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In a low-scoring contest on Sunday, the Denver Broncos managed to secure a close victory over the struggling New York Jets. Signal-caller Bo Nix threw an early touchdown pass and specialist Wil Lutz provided the game-winning decisive three-pointer to seal the hard-fought win.

Defensive Performance Wins Game

Despite recording nine sacks versus Jets quarterback Justin Fields, the Broncos were behind 11-10 after conceding a safety in the third quarter. Interestingly, the Jets could only produce a mere 82 offensive yards throughout the contest.

The Denver quarterback, who went 19 of 30 attempts for 174 yards, engineered a critical 12-play, 65-yard possession that ended with Lutz's 27-yard field goal with approximately five minutes remaining.

Record Difficulties for Jets Attack

In spite of their horrendous performance, the Jets maintained possession with a chance to score a possible winning score. However Fields was sacked on fourth down from the Denver 44 when head coach Aaron Glenn opted to attempt the conversion instead of calling on specialist Nick Folk for a difficult field-goal attempt.

Fields struggled all game, completing just 9 of 17 attempts for 45 yards. The Jets finished with minus-10 net yards passing, the fewest in any contest since 1998.

"The aerial attack was completely absent," Glenn commented following the game.

Across the League

Panthers Edge Cowboys in Thriller

Rico Dowdle exceeded 200 yards from scrimmage for the second straight week and first-year Ryan Fitzgerald made a 33-yard field goal as the clock ran out to give the Carolina Panthers a narrow win over the Dallas Cowboys.

Rams Beat Slumping Ravens

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

Colts Maintain Victorious Streak

The quarterback passed for two scoring throws and the running back ran the go-ahead score with 4:32 left, securing the Indianapolis Colts a 31-27 victory over the Arizona Cardinals.

Seahawks Dominate Jaguars

Sam Darnold threw scoring throws to Jaxon Smith-Njigba and another target, and Seattle dominated the trenches on their way to a 20-12 win.

Steelers Handle Browns

Aaron Rodgers passed for 235 yards and two scores, and the Pittsburgh Steelers had minimal difficulty in their 23-9 victory over the Cleveland Browns.

Chargers Rally Past Dolphins

Justin Herbert evaded the pass rush and found with his receiver for a 42-yard catch-and-run in the final minute, setting up Cameron Dicker's game-winning field goal 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.