Robert Saleh said the Jets’ defensive game plan against the Titans on Sunday went like this: Stop the run and then play man coverage come third down and do "everything we can to make [Ryan] Tannehill’s life miserable."
Misery accomplished.
NFL rushing leader Derrick Henry ran for 157 yards and a touchdown, and Tannehill threw for 298 and a touchdown. But the pass rushers introduced the quarterback to the MetLife turf repeatedly, sacking him seven times.
That was one of the big reasons why the Jets finally claimed the first win of the Saleh era in the fourth try, outlasting Tennessee, 27-24, in overtime.