EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey – Josh Allen and the Buffalo Payments overcame a Hail Mary landing pitch from Aaron Rodgers as the first half ended to beat the New York Jets 23-20 on Monday night and take control of the AFC East.
Allen threw two touchdown passes and ran for another touchdown and Tyler Bass made up for an earlier miss by kicking a go-ahead 22-yard field goal with 3:43 left to help the Payments (4-2) break a two-game losing streak. . They have never lost three in a row with Allen as the starting quarterback.
The loss was the third in a row for the Jets (2-4), who capped a tumultuous week during which coach Robert Saleh was fired, defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich replaced him and interim coach and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett were demoted. position. calling homework for Todd Downing.
Normally reliable kicker Greg Zuerlein missed two potential go-ahead field goals for the Jets, hitting the left upright on both.
The game was filled with yellow penalty flags all night – both teams had 11 penalties.
Allen finished 19 of 25 for 215 yards. Rookie Ray Davis, replacing the injured James Cook dinner, rushed for 97 yards on 20 carries and caught three passes for 55 yards.
With the Jets trailing 23-20, Rodgers threw deep to Mike Williams, but the pass was short and Taron Johnson, back after breaking his right forearm in the season opener, made the interception.
Allen and the Payments were able to run out the clock and seal the victory. It is the only team in the division with a winning record.
Rodgers was 23 of 35 for 294 yards with two touchdowns and the INT, and Breece Corridor had 113 rushing yards and 56 receiving yards.
Rodgers' deep throw on the final play of the first half had the Jets, their fans and social media buzzing.
With the Jets at their own 48-yard line and perhaps hoping to be within field goal range before halftime, Rodgers took a few steps back and danced a little before throwing the ball into the end zone. Allen Lazard stretched in front of two Payments defenders and fell on his back.
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After a quick meeting, officials ruled it had been a landing.
The Jets got into an early rhythm on offense with Downing calling the plays as Rodgers led New York into the red zone. A Corridor drop on third down had the Jets settling for a 34-yard field goal by Zuerlein, New York's first points on an opening drive this season.
Buffalo rallied by running over New York's defense, attacking Ulbrich's unit for 61 rushing yards, including 48 on six carries by Davis, and capping the Payments' opening drive with a 1-yard keeper by Allen to put the score 7-3.
Allen's 56th career touchdown put him one behind OJ Simpson for second in franchise history.
Garrett Wilson gave the Jets back the lead on their next drive, capping the game by catching a 5-yard pass from Rodgers in the back of the end zone and putting both feet down on a play that was initially ruled incomplete but was reversed. the video replay before Ulbrich had to challenge.
Allen led the Payments on a 90-yard drive to give Buffalo the lead, capped by an 8-yard touchdown pass to Mack Hollins. Quinnen Williams got Bass's extra point attempt wide left.
Allen sparked the breakthrough when he danced out of the end zone, scrambled to his right and dove cross-body down the middle of the field where Davis got his hands on the ball, rolled it and hauled it in for a 42-yard reception.
Allen's second landing pass was a 12-yard throw to Dawson Knox with 21 seconds left before halftime to put Buffalo up 20-10.
Bass missed another kick on Buffalo's first drive of the second half, driving a 47-yard right.
Zuerlein tied it at 20 with a 22-yard strike midway through the third quarter.
The Jets appeared to take the lead late on their next possession when Braelon Allen ran up the middle from 4 yards out, but left-hander Tyron Smith was called for holding. Rodgers connected with Wilson in the back of the end zone on the next play, but the wide receiver couldn't hold on to the ball after being hit by Damar Hamlin and Taylor Rapp.
Zuerlein then hit the left upright on a 32-yard attempt to keep the game tied. He also missed a potential 43-yard go-ahead goal with 9:44 left in the fourth quarter, hitting the post again.
Injuries
Jets S Chuck Clark was ruled out in the second quarter with an ankle injury. … CB DJ Reed left in the third quarter with a groin injury.
Next
Payments: Hosts Tennessee on Sunday.
Jets: Play at Pittsburgh on Sunday night.
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