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In a crucial fourth-quarter drive at MetLife Stadium, Braelon Allen ran for a game-winning touchdown on third-and-9 as the Jets defeated the Browns 17-12. This came after Allen’s career day with 116 rushing yards and a touchdown on 24 carries, marking the most by a Jets running back since last year. The win highlights Allen's potential as a lead back following his missed season due to injury, providing glimpses of what a healthy dual-threat rushing attack could look like for the team.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-12,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The New York Jets faced a critical game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. After losing three consecutive games and starting their season 1-3, the Jets desperately needed this win to avoid falling into a four-game losing streak. The team's performance improved significantly as rookie running back Braelon Allen had a career day with 116 rushing yards and a game-winning touchdown on a 22-yard run in the fourth quarter. Additionally, defensive end David Bailey, who had been under scrutiny for his lack of impact earlier in the season, recorded three sacks to silence critics. The Jets' defense also excelled, sacking Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson eight times—matching their third-highest total in franchise history. This victory lifted the Jets' record to 2-3 and provided a much-needed boost to their playoff aspirations.
Written for “Jets Win Over Browns Week 5” on 2026-10-12,
grounded in this article and the 5 other(s) covering the same event.
Braelon Allen, he admitted afterward, was a little surprised.
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he → admit → ?
He didn’t expect the Jets to run it on third-and-9 — as they trailed by two and were at the Cleveland 22-yard line — late in the fourth quarter.
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they → expect → quarter
But then Frank Reich called for that.
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Reich → call → that
Then, Allen shook off one tackle and tore toward the end zone.
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Allen → shake → zone
And he capped his career rushing day with the game-winning touchdown in the Jets’ 17-12 victory over the Browns at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.
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he → cap → Sunday
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he → take → field
tRY IT NOWAllen, who missed most of last season, has waited for this, for the chance to show that he can handle the workload as a lead back.
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he → try → back
And with Breece Hall still injured, Allen offered a glimpse of his individual ceiling with a career-high 116 yards on 24 carries — marking the most by a Jets running back in a game since Hall’s 133 in Week 8 of last year.
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Allen → injure → year
“Honestly, I was just really hype,” Allen said of his touchdown run.
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Allen → say → run
“During the play, once I broke past first level, I knew it was over.”
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it → break → level
His window of opportunity is fleeting with Hall week to week, but Allen flashed what the Jets’ two-pronged rushing attack could resemble with both Allen and Hall healthy.
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attack → flash → what
He pulled three Browns defenders for a first down on the Jets’ first drive, which ended in a touchdown.
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which → pull → touchdown
He ripped off consecutive runs of 8 yards and 17 yards to close the opening quarter, too.
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He → rip → quarter
Allen had surpassed his previous career high of 59 rushing yards — set last week against the Bears — long before his touchdown on the final possession, but that secured the first 100-yard game of his career.
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that → surpass → career
It also marked the Jets’ longest rushing touchdown on a third down since Bilal Powell in 2017, according to Stats Perform.
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It → mark → Perform
“All of a sudden, defenders start taking creative angles,” Garrett Wilson said.
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Wilson → start → angles
“They start running next to him.
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They → start → him
They acting like they’re trying to catch him.
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they → act → him
They don’t want to touch him.”
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They → want → him
The Jets, Garrett Wilson said, see this from Allen in practice, but when it happens “on Sunday, it holds a little more weight.”
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it → say → weight
Allen flashed his potential during his rookie campaign in 2024, but just four games in 2025, he sustained a season-ending MCL injury.
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he → flash → injury
He needed to build himself back to the type of running back he knew he could resemble.
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he → need → back
He lost a fumble that the Jets recovered and had a brutal drop near the sideline, but there were also moments like his third-and-4 in the third quarter — when he ran into a wall of Browns defenders, bounced outside and turned a play that could’ve ended with a fourth down into an 18-yard gain with his physicality.
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that → lose → physicality
“It was good, man,” Allen said.
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Allen → say → ?
[Sunday] was the perfect day to go out there, run the football, so it’s a lot of fun when you can do it well — especially knowing that everybody knows you’re gonna do it.”
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you → go → it
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