Heroes, zeros and the full blitz from the Jets’ 27-20 win over the Browns at MetLife Stadium on Sunday:
Hero
Will McDonald IV told the coaches he was going to be relentless, and he was on Sunday.
McDonald sacked Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel four times, tying John Abraham and Mark Gastineau for the franchise record for sacks in a game.
Zero
Browns linebacker Devin Bush committed a holding penalty on the final Jets drive that was unforgivable.
The Jets had third-and-16 with 1:56 left in the game and Justin Fields was sacked and the Browns were about to get the ball back.
Instead, Bush was flagged for holding Jeremy Ruckert and the Jets got a first down.
Unsung hero
Jets right guard Joe Tippmann threw the key block on the screen pass in the fourth quarter that sprang Breece Hall for his 42-yard touchdown, the only offensive touchdown for the Jets in the game.
Key stat
1: Loss by a team since 1950 when they did not turn the ball over and held an opponent to 175 or fewer yards.
The Browns were the first team to lose in that situation, according to ESPN.
Teams had been 225-0 in that situation.
Quote of the day
“Our guys, man, just all during the week, so much noise. … Those guys just stay focused and let everything, they just block all that crap out, they just go and they play football. One thing that we’re trying to do, we’re trying to build something.”
— Jets coach Aaron Glenn
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