Anthony Richardson leads Colts on game-winning drive as Jets drop another heartbreaker

Just erstwhile it looked similar the New York Jets were connected their mode to a much-needed victory, Indianapolis Colts backmost Anthony Richardson had different things successful mind. 

The Colts pulled disconnected a comeback win, 28-27, capped by Richardson’s 2nd rushing touchdown of the day. 

Jets kicker Anders Carlson drilled a 35-yard tract extremity with 2:41 near successful the 4th fourth to springiness New York a five-point lead, knowing the Colts had to people a touchdown if they wished to instrumentality the win.

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New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers reacts aft an incomplete walk during the archetypal 4th against the Indianapolis Colts astatine MetLife Stadium. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

With immoderate clip connected his side, Richardson utilized his 2nd play of the game-winning thrust to find Alec Pierce heavy down the close sideline for a 39-yard pickup into Jets’ territory. 

Then Josh Downs hauled successful a walk and took it to the 10-yard enactment for a 17-yard gain, and connected 3rd-and-goal, Richardson conscionable wouldn’t beryllium denied. He pushed into the colored overgarment from 4 yards out, though Jonathan Taylor’s two-point conversion effort failed. 

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Aaron Rodgers and the Jets’ offense, which struggled retired the gross but recovered its stride aboriginal successful this one, inactive had immoderate clip to get downfield and into tract extremity range. However, the thrust started disconnected severely with a fumble from Rodgers that pushed the Jets backmost 7 yards. 

Then, connected 3rd-and-7 with 13 seconds left, Rodgers was sacked to extremity the crippled arsenic the Jets didn’t person immoderate much timeouts. 

With different agonizing nonaccomplishment for Jets fans, societal media conscionable couldn’t fathom however this 1 ended.

Indianapolis Colts backmost Anthony Richardson (5) gets into the extremity portion with 46 seconds near successful the crippled to springiness his squad a 28-27 triumph implicit the New York Jets, Sunday, November 17, 2024, successful East Rutherford, N.J. (IMAGN)

"This is not easy quantifiable but it is precise imaginable the 2024 New York #Jets are the worst coached squad successful the past of sports," ESPN property Mike Greenberg, a noted Jets fan, said connected X. "When the proprietor said ‘thinking is overrated’ who could person known helium meant that literally."

Ex-NFL antiaircraft backmost Emmanuel Acho added, "The Jets merit amended than the old, unenthused and wholly uninspired Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers is conscionable retired determination collecting checks. I’m nary longer convinced helium inactive craves winning arsenic helium erstwhile did."

Rodgers finished the crippled 22-of-29 passing for 184 yards with 2 passing touchdowns, 1 of them going to Hall and the different to Kenny Yeboah for his archetypal vocation score. 

Hall had 78 yards rushing and 43 done the aerial to full much than 100 scrimmage yards connected the day. Davante Adams led the Jets with 72 yards connected six catches.

Indianapolis Colts backmost Anthony Richardson (5) celebrates his touchdown against the New York Jets during the 4th fourth astatine MetLife Stadium. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

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For the Colts, Taylor had a pugnacious clip moving with 57 yards connected 24 carries, but Richardson had 1 of his champion games passing this play with 272 yards connected 20-of-30 done the air. His 1 touchdown walk went to Josh Downs, who had 84 yards to pb the crippled successful the receiving category.

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