Steelers vs. Jets: What they're saying in New York after loss

You know it was a bad night for the New York Jets when a female fan sprinting down the field is a highlight on the sports pages of New York media. The Jets, led by future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers, didn’t have the best of nights against the Pittsburgh Steelers. A couple of ill-timed interceptions by Rodgers, a strong performance from Russell Wilson for the Black and Gold, and some special teams magic resulted in the Steelers picking up their fifth victory of the season.

Oh, and that woman running down the field? She was as quickly dispatched as the Jets’ momentum in the first half. Brian Costello of the New York Post was critical of the Jets’ ground game. “The Jets only put up 15 points and went scoreless in the second half,” Costello wrote.



“They had no running game (54 yards) to speak of and their best passing plays were dump-offs to RB Breece Hall (6 catches, 103 yards).” He also wasn’t too fond of the Jets’ defense. “The Steelers rolled up 409 total yards, including 227 in the second half,” he wrote.

“The Jets created no takeaways, and the defense seemed to wear down as the game went on and injuries piled up in the secondary.” The Post’s Mark Cannizzaro’s “zero” player of the game was Rodgers. “(He) flipped the momentum of the game with an INT thrown toward receiver Garrett Wilson with the Jets leading 15-6,” Cannizzaro wrote.

He also pointed to a telling ratio: “40-15: The number of passing plays to runs the Jets ran on offense, which is not a recipe for success.” In the New York Times’ live blog , Jets writer Zack Rosenblatt said, “This was a game the Jets needed to win. Now they’re 2-5 and the climb to the playoffs feels astronomical for a team that can’t get out of its own way — and with a 40-year-old quarterback who looks like he’s 40.

“Owner Woody Johnson fired Robert Saleh, traded for Davante Adams and convinced Haason Reddick to rejoin the team because he believed the Jets had the ability to go on a run. It looks like he was wrong.” Nick Wojton of JetsWire said “The Jets did not put together a full effort and paid the price.

The second half, in particular, was poor.” However, it wasn’t all negative takes from the New York media. Wojton dropped this bit of hope: “While the Jets defense did allow 30 points, they still played some decent “bend but don’t break” defense.

Early on, New York was playing well on defense by keeping touchdowns off the scoreboard despite a couple of injuries in their secondary including cornerback DJ Reed. The offense really needed to help out a bit more and they did not.” Oh, well.

Hope is short-lived with the New York sports media. As for the fans, they were even harsher than the sports writers. Yikes.

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