LONDON — Bo Nix threw an early touchdown pass, Wil Lutz kicked a late go-ahead field goal and the Denver Broncos sacked Justin Fields nine times, with the final one sealing an ugly 13-11 victory over the winless New York Jets on Sunday.
The Broncos (4-2) won their third in a row, but found themselves trailing 11-10 after conceding a safety in the third quarter against a Jets team that managed just 82 total net yards on offense.
Nix, who was 19 of 30 for 174 yards, led Denver on a 12-play, 65-yard drive that ended with Lutz’s 27-yard field with just over five minutes left.
Despite a horrendous offensive display, the Jets (0-6) still had the ball with a chance to drive for a potential winning score.
But Fields was sacked by Jonathon Cooper and Justin Strnad on fourth-and-8 from the Denver 44 after Aaron Glenn opted to go for it rather than send out Nick Folk for a long field-goal attempt. Folk was 3 for 3 on the day.
Fields struggled all game against Denver’s dominant defense, completing nine of 17 passes for just 45 yards. The Jets finished with minus-10 net yards passing, the fewest in franchise history. It was also the fewest in any NFL game since the Chargers had minus-19 against the Kansas City Chiefs in Ryan Leaf’s third career start in 1998.
“Our passing game was non-existent,” Glenn said after the game.
Glenn is still searching for his first victory after last week becoming the first Jets coach to begin his tenure with five losses. The Jets, the league’s lone winless team, are now 0-6 for the third time in their history, joining the 2020 and 1996 squads.
