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LONDON — At Friday’s press conference, Robert Saleh was surprised when reminded that the team had fallen behind 17-0 behind the last time it played in London. However, in spite of any changes that the Jets may have implemented to avoid another slow start, history repeated itself as New York once again fell into a 17-point hole in London — this time against the Vikings.
Just like in that previous game, a 27-20 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in 2021, the Jets battled back and made it a contest in the fourth quarter. However, their comeback once again fell short as Aaron Rodgers was intercepted deep in Minnesota territory in the last minute.
The Jets were down by three points and had good field position following a Quincy Williams fumble recovery, but Rodgers failed to see linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel dropping into coverage on third down and threw it right to him on his first interception. To make matters worse, Van Ginkel tight-roped the sideline on a 62-yard touchdown return that gave Minnesota a 10-0 lead.
On the next drive, Rodgers was again intercepted — this time on an overthrown pass, as the Jets failed to register a single first down in the first quarter and were outgained 107-19. By the end of the game, they had outgained the Vikings but never held a lead.
CJ Ham’s second-quarter touchdown plunge increased the Vikings’ lead to 17-0, before the Jets were able to at last put a decent drive together at the end of the half. A Rodgers-to-Allen Lazard touchdown pass after a two-minute drill made it a 10-point game at the half.
Things looked set to go from bad to worse for the Jets as Gardner headed to the locker room with a head injury in the third quarter and then Rodgers went down with an apparent injury after another Jets drive stalled. However, a roughing the kicker penalty gave the Jets the ball back and Rodgers returned and drove down to set up a short Greg Zuerlein field goal to make it a one-possession game late in the third. Gardner also returned…
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Publish date : 2024-10-06 17:28:52
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