BREAKING: JETS HIT ROCK BOTTOM — JUSTIN FIELDS POSTS -10 PASSING YARDS IN HISTORICALLY BAD LOSS

just delivered one of the worst quarterback performances in New York Jets franchise history.

He finished 9-of-17 for 45 passing yards, and he was sacked nine times by the Denver Broncos defense. After the game, head coach Aaron Glenn was asked if Fields would remain his starting QB.

Media: “Is he going to be your quarterback next week?”

AG: “Come on, man, what kind of question is that?”

Media: “He did not have a good game. I mean, I think it’s a fair question.”

AG: “There was a number of guys that you know, sometimes the league is like this [up and down] and there are guys who have bad games. That doesn’t mean you bench him. You know better than that.”

Top Social Media Reactions to Fields’ Inept Performance

NFL Insider Connor Hughes of SNY posted on social media, “Justin Fields will start next week. Aaron Glenn [isn’t] considering a QB change at all. Said it’s not all on Fields. The Jets finished with -10 passing yards today.”

ESPN’s Rich Cimini said, “The Jets make the wrong kind of history: The -10 net pass yds is the worst in a game in Jets history and the worst by any team since the San Diego Chargers had -19 on Sept. 20, 1998 (against Chiefs), via ESPN Research.”

“The -10 passing yards are the worst in franchise history. The old mark was -1 against Dallas in 1975,” Brian Costello of the New York Post posted.

“The 82 total yards are the third-worst in Jets history. 2022 at Buffalo (53) and 1976 vs. Bengals (72) were worse,” Costello said on X previously Twitter.

The Jets Defense and Special Teams Played Well Enough

Gang Green secured their first takeaway of the season on the opening drive for the Broncos. They held Denver to 5-of-15 on third downs, 246 total net yards, and held them to just 13 total points.

On special teams, the Jets made huge plays.

Isaiah Williams had two kickoff returns for 59 yards and averaged 29.5 yards per return. Kene Nwangwu had three kickoff returns for 113 yards and averaged 37.7 yards per return.

In the punt return game, Williams was the Jets’ top guy. He fielded four punt returns for 32 yards and averaged 8.0 yards per return.

Placekicker Nick Folk delivered, going three-for-three from the field, scoring 9 of the Jets’ 11 points.

This Offense Has Completely Folded Like a Used Lawn Chair

There was complementary football provided by two of the three sides of the Jets with defense and special teams. However, the offense completely screwed the pooch.

Garrett Wilson finished with just three receptions for 13 receiving yards. Breece Hall had 22 carries for just 59 rushing yards.

Fields struggled to read the field, held onto the ball forever, and cost the Jets the game. If this is the level of quarterback play the team is going to receive all season, it’s fair to wonder how many games the Jets will win this year, if any at all.

The only other quarterback on the Jets’ 53-man roster is Tyrod Taylor. They also have undrafted free agent Brady Cook on the practice squad.

Houston’s Offensive Struggles Spark Calls to Ease Pressure on Stroud

After sputtering along to a 0-2 start, the Houston Texans have been urged to rethink their offense and "make life easier" for CJ Stroud.

Though the 2025 NFL season is still young, the Houston Texans' offense appears to be a problem.

Sitting in the basement of the AFC South at 0-2, the Texans' offense has failed to record 300 total yards in two straight games, with starting quarterback CJ Stroud having already been sacked six times and pressured 11 on just 51 passing attempts.

But what is the underlying problem? Is Stroud not making the right decisions? Is he not getting enough support on the ground from rushers like Nick Chubb and Woody Marks? Or is it the offensive line not allowing the team to execute Nick Caley's offense, which often involves deep passes down the field?

Discussing that very question on ESPN's NFL Live, Mina Kimes noted that it isn't one single issue, but instead an “operational issue” across the entire offense.

“You look a lot more comfortable than CJ Stroud did last night. 13 different Browns got pressured. 13. How is that even possible? That sounds outrageous. All offseason we were told that even though it didn't look like they fixed the offensive line on paper, well, we're going to put more on our quarterback's plate and mentally he's going to be able to solve it in a new scheme. It is not playing out that way early on for the reasons that Dan described,” Kimes explained.

“This is an operational issue. This is not just about the bad offensive line or running backs not picking up the blitz. It's the whole thing. It's the quarterback. It's the scheme. It's the players as well. They got to find a way to triage this by making life easier for Stroud. It feels like at the moment there are no easy buttons for him to push.”

So what can the Texans do about this situation? Well, outside of getting healthy, Kimes did provide a solution, noting that if Houston really wants to make Stroud's life easier, they need to recalibrate the offense to get the ball out of his hands quicker, even if that limits the number of downfield shots to Nico Collins Caley calls each game.

“Last night, Baker Mayfield had 11 passes behind the line of scrimmage. CJ Stroud had two, right?” Kimes asked. “Like I understand not having Christian Kirk in there is maybe throwing a wrench in things. And of course, Tank Dell's not healthy, but they cannot lean on longer developing plays the way that they have so far early in the season, even if Nico Collins is your best receiver downfield, because he is not surviving at this rate.”

 

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