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National Football League
N.Y. Jets 30, Washington 28
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 24, 2023
Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Temperature: 47°
Head Official: Clay Martin
Attendance: 67470

Greg Zuerlein kicked a 54-yard field goal with five seconds left to give the New York Jets a 30-28 victory over the Washington Commanders on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.

The Jets blew a 20-point lead in the second half before staging a game-saving, 31-yard drive directed by Trevor Siemian, who won as a starter for the first time since 2017.

Siemian completed 27 of 49 passes for 217 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. Breece Hall had 191 scrimmage yards (95 rushing, 96 receiving) and scored twice as the Jets (6-9) won for the second time in the past three weeks.

In a game matching teams that have been eliminated from the playoffs, quarterback Jacoby Brissett came off the bench in the third quarter and rallied Washington (4-11), which lost its sixth straight to match its longest single-season skid since 2014.

Brissett completed 10 of 13 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown and rookie Chris Rodriguez Jr. scored the first two touchdowns of his NFL career.

Brissett entered for ineffective Sam Howell, who completed 6 of 22 passes for 56 yards and a pair of interceptions.

A week after gaining just 103 yards in a shutout loss at Miami, New York totaled 381 yards to 245 for Washington.

After Cody Barton triggered the Washington comeback with a third-quarter nterception, Brissett threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Logan Thomas to slice New York's lead to 27-14.

A 1-yard plunge by Rodriguez narrowed New York's lead to 27-21 with 9:33 left.

Then, on the Commanders' next possession, Brissett directed an 83-yard drive, capped by a 2-yard touchdown run by Antonio Gibson that put Washington up 28-27 with 4:52 left.

Washington got off to a horrendous start. With fewer than six minutes gone in the game, the Jets had a 17-0 lead.

New York's fast start was fueled by an interception by Tony Adams on Howell's first pass of the game and a blocked punt by Jermaine Johnson.

Jets' rookie Jason Brownlee caught the first touchdown pass of his career and Hall had a 36-yard scoring burst as New York took its quick lead.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Washington   N.Y. Jets
Christopher Rodriguez Jr. Player Breece Hall
10 Attempts 20
58 Yards 95
5.8 Avg Yards 4.8
2 Touchdowns 2
16 Long 36
Receiving
Washington   N.Y. Jets
Terry McLaurin Player Breece Hall
3 Receptions 12
50 Yards 96
16.7 Avg Yards 8.0
0 Touchdowns 0
29 Long 15
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Washington 245 102 143 4 0 1 0.0 0
N.Y. Jets 381 164 217 3 3 2 1.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • N.Y. Jets will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Jets have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Washington will play their next game at home against San Francisco. The Commanders have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .200 after a loss.