Cowboys’ Micah Parsons defends Zach Wilson after former NFL player calls Jets QB ‘garbage’ after Chiefs loss

The New York Jets gave the Kansas City Chiefs everything they could handle on “Sunday Night Football,” as the defending Super Bowl champions barely squeaked out a 23-20 victory in Week 4. A big reason for the close contest was Jets quarterback Zach Wilson shockingly out-playing reigning NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes. 

Wilson totaled 245 passing yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions on 28 of 39 passing for a 105.2 passer rating. Sunday night marked the first game of Wilson’s career in which he had multiple passing touchdowns and no interceptions in a game. Mahomes threw for 203 passing yards while also accumulating a touchdown and two interceptions on 18 of 30 passing for a 63.6 passer rating. Those statistics led to Wilson being the first quarterback to have more completions, more passing yards, more passing touchdowns and fewer interceptions than Mahomes in a game opposite the two-time Super Bowl champion across his 127 starts in college and the NFL, according to OptaStats.

However, one ex-NFL player wasn’t interested in having a positive…

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Author : Garrett Podell

Publish date : 2023-10-02 23:47:15

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