Garrett Wilson made a stunning one-handed 26-yard go-ahead landing catch early within the fourth quarter and the New York Jets snapped a five-game shedding streak by beating the Houston Texans 21-13 on Thursday night time.
“I simply sort of lobbed one up there and he made an unbelievable catch,” quarterback Aaron Rodgers mentioned. “That was an enormous play. … That’s a game-changing play.”
Rodgers had three landing passes, together with one other earlier one-handed rating by Wilson and a 37-yard throw to just lately acquired Davante Adams, and the Jets (3-6) gained for the primary time in 4 video games beneath interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich.
With the Jets trailing 10-7 and dealing with third-and-19 from the Texans 26, Rodgers tossed the ball up towards Wilson ultimately zone. The star extensive receiver jumped and reached up together with his proper hand with each legs unfold in within the air – wanting just like the Michael Jordan ‘Jumpman’ emblem.
The play was initially referred to as an incomplete cross, however a video replay evaluation confirmed that Wilson’s shin was down ultimately zone and a landing was referred to as to offer the Jets a 14-10 lead with 12:54 left.
It despatched the MetLife Stadium crowd right into a frenzy after the followers had little to cheer for till that time.
Wilson’s catch was paying homage to the Giants’ Odell Beckham Jr’s one-handed seize towards Dallas in 2014.
It additionally helped make up for a Jets landing that wasn’t when rookie Malachi Corley made a psychological mistake that negated his first NFL rating.
With the Jets on the Texans 19 early within the second quarter, Corley took the toss from Rodgers and zipped down the suitable sideline. Corley sped into the top zone, however simply earlier than he crossed the aim line, he dropped the ball out of his proper hand to have a good time.
A video evaluation confirmed he had not gotten into the top zone earlier than he dropped it. So, Corley was credited with an 18-yard run and a fumble. And since it rolled out of the aspect of the top zone, it was a touchback and a turnover.
Rodgers completed 22 of 32 for 211 yards. His 37-yard landing cross to Adams, who earlier was cleared after being checked for a doable head damage, put the Jets up 21-10 with 2:56 left. It was Adams’ first landing catch since being acquired from Las Vegas earlier this month.
Ka’imi Fairbairn made a 29-yard area aim with 39 seconds left to make it an eight-point recreation, however Adams recovered the onside kick and the Jets had been capable of take a knee and seal the win.
CJ Stroud was 11 of 30 for 191 yards for the Texans (6-3), who performed with injured receivers Stefon Diggs and Nico Collins. It was the primary of three consecutive prime-time video games for Houston, with a Sunday night time residence matchup towards on 10 November subsequent and a Monday night time assembly at Dallas on 18 November.
Fairbairn missed two area targets for Houston. With the Texans trailing 14-10, Fairbairn made it a one-point recreation when he kicked a 43-yarder – however Eric Watts was referred to as for pointless roughness on the try, so Houston opted to simply accept the penalty and preserve the ball.
The Jets made a defensive stand and the Texans had been compelled to strive a 27-yard try, however Fairbairn doinked his kick off the left upright – maintaining it 14-10.
Joe Mixon’s three-yard landing run capped a 98-yard drive for the Texans, who took a 7-0 lead with 3:21 left within the second quarter.
One play after Stroud was banged up on a sack by Solomon Thomas, Fairbairn was extensive proper on a 56-yard try.
The Jets tied it on their opening possession of the second half when Rodgers accomplished a 21-yard cross to Wilson, who snagged the ball with one hand and bumped into the top zone for the tying landing.
Riley Patterson, who signed to the energetic roster hours earlier than the sport to exchange the injured Greg Zuerlein, hit the left upright on the additional level, however the ball deflected inside and cleared the crossbar.
Fairbairn made up for his earlier miss by kicking a 54-yarder that put the Texans again up, 10-7 with 4:11 left within the third quarter.
