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In a defensive struggle on Sunday, the Denver Broncos clinched a close victory over the winless New York Jets. Signal-caller Bo Nix connected on a first-quarter touchdown pass and specialist Wil Lutz kicked the late decisive three-pointer to secure the hard-fought win.

Dominant Performance Wins Contest

Despite registering nine sacks against Jets QB Justin Fields, the Broncos found themselves trailing 11-10 following conceding a two-point play in the third quarter. Interestingly, the Jets could only produce a mere 82 total net yards during the entire game.

The Denver quarterback, who went 19 of 30 passes for 174 yards, engineered a critical 12-play, 65-yard drive that ended with Lutz's short kick with just over five minutes left.

Record Difficulties for Jets Offense

In spite of their horrendous offensive display, the Jets maintained the ball with a opportunity to drive for a potential winning score. However Fields was tackled on fourth-and-eight from the Denver 44 when coach Aaron Glenn chose to go for it instead of sending out kicker Nick Folk for a long field-goal attempt.

Fields struggled all game, completing just 9 of 17 attempts for 45 yards. The Jets ended up with negative ten passing yards, the fewest in any game since 1998.

"Our passing game was completely absent," Glenn stated after the contest.

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