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The New York Jets shockingly had a chance to beat the Kansas City Chiefs in what might’ve been the team’s best performance this season.
Granted that the bar wasn’t that high, but even struggling QB Zach Wilson had perhaps the best game of his young career.
The Jets rallied back from a 17-0 deficit to a 20-20 tie in the third quarter.
Then, the BYU product fumbled a snap halfway through the final period, which gave the Chiefs a chance to recover the football, score a field goal, and win the game.
That’s why Wilson didn’t hesitate to take full blame and responsibility for the loss, stating that he just cannot make that kind of mistake in such a critical situation, per ProFootballTalk.
“It’s on me,” Wilson said. “Critical situation, I can’t have a play like that. I cannot drop the ball. This team is sacrificing a lot. Guys were making plays, defense was making plays, o-line was protecting, receivers were making plays. To be driving right there, to drop a snap — I cannot do that. I lost us that game and I cannot do that. I was making it clear to those guys that I need to be better. I need to be better on the little things, the details. Can’t happen.”
Zach Wilson: I lost us that game. https://t.co/0KYVcZ4Jn4
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) October 2, 2023
Wilson vowed to be better and praised his teammates for making plays to keep them in the game.
Notably, that’s far from what he said last season when asked whether he was letting their defense down, a statement that reportedly granted him some detractors within the locker room.
Clearly, Wilson is now a more mature player and is looking to get better.
Wilson went toe-to-toe with Patrick Mahomes and even had a better game than him, at least statistically speaking.
Of course, moral victories are pretty much usless in the league, but given how things have fared for Robert Saleh’s team this season, they have to feel good about themselves, even despite the loss.
Now, they’ll look to get their second win of the season when they visit the Denver Broncos at Mile High.
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