The Jets' defense has made a habit out of dominating opposing star quarterbacks as they intercepted MVP candidate Jalen Hurts three times on Sunday en route to a 20-14 upset win.
Jalen Hurts has his pass intercepted by Tony Adams, and the Jets capitalize on the next play as Breece Hall finds the end zone. Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University. You can follow him via Twitter @RichCimini.
"Our mindset is to scare -- I mean, not scare people. Our mindset is to overpower people with our speed and our violence," said linebacker, who had one of the team's four takeaways -- a fumble recovery."So that's the biggest thing. So that's our identity -- violence."set up the game-winning touchdown by intercepting Hurts on a third-and-9 pass from the Eagles' 46 -- his first career interception. Hurts threw into double coverage.
It's what the Jets do. They're strong closers; they've allowed only 31 second-half points this season. This was their seventh win under Saleh after trailing by 10 or more points, tied with the"It's a big win. They're NFC Champs," Saleh said."We took the world champs to the wire. We beat Buffalo. Probably let one slip away with the Patriots . It is what it is. The Dallas game is what it is. I think we'll always be in these games.
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