It was so predictable for this unpredictable year.
The Jets were without star defensive line Quinnen Williams. The Browns, with 10 wins, were in the city, winning five wins in six games, with the league’s quick attack in third place.
So, naturally, in the typical form of 2020, the Jets team played as the best unit in the league.
He kept the Browns, who did not have the first four receivers due to COVID-19 protocols, in 45 hasty yards on 18 transports. He fired Baker Mayfield four times, tying a season high. Nick Chubb was kept at a season minimum of 28 meters. With the game in balance, he forced turnovers on Cleveland’s last two possessions and produced three in total.
“Prove we’re not giving up, we’re still coming close every week to win,” Tarell Basham said in front of the sideline after Gang Green won the second straight, 23-16, against Browns at MetLife Stadium. no fan, Sunday afternoon. . “Great game plan. Our coaches put us in a position to play and we showed up today to play. I played with energy, enthusiasm and I flew, I got to the ball. “
John Franklyn-Myers, Frankie Luvu, Nathan Shepherd and Basham each had bags. Basham forced two headaches and Luvu created another. Franklyn-Myers and Folorunso Fatukasi each recovered.
Basham was the big star, coming big in the last minutes. The Jets nursed four points ahead at the end of the fourth quarter, hitting Mayfield from behind, hitting the ball. He led to a Jets field goal and a seven-point lead.
But the Browns had one last chance and led the Jets’ 16-yard line. On the fourth and 1st, Mayfield kept it. But as he spun around trying to win extra yards, Basham stripped him of the ball again, sealing the victory with 1:25.
“We have so many blows inside,” Basham said, spreading the credit. “We have so much going back inside, Baker had nowhere to go, forcing him to slip on my path.”
“Blessed, sincere, blessed to be able to play such a piece as a team at such a critical time in the game,” he added.
The Jets defense was burned by the Seahawks for 41 points and 410 yards in total on December 13th. The previous week, he allowed the Raiders to prevail on a long pass with five seconds left. But in the past two weeks, the unit has faced the Rams and Browns, surpassed a pair of potential playoff teams, after allowing at least 30 points in five of the previous six games.
“The boys are still fighting. For us, as players, it means a lot to play to win and, in fact, to win a game and not just continue to lose at home defeated “, said Basham. “We have children. This is the last thing you want, to go home and explain to your children every week that you are a loser.
“You want them to be winners, but you can’t win. So this is important for us as players. “