What We Realized from Sunday’s 11 video games

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Michael Baca’s takeaways:

1. Jets earn first win of season on trick play. Breece Hall was an absolute power together with his legs, nevertheless it was his proper arm that finally received the Jets out of the winless column. Down six factors with two minutes remaining, Jets offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand referred to as for a working again move on first-and-goal from the 4-yard line. Hall, first appearing as if it had been a sweep to the best, cocked his proper arm, pumped and waited for what appeared like a lifetime because the sideline neared. Just earlier than he was about to exit of bounds, Hall fired a move towards the again of the tip zone. At first it appeared as if the RB was attempting to throw it away, however tight finish Mason Taylor grabbed the ball out of the air over DJ Turner for the game-tying rating. After Nick Folk nailed the go-ahead further level, the Jets protection did its half, forcing a turnover on downs at midfield in opposition to an offense that had its quantity for many of the recreation. Hall’s TD throw was his third rating of the day, an sudden exclamation level to a 133-yard, two-TD day on the bottom. 
2. Brutal loss from Bengals may be regarded again upon. Joe Flacco had the Bengals offense buzzing for 3 and a half quarters, main a unit that discovered factors on six of its first eight possessions to keep up a two-score lead all through a recreation through which the Jets hung round due to Cincinnati’s defensive failures. The Bengals yielded 502 whole yards in opposition to a Jets offense that entered Sunday pondering a quarterback change and with out its finest offensive weapon in Garrett Wilson . It received worse because it received later; the Bengals allowed three consecutive TD drives within the fourth quarter and two of these scores had been adopted up with profitable two-point conversions to make it a 23-point failure within the remaining body. There was nonetheless loads of time and timeouts for Flacco to get the Bengals into subject aim vary to fend off the Jets, however the offense appeared shocked to be in that scenario after compiling 398 yards and a season-high 38 factors. Flacco’s remaining three passes went incomplete for a turnover on downs at midfield, souring an in any other case positive afternoon (21-of-34 for 223 passing yards and two TDs; one dashing TD) that opened up a fruitful floor assault (181 yards). It appeared Flacco was about to get the Bengals again to .500 for 3 and a half quarters, which might have been enormous alongside a jumbled AFC North. Instead, Cincinnati may be wanting again at Week 8’s ugly loss if it falls a recreation brief from making the postseason. 
3. Jets offense finds get-right recreation. While we do not fairly know if Justin Fields would’ve been beginning Sunday if Tyrod Taylor had been wholesome, he might need Aaron Glenn reconsidering that potential change. The Jets QB restricted errors (no turnovers, no sacks) and piloted a Jets’ offense that wasn’t deterred by the constant two-score lead their protection permitted. He was aided by a Jets dashing assault that was unstoppable in opposition to the Bengals, totaling 254 yards with a number of chunk performs — six 10-plus yard runs; 114 yards over anticipated, per Next Gen Stats — for a 6.9-yard per-carry common. Breece Hall (133 yards), Isaiah Davis (65 yards), Fields (33 yards) and Isaiah Williams (25 yards; solely carry) had been all a part of that effort, however the QB play put the Jets excessive on Sunday. Fields completed 21-of-32 passing for 244 yards with one TD, notching completions to 9 receivers with none of them producing greater than 64 yards. Fields’ two-point conversions within the fourth quarter — one dashing, one passing — had been clutch moments sprinkled right into a day chock-full of momentous third- and fourth-down conversions he pulled out. Glenn can lastly get pleasure from a victorious postgame information convention following an amazing win that exemplified a crew effort — one which probably would not have come with out the play of their QB.

Next Gen Stats Insight for Jets-Bengals (through NFL Pro): The Jets’ win chance was as little as 2.9% going through a fourth down from their 49-yard line with 8:41 left in regulation, trailing, 38-24. The Jets would rating 15 unanswered factors (together with a profitable two-point conversion) and restrict the Bengals to solely 9 offensive performs within the remaining 10 minutes of the sport. 

NFL Research: On his 1-yard run, Joe Flacco grew to become the seventh participant over the age of 40 to attain a landing, becoming a member of Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Doug Flutie, Warren Moon, Jerry Rice and Vinny Testaverde. Flacco additionally grew to become the oldest participant to attain a TD in Bengals historical past, surpassing Terrell Owens (36).