NYJ beats CLE 17–12 after late B. Allen touchdown

NYJ leads after the first quarter

G. Smith threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to G. Wilson with 9:25 left in the first quarter. The extra point made it 7–0 for NYJ. CLE got on the board with a 25-yard field goal at 3:30, leaving NYJ ahead 7–3 at the end of the quarter.

CLE made another field goal, this one from 41 yards, with 10:19 left in the second quarter. That cut NYJ’s lead to 7–6. Neither team scored again before halftime, so the teams entered the third quarter separated by one point.

The margin stays at one through the third

The third quarter passed without a score. With 5:57 left in the quarter, NYJ lost a fumble on a pass from G. Smith to K. Sadiq, and R. Hickman recovered it for CLE. The turnover did not change the score: NYJ still led 7–6 at the end of the third.

CLE moves ahead in the fourth

NYJ opened the fourth-quarter scoring with a 54-yard field goal at 14:42, increasing its lead to four points. CLE then took its first lead when D. Watson threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to D. Boston with 6:21 remaining. The touchdown put CLE ahead 12–10; its extra-point attempt failed.

Two fumbles followed while CLE held that lead. G. Smith lost the ball on a sack for a 13-yard loss at 4:20, and A. Huntington recovered it for CLE. At 4:01, C. Bojorquez lost a fumble on a CLE run, and T. Wallace recovered it for NYJ. The score remained 12–10 after both plays.

B. Allen scores the deciding touchdown

B. Allen ran 22 yards for a touchdown with 3:07 left in the fourth quarter, putting NYJ back in front, 16–12. NYJ made the extra point at 3:01 to extend its lead to 17–12. It was NYJ’s second touchdown of the game and its first since the opening quarter.

With 57 seconds left, D. Watson was sacked for a one-yard loss and lost a fumble that W. McDonald recovered for NYJ. There was no further scoring. NYJ won 17–12 in regulation after trailing briefly in the fourth quarter.