1 & Only inspires Nelson

AFTER DAVID Nelson scored the first of his two touchdowns in Sunday’s 24-13 win over the Browns, the Jets receiver pointed to the sky. It was, Nelson later said, a sign to honor Davion Only, a 15-year-old orphan Nelson is hosting for the weekend.

“I talked to him yesterday and asked him if there was any way that I could do something for him, a moment between him and I that he would know that was for him,” Nelson said. “He told me after my first catch to point to the sky. My first catch just happened to be a touchdown and I made sure to honor him.”

Only attended the game, and it turned out that it was Nelson’s best yet as a Jet: He scored two touchdowns en route to the win, on four receptions for 33 yards.

The receiver is showing Only around New York at Christmastime after being touched by his story.

“The kid was born in a prison cell. He’s been in, I think, over 20-plus homes in his life. All he wants is a family,” Nelson said. “And here I am going through the day-to-day life of a football player and trying to catch touchdowns and make people happy and please people, and I’m talking to this kid and all he wants is a family.”

Nelson’s first touchdown was the Jets’ first score of the day, a 6-yard reception with 1:18 left in the first half. His second score, 46 seconds into the fourth quarter, put the Jets ahead, giving them a lead they would not relinquish.

“It’s crazy because we’ve been practicing those two plays the past six weeks,” Nelson said. “What you saw today was the product of six weeks of work.

“I came in midseason so we had to continue to work on it. Those are timing routes. (Geno Smith) has to trust that I’m going to be in the right place at the right time.”

Nelson’s big day also came against a former team. The wideout was with the Browns in training camp, but was cut before the season began after playing in just the fourth preseason game. He signed with Gang Green in Week 5.

Several weeks ago Nelson was extra fired up to play the Bills, another one of his old teams. This time around, he didn’t head into the game with much bravado.

“Because the last time I did we didn’t play very well,” Nelson said. “We played Buffalo about five weeks ago and I made a big deal about it. I played a little outside myself. I tried to play too hard and tried to make too many things happen.”

Nelson said earlier this week he didn’t blame Cleveland for letting him go before the season because he wasn’t fully healthy.