Zach Wilson takes another step back in Jets' loss

Zach Wilson of the Jets looks against the Saints at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. Credit: Jim McIsaac

Zach Wilson’s day could easily be summarized by the final play of Sunday afternoon’s 30-9 loss to the Saints — a no-huddle scramble as time was expiring, which ended with him splayed on the field, a yard short of what would have been a meaningless touchdown.

It was too little, too late, and ultimately the perfect mix of frustrating and fruitless. But there was plenty of that to go around Sunday, when the Jets didn’t score a single touchdown, made pivotal miscues in the first half and essentially handed the keys over to the Saints offense.

And though Robert Saleh called it "not [Wilson’s] cleanest…