No. 3 — Simply Not Enough Superlatives
In the words of interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich: “Oh, my goodness.”
Those words modestly sum up Garrett Wilson’s epic one-handed catch that gave the Jets a lead they never relinquished. And had it not been for a holding call on RG Olu Fashanu (who replaced the injured Jake Hanson), which nullified Aaron Rodgers’ 13-yard scramble to the Houston 3-yard line, it might never have happened. That left the Jets facing third-and-19 at the 26.
“When it was third-and-extra long, I was looking at the weak side safety, and I was like, if he drops down at all, just gonna say, screw it, I’m going to throw it up to G,” said Rodgers. “I felt like I put it in a decent spot. But, yeah, I didn’t do a whole lot when it comes down to it. I just kind of lobbed one up there. He made an unbelievable catch. When I saw the replay, it looked like he had knee [actually his shin] in so I thought, shoot, throw the challenge. Brick [Jeff Ulbrich] was already in front of me throwing it. But that was a huge play. First one was a huge play as well. But what was it third-and-20? Yeah. I mean, that’s a game-changing play.”
Fun fact: For the second week in a row, a Wilson catch in the end zone that was initially ruled incomplete, was overturned on video review.