Jets stunned by Broncos as Aaron Rodgers, putrid offense fail to find end zone

The Jets decided to pay tribute to Zach Wilson in his return to MetLife Stadium on Sunday with the Broncos.They looked putrid on offense just like the bad, old days when Wilson was their quarterback.The Broncos stunned the Jets 10-9 on a day the Jets failed to reach the end zone for the first time this season.The Jets fell to 2-2 and now head into a tough stretch of their schedule.The last gasp came with 51 seconds left when Greg Zuerlein missed a 50-yard field goal that would have given the Jets the lead.Days like this were supposed to be over for the Jets offense with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback and Wilson now the No.

3 quarterback in Denver.Instead, they looked out of sync all day and could never find the rhythm they showed against the Patriots a week ago.The Jets committed a whopping 13 penalties in this game, which has to get fixed if they are going to do anything this season.

They had five false-start penalties, two from running back Breece Hall, who had an awful day.They continually stalled drives with penalties.They had something going early in the fourth quarter, but wide receiver Allen Lazard drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty when he celebrated a catch by mimicking guns with his fingers.

The penalty moved the ball from the Broncos’ 18 to the 33.They still managed one more first down but the momentum was gone and the Jets had to settle for a 40-yard field goal from Zuerlein to give them a 9-7 lead.The Broncos answered with a field goal drive of their own as the Jets defense struggled to stop Denver running back Javonte Williams on the drive.

Wil Lutz kicked a 47-yard field goal to give the Broncos a 10-9 lead.The Jets had a chance for a game-winning drive with 2:33 left after the defense forced a three-and-out from the Broncos.They moved the ball from the 33 to their own 45-yard line but the drive then died with two Rodgers incompletions intended for Wilson and an incompletion intended for Xavier Gipson.

On both second and third down, Wilson a...