Derrius Davis returned a punt 87 yards for a landing, Austin Ekeler ran for 2 scores, Joey Bosa and the Los Angeles protection stifled Zach Wilson and the New York Jets’ stuttering offense in Chargers win 27-6 Monday night time.
Justin Herbert did not make a lot of an influence, ending 16 of 30 for simply 136 yards, however he grew to become the quickest participant in NFL historical past to succeed in 1,500 catches because the Chargers (4-4) snapped the Jets’ three-game profitable streak.
Keenan Allen had eight catches for 77 yards to succeed in 10,000 profession yards. Los Angeles, which compelled New York to fumble 4 occasions (4-4) and recovered three of them, sacked Wilson eight occasions, together with 2.5 from Bosa and two every from Khalil Mack and Tuli Tuipulotu.
Wilson, who wasn’t helped by a porous offensive line, and the Jets could not get something going regardless of dealing with the worst move protection within the NFL. Wilson was 33 of 49 for 263 yards whereas taking a step again in his growth.
“Was it his greatest recreation? Clearly not,” Jets coach Robert Saleh stated of the quarterback. “Was it his worst? No, I would not say it was wherever close to his worst recreation. “I believe the entire assault may have been higher.”
After the Jets took a three-and-out lead on its opening drive, Davis gave the Chargers a 7-0 lead when the rookie punt despatched Thomas Morstead close to the suitable sideline, evaded the sort out, reduce inside and scampered for an 87-yard landing. Again. It was the longest punt return within the NFL this season, and the Chargers’ first punt return for a TD since Desmond King returned it 68 yards in opposition to Denver in 2019.
The Jets moved the ball on their subsequent drive, helped partially by a roughing-up penalty on Bosa — New York’s first such name since 2021. However Garrett Wilson misplaced a fumble on the subsequent play after successful by Alohi Gilman, with Derwin James recovering it.
Los Angeles could not capitalize on that takeaway, however it did after Bosa sacked Zach Wilson and recovered the fumble on the Jets’ ensuing drive.
From the Jets 21, Ekeler missed two sort out makes an attempt, raced into the tip zone and celebrated a landing — however was dominated out on the one-yard line. He reached the tip zone once more two performs later, however it was negated as a result of DJ Reed was known as for a defensive offside. Ekeler celebrated once more — and that is what occurred this time — on the subsequent play when he scored to make it 14-0 with 2:45 left within the first quarter.
Greg Zuerlein’s 47-yard discipline aim reduce the Jets’ deficit to 14-3 with 5:57 remaining within the first half. A 55-yard run by Cameron Decker as time expired put it two up once more for the Chargers heading into halftime.
Decker’s 38-yarder within the fourth quarter made it 20-6 with a circus help from Allen, who stretched all the way in which to succeed in a excessive throw and caught it together with his left hand earlier than corralling the ball with each palms as he rolled to the turf for a 23-yard reception on third-and-4.
Ekeler ran it in from two yards to make it 27-6 one play after Mack received a sack of Wilson and Gilman returned it 48 yards for the sealing rating.
