Garrett Wilson saves Jets season with one hand

Garrett Wilson reached to the heavens and caught the Jets season with one hand and saved it from falling into eternal darkness. Wilson saved Aaron Rodgers’ season. It was third-and-19 at the Texans’ 26 when Rodgers lofted a rainbow that Wilson snared with his right hand, falling backward against Darryl Stingley in the back of the end zone.It was ruled incomplete.

And then overturned — his right shin landing in-bounds. A catch right out of the Odell Beckham Jr.playbook. Jets 14, Texans 10, on its way to 21-13. It was Wilson’s second one-handed TD catch of the night. Wilson was going to play second fiddle to Davante Adams. He said to hell with that. Adams had been out of the game to be evaluated for a concussion and Rodgers turned to Wilson. When Adams returned, Rodgers found him with a picture-perfect 37-yard TD pass and it was Jets 21, Texans 10. Rodgers, following a first half in which the emotionally bludgeoned boo birds were chanting, “Sell the team!” at Woody Johnson, must have poured himself some cayenne pepper and water in the halftime locker room. He used a balanced attack and the first one-handed catch from Wilson for the 21-yard TD that made it Jets 7, Texans 7.  Sign up for Inside the Jets by Brian Costello, a weekly Sports+ exclusive.

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