See our favorite photos from Cleveland Browns’ 31-30 loss to New York Jets

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Why does it really feel on Browns’ recreation day that I’m all the time calculating other ways the crew might lose and am by no means comfy with a lead? I suppose it’s from overlaying this crew for greater than 24 years amid a number of disappointing seasons. How did the Browns’ protection hand over 14 factors within the closing two minutes Sunday to lose to the New York Jets, 31-30?

Beneath is a have a look at the favourite images from the sport by cleveland.com’s Joshua Gunter and John Kuntz.

The Browns, with a 30-17 lead with 1:55 remaining, gave up two huge landing passes by Jets quarterback Joe Flacco within the closing 1:22 — a 66-yarder to Corey Davis and a 15-yarder to former Ohio State Buckeye Garrett Wilson, the No. 10 general decide of final 12 months’s draft.

Flacco improved his profession report towards the Browns to 18-3.

The loss prevented the Browns from beginning 2-0 for the primary time since 1993.

The primary two weeks of the season has been outlined on the defensive facet of the ball, with stretches of dominant play and inexcusable errors peppered in. This crew merely can’t afford to have its protection letting it down persistently, particularly on a day when the offense performed about in addition to you can ask it to carry out with Jacoby Brissett at quarterback.

Brissett accomplished 22 of 27 passes for 229 yards, a landing and an interception.

The offense utilized its star backfield of Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt behind its offensive line. Chubb completed with 87 yards on 17 carries and three touchdowns, whereas Hunt rushed 13 instances for 58 yards and caught each of his targets for 16 yards.

Brissett can’t keep away from what’s coming his means and his eyes categorical the oncoming sack.

This picture made it into my favorites trigger I’m a giant fan of Joe Thomas and his household. I’ve photographed Joe and his spouse, Annie, throughout their breaks collectively at coaching camp for years because the variety of youngsters elevated seemingly yearly. I got here down the press field elevator to get again to the photographer’s work room within the bowels of FirstEnergy Stadium. Annie made the nook of the hallway along with her 4 youngsters, members of the family and entourage when she noticed an enormous soccer helmet with the quantity 73 for use within the Browns’ Corridor of Fame induction ceremony for Joe. She needed everybody to get contained in the helmet for {a photograph}. I chimed in whereas strolling by, will you’ve gotten sufficient room? She shortly replied, “It’s not sufficiently big for Joe’s head.” I used to be in tears from laughing.

Noticed this fan who was upset on the finish of the sport as I scanned for response within the stands. There was a Jets fan dancing close to him and he tossed his Deshaun Watson T-shirt over his head to dam out the Jets celebration.

This can be a mixture of pictures from the tying landing by Wilson. I like the start celebration of Wilson in body one with the “Oh no” response by Browns security Grant Delpit. The second picture frames up properly with the referee signaling TD.

Guess this sums up among the feelings from the sport.

Myles Garrett was near getting his record-setting franchise sack however Flacco was capable of throw away a cross for an incompletion earlier than hitting the grass.