Aaron Rodgers’ late interception ends Jets’ comeback attempt against Vikings in London

Just similar past week against the Broncos, the Jets had different accidental to triumph the crippled precocious successful the 4th quarter.

And conscionable similar past week, Gang Green’s comeback effort fell short.

Cornerback Stephon Gilmore’s interception connected the nine-yard enactment helped the Vikings (5-0) decision the Jets (2-3), 23-17, astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium successful London.

Down 23-17 with 3:07 remaining, the Jets had 1 last accidental to triumph the game. Aaron Rodgers and Garrett Wilson yet recovered chemistry aft weeks of miscues and overthrown passes. The 2 hooked up connected a mates of plays, which moved the discourtesy into Vikings territory.

But connected a 3rd and 10 play connected the Vikings’ 26, Rodgers threw his 3rd interception of the game, this clip to Gilmore, which ended the game.

Much similar past week’s nonaccomplishment to the Broncos, the Jets’ discourtesy struggled for astir of the time and lone recorded 1 touchdown successful the archetypal half. Gang Green scored 10 points successful the 2nd half, but their comeback from 17 points fell short. 

Rodgers completed 29-of-54 passes for 244 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions.

Gang Green’s rushing onslaught was nonexistent aft rushing for conscionable 36 yards. Wilson led the Jets with 13 catches for 101 yards and a touchdown.

The Jets’ defence contained an explosive Vikings defense, which came into the Week 5 matchup averaging 25.2 points per game. Minnesota backmost and ex-Jet Sam Darnold finished 14-for-31 with 179 yards and an interception, portion the Vikings finished with 253 full yards.

After moving backmost Aaron Jones near the crippled with a hep injury, the Vikings had occupation moving the shot connected the crushed aft finishing with conscionable 82 rushing yards.

The archetypal fractional was an unmitigated catastrophe for the Jets.

Their discourtesy suffered from driblet passes, deficiency of a rushing attack, and turnovers, immoderate of the aforesaid miscues that person plagued them for weeks. The Jets didn’t registry a archetypal down until 10:50 remaining successful the 2nd quarter.

Rodgers threw 2 interceptions and completed 10-of-20 passes for 95 yards successful the archetypal 30 minutes. However, the Jets were down, 17-7, aft Rodgers’ precocious second-quarter touchdown to Allen Lazard.

In the 3rd quarter, Rodgers became the ninth subordinate successful NFL past to walk for 60,000 yards successful a career. Tom Brady’s 89,214 vocation yards are the astir immoderate subordinate has thrown successful league history. In summation to Brady, Rodgers joins a radical of players that includes Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, Ben Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers, Matt Ryan and Dan Marino.

After the Jets punted, Rodgers was headed to the aesculapian structure aft suffering a deed by Vikings linebacker Jihad Ward connected a third-down walk play. Following a roughing the punter punishment connected the Vikings, Rodgers jogged backmost retired to the huddle and continued playing. Rodgers helped the Jets discourtesy down the field, which led to a Greg Zuerlein 32-yard tract extremity that trimmed the Vikings pb to 17-10 astatine the extremity of the 3rd quarter.

Early successful the 4th quarter, Will Reichard’s 53-yard tract extremity extended Minnesota’s pb to 20-10.

Still down by 10 points connected a 3rd and 15 play, Jets cornerback Brandin Echols, who came successful for Sauce Gardner (head injury), intercepted Darnold’s walk connected the 42-yard-line, which allowed Gang Green to get wrong a score, and Rodgers responded. He recovered Wilson successful the extremity portion for one-yard touchdown.

The Jets began the crippled with the ball. However, they went 3 and retired and stay 1 of the six NFL teams entering Sunday to not people connected immoderate of their opening drives this season.

Minnesota got the shot and had nary occupation driving down the field. Two catches by Justin Jefferson assistance enactment the Vikings successful tract extremity range. But Will McDonald’s sack forced the Vikings to settee for a Reichard 54-yard tract extremity that gave them an aboriginal 3-0 lead.

Just erstwhile it looked similar the Vikings were astir to widen their pb further, Darnold fumbled a halfback flip to Ty Chandler, and Quincy Williams recovered the shot and returned it to the Vikings’ 42-yard-line.

But Gang Green couldn’t make points from Minnesota’s miscue. Andrew Van Ginkel recorded his 2nd pick-6 of the play aft helium intercepted Rodgers one-handed and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown.

Rodgers returned connected the adjacent thrust and instantly threw different interception, this clip to Vikings information Camryn Bynum. But the Jets kept the Vikings from scoring aft stopping them connected 4th down connected their 33-yard-line.

In the 2nd quarter, the Vikings extended their pb to 17-0 aft C.J. Ham’s two-yard touchdown run.

Gang Green’s discourtesy continued to stall until Xavier Gipson’s 30-yard punt instrumentality enactment the squad connected the 30 to statesman the drive. Finally, aft their seventh position, Rodgers recovered wide receiver Lazard for a 14-yard touchdown that chopped the pb to 17-7 earlier halftime.

Minnesota’s discourtesy received the shot astatine halftime but rapidly went 3 and out. Akayleb Evans’ just drawback interference punishment helped the Jets determination the shot from the 25 to the 40-yard line. But that did not assistance the Jets’ offense, arsenic they again went 3 and out, and Rodgers became visibly frustrated.

Late successful the 3rd quarter, Zuerlein’s 32-yard tract extremity enactment the Jets down, 17-10, and conscionable 1 people of tying the game. Reichard 53-yard tract extremity gave the Vikings a 20-10 pb successful the 4th quarter. But Rodgers’ one-yard touchdown walk to Wilson enactment the Jets wrong 3 points.

Reichard added a precocious tract extremity that gave Minnesota a 23-17 pb with 3:07 remaining. It was the last people arsenic Gang Green failed to person the comeback.

Next week, the Jets volition beryllium successful primetime connected Monday Night Football, hosting the Bills. The Vikings volition person a bye.