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NEW YORK JETS (1-1) AT CLEVELAND (0-1-1)

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KICKOFF: Thursday 8:20 p.m., WNBC-TV, NFL Network

OPENING LINE: Browns by 3

RECORD VS. SPREAD: Jets 1-1, Browns 2-0

SERIES RECORD: Browns lead 13-12

LAST MEETING: Jets beat Browns 17-14, Oct. 8, 2017

LAST WEEK: Jets lost to Dolphins 20-12; Browns lost to Saints 21-18

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES: Teams which kicked off primetime football meet again on national TV. Jets and Browns played first Monday night game in 1970, 31-21 win for Cleveland. … Jets have won past five meetings. … Jets rookie QB Sam Darnold gets to show Browns what they passed up in draft. Cleveland decided not to pick Darnold No. 1 overall and instead selected Baker Mayfield, currently backing up Tyrod Taylor. … Darnold, 21, became youngest opening weekend QB since league merger in 1970 on Sept. 10 and threw two TDs against Detroit. … Darnold became youngest QB to throw for 300 yards (334) last week vs. Miami. … Jets playing third game in 11 days. … New York has been strong in third quarters, scoring on opening drives and outscoring opponents 37-7. … Jets have four former Browns, including starting RB Isaiah Crowell, WR Terrelle Pryor, CB Buster Skrine and QB Josh McCown, who started 2015 season opener for Browns vs. Jets. … Jets had four sacks last week. .. Browns get only moment in national spotlight this season with first prime-time home game since 2015. … Cleveland looks to end 19-game winless streak and get first victory since Dec. 24, 2016. … Browns have been close in first two games, but penalties and special teams blunders have been costly. … Browns cut K Zane Gonzalez after he missed two field-goal tries and two extra points last week in New Orleans. … Rookie K

Greg Joseph signed following tryout and will make NFL debut. He was with Miami in training camp. … Taylor bounced back from rocky opener and completed 22 of 30 passes last week for 246 yards. … Taylor went 3-2 as starter for Buffalo vs. Jets. He passed for season-high 285 yards against New York last season but was sacked seven times.

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