New York Jets save terrible first half with late touchdown strike

For most of the first half of the Jets from New York were terrible on offense. They failed to get a first down on each of their first four drives. Even a trick play on fourth down didn’t work.

When New York finally clinching their first loss, with less than two minutes left in the first half, the crowd at Met Life Stadium gave their team a jaded applause. But that got the Jets to their first touchdown and allowed them to win the Indianapolis foals led to 13-7 at halftime.

Run back Breece Hall got the first down on a 6-yard run. Then quarterback Aaron Rodgers connected with wide receiver Davante Adams on a 24-yard pass that put the Jets into Indianapolis territory for the first time.

Then, on third-and-6 from the Colts’ 29-yard line, Rodgers dumped a pass Hall that turned into the Jets’ first touchdown of the game for the third year in a row.

The touchdown pass was also a milestone for the 40-year-old quarterback. With the yardage, Rodgers passed Miami legend Dan Marino on the all-time passing yardage list.

Earlier in the game, New York’s offense sputtered to the point where they tried a trick play with their tight end, Tyler Conklin.

Trailing 10-0 in the second quarter, the Jets faced fourth-and-1 on their own 39-yard line. New York put Rodgers in the shotgun without a back in the backfield. But as Rodgers went through his pre-snap cadence, Conklin slid in behind center Joe Tippmann and took the snap in an attempt to move the football across the 40-yard line for the first down.

He failed.

Before the game, the Jets designated offensive lineman Tyron Smith (neck), offensive lineman Jake Hanson (hamstring) and linebacker CJ Mosley (neck) as inactive, along with cornerback Jarrick Bernard-Converse, edge rusher Braiden McGregor and running back Israel Abanikanda .

New York also activated safety Chuck Clark from injured reserve after he missed four games with a high ankle sprain. To make room for Clark, the Jets released offensive lineman Alec Lindstrom from the active roster.

New York also signed kicker Anders Carlson from the practice squad, making him the fourth different kicker the Jets will use in as many games after Greg Zuerlein (on IR), Riley Patterson and Spencer Shrader, the latter of whom signed with Kansas City earlier this week .