Beckham puts on show in homecoming game

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Odell Beckham Jr. had an 89yard touchdown catch and a spectacular onehanded grab in his return to MetLife Stadium, and Baker Mayfield and the Browns did just enough to beat the shorthanded and bangedup Jets 233 on Monday night.

Beckham, traded from the Giants in March, helped the Browns (11) bounce back from a 30point loss to Tennessee in their opener to top New York (02).

“We got the ball in (No.) 13’s hands,” Cleveland wide receiver Jarvis Landry said, “and let him go.”

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 started 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 night to that point — 60 yards — but Le’Veon Bell could get only 1 yard on a 4thand2 pass, and Cleveland took possession on its 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 89yard TD that put Cleveland up 233 with 3:32 remaining in the third quarter.

“That did it and that was huge for us,” running back Nick Chubb said. “We took all the momentum away from them with that long run. After that, it was our game to lose.”

Chubb’s 19yard touchdown run put Cleveland up 130 in the second quarter. The drive was helped by a defensive holding call on Nate Hairston, starting in place of Trumaine Johnson, on 4thand2 from the Jets’ 24.

“We’ve got to take a hard look at this and figure out what’s going on,” New York head coach Adam Gase said.