Hold the Lions scoreless and the Jets would have a hard fought victory. Uzomah in the endzone for his 2nd touchdown of the game to give the Jets their first lead of the game at 17 - 13 with less than 5 minutes remaining. Michael Carter got it down to the 1 yard line before Zach Wilson found C.J. A pass to Braxton Berrios gave the Jets 1st and goal at the 7 yard line. A 35 yard strike to Garret Wilson gave the Jets the ball on the Detroit 21 yard line. It felt like the Jets needed to capitalize here if they were going to win the game. That gave the Jets their best starting field position of the game at their own 44 yard line halfway through the 4th quarter. The drive stalled in Jets territory and the Lions attempted a 54 yard field goal which missed. The Lions then embarked on a long, clock chewing drive mostly on the ground. Braden Mann boomed a long punt, pinning the Lions back at their 9 yard line. On the ensuing Jets drive the Jets went three and out. The 4th quarter opened with the Lions leading the Jets 13 - 10 and the Jets starting a drive on their own 31 yard line. The rest of the 3rd quarter saw little in the way of offense as the two teams exchanged a series of punts. The Lions eventually settled for a 34 yard field goal and a 13 - 10 lead. The Jets defense had a great stand from there and forced the Lions backwards. After picking up a first down Zach Wilson airmailed an awful pass that was picked off by the Lions and returned to the Jets’ 15 yard line. The Jets opened the third quarter on offense. In the New York Jets’ 14th game of the 2022 season, on a cool and sunny day in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the Jets were defeated by the Detroit Lions, 20 - 17, damaging the Jets’ chances at a playoff berth.Īfter a first half in which the Jets and the Lions went back and forth, with the Lions chewing up the clock and the Jets scoring with quick strike big plays, the two teams went into the locker room tied at 10 - 10.
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