It took until the final seconds of overtime to decide the outcome, but the Jets finally have their first win of the season.
New York’s defense came to play against the Titans on Sunday afternoon. Jeff Ulbrich’s unit did everything it could, doing its best to limit Derrick Henry and bringing constant heat on Ryan Tannehill. Mike LaFleur’s offense responded by doing just enough to etch out a 27-24 win thanks to heroics by Zach Wilson and an overtime stand by the defense.
Wilson hit Keelan Cole deep on the run to set up a Matt Ammendola field goal late in the third quarter to put the Jets up 10-9. Tennessee scored and converted a two-point try on its ensuing drive, but Wilson answered right back with a touchdown pass to Jamison Crowder to knot the score at 17. Wilson then dropped a 53-yard dime to Corey Davis with just over nine minutes remaining in regulation to go up 24-17.
Wilson then led the Jets down the field in overtime, but had to settle for a field goal after he couldn’t find an open man on 3rd-and-goal. New York’s defense stood tall after the Titans got the ball back, forcing Randy Bullock into a 49-yard field goal attempt that he ultimately pushed wide left.
The Jets still have plenty to improve upon, but they beat a good football team in grind-it-out fashion in Week 4. That’s a major improvement after struggling to compete the last two weeks.
Here are five takeaways from New York’s first win of 2021.