The Jets temporarily worked themselves out of an identity crisis on Sunday amid a 34–16 win over the Broncos.
Sam Darnold finished 10-of-22 for 198 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Most notably, though, New York rushed for 323 yards. Isaiah Crowell put up 219 yards on 15 carries which, according to Elias Sports, was the best per-carry average for one game in NFL history for a player with at least 15 touches. Crowell also topped the Jets’ franchise record for yards in a game.
This NFL season, we will likely see most of the league’s single-season passing records broken, so during their three-game losing streak, the Jets attempted to operate like many of the other high-wire passing offenses in the league knowing that Darnold could make the throws.