{"id":1012736,"date":"2026-09-28T05:21:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T05:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1012736\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T05:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T05:21:18","slug":"heroes-zeros-from-jets-loss-to-the-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1012736\/","title":{"rendered":"Heroes, zeros from Jets\u2019 loss to the Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heroes, zeros and the full blitz from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/27\/sports\/jets-rally-comes-up-short-on-late-fumble-in-heart-pounding-loss-to-lions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jets\u2019 31-24 loss to the Lions<\/a>\u00a0on Sunday:<\/p>\n<p>Hero<\/p>\n<p>Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs was unstoppable Sunday, rushing for 99 yards and 2 TDs on 20 carries and catching a team-high 7 passes for 65 yards and the winning TD.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41020123\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sacks-new-york-jets-quarterback-142798625.jpg\" alt=\"Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson (97) sacks New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith (7).\" class=\"wp-image-41020123\"\/>Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson (97) sacks New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith (7) during the second half at Ford Field in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>Unsung hero<\/p>\n<p>Lions QB Jared Goff was 25-for-32 passing for 269 yards with 2 TDs and no turnovers. He quietly controlled the game and engineered the game-winning drive quickly after the Jets tied the game at 24-24 late.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Zero<\/p>\n<p>The entire Jets offensive line. A supposed team strength, the line was as much a reason the Jets lost the game, allowing QB Geno Smith to be sacked five times, including with 42 seconds remaining when he was sacked and lost the ball to seal the game for Detroit. In particular, LT Olu Fashanu had a poor game, allowing 2 \u00bd sacks and being called for a penalty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Key stat<\/p>\n<p>381: That\u2019s the number of yards the Jets defense allowed, after holding their previous two opponents to fewer than 200 in each game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Quote\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel we could easily be 3-0 by now.\u2019\u2019 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/27\/sports\/jets-left-feeling-right-there-after-agonizing-loss-to-lions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jets TE Jeremy Ruckert<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heroes, zeros and the full blitz from the\u00a0Jets\u2019 31-24 loss to the Lions\u00a0on Sunday: Hero Lions running back&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1012737,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2071],"tags":[146,113,2506,7,147,255,6,9],"class_list":["post-1012736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-detroit-lions","tag-detroit","tag-detroit-lions","tag-detroitlions","tag-football","tag-lions","tag-new-york-jets","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117346991421846601","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1012736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1012736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1012736\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1012737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1012736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1012736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1012736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}