Dawgs By Nature
When Cleveland and New York play, be prepared for fireworks. Here are 5 memorable games between the two teams.
The Cleveland Browns come out of their bye week to face the New York Jets in Week 10 of the 2025 NFL season.
The Browns hold a slight 16-14 edge over the Jets in the all-time series, which includes an unforgettable win in the playoffs. (More on that in a moment.)
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As with many of the teams the Browns have played over the years, Cleveland had the edge prior to 1999, winning 10 of 16 meetings, while the Jets have won eight of the 14 meetings since then, including a stretch that saw them win five in a row.
Speaking of the number five, here are five memorable games between the Browns and the Jets.
Any mention of the series between the Browns and the Jets has to start at the very beginning, when the two teams played at Municipal Stadium in the debut of Monday Night Football.
More than 85,000 fans were in attendance, and the Browns had the stadium rocking by jumping out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter thanks to an eight-yard touchdown pass from Bill Nelsen to Gary Collins and a two-yard touchdown run by Bo Scott.
The Jets pulled within seven points at halftime, but Cleveland’s Homer Jones took the second-half kickoff back 94 yards for a touchdown to put the Browns back up by 14. Cleveland would extend its lead to 10 points in the third quarter after Don Cockroft converted a 27-yard field goal, setting up an exciting fourth quarter.
New York’s Joe Namath was having his way with Cleveland’s defense and pulled the Jets within three points after hitting George Sauer with a 33-yard touchdown pass. The margin was still three when the Jets took over with about a minute left in the game, but Cleveland linebacker Billy Andrews intercepted a Namath pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown to clinch the win for the Browns.
The Jets out-gained the Browns 454 to 221, but four turnovers and 13 penalties for 161 yards wiped out that advantage.
The Browns and Jets were back at it under much different conditions, as only 36,000-plus braved a cold day on the lakefront where the wind chill was zero. But those who were in attendance got their money’s worth!
Cleveland opened the scoring with a two-yard touchdown run by Calvin Hill, and built a 17-point lead after a third quarter that saw Don Cockroft convert his second field goal of the day and Brian Sipe score on a two-yard run.
The Jets answered back in the fourth quarter with 24 consecutive points, finally taking their first lead of the game on a one-yard touchdown run by Kevin Long with a little more than a minute remaining....
