LAS VEGAS — Zach Wilson was on the verge of quieting his critics. Then, he fueled them.
The Jets quarterback had the staff in place to tug out a comeback win over the Raiders however an interception by Raiders linebacker Robert Spillane on the Las Vegas 15-yard line with 1:22 left sealed a 16-12 Jets loss.
The Jets failed to attain a landing for the second straight recreation and their landing drought is now 11 quarters. Greg Zuerlein kicked 4 area targets to account for all of the staff’s factors Sunday.
The loss drops the Jets to 4-5.
It seemed like Wilson would pull this one out after the Jets’ protection pressured a fumble with nearly 4 minutes left to play. Ashtyn Davis recovered a Josh Jacobs fumble on the Jets’ 24.
The Jets moved the ball down the sector rapidly. Wilson hit Allen Lazard for a 17-yard acquire on the primary play. Completions to Garrett Wilson, Breece Corridor and C.J. Uzomah moved it to the Raiders’ 40.
On third-and-4, Wilson discovered tight finish Tyler Conklin for a 4-yard acquire and a primary down with a bit greater than three minutes left. Conklin had one other 8-yard acquire on a cross that put the ball on the 28, establishing a third-and-2. Wilson threw a fast cross to Garrett Wilson, who had been coping with accidents within the second half, for six yards and a primary down.
On second-and-8 from the 20, Wilson seemed for Lazard, however Spillane jumped in entrance of the ball and ended the Jets’ hopes. It was Wilson’s first interception in 4 video games.
The Jets did get the ball again with 53 seconds left after their protection stopped the Raiders. They moved the ball to the Raiders 44 on a 27-yard cross to Conklin with 13 seconds left. Wilson took two photographs on the finish zone from there however each passes fell incomplete and time expired.
The Jets put collectively a pleasant opening drive, one thing they’ve didn’t do all season. Wilson discovered Garrett Wilson for a third-down conversion after which a 41-yard acquire on the following play. The drive stalled, although, after Zach Wilson was known as for intentional grounding when he threw the ball into the bottom as Maxx Crosby was about to sack him. That put the Jets behind the sticks they usually settled for a 47-yard area purpose from Zuerlein and a 3-0 lead. These had been the primary factors the Jets have scored this yr on their opening drive.
The Raiders answered with the same drive. Aidan O’Connell discovered Davante Adams for a 42-yard acquire that moved the ball into Jets territory. A penalty on Adams stunted the drive and Daniel Carlson kicked a 41-yard area purpose to tie the sport at 3-3.
The Jets kicked area targets on every of their first three drives.
The Jets’ protection then pressured a takeaway on the finish of the primary quarter when security Jordan Whitehead jumped in entrance of an O’Connell cross for his fourth interception of the season. The decide gave the Jets the ball on the Las Vegas 26.
They solely turned the interception into three factors. That they had penalties wipe out a would-be 11-yard acquire and what would have been a landing. Wilson made a pleasant 20-yard scramble to get the ball to the 3-yard line however they went backwards from there. A Corridor landing was nullified by a holding penalty on Uzomah, his second of the sport. The Jets couldn’t attain the tip zone after that, with Zuerlein kicking his third area purpose of the night time, a 30-yarder, to push the Jets’ result in 9-3 early within the second quarter.
The Raiders tacked on one other area purpose as time expired within the first half, this one from 54 yards. The Jets helped them get into scoring place when edge rusher Bryce Huff was known as for roughing the passer for hitting O’Connell’s decrease legs. That 15-yard penalty put the Raiders into Jets territory.
Penalties frequently harm the Jets. They obtained the ball to begin the third quarter and had been shifting the ball when working again Michael Carter was known as for a chop block that worn out a third-down conversion. Xavier Gipson was flagged for holding on the following play and the Jets ended up in third-and-21 earlier than punting.
On their subsequent sequence, middle Joe Tippmann was known as for a false begin that turned a third-and-11 right into a third-and-16 and the Jets needed to punt once more.
The following punt was returned 32 yards by DeAndre Carter and set the Raiders up on the Jets’ 45. Even with that area place, the Raiders couldn’t attain the tip zone. They made it to the Jets’ 22 after which Carlson got here on to kick his third area purpose to tie the sport at 9-9 with 2:36 left within the third quarter.
The Raiders struggled as a lot because the Jets on offense, however working again Jacobs broke a 40-yard run by the center of the protection on the finish of the third quarter. That arrange a 7-yard landing cross from O’Connell to rookie tight finish Michael Mayer to place the Raiders up 16-9 with 14:10 left within the recreation. Mayer made a leaping catch over Whitehead for the rating.
It seemed just like the Jets would possibly have the ability to reply. They threw a brief cross to Corridor on first down and he had a wall of blockers in entrance of him, enabling him to achieve 35 yards to the Raiders’ 40. However they might get no nearer than the 27 and Zuerlein could be known as upon for a 45-yard area purpose, his fourth , to chop the Raiders’ result in 16-12.