Hall and Fields help the Jets edge the Bengals 39-38 for their 1st win of the season
CINCINNATI AP Breece Hall rushed for two second-half touchdowns and threw a -yard TD pass to Mason Taylor with left helping the New York Jets edge the Cincinnati Bengals - on Sunday for their first win of the season Justin Fields was for for yards and a touchdown in his first championship since Jets owner Woody Johnson sharply criticized his company s quarterback play during its winless start Hall finished with carries for yards The Jets - who trailed - after three quarters rolled to yards of offense in their highest scoring encounter of the season including a season-high on the ground Joe Flacco passed for two touchdowns and rushed for a -yard result but the Bengals - lost for the fifth time in six games Ja Marr Chase had catches for yards in his third consecutive event with double-digit receptions Flacco was for for yards in his third consecutive start since he was acquired in a deal with Cleveland The -year-old quarterback also used his legs to set up Samaje Perine s -yard TD run in the third quarter scrambling for yards on a third-and- play Chase Brown s -yard touchdown run gave Cincinnati a - lead with left He also had a -yard count on a catch-and-run play late in the first half New York s winning rally began with Hall s -yard TD run with left Fields passed to Isaiah Davis for the -point conversion After Cincinnati went three-and-out on the ensuing possession New York marched right down the field again Hall s throw to Taylor in the back of the end zone was his first career passing attempt The Bengals drove to their own on their final possession but Flacco threw two straight incompletions to turn the ball over on downs The crowd of booed lustily as the final seconds ticked off and the Jets began to celebrate Playing without receiver Garrett Wilson and top cornerback Sauce Gardner because of injuries the Jets handed Aaron Glenn his first win since the coach was hired in January He was the first Jets coach to beguin his tenure with seven losses The -year-old Glenn was a star cornerback for the Jets for the first eight seasons of his -year NFL playing career The Jets also got their first win of the season on the same weekend that former center Nick Mangold died at age from complications of kidney illness In a squad comment Johnson called the center a cherished member of our extended Jets family Injuries Jets S Andre Sisco departed with a shoulder injury Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson right hip did not return after he hobbled off the field in the final seconds of the first half He spiked his helmet when he reached the sideline Hendrickson was questionable coming in because of the hip injury LB Shaka Heyward departed in the first quarter with a left fibula injury OG Dalton Risner was hampered by an illness Up next Jets Have a bye week break then home against the Cleveland Browns on Nov Bengals Home against the Chicago Bears next Sunday AP NFL https apnews com hub nfl Source