The Cleveland Browns finally overcame a 635-day losing streak and took home a 21-17 win against the New York Jets on Thursday night.
The man of the hour was quarterback Baker Mayfield, a number one draft pick who replaced injured starter Tyrod Taylor and gave his team the burst of energy they needed to cinch their first win since December 24, 2016.
'I've just been waiting for my moment,' Mayfield, 23, said after the game. 'I'm just getting started.'
The Cleveland Browns finally broke a 19-game losing-streak when they beat the New York Jets 21-17 on Thursday night in Ohio. Leading the team was quarterback Baker Mayfield (pictured)
Mayfield, a number one draft pick out of Oklahoma, entered the game in the second quarter after starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor was taken out for a suspected concussion
Cleveland's 19-game winless streak clocked in as the NFL's second-longest since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
On Thursday night 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 the University of 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.
'Dilly, dilly to the Cleveland fans,' Mayfield said, using the beer's commercial slogan. 'It's not the only win we're going to celebrate.'
Thursday's match-up at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland was the Browns' third game this year
Mayfield said after the game: 'I've just been waiting for my moment. I'm just getting started'
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.
Jackson wouldn't commit to staying with Mayfield, but referred to the performance as 'his coming out party' several times.
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.
Taylor's injury may change everything.
New York Jets running back Isaiah Crowell (#20) is seen scoring a touchdown in the first half
Cleveland came back from a 14-0 deficit and ultimately took home the 21-17 win on Thursday
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.
'I feel like I've got to play better and make better reads,' Darnold said. 'I need to be more decisive. We've got to make them pay and put the ball in our playmakers' hands.'
Carlos Hyde - who arrived to pregame warm-ups because his wife was giving birth - made a one-yard TD run that 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 seven-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, $12million free agent contract with New York as a free agent in March.
The Browns will have a chance at another win when they visit the Oakland Raiders (0-2-0) on September 30.
Meanwhile, the Jets will be seeking redemption that same day in Jacksonville.
Quarterback Mayfield raises his Browns hat as he exits the field following Cleveland's win
Mayfield (#6, left) and wide receiver Rashard Higgins (#81, right) celebrate a 2-point that brought the game to a tie at 14-14 during the second half
New York Jets tight end Eric Tomlinson (#83, left) congratulates running back Isaiah Crowell (#20, right) after Crowell ran for a two-yard touchdown during the first half
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Main photo article The Cleveland Browns finally overcame a 635-day losing streak and took home a 21-17 win against the New York Jets on Thursday night.
The man of the hour was quarterback Baker Mayfield, a number one draft pick who replaced injured starter Tyrod Taylor and gave his team the burst of energy they ...
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