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GREEN BAY, Wis. — A few Jets players saw something on early Packers punts Sunday that they felt like they could exploit.

They were right. The Jets blocked a punt for a touchdown with 5:43 left in the third quarter after coming up with a block on the sideline in the 27-10 Jets win at Lambeau Field.

“That was a specific thing that we saw today, during the game. That was an adjustment,” said Will Parks, who scored the touchdown. “I came up to [special teams coordinator Brant Boyer] and I said something and he dialed up that play.”

Rookie Micheal Clemons broke through the line and blocked the Pat O’Donnell punt. Parks scooped it up at the 20 and raced into the end zone. The score gave the Jets a 17-3 lead and gave them control of the game.

“That play was so big,” Jets coach Robert Saleh said. “It turned it into a two-score game and just allowed us to let loose up front.”

It was the first blocked punt the Jets have returned for a touchdown since 2019 when they did it against the Ravens. The Jets also blocked a field goal Sunday.


  Jets safety Will Parks recovers a blocked punt during the Jets’ win over the Packers. AP Jets safety Will Parks recovers a blocked punt during the Jets’ win over the Packers. AP

Jets QB Zach Wilson grew up idolizing Packers QB Aaron Rodgers. The two shared a moment after the game.

“It’s crazy for me, right, because this guy’s been my idol since I was 8 years old and started watching football,” Wilson said. “He was the quarterback I copied everything, tried to be just like him. As ugly of a game as that was, I think he’s a great guy. He’s someone I’ve studied, even through the NFL, someone I try to be like. Sharing that moment after the game was really cool, just telling him, ‘good job.’ I’d love to sit there and chat with him all day.”

Wilson did not have a prolific day. He only threw for 110 yards on 10 of 18 passing. The Jets leaned on defense and the running game to win.


  Zach Wilson, left, and Aaron Rodgers embrace after the game. Getty Images Zach Wilson, left, and Aaron Rodgers embrace after the game. Getty Images

“We’ve got to be able to throw the ball better,” Wilson said. “It’s going to be tough sometimes. Teams are going to hunker down and you try to run the ball and they’re going to stop us. We’ve got to be two-dimensional, be able to throw the ball and run the ball.”

The Jets bench was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct in the first quarter that gave the Packers a first down after they were stopped on third down. Saleh said an assistant coach got in the way of an official on the sideline and that drew the penalty.

CB Sauce Gardner had two passes defensed. He has had one in each of his first six games, joining Desmond Trufant as the only players since 2000 with a pass defensed in each of their first six career games. Trufant did it in 2013.

The Jets had no turnovers. This is the first time they went consecutive games without a turnover since Weeks 15 and 16 of the 2020 season.

Hero

Jets defensive lineman Quinnen Williams played perhaps the best game of his career. He could not be stopped, finishing with two sacks, a forced fumble, three quarterbacks hits, two tackles for losses and a blocked field goal. He was a force.

Zero

Aaron Jones, the Packers’ top running back, was invisible, rushing for just 19 yards on nine carries and catching three passes for 25 yards with one of several dropped passes by the Packers. With the Packers short on receivers, they needed more from their top back.

Unsung hero

Running back Breece Hall continues to make a case for himself as Offensive Rookie of the Year. He finished with 116 rushing yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. His 34-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter gave the Jets a 24-10 lead and essentially sealed the game for them.

Key stat

9.1 percent: The Jets somehow won the game while converting just 1 of 11 third-down conversions.

Quote of the day

“We’ve got to start expecting stuff like this.’’

— Jets head coach Robert Saleh on the win.

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