Jets defeat Commanders, 20-17, in preseason action on last-second field goal

The Jets rested nearly all of their main contributors on Saturday afternoon, but several of their young players made the most of the opportunity to make some plays in the team’s 20-17 win over the Washington Commanders.

Reserve kicker Austin Seibert made the game-winning field goal with 21 seconds remaining after number three quarterback Adrian Martinez drove the Jets into field goal range late on a deep throw to Brandon Smith and a 13-yard scramble on 3rd-and-long.

Washington drove downfield for an opening-drive touchdown as Jayden Daniels scored on a three-yard keeper. The big play on the drive was a 42-yard pass to Dyami Brown, who made a contested catch over Jarrick Bernard-Converse.

New York hit back on undrafted rookie Andrew Peasley’s touchdown pass to Jason Brownlee on a drive highlighted by some strong running from another rookie, Braelon Allen. Although the Commanders recaptured the lead on a second-quarter field goal, the Jets tied it up as time expired on Greg Zuerlein’s 57-yard field goal.  Peasley went 8-of-11 for 73 yards and a touchdown in his first pro action.

After a scoreless third quarter, Michael Wiley’s one-yard touchdown run gave the Commanders a 17-10 lead with 12 minutes remaining.  However, Martinez drove the Jets downfield with a couple of downfield completions and Israel Abanikanda’s two-yard plunge tied the score with seven minutes to go.

Here are some takeaways…

-The Commanders dominated the first quarter, marching downfield for an opening drive touchdown and outgaining the Jets by 80 yards to six. However, New York won’t be too concerned about that because Washington had most of their starters in. For the Jets, the only projected starter on either side of the ball that played was center Joe Tippmann.

-Although he was in coverage on Brown’s big catch, Bernard-Converse was one of the standouts during the first half. He was targeted on a handful of other plays, all of which were incomplete. He ended the half with four…

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Publish date : 2024-08-10 19:18:43

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