After going toe-to-toe with the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in a Week 4 loss, the Jets took it to the reigning NFC victors on Sunday and, this time, got here out on best.
New York’s defense held Philly scoreless for its ultimate seven possessions and compelled Jalen Hurts to throw 3 interceptions, tied for his occupation top. The Eagles did not punt on a unmarried one in all their fourth quarter drives, however they did not ranking both (INT, FG omit, INT, turnover on downs). Philly, which had scored a minimum of 23 issues in each and every of its 5 video games this season, was once held beneath 20 with Hurts beneath middle for the primary time since Week 11, 2022.
After irritating Patrick Mahomes and Russell Wilson in consecutive weeks, Jets trainer Robert Saleh could not lend a hand however credit his defense for discombobulating its latest opponent.
“Through these first six weeks, we’ve played a gauntlet of quarterbacks. I know we haven’t gotten all wins, but we’ve embarrassed all of them,” Saleh stated. “Just really, really proud of the defense and its resolve.”
Without 4 in their best six corners, together with Sauce Gardner and D.J. Reed, the Jets’ defense most commonly held Philly’s ability place gamers in test — A.J. Brown was once a pressure with seven catches for 131 yards, however D’Andre Swift earned simply 18 dashing yards on 10 carries. By pressuring Hurts closely up entrance — 42% of his dropbacks, in step with Next Gen Stats — New York pressured performs to damage down and Hurts to both make miraculous performs or deficient selections. There had been extra of the latter on Sunday.
“You turn the ball over four times, you shouldn’t expect to win,” Hurts instructed newshounds, relating to Philly shedding the turnover combat, 4-0, to the Jets.
What’s gotten into Gang Green since their drubbings to the Cowboys and Patriots in Weeks 2 and three? Perhaps it is the go back of Rodgers to the ability and MetLife Stadium on sport days. On Sunday, the megastar QB was once noticed strolling with out crutches, throwing at the box all the way through pregame after which status at the sideline during the sport.
Rodgers’ presence has reputedly had an affect at the crew’s self assurance.
“It’s unbelievable,” Saleh stated. “Everyone’s in awe that he’s even walking. For him to be on the sideline standing the entire time, he’s a freakazoid.”
With an injury-riddled beginning lineup, specifically at the offensive line and within the secondary, the Jets pulled off their maximum spectacular win in years — which is pronouncing one thing taking into account the remarkability in their surreal Week 1 comeback victory over Buffalo. And after enduring a month-plus “gauntlet” of warring parties anticipated and sudden, New York goes into the bye on a top, able to tackle all comers.
“We needed that win, and I thought all the guys kept fighting. I thought everyone was battling all across the board,” Wilson stated. “No quit in this team.”
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