine injured his knee in the first and did not return. ... WR Robby Anderson injured his nose in the third quarter, but came back.

Browns: S Jabrill Peppers hurt a shoulder in the first half, and Landry replaced him on punt returns.</s>The Cleveland Browns finally break their 19-game NFL losing steak with a win over the New York Jets

The Cleveland Browns finally break their 19-game NFL losing steak with a win over the New York Jets 0:36</s>Fans waited months for the refrigerators full of Bud Light to be opened.

After the team won its first game in nearly two years, Bud Light helped the city to celebrate by offering free beer to residents. As SB Nation reported, the beermaker had installed what it called “victory fridges” in the city late this summer, which were refrigerated and chained shut until the team finally won a game.

On Thursday, for the first time since December of 2016, the Browns did just that. After falling behind 14-0 to the New York Jets, the Browns staged a comeback behind rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield, who entered the game in relief of the injured Tyrod Taylor. The Browns got a pair of key interceptions at the end of the game to thwart the Jets and win 21-17, and the fans of Cleveland could finally celebrate.

“On Thursday night, those fridges — each with about 200 bottles of Bud Light inside — were opened, allowing a thirsty city to watch its residents climb over one another in an effort to grab free beer,” SB Nation noted.

Though the situation could have gotten messy, Cleveland police were on hand to make sure the celebration didn’t get too out of control, the report noted. They also poked some fun at the promotion on Twitter.

Even the Cleveland Browns were in on the celebration. In an interview after the game, Mayfield asked if the refrigerators had been opened, and former All Pro tackle Joe Thomas posted a video of himself waiting for the beer to be distributed. Many other fans shared pictures and video of the beer distribution at various bars throughout the city, which mostly went off without a hitch.

Now that the Cleveland Browns have finally gotten over the hump and recorded their first victory in more than 600 days, many believe the team has the tools to compete in a wide-open AFC North division. The Browns added a number of offensive weapons in the offseason in an effort to recover from last year’s 0-16 record and the 1-15 record from the season before. So there will likely be more wins over the course of the rest of the season, but Browns fans will have to buy their own Bud Light from here on in.
The Cleveland Browns win their first game in nearly two years after 635 days without a win.