Greg Zuerlein kicked a 54-yard subject purpose with 5 seconds left, rescuing the Jets after they blew a 20-point lead within the third quarter, and New York beat the Washington Commanders 30-28 on Sunday.
Jacoby Brissett changed the benched Sam Howell within the third quarter and led the Commanders on three straight landing drives, together with Antonio Gibson’s 1-yard run that put Washington forward 28-27 with 4:52 remaining.
After the Jets (6-9) held Brissett and the Commanders to a three-and-out, they acquired the ball again with 1:41 remaining. Trevor Siemian marched New York into subject purpose vary and Zuerlein booted the game-winner.
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It was the second win in eight video games for the Jets, and it got here hours after proprietor Woody Johnson instructed the New York Publish he was bringing again coach Robert Saleh and normal supervisor Joe Douglas subsequent 12 months.
Siemian completed 27 of 49 for 217 yards with a landing cross and an interception in his first begin rather than the injured Zach Wilson. Breece Corridor ran for 95 yards and two TDs and caught 12 passes for 96 yards within the dwelling finale for New York.
Brissett was 10 of 13 for 100 yards and a landing in reduction of Howell, who was benched for the second straight sport. Howell was 6 of twenty-two for 56 yards and two interceptions with a 1.7 score for the Commanders (4-11), who’ve dropped six straight.
New York Jets linebacker Quincy Williams (56) reacts after intercepting a cross in opposition to the Washington Commanders throughout the third quarter of an NFL soccer sport, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photograph/Adam Starvation)
Chris Rodriguez had two landing runs for Washington, who appeared to be out of it early earlier than Brissett helped lead a formidable comeback.
In a matchup of the Commanders’ Thirty second-ranked protection in opposition to the Jets’ NFL-worst offense, New York gained the higher hand early.
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New York took a 3-0 lead simply two minutes in on Zuerlein’s 25-yarder after Tony Adams intercepted Howell’s cross supposed for Logan Thomas. It was Howell’s NFL-leading sixteenth interception.
The Jets acquired one other takeaway on the Commanders’ subsequent drive when Jermaine Johnson blocked Tress Manner’s punt. New York acquired the ball at Washington’s 9 and Siemian discovered undrafted rookie Jason Brownlee, for an 8-yard landing — the primary rating of Brownlee’s profession — to take a 10-0 lead.
It was the Jets’ second landing within the opening quarter this season, they usually weren’t finished.
After New York pressured a three-and-out and Washington was penalized for an unlawful contact on its punt, the Jets began their third straight drive in Commanders territory — and once more took benefit. On second down, Corridor took the handoff from Siemian and zipped into the top zone for a 36-yard landing to make it 17-0 lower than six minutes in.
The Jets acquired one other takeaway within the second quarter when Ashtyn Davis recovered Jamison Crowder’s fumbled punt return and New York turned it right into a 27-yard subject purpose by Zuerlein to take a 20-0 lead.
Washington benefited from its personal takeaway late within the second half when Siemian could not deal with Joe Tippmann’s excessive snap and Casey Toohill recovered. Rodriguez took the handoff on first down and ran for about 7 yards after which was helped the following 5 yards into the top zone by a scrum of Commanders for his first profession TD to make it 20-7.
Corridor gave the Jets a 20-point lead once more when he ran for a 2-yard landing.
However then got here Washington’s comeback.
Quincy Williams intercepted Howell within the third quarter for New York’s third takeaway, however Cody Barton intercepted Siemian three performs later and returned it 52 yards.
Brissett changed Howell and promptly led a scoring drive, connecting with Thomas for a 15-yard landing to chop the deficit to 27-14.
Rodriguez ran from 1 yard out for his second landing with 9:33 left to make it 27-21, two performs after a questionable cross interference name on D.J. Reed ultimately zone moved the ball from the 22 to the 1.
INJURIES
Commanders: RT Andrew Wylie injured an elbow within the first half. … CB Benjamin St-Juste suffered a concussion within the third quarter.
Jets: TE Jeremy Ruckert was dominated out within the third quarter with a concussion.
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UP NEXT
Commanders: Host San Francisco subsequent Sunday.
Jets: At Cleveland on Thursday night time.
