The Gunslinger Within Zach Wilson had surfaced without warning, and No. 2 in the white jersey was outplaying No. 15 in the red jersey.
The world had turned upside down.
The Gunslinger Within Zach Wilson had surfaced without warning, and No. 2 in the white jersey was outplaying No. 15 in the red jersey.
You read that right: Zach Wilson was outplaying Patrick Mahomes.
And when Wilson fired a 10-yard TD pass to Allen Lazard, and escaped trouble to dive into the end zone for the two-point conversion that made it Jets 20, Chiefs 20, after it had been Chiefs 17, Jets 0, Michael Carter was lifting Wilson from behind and MetLife Stadium was going bonkers, even with all those many red-clad Chiefs jerseys in the stands.
Maybe it was the presence of Aaron Rodgers on crutches that inspired Zach Wilson.
Maybe it was giving Taylor Swift something new to sing about.
Maybe he was driven to prove Joe Namath and most of New York wrong.
Don’t blame Zach Wilson for Chiefs 23, Jets 20.
There will be no talk of a quarterback change this week, nor should there be.
All that talk about a running game supporting the embattled quarterback?
This was Air Wilson instead, for better or for worse.
And stunningly for the most part, it was for the better.
He was poised. He showed moxie.
