Jets head coach Adam Gase walks off the field after defeating the Steelers at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. Credit: Jim McIsaac
By customary NFL standards, this was a meh performance at best, what with Sam Darnold’s wildly uneven outing, including an ill-timed fumble, and Le’Veon Bell averaging fewer than three yards on 25 carries. But other than the Darnold fumble that led to the Steelers’ only touchdown late in the first half, the offense did what it set out to do: Not mess up against one of the league’s more formidable defenses and allow its own defense a chance to feast on the quarterback-challenged Steelers offense.