Garrett Wilson makes eye-popping TD catch, Jets beat Texans 21-13 to snap 5-game skid

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Garrett Wilson made a dazzling one-handed 26-yard go-ahead touchdown catch early successful nan 4th fourth and nan New York Jets snapped a five-game losing streak by beating nan Houston Texans 21-13 connected Thursday night.

Aaron Rodgers had 3 touchdown passes, including different earlier one-handed people by Wilson and a 37-yard propulsion to precocious acquired Davante Adams, and nan Jets (3-6) won for nan first clip successful 4 games nether interim caput coach Jeff Ulbrich.

With nan Jets trailing 10-7 and facing third-and-19 from nan Texans 26, Rodgers tossed nan shot up toward Wilson successful nan extremity zone. The prima wide receiver jumped and reached up pinch his correct manus pinch some legs dispersed successful in nan aerial — looking for illustration nan Michael Jordan “Jumpman” logo.

The play was initially called an incomplete pass, but a video replay reappraisal confirmed that Wilson’s shin was down successful nan extremity area and a touchdown was called to springiness nan Jets a 14-10 lead pinch 12:54 left.

It sent nan MetLife Stadium crowd into a frenzy aft nan fans had small to cheer for until that point.

Wilson's drawback was reminiscent of nan Giants' Odell Beckham Jr.'s one-handed drawback against Dallas successful 2014.

It besides helped dress up for a Jets touchdown that wasn't erstwhile rookie Malachi Corley made a intelligence mistake that negated his first NFL score.

With nan Jets astatine nan Texans 19 early successful nan 2nd quarter, Corley took nan flip from Rodgers and zipped down nan correct sideline. Corley sped into nan extremity zone, but conscionable earlier he crossed nan extremity line, he dropped nan shot retired of his correct manus to celebrate.

A video reappraisal showed he had not gotten into nan extremity area earlier he dropped it. So, Corley was credited pinch an 18-yard tally and a fumble. And because it rolled retired of nan broadside of nan extremity zone, it was a touchback and a turnover.

Rodgers vanished 22 of 32 for 211 yards. His 37-yard touchdown walk to Adams, who earlier was cleared aft being checked for a imaginable caput injury, put nan Jets up 21-10 pinch 2:56 left. It was Adams' first touchdown drawback since being acquired from Las Vegas earlier this month.

Ka'imi Fairbairn made a 29-yard section extremity pinch 39 seconds near to make it an eight-point game, but Adams recovered nan onside footwear and nan Jets were capable to return a knee and seal nan win.

C.J. Stroud was 11 of 30 for 191 yards for nan Texans (6-3), who played pinch injured receivers Stefon Diggs and Nico Collins. It was nan first of 3 consecutive prime-time games for Houston, pinch a Sunday nighttime location matchup against connected Nov. 10 adjacent and a Monday nighttime gathering astatine Dallas connected Nov. 18.

Fairbairn missed 2 section goals for Houston. With nan Texans trailing 14-10, Fairbairn made it a one-point crippled erstwhile he kicked a 43-yarder — but Eric Watts was called for unnecessary roughness connected nan attempt, truthful Houston opted to judge nan punishment and support nan ball.

The Jets made a protect guidelines and nan Texans were forced to effort a 27-yard attempt, but Fairbairn doinked his footwear disconnected nan near upright — keeping it 14-10.

Joe Mixon's 3-yard touchdown tally capped a 98-yard thrust for nan Texans, who took a 7-0 lead pinch 3:21 near successful nan 2nd quarter.

One play aft Stroud was banged up connected a sack by Solomon Thomas, Fairbairn was wide correct connected a 56-yard attempt.

The Jets tied it connected their opening possession of nan 2nd half erstwhile Rodgers completed a 21-yard walk to Wilson, who snagged nan shot pinch 1 manus and ran into nan extremity area for nan tying touchdown.

Riley Patterson, who signed to nan progressive roster hours earlier nan crippled to switch nan injured Greg Zuerlein, deed nan near upright connected nan other point, but nan shot deflected wrong and cleared nan crossbar.

Fairbairn made up for his earlier miss by kicking a 54-yarder that put nan Texans backmost up, 10-7 pinch 4:11 near successful nan 3rd quarter.

Rodgers was 7 of 14 successful nan first half for conscionable 32 yards — his fewest successful an opening 2 quarters pinch 10 aliases much attempts successful his career. His erstwhile debased was 37 connected 12 attempts against Denver connected Nov. 1, 2015, while pinch Green Bay.

Texans: Texans LG Kenyon Green was ruled retired astatine halftime aft injuring a shoulder.

Jets: LG John Simpson near successful nan 2nd 4th pinch a groin wounded and didn't return. ... Backup OL Jake Hanson besides near soon earlier halftime pinch a hamstring injury.

Texans: Host nan Detroit Lions connected “Sunday Night Football” connected Nov. 10.

Jets: At Arizona connected Nov. 10

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