Creating a chance to win against the Raiders on Sunday night wasn’t the Jets’ problem.
The problem was taking advantage of them. A Josh Jacobs fumble with less than six minutes left moved the ball into the red zone, leaving the Jets with a golden chance for a go-ahead touchdown, before Raiders linebacker Robert Spillane intercepted a pass from Zach Wilson. and scored 16 points. -12 Raiders win.
Wilson’s only turnover of the night was a potential touchdown early in the game when he ran wide in front of the end zone and a holding penalty on the tight end forced CJ Uzomah to erase Brees Hall’s touchdown. gone. Next play. There were a number of other mistakes that sabotaged the Jets’ chances to win in Las Vegas, including flags that slowed the team’s momentum and passes dropped at the wrong time.
“There is very frustratingI don’t know any other way to say it,” Wilson said via the team’s website. “The hard part is knowing everyone is fighting. We have to find a way to get better there.”
NBC Sports’ Melissa Stark said Sunday night that Aaron Rodgers is targeting a mid-December return after tearing his Achilles tendon in Week 1. That’s worth noting, but any comeback will be moot if the Jets continue to suffer the same injuries they suffered in the two-game losing streak that puts the team at 4-5. There is little reason to believe that better performance is just around the corner.