Jets fall to 0-13 after 40-3 shellacking by Seahawks.
QB’S four TD passes send New York to 0-13
Seattle Russell Wilson threw four more touchdowns passes to give him a career-high 36 for the season before finally sitting in the fourth quarter, leading the Seahawks to a 40-3 rout of the New York Jets on Sunday.
Seattle (9-4) rebounded exactly as it hoped after last week’s surprisingly poor offensive performance in its loss to the New York Giants, and stayed even with the L.A. Rams on top of the NFC West.
Wilson threw TD passes to Freddie Swain and DK Metcalf in the first half, and added TD tosses to Will Dissly and David Moore in the third quarter. It was his fifth game this season with at least four TD passes.
Wilson finished 21-for-27 for 206 yards and checked out late in the third quarter, giving way to Geno Smith, the former Jets QB, for his first action since joining Seattle last season. Wilson’s only mistake was a forced throw in the first half on
which Marcus Maye made a terrific juggling interception.
Wilson had played every snap of the previous 49 games for Seattle. The last time he wasn’t under center was Week 15 of 2017 when Seattle lost 42-7 to the Rams at home. His previous career high in TD passes came in 2018.
It was also a rare blowout for Seattle. The Seahawks had just one win by more than 14 points in the past two seasons. It was Seattle’s largest victory since a
58-0 win over Arizona in 2012.
“We took on the challenge, kept our heads down to just stay focused on what we need to do and our execution,” Wilson said. “It was a great day today.”
Jamal Adams set an NFL record for most sacks in a single-season by a defensive back with 81⁄ 2, setting the mark against his former team.
Adams spent a significant amount of time postgame in a receiving line of hugs and handshakes with his former Jets teammates and coaches, including coach Adam Gase.
“Seeing so many guys, it just brings back a lot of memories because I do miss those guys,” Adams said. “This is bigger than football. It goes back to just relationships.”
For the Jets (0-13), it was another miserable day in their forgettable season.
Days after firing defensive coordinator Gregg Williams after the collapse at the end of last week’s loss to Las Vegas, the Jets showed little resistance on defense and little excitement on offense as they lost a franchise-record 13th straight.
“This one got away from us very quickly and when you have chances against a team like this, you’ve got to take advantage of them or this is what the outcome’s going to be,” Gase said.
And even when the Jets had chances to score, Sergio Castillo struggled. After kicking a 45-yarder on New York’s opening drive, Castillo missed attempts of 37, 41 and 43 yards in the first half.
Sam Darnold was 14-for-26 for 132 yards.
“Losing ’s not fun. We’ve just got to be better,” Darnold said.