The goal was to start fast. The Jets spent the week preaching urgency in their preparation, and Smith and WR Garrett Wilson delivered on the opening drive. The Green & White moved the ball 90 yards in 8 plays and Wilson scored a 32-yard TD, spinning around S Ronnie Hickman to break a tackle and have an open lane to the end zone.
Wilson finished the game with 7 receptions for 104 yards — his 11th career game with 100-plus yards.
The Jets’ defense pressured Browns’ QB DeShaun Watson often, sacking him 4 times in the first half, holding them to two field goals in the first half, scoring from 25 and 41 yards. Bailey got to him twice in the opening 30 minutes including when the Browns faced third-and-long from their own 32-yard line and they picked up the blitz from CB Jarvis Brownlee Jr. allowing him to rush unblocked from the left side for a 7-yard loss, forcing Cleveland to punt.
The Jets’ offense struggled to sustain drives following their opening drive score. Smith was sacked 3 times in the first half and the Jets punted on their four other first-half possession.