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Braelon Allen delivers game-winning Jets touchdown amid career day

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Crane, A. (2026, October 12). Braelon Allen delivers game-winning Jets touchdown amid career day. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/12/sports/braelon-allen-delivers-game-winning-jets-touchdown-amid-career-day/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-12 · by Andrew Crane

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In a crucial fourth-quarter drive at MetLife Stadium, Braelon Allen ran for a game-winning touchdown on third-and-9 as the Jets defeated the Browns 17-12. This came after Allen’s career day with 116 rushing yards and a touchdown on 24 carries, marking the most by a Jets running back since last year. The win highlights Allen's potential as a lead back following his missed season due to injury, providing glimpses of what a healthy dual-threat rushing attack could look like for the team.
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The New York Jets faced a crucial game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, with the Jets struggling through a three-game losing streak. The matchup presented an opportunity for both teams: while the Browns' Deshaun Watson had revitalized his career under coach Todd Monken, leading Cleveland to three consecutive wins, the Jets needed a victory to avoid extending their longest playoff drought in major American sports history.

Despite injuries to key players such as running back Breece Hall and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell, the Jets managed a 17-12 win. Rookie defensive end David Bailey silenced doubters with three sacks, while backup running back Braelon Allen rushed for 116 yards and scored a crucial touchdown late in the game after a botched snap gave the Jets good field position.

The victory kept the Jets' playoff hopes alive at 2-3, although they remain cautious. With Mitchell out with an injury sustained during practice, the team is eager to see him back in action soon to bolster their offensive lineup further. Meanwhile, Bailey's performance against Watson marked a significant milestone for the highly-touted rookie, solidifying his status as one of the Jets' most promising young players.

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And with Breece Hall still injured, Allen offered a glimpse of his individual ceiling with a career-high 116 yards on 24 carries — marking the most by a Jets running back in a game since Hall’s 133 in Week 8 of last year.
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🔮 His window of opportunity is fleeting with Hall week to week, but Allen flashed what the Jets’ two-pronged rushing attack could resemble with both Allen and Hall healthy.
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Braelon Allen delivers game-winning Jets touchdown amid career day · assertive framing

Claims (25 extracted, 4 hedged)

Braelon Allen, he admitted afterward, was a little surprised. asserted
he → admit → ?
He didn’t expect the Jets to run it on third-and-9 — as they trailed by two and were at the Cleveland 22-yard line — late in the fourth quarter. asserted
they → expect → quarter
But then Frank Reich called for that. asserted
Reich → call → that
Then, Allen shook off one tackle and tore toward the end zone. asserted
Allen → shake → zone
And he capped his career rushing day with the game-winning touchdown in the Jets’ 17-12 victory over the Browns at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. asserted
he → cap → Sunday
Take flight with the Jets Text with Brian Costello all season as he brings Sports+ subscribers the latest Jets intel from on the field and off. asserted
he → take → field
tRY IT NOWAllen, who missed most of last season, has waited for this, for the chance to show that he can handle the workload as a lead back. asserted
he → try → back
And with Breece Hall still injured, Allen offered a glimpse of his individual ceiling with a career-high 116 yards on 24 carries — marking the most by a Jets running back in a game since Hall’s 133 in Week 8 of last year. asserted
Allen → injure → year
“Honestly, I was just really hype,” Allen said of his touchdown run. asserted
Allen → say → run
“During the play, once I broke past first level, I knew it was over.” asserted
it → break → level
His window of opportunity is fleeting with Hall week to week, but Allen flashed what the Jets’ two-pronged rushing attack could resemble with both Allen and Hall healthy. uncertain
attack → flash → what
He pulled three Browns defenders for a first down on the Jets’ first drive, which ended in a touchdown. asserted
which → pull → touchdown
He ripped off consecutive runs of 8 yards and 17 yards to close the opening quarter, too. asserted
He → rip → quarter
Allen had surpassed his previous career high of 59 rushing yards — set last week against the Bears — long before his touchdown on the final possession, but that secured the first 100-yard game of his career. asserted
that → surpass → career
It also marked the Jets’ longest rushing touchdown on a third down since Bilal Powell in 2017, according to Stats Perform. uncertain
It → mark → Perform
“All of a sudden, defenders start taking creative angles,” Garrett Wilson said. asserted
Wilson → start → angles
“They start running next to him. asserted
They → start → him
They acting like they’re trying to catch him. asserted
they → act → him
They don’t want to touch him.” asserted
They → want → him
The Jets, Garrett Wilson said, see this from Allen in practice, but when it happens “on Sunday, it holds a little more weight.” asserted
it → say → weight
Allen flashed his potential during his rookie campaign in 2024, but just four games in 2025, he sustained a season-ending MCL injury. asserted
he → flash → injury
He needed to build himself back to the type of running back he knew he could resemble. uncertain
he → need → back
He lost a fumble that the Jets recovered and had a brutal drop near the sideline, but there were also moments like his third-and-4 in the third quarter — when he ran into a wall of Browns defenders, bounced outside and turned a play that could’ve ended with a fourth down into an 18-yard gain with his physicality. uncertain
that → lose → physicality
“It was good, man,” Allen said. asserted
Allen → say → ?
[Sunday] was the perfect day to go out there, run the football, so it’s a lot of fun when you can do it well — especially knowing that everybody knows you’re gonna do it.” asserted
you → go → it
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