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All the pieces seemed to be falling into place in terms of Aaron Rodgers having the supporting cast around him that he would need to take the 2024 Jets on a run. It may take some time, though, for New York to figure out how to win games with this group. Unfortunately, time is not something they have much of.
After a promising start, the Jets relinquished a nine-point first half lead to drop their fourth straight to the Steelers in Pittsburgh, 37-15.
At 2-5, even if they end up going on a run now, the Jets will face an uphill battle to remain in contention to make the playoffs.
After holding the Steelers to a field goal on their first possession, the Jets took the lead on Breece Hall’s 13-yard touchdown run. Pittsburgh cut the lead to one with another field goal, but the Jets extended their lead to 15-6 with 5:29 remaining in the half on a Rodgers touchdown pass to Tyler Conklin. This was Conklin’s first touchdown since October 2022.
Pittsburgh hit back on Russell Wilson’s 11-yard touchdown pass to George Pickens with 27 seconds remaining in the first half, leaving the Jets with a slender 15-13 advantage heading to the third quarter, and the Steelers retook the lead midway through on Chris Boswell’s third field goal.
Rookie Beanie Bishop, who had intercepted Rodgers earlier to set up the Pickens touchdown, intercepted another Rodgers pass off a deflection and returned it down to the one-yard line. A Wilson quarterback sneak made it 23-15 and then his touchdown pass to Van Jefferson early in the fourth quarter made it 30-15. Najee Harris scored with under 30 seconds remaining to provide the final margin.
There was a lengthy delay in the third quarter as Jets offensive lineman Xavier Newman was immobilized and carted off after a heavy collision near the sideline.
Takeaways
Much of the discussion surrounding the Jets’ trade for Adams was centered around the effect it might have on Rodgers and Garrett Wilson. However, it was Hall who seemed to reap the benefits…
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Publish date : 2024-10-21 03:48:53
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