New York Jets’ Tony Adams, right, runs with the ball after an interception during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
EAST RUTHERFORD — In their first six games, the New York Jets have faced All-Pro quarterbacks like Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Russell Wilson, and Jalen Hurts.
What they’ve done to these excellent quarterbacks has been nothing short of impressive.
Hurts was the latest victim of a dynamic defensive effort Sunday night that resulted in the Jets’ first-ever win against the Philadelphia Eagles, 20-14. New York forced Philadelphia into four costly turnovers while confusing one of the best offensive lines in all of football. All this even came without corners Sauce Gardner and D.J. Reed – two players out with concussions leading up to game time.
“Through these first six weeks, we have played a gauntlet of quarterbacks. I know we haven’t won them all, but we’ve embarrassed all of them,” Jets head coach Robert Saleh said. “I thought Brick (Jeff Ulbrich) and the staff had an excellent game plan down four of our six corners. I thought our D-line was good in terms of keeping that kid in the pocket. He’s a handful (Jalen Hurts). Their o-line, their receivers, I thought our guys battled all the way through. Proud of them.”
Of course, playing without their two starting corners will be the story, but it doesn’t paint the whole picture of Sunday’s win. For the first time in a long time, Philadelphia’s vaunted offensive line crumbled under the weight of the Jets pass rush and loss of All-Pro Lane Johnson.
New York’s pass rush generated 20 total pressures while recording two sacks. The 40% pressure rate was the most Hurts has seen in the last 36 games as a starting quarterback – a number that only shows just how complete the Jets defensive performance was on Sunday.
Keeping the top rushing attack in the NFL…
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