Heroes, zeros from Jets’ win over Texans: Quinnen Williams dominates on ‘D’

Heroes, zeros and the full blitz from the Jets’ 21-13 win over the Texans on Thursday night at MetLife Stadium:

Hero

Garrett Wilson keyed the Jets’ first victory in six weeks with two touchdown catches after halftime.

He finished with nine catches for 90 yards, highlighted by his 26-yard scoring grab with 12:54 remaining that gave the Jets the lead for good.

On third-and-19, Aaron Rodgers put the ball up for Wilson, who made a leaping, one-handed grab that was initially ruled incomplete, but reversed after a replay review.

Zero

C.J. Stroud lost for the second time in as many seasons at MetLife Stadium.

The Jets beat him soundly a year ago and he was unimpressive on Thursday, completing just 11 of 30 passes for 191 yards. He also lost a fumble.

Stroud clearly missed injured receivers Nico Collins and Stefon Diggs.

Unsung hero

Quinnen Williams led a fierce pass rush that sacked Stroud eight times.

The standout defensive tackle had 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble, two tackles for loss and four quarterback hits.


Quinnen Williams sacks C.J. Stroud during the first quarter of the Jets' 21-13 win over the Texans on Oct. 31, 2024.
Quinnen Williams sacks C.J. Stroud during the first quarter of the Jets’ 21-13 win over the Texans on Oct. 31, 2024. Getty Images

Key stat

3 Touchdown passes by Rodgers.

The last Jets quarterback to throw that many TD passes was Mike White against the Bears on Nov. 27, 2022.

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