Ryan Fitzpatrick led two touchdown drives and the Browns lost a quarterback as the Jets lead Cleveland 14-10 at the halftime break on Sunday.
Fitzpatrick went 11-for-17 on 117 yards, capping off the Jets' otherwise-meager first half with a two-minute drive, culminating in a 15 yard touchdown pass for Eric Decker for the lead.
New York's vaunted defense, their sole virtue last season, took some time to establish themselves against the Browns' starting eleven, led initially by Josh McCown. Cleveland marched over 80 yards on their first possession, converting all four of their third-downs before a predictably Cleveland thing inevitably happened.
McCown ventured a touchdown rush on a 3rd-and-Goal play, but fumbled the ball in the end zone after a collision sent him airborne over the goal line. Calvin Pryor supplied the primary hit and Demario Davis picked up the football for the Jets.
That collision would spell the end of McCown's Browns debut, however. Trainers took him to the team's dressing room with an apparent head injury and declared him out for the remainder of the game, opening the door for one John Football.
Manziel, who failed to impress in any fashion during his rookie year in 2014, engineered a 56 yar drive over five plays, the fifth a 54 yard touchdown strike for Travis Benjamin that gave Cleveland their brief advantage. The second-year signal caller was mobile in the pocket as the Jets steadily improved their pressure against the Cleveland pocket.
The Jets will likely be without starting cornerback Antonio Cromartie after he went down with a knee injury on the Jets' third defensive possession. The injury took place away from the ball and didn't come from any contact. After being looked over on the sidelines, team doctors ordered him into the locker room for further evaluations.
Chris Ivory had two tries at a 10 yard touchdown rush, the first called back after an offensive penalty, but the second good after Cleveland left center field open.
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