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Sam Darnold Pass Decides It, in Favor of Dolphins, Not Jets

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Jets quarterback Sam Darnold had Miami Dolphins linebacker Jerome Baker dancing and waving and clicking his heels on Sunday.

That’s the reaction returning an interception for a score can bring out.

Baker scored the game’s only touchdown, on a 25-yard return with 10 minutes 48 seconds left, and a resilient defense helped the Dolphins beat the Jets, 13-6.

Darnold, a rookie, threw four interceptions and took four sacks, and the Jets (3-6), who lost their third in a row, went 2 for 15 on third and fourth downs. Darnold went 21 for 39 for 229 yards and a passer rating of 31.