Beckham returns single-handedly

Odell Beckham Jr. had an 89-yard touchdown catch and a spectacular one-handed grab in his return to MetLife Stadium, and Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns did just enough to beat the short-handed and banged-up New York Jets 23-3 on Monday night.

“We got the ball in [No.] 13’s hands,” Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry said, “and let him go.”

Beckham, traded from the New York Giants in March, helped the Browns bounce back from a 30-point loss to Tennessee in their opener to top the Jets.

New York lost quarterback Trevor Siemian to an ankle injury in the second quarter, and Luke Falk — promoted from the practice squad earlier in the day — played the rest of the game. Siemian was starting in place of Sam Darnold, who’s sidelined for at least a few weeks while recovering from mononucleosis.

The Jets couldn’t get anything going on offense, and the Browns blew open the game late in the third quarter.

Falk led the Jets on their longest drive of the night to that point — 60 yards — but Le’Veon Bell could get only one yard on a fourth-andtwo pass, turning the ball over on downs at the Browns’ 11. On the very next play, Mayfield hit Beckham with a slant pass, and the receiver outran the Jets’ defenders all the way to the end zone for an 89-yard touchdown that put Cleveland up 23-3 with 3:32 remaining in the third quarter.

Browns defensive end Chris Smith played after his girlfriend, Petara Cordero, was killed in car accident last week.