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During a defensive struggle on Sunday, the Broncos managed to secure a close victory over the struggling New York Jets. Signal-caller Bo Nix connected on a first-quarter touchdown pass and kicker Wil Lutz provided the late decisive three-pointer to seal the hard-fought win.

Defensive Performance Wins Contest

Despite recording nine sacks against Jets QB Justin Fields, the Broncos were behind 11-10 following conceding a two-point play in the third quarter. Remarkably, the Jets managed just 82 total net yards throughout the entire game.

The Denver quarterback, who went 19 of 30 passes for 174 yards, led a decisive 12-play, 65-yard possession that ended with Lutz's short kick with approximately five minutes remaining.

Historic Difficulties for Jets Offense

In spite of their horrendous performance, the Jets maintained the ball with a opportunity to drive for a possible victory. However Fields was sacked on fourth-and-eight from the Denver 44 when coach Aaron Glenn opted to go for it rather than calling on kicker Nick Folk for a difficult field-goal attempt.

Fields struggled all game, completing just 9 of 17 attempts for 45 yards. The Jets ended up with negative ten passing yards, the fewest in any game since 1998.

"The aerial attack was non-existent," Glenn commented following the game.

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Panthers Beat Cowboys in Thriller

Rico Dowdle surpassed 200 total yards for the second straight week and first-year Ryan Fitzgerald made a game-winning kick as the clock ran out to secure the Carolina Panthers a 30-27 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.

Rams Beat Struggling Ravens

The Los Angeles Rams ended the opening two quarters with a goal-line stand and subsequently signal-caller Matthew Stafford guided them to a pair of scores to begin the second half in their comfortable win over the Baltimore Ravens.

Colts Maintain Victorious Streak

Daniel Jones passed for two touchdown passes and the running back ran the go-ahead score with 4:32 left, giving the Indianapolis Colts a close victory over the Arizona Cardinals.

Seahawks Dominate Jaguars

The quarterback threw touchdown passes to Jaxon Smith-Njigba and another target, and Seattle dominated the trenches on their way to a comfortable victory.

Steelers Handle Browns

Aaron Rodgers threw for 235 yards and two scores, and the Pittsburgh Steelers experienced minimal difficulty in their decisive win over the Cleveland Browns.

Chargers Come Back Past Dolphins

Justin Herbert escaped the pass rush and connected with Ladd McConkey for a long catch-and-run in the closing seconds, setting up the kicker's game-winning kick to give the Los Angeles Chargers a 29-27 win.

Patriots Beat Saints

Drake Maye threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns as the visiting New England Patriots beat the New Orleans Saints by six points.