NFL: Cleveland Browns beat New York Jets to secure play-off spot

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Joe Flacco sends the Cleveland Browns to the play-offs with win over the New York Jets

Joe Flacco helped the Cleveland Browns reach the NFL play-offs before laughing that his team-mates had sent him to sleep during their victory.

Quarterback Flacco, 38, passed for 309 yards and three touchdowns as the Browns beat the New York Jets 37-20 to clinch at least a wildcard spot.

But footage showed him appearing to be near falling asleep while on the bench.

"I guess our offence was boring me a little bit!" he joked to Amazon Prime after the Browns' win.

"We weren't doing a good enough job."

It is only the second time in 21 years that the Browns - second in the AFC North, behind Baltimore Ravens - have reached the play-offs.

They led 34-17 at half-time with Flacco, who was released by the Jets earlier in 2023, finding Jerome Ford for two touchdowns.

But a defensive second half followed, with neither team adding to their total in the third quarter and managing just one field goal each in the fourth.

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