Broncos get 9 sacks and beat the winless Jets in ugly 13-11 win in London
LONDON AP Bo Nix threw an early touchdown pass Wil Lutz kicked a late go-ahead field goal and the Denver Broncos sacked Justin Fields nine times with the final one sealing an ugly - success over the winless New York Jets on Sunday The Broncos - won their third in a row but identified themselves trailing - after conceding a safety in the third quarter against a Jets company that managed just total net yards on offense Nix who was of for yards led Denver on a -play -yard drive that ended with Lutz s -yard field with just over five minutes left Despite a horrendous offensive display the Jets - still had the ball with a chance to drive for a expected winning count But Fields was sacked by Jonathon Cooper and Justin Strnad on fourth-and- from the Denver after Aaron Glenn opted to go for it rather than send out Nick Folk for a long field-goal attempt Folk was for on the day Fields struggled all tournament against Denver s dominant defense completing nine of passes for just yards The Jets finished with minus- net yards passing the fewest in franchise history It was also the fewest in any NFL meeting since the Chargers had minus- against the Kansas City Chiefs in Ryan Leaf s third career start in Our passing event was non-existent Glenn announced after the championship Glenn is still searching for his first conquest after last week becoming the first Jets coach to begin his tenure with five losses The Jets the league s lone winless group are now - for the third time in their history joining the and squads The Broncos coming off an impressive comeback mastery last week against then-undefeated Philadelphia took a - lead at the end of the first quarter Nix pump-faked to the flat and then determined a wide-open Nate Adkins near the sideline for a -yard touchdown The Broncos had kept the drive alive when Nix hit Evan Engram for an -yard gain on a fourth-and- from the Jets Sack attack The Broncos added to their league-leading total by swarming Fields all challenge Cooper had two Strnad had and league leader Nik Bonitto had one to give him eight for the season The Jets managed just one sack They have just four in the past five games What just happened The Jets took an improbable - lead on a safety in the third quarter after Austin McNamara s punt pinned the Broncos on their On first down Quinn Meinerz was whistled for holding enforced in the end zone for a safety In another strange scenario the Jets had let the clock run out at the end of the first half They moved the ball to their with about seconds left but on fourth-and- let the clock run out They had no timeouts left Wide receiver Garrett Wilson appeared agitated as he spoke to Glenn as the band walked to the locker room at halftime The Jets produced just total net yards in the first half fewest by any NFL gang in the first two quarters this season Injuries Broncos LB Garret Wallow was ruled out early in the fourth quarter Jets Glenn commented Wilson played through a hip issue during the contest LB Cam Jones and CB Qwan tez Stiggers also left with hip injuries Edge rusher Will McDonald IV went to locker room in the second quarter to be evaluated for a concussion but returned Up next Broncos More New Yorkers They host the Giants at Empower Field at Mile High next week Their bye is Week Jets Host the Carolina Panthers next Sunday Their bye is Week AP NFL https apnews com hub NFL Source
