EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY—Six sacks. 10 hits on the quarterback. 14 yards allowed from running backs. The New York Jets’ defense accumulated those stats on Saturday night against the Houston Texans.
Unfortunately, it’s something they didn’t get that will haunt them for the next eight days: one stop.
A potent offense headlined by Deshaun Watson and DeAndre Hopkins looked human against the Jets’ defenders. For a majority of the game, one could be excused for thinking the Jets, rather than the Texans, were the ones fighting for a first-round bye in the upcoming AFC playoffs.