The Jets’ defense has made a habit out of dominating opposing star quarterbacks as they intercepted MVP candidate Jalen Hurts three times on Sunday en route to a 20-14 upset win.
— The New York Jets lost star quarterback Aaron Rodgers on the fourth play of the season, and now they’re taking it out on the elite quarterbacks they encounter on their schedule.
The Jets intercepted Jalen Hurts three times — twice in the fourth quarter — to spark a 20-14 upset of the previously undefeated Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. It was the Jets’ first-ever win over the Eagles after 12 losses, dating to 1973.
« These first six weeks, we played a gauntlet of quarterbacks and I know we haven’t gotten all wins, but we’ve embarrassed all of them, » coach Robert Saleh said after perhaps the biggest win of his 40-game tenure.
Maybe Saleh forgot about Dak Prescott, who ripped them for 255 yards and two touchdowns. But against Patrick Mahomes, Hurts and Josh Allen, who finished 1-2-3, respectively, in the 2022 NFL MVP voting, the Jets recorded eight interceptions with only three touchdown passes. They lost a 3-point game to Mahomes, but they delivered big play after big play in taking down Allen and Hurts.
« Our mindset is to scare — I mean, not scare people. Our mindset is to overpower people with our speed and our violence, » said linebacker Quincy Williams, who had one of the team’s four takeaways — a fumble recovery. « So that’s the biggest thing. So that’s our identity — violence. »
And clutch plays.
After the two-minute warning, safety Tony Adams set up the game-winning touchdown by intercepting Hurts on a third-and-9 pass from the Eagles’ 46 — his first career interception.
