It looked like the Jets were headed for their sixth straight loss on Thursday night. The errors increased. Malachi Corley's stupid ball throw before crossing the goal line negated a touchdown. A rough hit on the kicker penalty gave the Texans new life. Failures caused problems for the defense. And once again, there was a lot of bad punishment in New York.

“I mean, I was terrible,” Rodgers said of his first half. “We had a touchdown called…you know, taken off the board, stupid play. But I feel like the energy was good at halftime. We had the chance to collect them there. Morgan (Moses) gave a little speech: That was good. We all agreed that we would isolate at halftime. And we just knew, let's go out and score every possession.

Rodgers managed his first three-TD game of the season as the offense finally woke up, thanks in large part to a ridiculous grab by Garrett Wilson.

The win was the first for interim coach Jeff Ulbrich and moved the Jets to 3-6. With only one of their last eight games coming against a team currently over .500, the win kept the Jets' season alive in a disarrayed AFC. Now a team that disappointed for most of 2024 has a chance to rewrite its season.

“After three weeks of adversity and setbacks, some of which were self-inflicted, I was proud of her,” said Ulbrich.