Heroes and Zeros Emerge from Jets’ Triumph Against Commanders: Trevor Siemian’s Masterful Engineering of the Final Drive Takes Center Stage

Heroes, zeros and the full blitz for the Jets’ 30-28 win over the Commanders on Sunday.

Heroes, zeros from Jets' win vs. Commanders: Trevor Siemian engineers final  drive

Hero

Breece Hall scored his first two rushing touchdowns since October and finished with 95 rushing yards on 20 carries and caught 12 passes for 96 yards.

It was his best overall performance of the season and the Commanders defense had no answers for him.

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Unsung hero

Trevor Siemian wasn’t flashy, completing 27 of 49 passes for 217 yards with one TD and one INT.

But he did engineer the game-winning drive after Washington took the lead, 28-27, late in the fourth quarter.

Jets quarterback Trevor Siemian #14 reacts after a touchdown during the first quarter
Jets quarterback Trevor Siemian #14 reacts after a touchdown during the first quarter. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

Zero

Sam Howell, who entered the game having thrown for 3,568 yards and 19 TDs, was just 6-for-22 for 56 yards and two INTs before he was pulled from the game by Washington and replaced by Jacoby Brissett in the third quarter.

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Key Stat

Seventeen points scored by the Jets in the first quarter, their most in a first quarter since 2014.

Quote

“This game I feel like shouldn’t have been close at all. It was just good to get a win today, but you can’t be content about beating a team you feel you should have been beating already. But we’ll enjoy it.’’

— Jets running back Breece Hall

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