Garrett Wilson made a stunning one-handed 26-yard go-ahead landing catch early within the fourth quarter because the New York Jets snapped a five-game dropping streak by beating the Houston Texans 21-13 on Thursday night time. Â
Aaron Rodgers had three landing passes, together with one other earlier one-handed rating by Wilson and a 37-yard throw to lately acquired Davante Adams, and the Jets (3-6) received for the primary time in 4 video games underneath interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich.
With the Jets trailing 10-7 and going through third-and-19 from the Texans 26, Rodgers tossed the ball up towards Wilson ultimately zone. The star large receiver jumped and reached up together with his proper hand with each legs unfold within the air – trying just like the Michael Jordan “Jumpman” emblem.
The play was initially referred to as an incomplete go, however a video replay assessment confirmed that Wilson’s shin was down ultimately zone and a landing was referred to as to present the Jets a 14-10 lead with 12:54 left on the clock.
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 best sideline. Corley sped into the tip zone, however simply earlier than he crossed the objective line, he dropped the ball out of his proper hand to rejoice.
A video assessment confirmed he had not gotten into the tip 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 tip zone, it was a touchback and a turnover.
Rodgers completed 22 of 32 for 211 yards. His 37-yard landing go to Adams, who earlier was cleared after being checked for a attainable 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 discipline objective with 39 seconds left to make it an eight-point recreation, however Adams recovered the onside kick and the Jets have been in a position to take a knee and seal the win.
C.J. 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 house matchup towards Detroit Lions on November 10 subsequent and a Monday night time assembly at Dallas on November 18.
Fairbairn missed two discipline objectives 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 just accept the penalty and hold the ball.
The Jets made a defensive stand and the Texans have been compelled to attempt a 27-yard try, however Fairbairn doinked his kick off the left upright, preserving 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 large proper on a 56-yard try.
The Jets tied it on their opening possession of the second half when Rodgers accomplished a 21-yard go to Wilson, who snagged the ball with one hand and bumped into the tip zone for the tying landing.
Riley Patterson, who signed to the energetic roster hours earlier than the sport to switch 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.
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